Course Title: Introduction to Diagnostic Imaging

Part A: Course Overview

Course Title: Introduction to Diagnostic Imaging

Credit Points: 12.00

Terms

Course Code

Campus

Career

School

Learning Mode

Teaching Period(s)

MEDS2144

Bundoora Campus

Undergraduate

150H Health Sciences

Face-to-Face

Sem 1 2014,
Sem 1 2015,
Sem 1 2016

MEDS2144

Bundoora Campus

Undergraduate

173H School of Health and Biomed

Face-to-Face

Sem 1 2019,
Sem 1 2020,
Sem 1 2022,
Sem 1 2023,
Sem 1 2024

MEDS2144

Bundoora Campus

Undergraduate

173H School of Health and Biomed

Internet

Sem 1 2021

Course Coordinator: Dr. Sandra Gason

Course Coordinator Phone: + 61 3 9925 7611

Course Coordinator Email: sandra.gason@rmit.edu.au

Course Coordinator Location: Bundoora West


Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities

Enforced Pre-Requisite Courses

Successful completion of:

Note: it is a condition of enrolment at RMIT that you accept responsibility for ensuring that you have completed the prerequisite/s and agree to concurrently enrol in co-requisite courses before enrolling in a course.

For information go to RMIT Course Requisites webpage.


Course Description

This course introduces you to the requisite skills and knowledge to enable you to be aware of the role of diagnostic imaging in contemporary professional practice. You will also begin to develop a capacity to interpret radiographic imaging to support clinical diagnostic skills and identify different modalities of diagnostic radiographic imaging techniques.


Objectives/Learning Outcomes/Capability Development

This course contributes to the development of the following Program Learning Outcomes for BP279 Bachelor of Health Science/Bachelor of Applied Science (Osteopathy):

  • PLO2: Provide osteopathic, musculo-skeletal healthcare within a patient-centred, evidence-based framework
  • PLO3: Gather and interpret health information, and employ clinical reasoning to develop differential diagnoses, to inform assessment and management.

This course contributes to the development of the following Program Learning Outcomes for BP280 Bachelor of Health Science/Bachelor of Applied Science (Chiropractic):

  • PLO 1: Provide specialised health care within a patient-centred, evidence-based framework;
  • PLO 2: Gather clinical information to make accurate differential diagnoses, assessment and management plans and carry out effective treatment;
  • PLO 3: Practice as a competent health care professional in a safe, ethical and legally responsible manner;
  • PLO 4: Demonstrate cultural awareness and sensitivity in the provision of specialized health care;
  • PLO 5: Communicate effectively in a range of forms (written, online, oral) and with diverse audiences (patients, community/public, agencies and health professionals)
  • PLO6: Work independently and in teams specifically to lead and contribute to inter professional care partnerships.


On successful completion of this course, you expected to be able to:

  1. Identify how diagnostic imaging is used in the assessment of skeletal and soft tissue structures of the human body.
  2. Differentiate normal from abnormal diagnostic imaging findings with a focus on plain film (x-ray) and the human musculoskeletal system.
  3. Applying a categorical approach, differentiate the diagnostic imaging appearances of musculoskeletal disease.
  4. Demonstrate the correct use of professional descriptive radiological terminology with a focus on plain film (x-ray) and the musculoskeletal system.
  5. Describe the significant and distinguishing features of diagnostic imaging modalities.


Overview of Learning Activities

This course will use a range of learning activities including online recorded lectures, online recorded tutorials and self-directed learning.

The principal mode of information delivery is by online recordings. These will present you with the key concepts and theories relevant to the understanding of the core concepts.

Self-directed learning is essential to enable you to better develop your independent learning skills and support the material covered in the course.

You are encouraged to be proactive and self-directed in your learning, asking questions of your lecturer and/or peers and seeking out information as required, especially from the numerous sources available through the RMIT library, and through links and material specific to this course that is available through myRMIT Studies Course.


Overview of Learning Resources

RMIT will provide you with resources and tools for learning in this course through myRMIT Studies Course.

There are services available to support your learning through the University Library. The Library provides guides on academic referencing and subject specialist help as well as a range of study support services. For further information, please visit the Library page on the RMIT University website and the myRMIT student portal.

A subject Library Guide is available at: http://rmit.libguides.com/chiropractic


Overview of Assessment

Assessment Tasks

Assessment Task 1: Online Quizzes
Weighting 20%
This assessment task supports CLOs 1, 2 & 3

Assessment Task 2: Assignment on Imaging Modalities
Weighting 35%
This assessment task supports CLOs 1 & 5

Assessment Task 3: Case-study Assessment
Weighting 45%
This assessment task supports CLOs 1, 3, 4 & 5

If you have a long-term medical condition and/or disability it may be possible to negotiate to vary aspects of the learning or assessment methods. You can contact the program coordinator or Equitable Learning Services if you would like to find out more.