312173 (v.1) Imaging Informatics 306

Area:	Department of Medical Imaging Science
Credits:	25.0
Contact Hours:	4.0
The tuition pattern below provides details of the types of classes and their duration. This is to be used as a guide only. For more precise information please check your unit outline.
Lecture:	1 x 2 Hours Weekly
Laboratory:	1 x 2 Hours Weekly
Prerequisite(s):	310282 (v.3) Medical Imaging Instrumentation 234 or any previous version
Syllabus:	The technological features of information systems in clinical settings: networking and database. Their components and workflow between Hospital Information System (HIS), Radiology Information System (RIS) and Picture Archiving & Communication Systems (PACS) including the necessary communication standards Health Level 7 (HL7) and Digital Imaging & Communication in Medicine (DICOM)). PACS related issues: patient privacy and confidentiality, imaging / data security and implementation. Current and future PACS development: enterprise PACS, telemedicine, teleradiology, Electronic Patient Record (ePR).
To ensure that the most up-to-date information about unit references, texts and outcomes appears, they will be provided in your unit outline prior to commencement.
Field of Education:	061501 Radiography
SOLT (Online) Definitions*:	Informational *Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information
Result Type:	Grade/Mark

Availability

Year	Location	Period	Internal	Partially Online Internal	Area External	Central External	Fully Online
2009	Bentley Campus	Semester 2	Y

Area External refers to external course/units run by the School or Department or offered by research.

Central External refers to external and online course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area

Partially Online Internal refers to some (a portion of) learning provided by interacting with or downloading pre-packaged material from the Internet but with regular and ongoing participation with a face-to-face component retained. Excludes partially online internal course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area which remain Central External

Fully Online refers to the main (larger portion of) mode of learning provided via Internet interaction (including the downloading of pre-packaged material on the Internet). Excludes online course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area which remain Central External