Professional Issues for Sonographers

Course aim

The aim of this course is to provide medical sonography students with advanced knowledge and skills to prepare them for practice in medical sonography.

Course content

Medicolegal issues including mandatory reporting, quality assurance for clinical and administrative procedures. Ethics and codes of professional conduct, including informed consent. Practice management principles in sonography. Infection control as specific to ultrasound procedures. Occupational health and safety, ergonomics. Basic research principles including introduction to evidence based practice.

Textbook(s)

-, Online resources will be advised

Prerequisite(s)

Nil

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Note: These components may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.

Assessment

Online Tutorial, Written Assignment

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.125
Commonwealth Supported program (Band 2)
To determine the fee for this course as part of a Commonwealth Supported program, go to:
How to determine your Commonwealth Supported course fee. (Opens new window)

Fee-paying program for domestic and international students
International students and students undertaking this course as part of a postgraduate fee paying program must refer to the relevant program home page to determine the cost for undertaking this course.

Non-award enrolment
Non-award tuition fees are set by the university. To determine the cost of this course, go to:
How to determine the relevant non award tuition fee. (Opens new window)

Not all courses are available on all of the above bases, and students must check to ensure that they are permitted to enrol in a particular course.

* Equivalent Full Time Study Load. Please note: all EFTSL values are published and calculated at ten decimal places. Values are displayed to three decimal places for ease of interpretation.