Available in 2024
Course code

MRSC3270

Units

10 units

Level

3000 level

Course handbook

Description

This course allows students to refine their basic to high level (beginning practitioner to competent practitioner) professional skills, by participating in skill labs at university and by attending a professional placement at an accredited clinical centre. The professional placement will allow students to finalise their professional skills, complete program competency requirements, and become ready to practice as a competent graduate practitioner. Both the labs and placement 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. Design and evaluate, including the quality assurance checking, of basic to high level treatment plans, and the implementation of such plans into treatment

2. Evaluate plans against ICRU criteria and ensure that they meet recognised and accepted criteria (ICRU 50/62, 83)

3. Participate as a graduate practitioner in radiation therapy treatment, planning and simulation procedures

4. Apply a professional attitude towards members of the public and other health care workers

5. Demonstrate effective communication to members of the public and other health care workers, such as information gathering, active listening and empathy

6. Practice within an ethical and legal framework

7. Develop clinical reasoning and management skills

8. Apply the skills and knowledge necessary to employ an evidenced based approach to decision making in healthcare practice

9. Evaluate and critique his or her role and performance during the professional placement and according to the level of experience


Content

  1. Conventional Radiation Therapy
  2. 3D Conformal Radiation Therapy
  3. Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy
  4. Radiation Therapy of all major site, including head and neck, breast, thorax, abdomen, pelvis, extremities
  5. Patient assessment with regard to quality of life, living with illness, and treatment toxicity criteria

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 be concurrently enrolled in MRSC3260, successfully completed MRSC3205 and MRSC3220, and be active in the Bachelor of Medical Radiation Science (Honours) (Radiation Therapy) [40010] program to enrol in this course.


Assumed knowledge

Successful completion of all courses in years 1, 2, and semester 1 of year 3 of the Bachelor Medical Radiation Science (Radiation Therapy) program (200 units).


Assessment items

Tutorial / Laboratory Exercises: Professional Skills Simulation Labs
Compulsory Requirement: Submit assessment item - Must submit this assessment to pass the course.

Portfolio: Professional Skills / Clinical Competence Portfolio
Compulsory Requirement: Submit assessment item - Must submit this assessment to pass the course.


Compulsory Requirements

Compulsory Placement and WHS Requirements:

  • NSW Health Verification Requirements - Mandatory NSW Health Verification Requirements must be met.
  • First Aid Certificate - students must complete a First Aid Certificate issued by an approved provider.

Contact hours

Semester 2 - 2024 - Callaghan

Clinical-1
  • Face to Face On Campus 1 hour(s) per week(s) for 1 week(s) starting in week 6
  • Clinical de-brief
  • Compulsory Requirement: Students must meet the compulsory attendance requirement.
Laboratory-1
  • Face to Face On Campus 2 hour(s) per week(s) for 7 week(s) starting in week 6
  • Supervised labs in HA46
  • Compulsory Requirement: Students must attend 100% of sessions.
Practicum-1
  • Face to Face Off Campus 40 hour(s) per week(s) for 6 week(s)
  • Compulsory Requirement: Students must attend 100% of sessions.
Self-Directed Learning-1
  • Self-Directed 2 hour(s) per week(s) for 7 week(s) starting in week 6
  • Independent practice labs - Students work in the HA46 unsupervised

Course outline

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