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Advanced Echocardiography Interpretation (MEDI90059)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 12.5Online
About this subject
- Overview
- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
- Further information
- Timetable(opens in new window)
Contact information
Semester 1
Ultrasound Education Group
Currently enrolled students:
- General information: http://www.commercial.unimelb.edu.au/pgdclinicalultrasound/
- Email: support@heartweb.com
Future students:
- Further information: http://www.heartweb.com.au/
- Email: support@heartweb.com
Phone: +61 3 8344 5673
Semester 2
Ultrasound Education Group
Currently enrolled students:
- General information: http://www.commercial.unimelb.edu.au/pgdclinicalultrasound/
- Email: support@heartweb.com
Future students:
- Further information: http://www.heartweb.com.au/
- Email: support@heartweb.com
Phone: +61 3 8344 5673
Overview
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This subject will outline how formally report diagnostic echocardiography studies, using a custom designed database reporting system. There will be 50 case studies to be reported.
Topics include:
- Principles of Echocardiography Reporting
- Use of Echocardiography Report Database
- Reporting Case Studies-50 Cases
Intended learning outcomes
This completion of the subject, students should:
- Understand the principles of echocardiography reporting
- Understand how to use the echocardiography report database
- Interpret and reporting 40 case studies
Generic skills
- Enhance time utilisation
- Improve written skills and problem solving skill
All students are expected to have access to a computer that can operate a Windows platform or simulation.
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
To enrol in this subject, you must be admitted in Graduate Diploma in Clinical Ultrasound or Master of Clinical Ultrasound. This subject is not available for students admitted in any other courses.
Corequisites
None
Non-allowed subjects
None
Inherent requirements (core participation requirements)
The University of Melbourne is committed to providing students with reasonable adjustments to assessment and participation under the Disability Standards for Education (2005), and the Assessment and Results Policy (MPF1326). Students are expected to meet the core participation requirements for their course. These can be viewed under Entry and Participation Requirements for the course outlines in the Handbook.
Further details on how to seek academic adjustments can be found on the Student Equity and Disability Support website: http://services.unimelb.edu.au/student-equity/home
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Assessment
Additional details
- One open - book multiple choice examination consisting of 50 questions which are likely to include case study diagnoses and image interpretation and measurement, students will have 1 week to complete the examination during the assessment period at the end of each semeste, (80%)
- Completion of self assessment modules at the end of each tutorial, progressively through the semester, (20%)
Note: These are completed in the workbooks issued to students and it is a requirement that these workbooks are signed and returned for assessment.
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Dates & times
- Semester 1 - Online
Principal coordinator Colin Royse Mode of delivery Online Contact hours Off Campus, Online Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 27 February 2017 to 28 May 2017 Last self-enrol date 10 March 2017 Census date 31 March 2017 Last date to withdraw without fail 5 May 2017 Assessment period ends 23 June 2017 Semester 1 contact information
Ultrasound Education Group
Currently enrolled students:
- General information: http://www.commercial.unimelb.edu.au/pgdclinicalultrasound/
- Email: support@heartweb.com
Future students:
- Further information: http://www.heartweb.com.au/
- Email: support@heartweb.com
Phone: +61 3 8344 5673
- Semester 2 - Online
Principal coordinator Colin Royse Mode of delivery Online Contact hours Off Campus, Online Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 24 July 2017 to 22 October 2017 Last self-enrol date 4 August 2017 Census date 31 August 2017 Last date to withdraw without fail 22 September 2017 Assessment period ends 17 November 2017 Semester 2 contact information
Ultrasound Education Group
Currently enrolled students:
- General information: http://www.commercial.unimelb.edu.au/pgdclinicalultrasound/
- Email: support@heartweb.com
Future students:
- Further information: http://www.heartweb.com.au/
- Email: support@heartweb.com
Phone: +61 3 8344 5673
Time commitment details
170 hours per 12.5 credit point subject
Additional delivery details
This subject will be taught off-campus (online)
Course materials will be distributed via mail to students. Administration is via e-mail.
The course is 1 semester full-time or 2 semesters part-time via distance education. A semester duration is 12 weeks. For students completing full-time there will be four subjects per semester, and for part-time, two subjects per semester. Subjects must be taken in sequence.
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
Royse C, Donnan G, Royse A. Pocket Guide to Perioperative and Critical Care Echocardiography. 2006; McGraw-Hills
Recommended texts and other resources
Other materials will be provided as a package of readings, PowerPoint presentations and case studies.
- Subject notes
This subject is available to part-time and full-time students.
This subject is not available to Commonwealth Supported students.
This subejct is not available as breadth.
Administration is via e-mail.
- Related Handbook entries
This subject contributes to the following:
Type Name Course Graduate Diploma in Clinical Ultrasound Course Master of Clinical Ultrasound - Links to additional information
Last updated: 3 November 2022