MEDS29002 - Advanced Fetal Echocardiography

General Information

Unit Synopsis

Sonographers require expertise in fetal echocardiography. This unit will cover fetal cardiac structure, function, pathophysiology, and sonographic scanning techniques at an advanced level. During this unit you be stepped through standard, advanced, and extended fetal heart echocardiographic views to focus on the 2D ultrasound appearances and Doppler haemodynamics of congenital and acquired cardiac abnormalities. You will develop the ability to recognise fetal arrhythmias. You will acquire theoretical knowledge of advanced imaging techniques tailored to fetal echocardiography including spatio-temporal imaging correlation (STIC), 3D and 4D colour Doppler, tissue Doppler imaging (TDI) and some common cardiac physiological measurements. You will use this learning to inform and apply within your clinical practice to enhance patient care.

Details

Level Postgraduate
Unit Level 9
Credit Points 12
Student Contribution Band 8
Fraction of Full-Time Student Load 0.25
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites There are no pre-requisites for the unit.

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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Assessment Overview

Recommended Student Time Commitment

Each 12-credit Postgraduate unit at CQUniversity requires an overall time commitment of an average of 25 hours of study per week, making a total of 300 hours for the unit.

Assessment Tasks

Assessment Task Weighting
1. Online Quiz(zes) 50%
2. Portfolio 50%

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%).

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Unit learning Outcomes

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

  1. Evaluate basic and advanced sonographic imaging techniques using 2D, Doppler and emerging technology of the fetal heart to discriminate between normal and abnormal findings.
  2. Apply critical thinking and research-based evidence to inform extended fetal echocardiographic assessment to guide patient management.

The Master of Medical Ultrasound course does not lead to entry into the sonography profession but is rather provided to qualified practitioners to allow advanced practice. Therefore, it does not require external accreditation. The Master of Medical Ultrasound qualifies as Continuing Professional Development (CPD) activity (activity code 10B - Australian Sonographers Accreditation Registry (ASAR)).

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