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MEDI12003 - Imaging Procedures 1

General Information

Unit Synopsis

On completion of this unit, you should be able to demonstrate the radiographic and clinical skills and knowledge required to perform routine radiographic images of the appendicular musculoskeletal system on ambulant adults to include the shoulder & pelvic girdle. Basic radiographic examinations of the chest and abdomen will also be included and gastro intestinal studies will be introduced. High levels of patient care and safety will be explored and good radiographic practice identified and consolidated. The principles of evidence based practice will be introduced. You will develop skills to effectively evaluate radiographs with regard to image quality and determine if an image is diagnostic. The principles of image interpretation will be introduced and common trauma/disease processes of the chest, abdomen and musculoskeletal system explored. There will be a large practical and simulated experiential learning element of this unit performed in the digital radiological laboratories and imaging workstations to help develop and reinforce knowledge, understanding, basic clinical skills and a solid foundation of patient care. This unit will prepare you for your first formal clinical placement.

Details

Level Undergraduate
Unit Level 2
Credit Points 6
Student Contribution Band SCA Band 2
Fraction of Full-Time Student Load 0.125
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites

Corequisites:

  • MEDI12001 Radiation Science, and
  • MEDI12002 Science and Instrumentation 1

Pre-requisites:

  • BMSC11001 Human Body Systems 1, and
  • BMSC11002 Human Body Systems 2, and
  • ESSC11004 Study and Research Skills for Health Sciences, and
  • MEDI11001 Fundamentals of Imaging Professions, and
  • MEDI11003 Relational Anatomy, and
  • MEDI11004 Professional Practice, and
  • MEDI11005 Patient Care in the Allied Health Professions

Important note: Students enrolled in a subsequent unit who failed their pre-requisite unit, should drop the subsequent unit before the census date or within 10 working days of Fail grade notification. Students who do not drop the unit in this timeframe cannot later drop the unit without academic and financial liability. See details in the Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework).

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Unit Availabilities from Term 1 - 2018

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Attendance Requirements

All on-campus students are expected to attend scheduled classes – in some units, these classes are identified as a mandatory (pass/fail) component and attendance is compulsory. International students, on a student visa, must maintain a full time study load and meet both attendance and academic progress requirements in each study period (satisfactory attendance for International students is defined as maintaining at least an 80% attendance record).

Assessment Overview

Recommended Student Time Commitment

Each 6-credit Undergraduate unit at CQUniversity requires an overall time commitment of an average of 12.5 hours of study per week, making a total of 150 hours for the unit.

Assessment Tasks

Assessment Task Weighting
1. Practical Assessment 0%
2. Practical Assessment 0%
3. In-class Test(s) 0%
4. Practical Assessment 0%

This is a pass/fail (non-graded) unit. To pass the unit, you must pass all of the individual assessment tasks shown in the table above.

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Previous Feedback

Term 1 - 2023 : The overall satisfaction for students in the last offering of this course was 90.00% (`Agree` and `Strongly Agree` responses), based on a 15.87% response rate.

Feedback, Recommendations and Responses

Every unit is reviewed for enhancement each year. At the most recent review, the following staff and student feedback items were identified and recommendations were made.

Source: Student emails, comments and SUTE
Feedback
Some students found the in-class test difficult and felt that not enough time was allocated for this assessment task.
Recommendation
Review the structure and volume of the in-class test relative to the test duration.
Action Taken
The in-class test was reviewed by a second academic to ensure it was an appropriate length and that the questions all related to the learning outcomes being assessed.
Source: Coordinator reflection and discussion with the Medical Imaging teaching team.
Feedback
There are many assessment tasks included in this unit. This makes it time consuming for the academics and may inhibit deeper learning for students
Recommendation
Review the assessment strategy for this unit to manage assessment time demands on students and staff while ensuring that all learning outcomes are assessed.
Action Taken
A unit update proposal was approved to reduce the number of theory tests and to reduce the number of submissions for an assessment related to application of knowledge.
Source: Coordinator reflection and SUTE
Feedback
In many weekly labs, particularly the first instructed lab of the week, there was insufficient time to achieve the lab lesson plan.
Recommendation
Investigate methods of increasing supervised imaging lab times for this unit which has an increasing number of students.
Action Taken
Instructed imaging lab sessions were lengthened by 30 minutes. The timing of the labs were adjusted such that each student group had a 1.5 hour instructed lab, immediately followed by a 1.5 hour unsupervised practice lab session.
Source: SUTE and Medical Imaging Team discussions
Feedback
Although the academic team considers the image critique portfolio as an effective learning and assessment tool, some students commented that the image critique portfolio was very time consuming.
Recommendation
Explicitly emphasise to the students about the role of the image critique portfolio and the weekly engagement required to complete the task.
Action Taken
Nil.
Source: Student comments & SUTE
Feedback
A minority of students commented that they would like more resources focusing on image interpretation and image anatomy.
Recommendation
Investigate resources to fit both outgoing Imaging Procedures 1 in 2024 and new Radiographic Anatomy and Appearances units in 2025.
Action Taken
Nil.
Source: Student comments to coordinator & SUTE
Feedback
Students found the labs and tutorials useful to apply their knowledge.
Recommendation
Maintain imaging labs and tutorials.
Action Taken
Nil.
Unit learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:

  1. Safely and effectively perform simulated radiographic techniques of the appendicular skeleton, pelvic and shoulder girdles and of the thorax and abdomen focusing on commonly requested examinations on ambulant adults in the clinical setting.
  2. Demonstrate patient care and professional behaviours in the simulated clinical environment.
  3. Assess radiographs for technical sufficiency and identification of radiographic pathology.
  4. Discuss methods to modify a radiographic procedure to improve technical sufficiency and/or better demonstrate required anatomy.
  5. Discuss techniques, patient care and safety issues surrounding radiographic gastro-intestinal imaging.

Medical Radiation Practice Board of Australia (MRPBA) Professional Capabilities for Medical Radiation Practice

Domains 1.1, 1.2, 1.4, 2.1, 3.1, 3.2, 4.1, 4.2, 4.4, 5.1-5.6, 5a1

Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes
Assessment Tasks Learning Outcomes
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1 - Practical Assessment
2 - Practical Assessment
3 - In-class Test(s)
4 - Practical Assessment
Alignment of Graduate Attributes to Learning Outcomes
Introductory Level
Intermediate Level
Graduate Level
Graduate Attributes Learning Outcomes
1 2 3 4 5
1 - Communication
2 - Problem Solving
3 - Critical Thinking
4 - Information Literacy
5 - Team Work
6 - Information Technology Competence
7 - Cross Cultural Competence
8 - Ethical practice
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Graduate Attributes
Introductory Level
Intermediate Level
Graduate Level
Assessment Tasks Graduate Attributes
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1 - Practical Assessment
2 - Practical Assessment
3 - In-class Test(s)
4 - Practical Assessment