MEDS13010 - Quality Practice in Diagnostic Imaging

General Information

Unit Synopsis

In this unit, you will apply quality management principles in health care to undertake a limited clinical audit of a medical sonography department. You will propose reasons for adverse events, prioritise action and describe appropriate intervention as part of a quality improvement strategy. Medical Imaging departments utilise multiple imaging modalities. Quality practice requires an understanding of the function and use of each imaging modality to appreciate the diagnostic journey for each patient. You will evaluate the complementary role and safety of a range of medical imaging modalities. The unit will utilise multi-modality cases to provide you with an opportunity to practice and develop critical thinking and image interpretation skills for specified disease processes.

Details

Level Undergraduate
Unit Level 3
Credit Points 6
Student Contribution Band SCA Band 2
Fraction of Full-Time Student Load 0.125
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites

Prerequisite

  • MEDS12007 Medical Sonography Clinical Unit 1

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 2 - 2024

Term 2 - 2024 Profile
Online
Term 2 - 2025 Profile
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. Portfolio 40%
2. Written Assessment 20%
3. Online Test 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

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Previous Feedback

Term 2 - 2023 : The overall satisfaction for students in the last offering of this course was 25.00% (`Agree` and `Strongly Agree` responses), based on a 17.54% 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: SUTE data and tutorials
Feedback
It was noted that some of the breast imaging lecture material needs refreshing due to industry advances.
Recommendation
Explore current peer-reviewed literature with a view to the improvement of comparative breast imaging content and resources.
Action Taken
The breast imaging lectures were rewritten using current peer-reviewed literature and resources.
Source: SUTE data
Feedback
Some students felt that there needs to be a clear guideline on the modality being assessed with assessment 2. They noted that there needs to be clear guidelines on ultrasound being the main modality being assessed.
Recommendation
Consider revising the current marking rubric and ensure it addresses ultrasound as the main modality being assessed.
Action Taken
The marking rubric was reformatted to include a clear distribution of grades. The assessment information sheet clearly stated ultrasound as the main modality to be assessed.
Source: Self reflection
Feedback
Students noted that the content within week 5 required refreshing to align with current industry guidelines.
Recommendation
Consider rewriting week 5 lectures using current ASAR guidelines and the newly prescribed textbook.
Action Taken
The lectures for week 5 were rewritten and recorded ensuring that they were in line with current industry standards.
Source: SUTE data
Feedback
Some students suggested further clarity on Assessment 1 requirements.
Recommendation
Consider rewriting the Assessment 1 information document to provide clear guidance on how to complete the assigned questions.
Action Taken
In Progress
Source: SUTE data
Feedback
Students noted that week 9 MSK lectures required to be refreshed to accommodate for industry advances.
Recommendation
Explore current peer-reviewed literature with a view to rewrite week 9 lectures.
Action Taken
In Progress
Unit learning Outcomes

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

  1. Discuss key aspects of clinical governance, quality improvement, risk management and patient safety cultures in Medical Imaging.
  2. Employ quality improvement tools and strategies in the context of a clinical sonography environment.
  3. Describe the safe application of various medical imaging modalities.
  4. Identify, compare and describe complementary imaging pathways in specified pathologies.
  5. Correlate the multi-modality image appearance with a disease process.

Linked to National Standards.
ASAR Accreditation Standards for Sonography - Units 1-5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 12, 13.

Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes
Assessment Tasks Learning Outcomes
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1 - Portfolio • •
2 - Written Assessment • • •
3 - Online Test • • • •
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
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1 - Portfolio • • • • • • •
2 - Written Assessment • • • • •
3 - Online Test • • • • •