Clinical Applications of Computed Tomography

This course explores the academic theory behind the various Computed Tomography (CT) techniques and provides you with the knowledge and ability to make informed decisions and judgements about your clinical role.

In order to become a competent and professional member of the team you must understand all aspects of the role and appreciate the factors which can affect the final diagnoses. You must be able to critically analyse this information and apply it to the clinical setting.

It is essential that you be in a position which will enable you to keep up to date with current trends within the speciality of CT. Through the use of student discussions throughout the duration of the course you will be exposed to a range of current working protocols in use in a range of differing clinical settings. This information will enable you to make informed decisions concerning best practice in CT.

This course will provide you with an understanding of the principles and techniques available for use within CT and to allow you to apply your knowledge and skills to the clinical situation and become a confident and reflective practitioner.

Who is it for?

This course is designed for radiography practitioners with experience in computed tomography. For this course, in order to undertake the assessments, you must spend a minimum of six weeks in a clinical CT department while the course is running.

Timetable

Term 1

This module will run from 9am to 4pm.

Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday 25, 26, 27 September 2023

Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday 9, 10, 11 October 2023

Benefits

This course develops the professional competency of radiography practitioners, allowing them to understand all aspects of their role.

This course is worth 30 credits at Level 7.

This short course module is designed to be flexible in allowing you to study and reach your goals at your own pace. Our health CPD courses are credit-bearing modules that contribute to a University degree or award.

Transfer course credits towards postgraduate taught degree

As a health care professional, once you've completed this course you could offset  credits as part of a postgraduate programme, continuing your study with further modules to make up a Postgraduate Certificate (PGCert) 60 credits, Postgraduate Diploma (PGDip) 120 credits or Master of Science (MSc) 180 credits qualification (all credits must be awarded within five years of study commencing).

By the end of the course you will be able to:

Knowledge and understanding:

• Recognise and discuss the appropriate techniques for a range of patient referrals
• Describe and differentiate between normal and abnormal appearances on CT images
• Identify a range of image artefacts and explain how to minimise them.

Skills:

• Critically evaluate the CT image for a range of different normal and abnormal pathologies
• Evaluate current working practices in the clinical setting
• Demonstrate enhanced problem-solving skills
• Justify the need for audit of processes in the clinical setting
• Justify the use of CT for a range of clinical conditions
• Demonstrate enhanced communication skills
• Discuss the requirements for the planning and setting up of a clinical CT department
• Evaluate the safety and accuracy of the service provided
• Undertake critical evaluation of relevant literature and research
• Demonstrate enhanced clinical management skills within the CT setting
• Discuss the implications of new techniques and technology within the clinical setting
• Demonstrate enhanced presentation skills
• Critically evaluate relevant literature and research.

Values and attitudes:

• Demonstrate empathy and respect towards clients in the clinical setting
• Demonstrate an awareness of cultural differences and how this may affect the behaviour of the client in the clinical setting.

Teaching

Through the use of student discussions throughout the duration of the course you will be presented with a range of working protocols currently in place in the clinical setting. This information will enable you to make decisions concerning best-practice issues within computed tomography.

Assessment

You will be expected to submit a written case study of 2,000 words and an oral presentation of a different case study. The topics of these two pieces of work must cover different body areas and organs. The cases must address abnormal pathology and include critical evaluation of the imaging techniques used

Learning Routes

This module has two routes namely, "CPD for attendance only" and "CPD for credits":

1. CPD “for attendance only” route: for students that wish to take this module as attendance only, this will grant you access to all lectures and online learning materials on Moodle. However, this route does not include the assessments, therefore you will not achieve any academic credits upon completion. A 25% discount is applied to the module fee. You will also receive a certificate of attendance at the end of the academic term.

2. CPD “for credits” route (Attendance & Assessment): for students that wish to take this module with assessments, this route will grant you access to all the lectures and online learning materials on Moodle. Upon successful completion of the assessment, you will have achieved the respective academic credits, as per individual module (there will range from 15 to 30 credits). No discount is applied to the module and the full fee will need to be paid.

For attendance only: 25% discount applied to the full fee (Please note: fees for overseas students will be a different rate, as per original fees on website)

For credit: (Attendance & Assessment): Full fees apply, as per individual module.

This course is provided by the School of Health & Psychological Sciences.

Credits

This course is worth 30 credits toward eligible programmes.

This course is open as CPD to everyone in the UK , Europe and beyond or as part of our Master’s programme, with certain entry conditions, as you can find below and on the website.

• Applicants will normally hold a BSc (Hons) degree (2:2 or above) in Radiography or an equivalent discipline from a UK institution
• Appropriate professional qualifications e.g. Diploma of the College of Radiographers
• International qualifications in Radiography will have to be reviewed by our international team - they may only be acceptable if equivalent to a level 6 UK degree (BSc degree). Both originals and certified translations will have to be submitted to our programme team, before your application can be considered
• A clinical placement for an average of three days per week in a clinical MRI/CT department is required. Applicants should have a minimum of one year of clinical experience in the clinical speciality in which they wish to study before starting the course and should continue in clinical practice while on the programme. A clinical experience (CE1) form will need to be emailed to our programme team, completed and signed by the department manager, before your application can be considered
• Non-standard entrants will be considered on a case-by-case basis, subject to availability of places on the programme (early application is recommended). Interviews might be arranged for these candidates, if the programme team feels necessary.

English requirements

If your first language is not English, one of the following is required:

• A first degree from a UK university
• A first degree from an overseas institution recognised by City, University of London as providing adequate evidence of proficiency in the English language, for example, from institutions from Australia, Canada or the United States of America.
• International English Language Test Service (IELTS) a score of 7.0 is required with no subtest below 7.0
• Pearson Test of English (Academic) score 72 required
• TOEFL 100 overall with 24 in Writing, 20 in Listening, 19 Reading and 20 Speaking
• Other evidence of proficiency in the English language, which satisfies the board of studies concerned, including registration with your professional regulator.