RABPRA2 Clinical placement - Radiation Therapy Course description

Language of instruction: Norwegian

In this course, the student will continue to develop skills from the practical training period in the first year of the programme. The course includes practical training in CT, MRI, radiation therapy and conventional radiography. Students may also undergo practical training in one or more of the following: interventional radiography, paediatric radiography, nuclear medicine and mammography.

Most of the institutions that make up the external practical training arenas for this programme are located in Oslo and Eastern Norway. The students must therefore expect to commute during one or more of their periods of practical training. Students are assigned to diagnostic imaging and radiotherapy units. It is emphasised that the students should become familiar with the profession early on and that they will have practical training in all three years of the programme.

Students must comply with the clothing regulations in force at the practical training establishment. Special requirements for tests or vaccination may apply at individual establishments.

Passed first year of the programme or equivalent.

Passed the course RAB2010 Pathology, Diagnostics and Treatment.

After completing the course, the student should have the following learning outcomes defined in terms of skills and general competence:

Skills

The student can

• recognise and describe anatomical structures and obvious pathology in images from CT and MRI examinations
• participate in the planning and execution of CT and MRI examinations
• participate in the planning and execution of examinations and treatments using other relevant modalities
• apply image criteria and assess image quality in CT and MRI examinations
• assess image quality requirements related to the indications for X-ray and CT examinations
• apply safety procedures in MRI examinations
• attend to radiation protection in relation to patients, next of kin and staff
• obtain and communicate information about use and side effects in connection with administration of medications and identify risk factors in patients
• describe procedures for documentation in connection with examinations at the practical training establishment
• use medical image and information systems
• carry out procedures for inserting a peripheral venous catheter (PVC)
• apply the code of ethics for radiographers

General competence

The student can

• attend to communication and provide adapted information before, during and after examinations and treatments
• assess a patient's clinical condition and carry out necessary care measures
• address and meet the expectations and obligations inherent in their brief encounter with the patient

The course covers labour law problematisation with particular relevance to reorganisation and change processes. Employers' need for flexibility and change is seen in light of employees' need for protection and predictability. Changes measures can vary in nature and scope. The course takes the legal framework that an employment contract entails as its point of departure, and problematises change needs relating to the individual employee, reorganisation related to parts of or the whole enterprise, rationalisation and workforce reductions, and changes that lead to transfer of duties or activities to another employer. In addition to relevant legislation and collective agreements, emphasis is also placed on relevant rulings. The course will focus on the public sector.

The following must have been approved in order for the student to receive an assessment:

• a minimum of 90 % attendance in practical training
• individual reflection note in accordance with set criteria, to be submitted before the final assessment

Teaching is in the form of lectures, student presentations, discussions, group work, seminars and assignments. A high degree of independent activity is expected in the course. The teaching will mainly be problem-based using examples and cases from the students' practical experiences. Literature and studies of rulings are main components of the teaching sessions.

None

The report must be submitted individually or in groups of up to three students, and can be up to 10 pages long. Students will choose a practical work-oriented issue themselves within the framework of the thematic content of the course. A joint grade will be awarded for reports submitted in groups. If a participant is ill, the group can submit the report at a resit/rescheduled exam, or the report can be submitted individually.

All aids are permitted for the exam provided that norms for citations are followed.