Clinical Applications of Echocardiography
Postgraduate
Postgraduate
RADY 5038
Postgraduate
Yes
Note: This offering may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.
168206
4.5
No
UniSA Allied Health & Human Performance
Provide the student with a sound knowledge of practical cardiac ultrasound scanning, including the appropriate use of instrumentation, patient care, measurements, reporting, and the application of evidence-based best practice and use of advanced techniques to optimise the clinical diagnosis.
Development of an appropriate imaging strategy to perform cardiac ultrasounds safety and confidently, using prior knowledge to extend the normal examination for various pathologies, as well as the development of research skills to support the translation of identified best practice into the clinical environment.
Nil
Common to all relevant programs | |
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Subject Area & Catalogue Number | Course Name |
RADY 5030 | Ultrasound Physics and Instrumentation |
RADY 5024 | Professional Issues for Sonographers |
RADY 5037 | Cardiovascular Physiology and Pathology |
RADY 5036 | Cardiovascular Anatomy and Embryology |
To undertake this course, students must be in a Cardiac Sonography training position, with placement details to be evidenced and confirmed prior to census date. Students in the Cardiac Sonography stream must have completed 400 scans prior to commencing this course; as evidenced by submission of logbook milestone 1 prior to census date.
The students must complete at least 200 cardiac ultrasound examinations per study period.
Component | Duration | ||
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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.
Case study, Critical analysis, Learning log/Journal, Placement
EFTSL*: 0.125
Commonwealth Supported program (Band 2)
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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.