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Book Patient Centered Care in Medical Imaging and Radiotherapy

Download or read book Patient Centered Care in Medical Imaging and Radiotherapy written by Aarthi Ramlaul and published by Elsevier Health Sciences. This book was released on 2013-03-26 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Health investigation and treatment have moved from a clinician-centred approach to a patient-centred approach during the past few decades. Patients are now rightly regarded as empowered and informed users of health services, not passive recipients. Motivated by this philosophical shift, this new book identifies the key issues underpinning the complete delivery of ‘good’ patient care and considers their application in the medical radiation sciences. Taking a UK/European perspective, the authors examine how a holistic approach is related to legislation, human rights and perceived patient needs. Medical imaging and radiotherapy are front line services experienced by vast numbers of patients with acute and chronic medical conditions, including trauma and cancer. The book includes coverage of behavioural science and health psychology together with practical applications such as safe manual handling, infection control and radiation safety. This provides the reader with a comprehensive understanding of what contributes to the patient’s experience in diagnostic imaging and radiotherapy. It also considers other aspects of the patient experience, such as inter-professional team working, disability, communication, clinical procedures and practice.

Book Person Centred Care in Radiology

Download or read book Person Centred Care in Radiology written by Shayne Chau and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2024-04-09 with total page 415 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This edited book focuses on the application of patient care within the three specialisms: diagnostic radiography (including fluoroscopy, computed tomography, breast imaging, ultrasound, and magnetic resonance imaging), radiotherapy and oncology, and nuclear medicine and molecular imaging. Person-Centred Care in Radiology: International Perspectives on High-Quality Care draws from recent publications and clinical expertise, supported with this trend of technological advances and how they are supposed to enhance patient care. The chapters seek to uncover the role and behavior of radiographers. This will be supported with chapters on a key aspect, which will impact both radiographers and patients, vis-à-vis advancing technology. These chapters include topics such as artificial intelligence, image acquisition, coincided with topics surrounding ethics. The edited volume includes contributions from the United States, Canada, the UK and Australasia to bring together for the first time those at the forefront of this growing field in medical imaging. This book may be used to influence policymaking decisions and thus influence how healthcare delivery is offered in an ever-evolving imaging environment. In short, this text bridges the gap between what is advocated in the literature, with experience, as observed in practice. The targeted audience for this book is multifaceted. It will primarily be a book that facilitates undergraduate radiography students worldwide. It will offer a useful tool for academics delivering undergraduate (pre-registration) radiography programs. This book will act as a ‘primer’ for undergraduate students, but importantly ‘signpost’ to other key texts within the field. Further, academics will find this text useful as it aims to enrich scholarly learning, teaching and assessment to healthcare programs nationally and internationally.

Book Person centred Care in Radiography

Download or read book Person centred Care in Radiography written by Ruth M. Strudwick and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2023-10-23 with total page 166 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: PERSON-CENTRED CARE IN RADIOGRAPHY A helpful guide to patient and person-centered care in radiography, with a particular focus on interpersonal and communication skills Person-centred Care in Radiography: Skills for Providing Effective Patient Care explores the complex interpersonal skills that are required of practitioners and medical imaging professionals which ensure high-quality service is given to person-centred care in radiography. The textbook is also written by a team of expert authors, and grounded in the team’s own research, as well as their involvement with the Heads of Radiography Group, the Association of Radiography Educators, the Collaborating Centre for Values-based Practice in Health and Social Care, and the College of Radiographers. The textbook contains a broad range of additional learning features, including case studies, student exercises, annotated further readings, and chapter summaries. Diagrams and illustrations are used throughout the book to provide visual representation of the concepts presented. Learning activities are also included throughout the book to encourage readers to self-discover and reflect and then apply their learning to their own role. Person-centred Care in Radiography includes detailed information on and discussion of: Values, developing resilience, defining compassion, pain and suffering, and professional behaviors and culture Scenarios developed by service users based on real-life practice, to demonstrate the impact of the professional’s behavior on the care received Diversity of service users, the role of carers, conceptual frameworks, interpersonal communication skills and communicating with patients beyond introductions Values-based practice, compassionate practice, theoretical models for patient-centered care in radiography and reflections to help readers move forward Targeted at all staff working within diagnostic and therapeutic radiography clinical departments and educational institutions, Person-centred Care in Radiography, can be used in both radiography education by students and educators and by qualified staff who wish to reflect on their own patient care and develop their skills.

