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As the bar above
indicates, this project is still very much "Under
Construction". I hope you will bear with me in my efforts to bring it
all together. If you have any suggestions, comments or criticisms, please offer
them. I am very interested in what you have to say.
This work has been
designed as a student-centered learning
opportunity to provide you with guidance in learning the required knowledge and
skills related to Nuclear Medicine studies of the gastrointestinal
system.
Self-directed, life-long
learning is an essential skill for medical technology professionals to ensure
they maintain a current knowledge base and skill set. The technologists of
today must be able to access and evaluate information from a variety of sources
and distill the results of their research into a format that best suits their
needs and learning styles.
You are invited to
approach this task in any way you wish. For example:
- you may choose to work
independently to gather, assess, collate and assimilate the
information,
- you may wish to form
study groups to work cooperatively toward achieving your common
goal,
- you may decide to divi
out portions of the task and share the fruits of each others labour,
or
- you may choose some
other course of action that best suits your ability to attain your
goal.
However you choose to approach the learning experience, this
document attempts to provide you with a foundation upon which to begin. You are
encouraged to share and discuss your research among yourselves and to assist
each other in achieving maximum benefit from this learning opportunity. Should
you have any questions or concerns that you cannot solve in consultation with
your colleagues, please do not hesitate to consult with your instructor. 
Timetabled sessions during
third semester will be used for discussion of your findings and for review of
case studies.
Most of all, you are
encouraged to view this activity as an opportunity to learn new things and
develop new skills rather than as a chore. This approach to tasks will serve
you well both now and in your future as a Nuclear Medicine Technologist.
Enjoy!!!
To help you evaluate your
progress in this endeavour, self assessment quizzes are provided at the end of
each section.
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Your goal is to develop a
comprehensive understanding of the application of Nuclear Medicine procedures
in the diagnosis and management of gastrointestinal disorders. This includes an
understanding of the following aspects relevant to each Nuclear Medicine
procedure:
- review of
pathology
- principle of the
study
- indications for the
study
- patient
preparation
- pharmacological
interventions
- radiopharmaceuticals
used
- equipment required
including appropriate setup
- procedure for
performing the study including:
- patient
positioning
- computer / gamma
camera settings
- views (if
applicable)
- drug interventions
(if applicable)
- computer analysis
technique (if applicable)
- normal versus abnormal
results
- common technical
difficulties and artifacts
- other modalities for
determining the same or similar information
The
objectives for this course are divided into two
sets. There is a set of educational objectives which provide an overview of the
learning skills to be developed plus a set of specific content objectives
focusing on the required knowledge base and skill set of each subsection of the
gastrointestinal system to be studied.
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A list of the
gastrointestinal tract studies that will be considered in this course is
provided below. Each heading is hyperlinked to
additional information that is intended to help get you started. Should you
find any relevant information in any format that you believe would be of
particular interest to your classmates or to your tutor, you are encouraged to
share it.
Also
provided is an example of an outline for
organizing your information; however, you are free to gather and collate the
data any way you choose.
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An assignment valued at 7.5% of your course mark for
NMNU410 is required to be completed and submitted for grading. The assignment
requires the completion and submission of written answers to seven questions
relating to Nuclear Medicine gastrointestinal system procedures. The assignment
is given out early in the term to allow you ample opportunity to research and
complete it.
Students are encouraged
to participate in the development, content validation and referencing of
multiple choice questions for use on examinations and in self assessments. In
this way you, as a student, can have content input to the evaluation process. A
set of guidelines for the formulation of good quality multiple choice questions
is provided.
Any student who would like
to develop several multiple choice examination questions in lieu of doing the
written assignment is asked to contact your
tutor.
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While a listing of major
references and resources is provided with each gastrointestinal study, you are
encouraged to research as many other sources as you wish. Examples
include:
- textbooks in the
Learning Resource Centre's collection:
- Bernier DR,
Christian PE, Langan JK. Nuclear Medicine Technology and Techniques. 3rd
ed. St. Louis: Mosby - Year Book, 1994
- Early PJ, Sodee
DB. Principles and Practice of Nuclear Medicine. 2nd ed. St. Louis:
Mosby - Year Book, 1995: 516 - 520.
- Thrall JH,
Ziessman HA. Nuclear Medicine: The Requisites. St. Louis: Mosby - Year
Book, 1995
- journals and annual
review publications such as:
- Applied
Radiology
- Clinical Nuclear
Medicine
- Journal of Nuclear
Medicine
- Journal of Nuclear
Medicine Technology
- Nuclear Medicine
Annual
- Seminars in
Nuclear Medicine
-
Radiology
- Yearbook of Nuclear
Medicine
- the internet using
search engines such as:
- the
Nuclear Medicine
Technology Resource WebSite, an annotated portal to nuclear medicine
resources on the WWW.
Sharing your findings
with your colleagues in encouraged!!!
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