Course overview
The aim of this course is to allow the student to acquire the advanced knowledge and skills required to practice vascular sonography with autonomy, expert judgement, adaptability and responsibility. Haemodynamics; physics of Doppler principles and image optimisation; anatomy and physiology; vascular disease processes; head (including intracranial) and neck sonography; lower and upper limb arterial sonography; lower and upper limb venous sonography; abdominal and post-operative vascular sonography; recent advances in vascular sonography.
Course learning outcomes
- Autonomously plan and describe the implementation of a vascular sonographic examination using relevant knowledge of anatomy, physiology, embryology, pathophysiology, haemodynamics, normal and abnormal sonographic appearances, ultrasound physics and image optimisation.
- Use independent and expert judgement to select appropriate sonographic examination methods to match the clinical setting and patient requirements in accordance with organisational procedures, professional standards and evidence based practice.
- Use the interpretation of sonographic images and assessment of clinical presentation to modify or extend the vascular sonographic examination across a range of clinical scenarios.
- Generate a record of the vascular sonographic examination and the clinical findings and effectively communicate those findings using appropriate terminology to specialist audiences and to the patient.
- Review relevant and professional ethical standards in vascular sonography and apply them to deliver consistent, safe and patient focussed services.
Degree list
The following degrees include this course