Book Person Centered Care in Radiology

Download or read book Person Centered Care in Radiology written by Emma Hyde and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2024 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This edited book focuses on the application of patient care within the three specialisms: diagnostic radiography (including fluoroscopy, computed tomography, breast imaging, ultrasound, and magnetic resonance imaging), radiotherapy and oncology, and nuclear medicine and molecular imaging. Person-centered Care in Radiology: International Perspectives on High-Quality Care draws from recent publications and clinical expertise, supported with this trend of technological advances and how they are supposed to enhance patient care. The chapters seek to uncover the role and behaviour of radiographers. This will be supported with chapters on a key aspect, which will impact both radiographers and patients, vis-à-vis advancing technology. These chapters include topics such as artificial intelligence, image acquisition, coincided with topics surround ethics. The book is edited volume includes contributions from the United States, Canada, the UK and Australasia to bring together for the first time those at the forefront of this growing field in medical imaging. This book may be used to influence policymaking decisions and thus influence how healthcare delivery is offered in an ever-evolving imaging environment. In short, this text bridges the gap between what is advocated in the literature, with experience, as observed in practice. The targeted audience for this book is multifaceted. It will primarily be a book that facilitates undergraduate radiography students worldwide. It will offer a useful tool for academics delivering undergraduate (pre-registration) radiography programs. This book will act as a 'primer' for undergraduate students, but importantly 'signpost' to other key texts within the field. Further, academics will find this text useful as it aims to enrich scholarly learning, teaching and assessment to healthcare programmes nationally and internationally"--

Book Patient Care in Radiography

    Book Details:
  • Author : Ruth Ann Ehrlich
  • Publisher : Elsevier Health Sciences
  • Release : 2012-02-15
  • ISBN : 0323080650
  • Pages : 557 pages

Download or read book Patient Care in Radiography written by Ruth Ann Ehrlich and published by Elsevier Health Sciences. This book was released on 2012-02-15 with total page 557 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This textbook on radiography and medical imaging covers fundamentals, general patient care, and patient care in specific procedures and environments.

Book General Radiography

    Book Details:
  • Author : Christopher M. Hayre
  • Publisher : CRC Press
  • Release : 2020-07-15
  • ISBN : 1000070107
  • Pages : 247 pages

Download or read book General Radiography written by Christopher M. Hayre and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2020-07-15 with total page 247 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With chapters from globally recognized academics, General Radiography shows the multifaceted approach to general radiography and how it enhances healthcare delivery. Potentially influential to how healthcare delivery is offered, it begins with the pertinent chapters examining image acquisition and dose optimization in diagnostic radiography. Next, chapters reflect and critically discuss aspects central to patient care, and imaging within trauma, critical care and pediatric situations. The final section of this book then explores the learning, teaching and education in the field of diagnostic radiography, with novel strategies illustrated.

Book Torres  Patient Care in Imaging Technology

Download or read book Torres Patient Care in Imaging Technology written by TerriAnn Ryan and published by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. This book was released on 2023-03-08 with total page 802 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Now fully aligned with the latest ARRT and ASRT standards,Torres’ Patient Care in Imaging Technology, 10th Edition, by TerriAnn Ryan, helps students develop the knowledge and skills they need to become safe, perceptive, and efficient radiologic technologists. This student-focused text offers a strong illustration program and a logical organization that emphasizes the connections between classroom learning and clinical practice. Designed to keep readers informed and up to date, it covers current trends and advances in the field and offers an unparalleled array of online teaching and learning resources.

Book Evidence Based Imaging

    Book Details:
  • Author : L. Santiago Medina
  • Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
  • Release : 2011-04-28
  • ISBN : 1441977775
  • Pages : 672 pages

Download or read book Evidence Based Imaging written by L. Santiago Medina and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2011-04-28 with total page 672 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Evidence-Based Imaging is a user-friendly guide to the evidence-based science and merit defining the appropriate use of medical imaging in both adult and pediatric patients. Chapters are divided into major areas of medical imaging and cover the most prevalent diseases in developed countries, including the four major causes of mortality and morbidity: injury, coronary artery disease, cancer, and cerebrovascular disease. This book gives the reader a clinically-relevant overview of evidence-based imaging, with topics including epidemiology, patient selection, imaging strategies, test performance, cost-effectiveness, radiation safety and applicability. Each chapter is framed around important and provocative clinical questions relevant to the daily physician’s practice. Key points and summarized answers are highlighted so the busy clinician can quickly understand the most important evidence-based imaging data. A wealth of illustrations and summary tables reinforces the key evidence. This revised, softcover edition adds ten new chapters to the material from the original, hardcover edition, covering radiation risk in medical imaging, the economic and regulatory impact of evidence-based imaging in the new healthcare reform environment in the United States, and new topics on common disorders. By offering a clear understanding of the science behind the evidence, Evidence-Based Imaging fills a void for radiologists, family practitioners, pediatricians, surgeons, residents, and others with an interest in medical imaging and a desire to implement an evidence-based approach to optimize quality in patient care.

