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Anatomical Techniques 331

Week 1 Session

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AT331 Unique opportunity

Requires commitment

personal To whole class and to small group

Organise yourself

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AT331 is hard work

Third year is hard work

BUT you get so much out of it

Treat AT331 like work experience

Apologies for lateness or absence areessential

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AT331 Monday Weekly agenda

Apologies

Aims of this session

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AT331 Monday Aims of this session

Organise working groups

Get ready for this weeks prac work

Intro to

Anatomical Techniques

Plastination technology

Compliance with anatomy act

Prosection Plan exemplar

Distribution of projects

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Agenda Housekeeping & group distributions

UO questions?

Timetables to fill in & share

Group allocations

Groups of 4

Best mix?

Prosection journal

Quick survey

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Anatomical techniques What are they and what do they achieve?

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Anatomical techniques What are they and what do they achieve?

Help us explore structure and relationships

Link between structure and function

Can include dissection, plastination,

skeletonisation all designed to?

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Anatomical techniques What are they and what do they achieve?

Help us explore structure and relationships

Link between structure and function

Can include dissection, plastination,

skeletonisation all designed to?

Gather information

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Anatomical techniques What are they and what do they achieve?

Help us explore structure and relationships

Link between structure and function

Can include dissection, plastination,

skeletonisation all designed to?

Gather information Is this the same as data?

What constitutes data?

What is anatomical data?

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Anatomical data Descriptive

Pathway of nerve branches to the lateral incisor

teeth

Quantitative

Number of cadavers showing Palmaris brevis

Qualitative

Attachments ofPalmaris brevis

Combinations of all three are common

How do we collect data in anatomy?

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Collecting anatomical data Description

Pathway

Attachments

Appearance

Colour density

Measurement

Relative or absolute lengths

Weights

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Collecting anatomical data Description words, photos, diagrams

Pathway

Attachments

Appearance

Colour density

Measurement computerised or manual

Relative or absolute lengths

Weights

Volumes (e.g. intercranial capacity of skull)

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Is collecting data science? Not on its own. We need to make sense of it

and use it to answer our questions.

Analyse

So how do we analyse anatomical data?

Qualitative and descriptive are not as easy

Comparison with reference or standard

Drawing linkages between e.g. embryological

derivation, phylogenetic links

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Is collecting data science? How do people report on their scientific work?

Why?

What does anatomical research look like?

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Is collecting data science? How do people report on their scientific work?

publish

Why? Communicate to others

What does anatomical research look like?

Record what was done so it can be replicated

Draw conclusions from analysis of data

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example Research project on tail-docking in terriers

Clinicians report problems with urinary

continence associated with docked tails

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example Research project on tail-docking in terriers

Clinicians report problems with urinary

continence associated with docked tails

What would be yourresearch question?

How would you go about answering it?

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Anatomical techniques Anything that helps us explore morphology

Can be used to produce data

Data recording

Descriptive

Quantitative

Need thorough, complete, accurate records

Analysis methods or techniques to make that

possible

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Next. Compliance with the anatomy act for

dissectors

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The Anatomy Act State government legislation (1930)

Operationalised by regulations

Monitored by the Health Department Institutions apply for an anatomy licence

Health Dept and Curtin approve a licence-

holder who is responsible for compliance at

that institution.

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Anatomy Act Compliance Curtin approve a licence-holder who is

responsible for compliance at that institution.

Curtin must show compliance with all relevantActs of Parliament (State and Federal)

E.g. anti-discrimination, Oc H&S, record keeping,

copyright, gene technology etc etc

Compliance monitored through Legal andCompliance Office at Curtin using

Responsible Officers.

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Anatomy Act Compliance Curtins licence-holder is the Responsible

Officer for compliance.

Must ensure that we abide by the Act Must authorise persons to be able to view

human cadaver material

Must ensure that authorised persons are

trained & know their responsibilities to the Act We use checklist forms to remind students

and staff.

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Curtin University Anatomy Act Compliance form - Dissectors

1, ( )full name staff/student number

confirm that I have read and understood the current Curtin University Procedures and

Guidelines for Compliance with the Anatomy Act (available from the School intranetor in the technical office 404.107) and the School of Biomedical Sciences EmergencyProcedures and Laboratory Safety Guidelines for Staff (available in each anatomylaboratory at all times). I understand that failure to comply with these regulationscould mean exclusion from the unit or cessation of employment as a dissector.

I will maintain respect for donated cadaver material at all times

I understand that I am authorised to view and dissect human cadaver mate rial

and will carry my student or staff card while dissecting in the anatomy facility

I will not take images of cadaver material without written permission from the

Anatomy Licence Holder at Curtin University

I will not bring visitors to the anatomy facility

I will wear correct footwear and laboratory coat at all times

I will label correctly any body parts partitioned from the specimen

I will dispose correctly of waste material from the specimen

I will use surgical gloves provided for handling specimens in the anatomy

laboratory.

I will not bring into, or consume food or drink in the laboratory (including

bottled water and chewing gum)

I will notify the Senior Anatomy Technician immediately in the case of injury

occurring in the laboratory

I will notify the Senior Anatomy Technician if I know of someone who has

donated their remains to the University of Western Australia Donor Bequestprogram.

I will act in a safe, responsible and professional manner in the laboratory at all

times, as outlined in the School of Biomedical Sciences Emergency

Procedures and Laboratory Safety Guidelines for Staff (available in eachanatomy laboratory).

signed date

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The Anatomy Act Will return to talk more about

What Curtin does to comply with the Act

How we deal with breaches of compliance

Legal aspects of cadaver usage

How the Anatomy Act has changed over the years

Differences across Australia

Ethical and legal aspects of body bequests