Musculoskeletal Sonography

Course aim

The aim of this course is to allow the student to acquire the advanced knowledge and skills required to perform practice in the area of musculoskeletal sonography with autonomy, expert judgement, adaptability and responsibility.

Course content

Normal and abnormal sono-anatomy of musculoskeletal structures; scanning principles of musculoskeletal sonography; techniques and clinical indicators for shoulder, elbow, wrist, hip, knee, ankle and foot; sonographic examination; scanning lumps and bumps; common interventional musculoskeletal procedures.

Textbook(s)

-, Online resources will be advised

Prerequisite(s)

Common to all relevant programs
Subject Area & Catalogue Number	Course Name
RADY 5013	Abdominal Sonography

Students must be in a General Sonography training position, with placement details to be evidenced and confirmed prior to census date. Students in the General Sonography stream must have completed 400 hours of scanning prior to commencing this course; as evidenced and confirmed by submission of logbook milestone 1 prior to census date.

Corequisite(s)

Common to all relevant programs
Subject Area & Catalogue Number	Course Name
RADY 5015	Superficial Parts Sonography

The students must be engaged in ultrasound examinations for a minimum of 200 hours per study period.

Teaching method

Component	Duration
EXTERNAL, CITY EAST, ONLINE
External (Online Delivery)	- x 13 weeks
Workshop (On Campus - Optional)	7 hours x -

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

Assessment

Case study, Examination, Test/Quiz

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.125
Commonwealth Supported program (Band 2)
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Fee-paying program for domestic and international students
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* 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.