James Cook University Subject Handbook - 2023
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MO1027 - Remote Medical Imaging
| Credit points: | 00.5 |
| Year: | 2023 |
| Student Contribution Band: | Band 2 |
| Prerequisites: | MO1006 and Participants are responsible for ensuring they are practicing in accordance with the regulatory instruments of their specific allied health profession, within their own personal scope of practice and experience level and in accordance with the policies of their employer. This module requires an in person visit to a remote area operator site to conduct an audit. |
| Administered by: | College of Healthcare Sciences |
This module has been developed specifically for allied health professionals in the following professions; Medical Imaging.
Subject Description
- This module builds rural generalist knowledge and skills in safe and effective clinical service delivery in context of the remote area operator team. Participants will identify Legislative Acts, map governance frameworks and articulate the challenges associated with the rural and remote context. Using the Quality Improvement models of audit and Plan Do Study Act, participants will conduct a review of x-ray operator image quality and plan the implementation of the review's recommendations.
Learning Outcomes
- plan, implement and evaluate iterative work-based interventions, including audit, that inform the legal and clinical responsibilities of supervision of remote area x-ray operators to enable safe and effective clinical services
Subject Assessment
- Written > Problem task - Individual
Note that minor variations might occur due to the continuous subject quality improvement process, and in case of minor variation(s) in assessment details, the Subject Outline represents the latest official information.
Special Assessment Requirements
Passing requirements: achieve satisfactory for all assessment.
Availabilities
Townsville Bebegu Yumba, Study Period 14, External | |
| Census date: | Monday, 15 May 2023 |
| Study Period Dates: | Monday, 08 May 2023 to Friday, 16 Jun 2023 |
| Coordinator(s): | Assoc. Professor Anne Jones |
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| Method of delivery: | WWW - LearnJCU |
Townsville Bebegu Yumba, Study Period 17, External | |
| Census date: | Monday, 09 Oct 2023 |
| Study Period Dates: | Monday, 02 Oct 2023 to Friday, 10 Nov 2023 |
| Coordinator(s): | Assoc. Professor Anne Jones |
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| Method of delivery: | WWW - LearnJCU |