Available in 2024
Course code

MRSC1330

Units

10 units

Level

1000 level

Course handbook

Description

This course introduces students to clinical Nuclear Medicine professional practice. Students will begin to develop professional knowledge, skills, attitudes and experience, by participating in professional skills labs at university and by attending a professional placement at an accredited Nuclear Medicine clinical centre. The labs and professional placement will facilitate the development of student confidence and competence in undertaking and participating in basic Nuclear Medicine professional procedures. The lab assessment must be passed to pass the course.


Availability2024 Course Timetables

Callaghan

  • Semester 2 - 2024

Learning outcomes

On successful completion of the course students will be able to:

1. Apply, participate in, and develop clinical skills in, Nuclear Medicine procedures at a level suitable to their current clinical experience

2. Develop and demonstrate a professional attitude towards members of the public and other health care workers

3. Develop clinical reasoning skills

4. Demonstrate communication skills with members of the public and other health care workers

5. Practice within an ethical and legal framework

6. Be able to evaluate and critique his or her role within and during the clinical period, according to the level of experience

7. Identify the signs and symptoms of medical emergencies that may occur in medical imaging or Nuclear medicine departments and demonstrate actions that may be taken to manage these.

8. Demonstrate radiopharmaceutical procedures.

9. Demonstrate an ability to identify hazards in the workplace and perform a basic risk assessment.


Content

  1. Basic Nuclear Medicine Concepts
  2. Introduction to Radiopharmacy
  3. Nuclear Medicine Image Acquistion
  4. Nuclear Medicine Quality Control
  5. Nuclear Medicine Skeletal Imaging Techniques
  6. Nuclear Medicine Pulmonary Imaging Techniques
  7. Introductory CT
  8. Risk Assessment

Review of Progress

This course is a compulsory program requirement and is monitored for academic progress purposes. The course must be completed to progress in the program or meet other program requirements.

Failure or withdrawal from this course will result in students being considered under the Student Academic Progress Procedure.


Requisite

Students must have successfully completed MRSC1010, HLSC1000 and HUBS1105, be concurrently enrolled in MRSC1350 and active in the Bachelor of Medical Radiation Science (Honours) (Nuclear Medicine) [40011] program.


Assumed knowledge

HLSC1000

MRSC1010

HUBS1105

HUBS1401


Assessment items

Report: Report - Professional Placement Workbook
Compulsory Requirement: Pass requirement - Must pass this assessment item to pass the course.

Tutorial / Laboratory Exercises: Practical Radiopharmacy Lab Assessment
Compulsory Requirement: Pass requirement - Must pass this assessment item to pass the course.


Compulsory Requirements

Compulsory Placement and WHS Requirements:

  • NSW Health Verification Requirements - Mandatory NSW Health Verification Requirements must be met.

Contact hours

Semester 2 - 2024 - Callaghan

Clinical-1
  • Face to Face Off Campus 40 hour(s) per week(s) for 1 week(s)
  • Professional Placement for 5 shifts during the semester.
Laboratory-1
  • Face to Face On Campus 2 hour(s) per week(s) for 10 week(s)
  • Compulsory Requirement: Students must attend 75% of sessions.
Lecture-1
  • Face to Face On Campus 2 hour(s) per week(s) for 3 week(s)
  • Compulsory Requirement: Students must meet the compulsory attendance requirement.

Course outline