RDI-30011 - Module Specification
School of Allied Health Professions
Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences

Programme/Approved Electives for 2024/25

Available as a Free Standing Elective

Co-requisites

None

Prerequisites

None

Barred Combinations

None

Description for 2024/25

The understanding of imaging technologies and techniques, anatomy, physiology and pathology, and professional considerations gained at previous levels of study will be brought together in the holistic consideration of patient pathways with a focus on the imaging aspects of patient management. Students will develop further their ability to critically evaluate and justify clinical decision-making particularly in respect of the use of the various imaging technologies and the adoption of guidelines in the development of imaging services.

The aim of this module is to enable the student to synthesise their understanding of anatomy, physiology and pathology; imaging techniques; and models of healthcare to evaluate patient pathways based on published evidence and national guidance. This will ensure critical thinking and clinical reasoning with leadership and management is applied to multiple aspects of the role of imaging in a variety of patient pathways and will future-proof the graduate radiographer within the rapidly changing imaging departments.

Intended Learning Outcomes

Understand the evidence-based application of the full range of imaging modalities in the patient pathway as per the related healthcare guidelines: 1
Critically evaluate the relative value and the role of medical imaging modalities in the delivery of individualised patient care, including consideration of patient presentation, service design, cost effectiveness and radiation protection concerns: 1
Critically discuss the implications for collaborative working with respect to the impact of commonly presenting conditions within defined pathways for individualised patient care: 1
Justify appropriate clinical decision making informed by the synthesis of anatomical, physiological and pathological knowledge of the human body and the evidence base: 1
Apply appropriate clinical decision making using the evidence base to understand the changes needed for a successful patient pathway and service improvements: 1

Study hours

Scheduled teaching of 100 hours includes:
*Lectures (live and pre-recorded) ~ 25-30 hours
*Feedback seminars ~ 60 hours for the formative reusable learning objects (there are 15 scenarios with 4 hours allowed per feedback session on these learning objects)
*Additional tutorials and workshops ~ 10-15 hours
The independent hours are made up of:
*Guided collaborative and independent study ~ 100 hours working alone and in groups to create the reusable learning objects for each of the 15 scenarios feedback sessions with at least ~7 hours of work required for each scenario by an individual student.
*Additional independent study ~100 hours (to prepare for the essay assessment that they have been assigned):
~ 25 hours of preparation for the lectures;
~ 50 hours of preparation for the essay with reading and evidence based citations
~ 25 hours of writing for the essay topic.

School Rules

None

Description of Module Assessment