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Appendicular Skeletal Reporting

Module title	Appendicular Skeletal Reporting
Module code	HPDM130
Academic year	2023/4
Credits	30
Module staff	Ms Lucy Banfield (Convenor)

Duration: Term	1	2	3
Duration: Weeks	12	12	10

Number students taking module (anticipated)	20

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
40	260	0

Details of learning activities and teaching methods

Category	Hours of study time	Description
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
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
10	0	90

Details of summative assessment

Form of assessment	% of credit	Size of the assessment (eg length / duration)	ILOs assessed	Feedback method
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
	0
	0
	0

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
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.  

Indicative learning resources - Basic reading

Indicative learning resources - Web based and electronic resources

ELE – http://vle.exeter.ac.uk/course/view.php?id=6300

Key words search

Image Reporting Appendicular skeleton Lower limb Upper limb

Credit value	30
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