Advanced Vascular Sonography

Course aim

Develop advanced skills and knowledge required for vascular sonography.

 

 

Course content

Anatomy of the peripheral vascular system including the internal and external cranial and abdominal vascular tree; knowledge of advanced vascular ultrasound techniques and non-imaging tests that complement vascular laboratory requirements; surgical mapping and implications for follow-up investigations; vascular ultrasound of organ transplants; the use of ultrasound in partnership with other diagnostic imaging modalities.

Textbook(s)

-, Online resources will be advised

Prerequisite(s)

Subject Area & Catalogue Number	Course Name
Group 2 IGSO/IMSO Vascular stream students
RADY 5013	Abdominal Sonography
RADY 5036	Cardiovascular Anatomy and Embryology
RADY 5037	Cardiovascular Physiology and Pathology
RADY 5024	Professional Issues for Sonographers
RADY 5030	Ultrasound Physics and Instrumentation
RADY 5016	Vascular Sonography

Students need to meet the requirements of one of the following prerequisites: 1) IMSO General stream prerequisite: Students must be an Accredited Medical Sonographer or equivalent. 2) IGSO/IMSO Vascular stream students - See courses listed above. Students must also be in a Vascular Sonography training position. Placement details are to be evidenced and confirmed prior to census date. Students in the Vascular Sonography stream must have completed 400 scans prior to commencing this course; as evidenced and confirmed by submission of logbook milestone 1 prior to census date.

Corequisite(s)

IGSO/IMSO (Vascular) students must complete at least 200 vascular ultrasound examinations per study period. IMSO (General) students must be engaged in ultrasound procedures for a minimum of 200 hours.

Teaching method

Component	Duration
EXTERNAL, CITY EAST, ONLINE
External (Online)	- 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

Examination, Presentation, Reflection, Test/Quiz

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.125
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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.