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MEDS12006 - Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynaecology 1

General Information

Unit Synopsis

This course introduces the student to obstetric and non-gravid pelvic ultrasound imaging. The student will learn to recognise the gravid and non-gravid pelvic anatomy, the sonographic appearance of normal and abnormal structures in the non-gravid pelvis, sonographic techniques and procedures, identifying relevant pathologies and creating oral and written technical reports appropriate to the field of gynaecology sonography. The normal gravid pelvis and the key features of embryology as they relate to foetal development will be a major component of this course. Students will learn to identify family-centred, holistic communication and care strategies employed in the appropriate care of the obstetric patient. The student will be introduced to the ethical, medico-legal and professional issues relevant to the Obstetrics and Gynaecology.

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

Pre-requisites: MEDS12002 Abdominal Ultrasound and MEDS12003 Superficial Structures in Ultrasound and BIOH12008 Human Pathophysiology

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 - 2014

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Sydney
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Melbourne
Perth
Sydney
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Online
Term 2 - 2023 Profile
Online
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Online

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. In-class Test(s) 25%
2. In-class Test(s) 20%
3. Online Quiz(zes) 15%
4. Examination 40%

This is a graded unit: your overall grade will be calculated from the marks or grades for each assessment task, based on the relative weightings shown in the table above. You must obtain an overall mark for the unit of at least 50%, or an overall grade of ‘pass’ in order to pass the unit. If any ‘pass/fail’ tasks are shown in the table above they must also be completed successfully (‘pass’ grade). You must also meet any minimum mark requirements specified for a particular assessment task, as detailed in the ‘assessment task’ section (note that in some instances, the minimum mark for a task may be greater than 50%).

Consult the University’s Grades and Results Policy for more details of interim results and final grades

Past Exams

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Previous Feedback

Term 2 - 2023 : The overall satisfaction for students in the last offering of this course was 83.87% (`Agree` and `Strongly Agree` responses), based on a 31.31% 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 feedback
Feedback
Story telling in the form of patient stories were introduced and students expressed their appreciation of these resources.
Recommendation
Continue including these podcasts and consider sourcing more patient stories for the next delivery of the unit.
Action Taken
Podcasts were again well received in the 2023 delivery of MEDS12006.
Source: Student Feedback
Feedback
Students enjoyed Kahoot! quizzes and the use of the Whiteboard in Zoom tutorials as a form of revision.
Recommendation
Continue with these resources and expand on the use of the Whiteboard feature in Zoom. Interaction in tutorials is significantly improved with these two resources.
Action Taken
Kahoot! and Whiteboard were again well received. The use of Whiteboard was increased
Source: Student feedback
Feedback
Some lectures were old and require refreshing
Recommendation
Consider refreshing weeks 10, 11 and 12 lectures, and add extra resources on placentation.
Action Taken
Supplementary lectures were provided in the later weeks of the term.
Source: Self reflection and Five year Course Review
Feedback
Group work to be removed from this unit and incorporated into clinical units,
Recommendation
Consider an alternative assessment for assessment 2.
Action Taken
Group work was replaced by a written assessment.
Source: Self Reflection
Feedback
Lectures for MEDS12006 are of a very high quality but could do with refreshing.
Recommendation
Continue updating lecture material for next delivery.
Action Taken
Nil.
Source: SUTE
Feedback
Case studies supported student learning. Students asked for more case studies.
Recommendation
Consider increasing the number of case studies.
Action Taken
Nil.
Source: SUTE
Feedback
Students appreciated the moments of neuroscience and commented they would apply it to future studies.
Recommendation
Maintain neuroscience component of tutorials for the benefit of the student as a whole not just a student of MEDS12006.
Action Taken
Nil.
Source: Self Reflection
Feedback
A number of students struggled with academic writing in the written assessment
Recommendation
Provide regular reminders of academic writing resources available to students through multiple channels.
Action Taken
Nil.
Unit learning Outcomes

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

  1. Identify the gross, sectional and relational anatomy of the normal pelvis, gravid pelvis and stages of foetal development.
  2. Compare and contrast the normal, anomalous and abnormal sonographic appearances of ultrasound images taken of the gynaecological patient.
  3. Analyse the features of embryology as they relate to foetal development.
  4. Apply sonographic techniques, procedures and protocols appropriate to obstetric and gynaecological ultrasound.
  5. Interpret information from a variety of sources in the formulation of the differential diagnosis of a gynaecological patient.
  6. Discuss practices, strategies and issues related to the provision of safe and ethical patient care with consideration given to medico-legal issues.
  7. Demonstrate communication techniques and strategies appropriate for sonography practice.

Per NPC1386

Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes
Assessment Tasks Learning Outcomes
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2 - In-class Test(s) • • • • •
3 - Online Quiz(zes) • • • • •
4 - Examination • • • • • • •
Alignment of Graduate Attributes to Learning Outcomes
• Introductory Level
• Intermediate Level
• Graduate Level
Graduate Attributes Learning Outcomes
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1 - Communication • • • • • • •
2 - Problem Solving • • • • • • •
3 - Critical Thinking •
4 - Information Literacy • • • •
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
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
1 - In-class Test(s) • • • • • • •
2 - In-class Test(s) • • • •
3 - Online Quiz(zes) • • • •
4 - Examination • • • • • • •