Book CT Colonography for Radiographers

Download or read book CT Colonography for Radiographers written by Joel H. Bortz and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2023-11-29 with total page 405 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This second edition, comprising 28 chapters, explains every aspect of the role of radiographers in performing CT colonography (CTC) and interpreting CTC images with the aim of enabling radiographers to extend the scope of their practice. It provides information required with respect to communication with the patient, procurement of informed consent, the principles of CT as well as dual-energy CT and photon counting CT, radiation dose, patient preparation and positioning, the use of contrast media, the performance of diagnostic and screening CTC studies, the interpretation and reporting of images, legal and professional requirements, and the importance of clinical audits. A wide range of CTC findings is described and depicted, covering normal anatomy, artefacts, haemorrhoids, polyps, colon cancer, diverticular disease, lipomas, extracolonic structures, opportunistic screening for osteoporosis and metabolic associated fatty disease, and CTC in incomplete or failed colonoscopy. The role of other modalities such as ultrasound, magnetic resonance imaging, and nuclear medicine in colorectal cancer patients is discussed. In addition, the text covers the role of artificial intelligence and machine learning in imaging of the colon for the detection of polyps, diagnosis and staging of colorectal cancer. Lastly, a chapter focusing on self-assessment of image interpretation will aid learning. This book provides the support that radiographers need in order to perform CTC studies to the standard required in terms of advances in imaging and interpretation of images.

Book Medical Imaging and Radiotherapy Research  Skills and Strategies

Download or read book Medical Imaging and Radiotherapy Research Skills and Strategies written by Aarthi Ramlaul and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2020-03-23 with total page 427 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This exciting new book equips radiography students and practitioners with the key skills and strategies required to undertake research within medical imaging and radiotherapy and to disseminate the research findings effectively. Quantitative and qualitative research methods are covered, with guidance provided on the entire research process, from literature researching, information management and literature evaluation through to data collection, data analysis, and writing up. Attention is drawn to sampling errors and other potential sources of bias, and the conduct of randomized controlled trials, systematic reviews, and meta-analyses are clearly explained. Specific instruction is given on the structure and presentation of dissertations, writing journal articles for publication, and the dissemination of research findings at conferences. Information on patient and public involvement in research and research funding bodies are also provided with advice on how to maximize the likelihood of success when submitting applications for funding.

Book Quality and Safety in Imaging

Download or read book Quality and Safety in Imaging written by Lluís Donoso-Bach and published by Springer. This book was released on 2018-09-18 with total page 190 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides a roadmap for optimizing quality and safety within radiology practices, whether academic or private and irrespective of their national setting. All aspects of the radiology workflow are addressed, from imaging appropriateness, examination scheduling, and patient preparation through to imaging protocol optimization (including radiation dose management), modality operations, reporting (including structured reporting), and report communication. The book highlights innovative IT tools, including clinical decision support, that drive compliance with national best practice standards and guidelines. The use of big data tools to manage and enhance clinical delivery is addressed. Finally, metrics designed to measure the value that radiology brings to patient care and patient outcomes are introduced. Readers wishing to deepen their understanding of contemporary best practices regarding quality and safety will find this book to be a rich source of practical information.

Book Quality and Safety in Radiotherapy

Download or read book Quality and Safety in Radiotherapy written by Todd Pawlicki and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2010-12-20 with total page 632 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first text to focus solely on quality and safety in radiotherapy, this work encompasses not only traditional, more technically oriented, quality assurance activities, but also general approaches of quality and safety. It includes contributions from experts both inside and outside the field to present a global view. The task of assuring quality

Book Dose  Benefit  and Risk in Medical Imaging

Download or read book Dose Benefit and Risk in Medical Imaging written by Lawrence T. Dauer and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2018-10-11 with total page 286 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This timely overview of dose, benefit, and risk in medical imaging explains to readers how to apply this information for informed decision-making that improves patient outcomes. The chapters cover patient and physician perspectives, referral guidelines, appropriateness criteria, and quantifying medical imaging benefits. The authors have included essential discussion about radiologic physics in medical imaging, fundamentals of dose and image quality, risk assessment, and techniques for optimization and dose reduction. The book highlights practical implementation aspects with useful case studies and checklists for treatment planning. Clinicians, students, residents, and professionals in medical physics, biomedical engineering, radiology, oncology, and allied disciplines will find this book an essential resource with the following key features: Discusses risk, benefit, dose optimization, safety, regulation, radiological protection, and shared & informed decision-making. Covers regulatory oversight by government agencies, manufacturers, and societies. Highlights best practices for improving patient safety and outcomes. Gives guidelines on doses associated with specific procedures.

