Nuclear Medicine Studies 2

In this course students will develop the appropriate knowledge, skills and attitudes leading to an intermediate level of Nuclear Medicine clinical practice. Contents include: applied anatomy, physiology, and pathology in the context of nuclear medicine theory and technique of the gastrointestinal and cardiac systems in adult and paediatric patients. Radiopharmaceutical bio-distribution and scan findings of Nuclear Medicine techniques of the gastrointestinal tract and cardiovascular system pertaining to a wide range of patients; image quality and manipulation; accuracy of techniques; radiation protection; interpersonal communication skills - interviewing skills, conflict resolution, patients with particular needs (cultural, social, mobility, cognitive), provisional diagnosis/professional identity and patient advocacy; patient care - handling difficult situations, clinical and social implications of disease, processes of ageing; team work including with other health care professionals; professionalism; ethics; legalities; medical terminology; situation analysis.