Nuclear Medicine Clinical Procedures I

3 credits · Undergraduate

This course will provide students with their first introduction to nuclear medicine clinical procedures. Students will gain the knowledge and clinical skills required to perform skeletal, genitourinary, and tumour/inflammatory procedures in nuclear medicine. With a patient-centered focus, students will learn image critique and interpretation, radiopharmaceutical distribution, appropriateness, protocol review, data analysis, relevant pathologies, the effects of pharmacologic agents, and procedural troubleshooting. In addition, students will be introduced to the clinical environment which will enable them to observe, develop, and practice these skills. PREREQUISITES: NUMT 1000.03, HSCE 1000.03, HSCE 2020.03, HSCE 1020.03, PHYC 1310.03 RESTRICTIONS: Restricted to Bachelor of Health Science students in the professional stream of Nuclear Medicine Technology FORMATS: Lecture | Lab