Appendicular Skeletal Reporting
Module title | Appendicular Skeletal Reporting |
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Module code | HPDM130 |
Academic year | 2022/3 |
Credits | 30 |
Module staff | Ms Lucy Banfield (Convenor) |
Duration: Term | 1 | 2 | 3 |
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Duration: Weeks | 12 | 12 | 10 |
Number students taking module (anticipated) | 20 |
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Module description
This module is to develop your advanced understanding and knowledge of the appendicular skeleton and to develop your image interpretation skills in order to provide accurate written reports. It will allow for a comprehensive understanding of appendicular skeletal trauma and musculoskeletal pathology. You will consolidate your comprehension of typical mechanisms of injury and how this affects the resultant radiographic image, as well as gaining an appreciation of the pathogenesis and radiological appearances of musculoskeletal disease.
Students undertaking this module should be familiar with projection radiography images and be a registered healthcare professional. You will be required to hold employment in a healthcare setting where you have access to images and mentorship for the reporting aspects. Radiographers will be required to demonstrate HCPC registration.
Module aims - intentions of the module
This module aims to support you in developing your knowledge of the appendicular skeleton. This module will introduce you to mechanism of injury enabling you to identify the radiological appearances of trauma commonly associated with the appendicular skeleton. The module will also develop your knowledge and understanding of various musculoskeletal pathologies, in addition to normal variants.
You will develop and enhance your report writing abilities and will be able to demonstrate a deeper understanding of how the clinical picture relates to the image findings.
Intended Learning Outcomes (ILOs)
ILO: Module-specific skills
On successfully completing the module you will be able to...
- 1. Analyse, interpret and critically evaluate radiographic images of the appendicular skeleton including complex cases.
- 2. Use clinical reasoning and critical judgement in the construction of radiological reports of the appendicular skeleton and demonstrate comprehension of the resultant clinical decision making process.
- 3. Use the current evidence base to inform knowledge and demonstrate understanding of the pathologies and trauma appearances of the appendicular skeleton.
ILO: Discipline-specific skills
On successfully completing the module you will be able to...
- 4. Demonstrate a systematic understanding of medical vocabulary and use accurate terminology to describe image findings precisely.
- 5. Undertake analysis of complex image findings and cases and apply advanced theoretical knowledge in the evaluation of findings in the context of the most recent evidence-base.
- 6. Evaluate the context of the radiological report and how it may impact on the subsequent management of the patient based on the current evidence base.
ILO: Personal and key skills
On successfully completing the module you will be able to...
- 7. Identify, evaluate and maintain qualities to support effective communication in a range of complex and specialised contexts.
- 8. Exercise initiative and personal responsibility for independent learning and continuing professional development.
Syllabus plan
Whilst the module’s precise content may vary from year to year, an example of an overall structure is as follows:
A comprehensive understanding of:
1. Normal appendicular anatomy and normal variants
2. Appendicular musculoskeletal pathology
3. Mechanism of injury and radiological appearances
4. The appearances of minor and major appendicular skeletal trauma
5. Use and apply the correct medical terminology
6. Appropriate construction of radiological reports
7. Demonstrate an awareness of image quality
8. Appropriate diagnostic pathway and clinical decision making
Learning activities and teaching methods (given in hours of study time)
Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities | Guided independent study | Placement / study abroad |
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40 | 260 | 0 |
Details of learning activities and teaching methods
Category | Hours of study time | Description |
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Scheduled learning and teaching activities | 15 | Narrated PowerPoint lectures delivered online as part of blended learning. |
Scheduled learning and teaching activities | 25 | Lectures will be delivered over 5 university online contact days and will involve: lectures/seminars, image interpretation sessions and feedback/discussions. The contact days will occur via Teams. |
Guided independent study | 120 | Portfolio - development of a record of practise radiological reports with a summary sheet demonstrating competence |
Guided independent study | 65 | Guided reading |
Guided independent study | 75 | Assessment prep |
Formative assessment
Form of assessment | Size of the assessment (eg length / duration) | ILOs assessed | Feedback method |
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Practice reports | Test bank of appendicular images each teaching block | 1-8 | Oral (during online teaching sessions / seminars) |
Online practice cases | Test bank of appendicular images | 1-8 | Written |
Summative assessment (% of credit)
Coursework | Written exams | Practical exams |
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10 | 0 | 90 |
Details of summative assessment
Form of assessment | % of credit | Size of the assessment (eg length / duration) | ILOs assessed | Feedback method |
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Portfolio, audit and reflection | 0 | 600 practice reports 20% of the total must comprise of shadow reports. | 1-8 | Written |
Case report | 10 | Case report (3,000 word) | 2-8 | Written |
Objective Structured Clinical Examination | 90 | Plain film appendicular radiographic examinations. (2 x 90 mins) The pass mark is 90% | 1-7 | Written |
Details of re-assessment (where required by referral or deferral)
Original form of assessment | Form of re-assessment | ILOs re-assessed | Timescale for re-assessment |
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Portfolio, audit and reflection (0%) 600 practice reports | Portfolio, audit and reflection | 1-8 | Typically?within?6?weeks of the mark release |
Case report (10%) | Case report(resubmission of original assignment) | 2-8 | Typically?within?6?weeks of the mark release |
OSCE (90%) | Objective Structured Clinical Examination | 1-7 | Typically?within?6?weeks of the mark release |
Re-assessment notes
In order to pass the module, the examinations and the portfolio components must be passed.
In the event that you fail to complete sufficient practice reports to pass the portfolio component you will be required to submit any outstanding reports within six weeks of the original submission date.
The final OSCE scores will be scaled in order that the final module mark is in line with accepted conventions in regard to the classifications awarded for successful postgraduate study. Specific details can be found in the programme handbook.
Indicative learning resources - Basic reading
Interpreting Trauma Radiographs,â?¯ McConnell J., Eyres R. and Nightingale J. (2005), Blackwell, ISBNA 1-4051-1534 (UL: 616.0757 MAC)
Accident and Emergency Radiology - A Survival Guide, Raby N. (2003), (2nd edition), Saunders Ltd, ISBNA 0-702-02667-0 (UL: 616.0757 RAB)
Fundamentals of skeletal radiologyâ?¯, Helms, Clyde A, (2014) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania : Elsevier Saunders, ISBN-13: 9780781750066ISBN-10: 1455751545
Grainger and Allison's diagnostic radiology : a textbook of medical imaging, Grainger R, Allison D, (2001), (4â?¯thâ?¯Edition), London : Churchill Livingstone, ISBN 0443064326â?¯
Orthopaedic radiology : pattern recognition and differential diagnosis, Renton P, (1998) (2â?¯ndâ?¯edition), London : M. Dunitz, ISBN 1853174343
Indicative learning resources - Web based and electronic resources
ELE – http://vle.exeter.ac.uk/course/view.php?id=6300
Credit value | 30 |
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Module ECTS | 15 |
Module pre-requisites | N/A |
Module co-requisites | N/A |
NQF level (module) | 7 |
Available as distance learning? | Yes |
Origin date | 04/11/2015 |
Last revision date | 06/05/2021 |