Book Guidelines on Patient Care in Radiography

Download or read book Guidelines on Patient Care in Radiography written by Christine Gunn and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 223 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Intended to improve the care of the patient in imaging and radiotherapy departments, this book is written for student radiographers, radiotherapy nurses and other paramedical staff. Patient preparation, the use of drugs, hygiene and nursing procedures are topics covered within the text.

Book M Health Innovations for Patient Centered Care

Download or read book M Health Innovations for Patient Centered Care written by Moumtzoglou, Anastasius and published by IGI Global. This book was released on 2016-01-26 with total page 438 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The integration of mobile technology into the medical industry has revolutionized the efficiency and delivery of healthcare services. Once limited by distance and physical barriers, health professionals can now reach patients and other practitioners with ease. M-Health Innovations for Patient-Centered Care is a pivotal reference source for the latest scholarly research on the incorporation of mobile telecommunication devices in the health field and how this technology has increased overall quality of care. Highlighting various types of available technologies, necessary support infrastructures, and alterations in business models, this publication is ideally designed for medical professionals, upper-level students, and e-health system designers interested in the effects of mobile technology on healthcare delivery.

Book Radiography in Practice

    Book Details:
  • Author : Lise-Lott Lundvall
  • Publisher : Linköping University Electronic Press
  • Release : 2019-03-06
  • ISBN : 9176851257
  • Pages : 67 pages

Download or read book Radiography in Practice written by Lise-Lott Lundvall and published by Linköping University Electronic Press. This book was released on 2019-03-06 with total page 67 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Those following the profession of radiographer mainly work in the healthcare sector, with image production in medical imaging or with radiotherapy treatments. Radiographers are responsible for patient care and handling technology in this profession al field. Radiographers’ practice is interesting to study in relation to technical developments and changing conditions for performing professional work. The general aim of this thesis was to empirically explore the main features of radiographers’ work, how advances in tech n ology affect radiographers’ practice, interconnections with other practices and students learn in g in practice on the way to becoming professionals. Methods: Data was collected using interviews and observations (Papers I, II & IV). For Paper III, individual interviews were conducted. Data was analysed using a phenomenological interpretative method (Paper I) and practice theory perspective (Papers II–IV). Findings: Radiographers’ professional work with image production was seen as a process comprising three phases: planning the examination, producing the images, and evaluating the images. During this process, radiographers make judgements to ensure patient safety and adapt the technology in use to the individual patient. When conventional imaging techniques are converted into examinations performed by Computer Tomography, the planning phase of radiographers’ work process becomes more important. Technology improvements also mean that the technical aspects of radiographers’ work with image production are easier to foresee in scheduling examinations. The caring aspects however are difficult to plan for because of little information about the patient before the examination. The professional practices involved in medical imaging interconnect to ensure patient safety through materiality and common tasks and/ or projects. The content and quality of two artefacts, the referral and the image, in these interconnections are important in collaborative work to ensure patient safety within medical imaging. Radiography students learn professional knowing in practice i.e. practice-as-work, practice-as language and practice-as-morality, during their clinical placements through alternating between two modes of participation: either observing and listening or acting by themselves. The students developed knowing in practice if the other practitioners allowed them to alternate between these two modes of participation. Implications: The description of radiographers’ general tasks an d responsibilities in a work process can be used for both educational and professionalization purposes. The identified interconnections between involved professions are useful for quality improvement to secure patient safety. The findings about development of knowing in practice can be used in the planning and evaluation of clinical placements for students.

Book Quality and Safety in Medical Imaging  The Essentials

Download or read book Quality and Safety in Medical Imaging The Essentials written by Jeffrey P. Kanne and published by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. This book was released on 2016-08-30 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Zero in on a key aspect of radiology with Quality and Safety in Medical Imaging: The Essentials! Ideal as an efficient learning tool for residents as well as a quick refresher for experienced radiologists, this practical reference covers every essential feature of this important field, putting indispensable information at your fingertips in a compact, high-yield format. You’ll be brought up to date on radiation dose and safety, patient satisfaction, monitoring and reporting of complications, quality and safety in breast imaging, evidence-based radiology, quality dashboards, quality and safety in nuclear medicine, and much more.