30 credit level 7 module
This module runs every other year as part of the MSc Nuclear Medicine. It is next due to run in 2025/26; please check back in May 2025 for timetable details.
Page last updated 24 September 2024
This 30 credit online module, Fundamental Clinical Skills in Nuclear Medicine, has been developed to allow you to demonstrate clinical competency across a range of Nuclear Medicine procedures.
The module will build upon your existing knowledge that you have developed within a clinical setting by considering a range of routine Nuclear Medicine procedures.
You will be challenged to consider 'best practice' and to evaluate the processes that are currently undertaken within your own departments.
On successful completion of this module, you will be able to:
To facilitate the completion of clinical appraisals, as assessment of your competence in Nuclear Medicine practice, it is a pre-requisite of enrolment on this module that you be fully supported by your clinical department and have a clinical mentor in place.
This module can contribute towards the MSc Nuclear Medicine.
The course syllabus for this level 7 (Masters level) module typically includes:
General contents
The above points will each be considered in relation to the following body systems/areas:
Legal and ethical development
Professional development
The module will also introduce the notion of advanced practice and through the use of narrated presentations will encourage you to consider possible development opportunities and possible threats that have the potential to impact on future Nuclear Medicine services. You will again be expected to engage in peer assisted learning and knowledge exchange in order to fully appreciate the changing healthcare environment.
Professional ideas will be introduced by the module team via narrated presentations and further consolidated by on-line discussion forums where set learning tasks/self-directed reading will be outlined. Such learning events will enable you to consider current practice guidelines and through peer discussion/peer assisted learning outline strategies for optimal practice. Such learning will help develop key concepts such as the value of evidence based practice, critical evaluation and reflective consideration.
Scheduled learning will include up to 80 hours engaged with lectures, seminars, tutorials, discussion board entries, portfolio supervision, work based learning.
Independent learning will include up to 220 hours engaged with essential reading, portfolio construction, assignment development, consideration as to best clinical practice and reflection on learning.
Assessment of clinical Nuclear Medicine practice is an integral part of this clinical practice module and you will be expected to be working routinely within the Nuclear Medicine environment in order to demonstrate an integration of theory and practice. Within the workplace, this development will be overseen by an appropriately skilled Nuclear Medicine Practitioner who will be responsible for your clinical assessment.
A variety of ways will be used to assess your proficiency:
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