On completion of this module the successful student will be able to:
1. Evaluate the role and responsibilities of the radiographer and the associated evidence-base for accurate, safe and legal practise within the profession.
2. Evaluate the benefits of an imaging procedure relative to the patient presentation and diagnostic inquiry.
3. Discuss the application of governance systems appropriate for all aspects of imaging in terms of achieving optimum image quality with minimum exposure of the patient to ionising radiation.
4. Understand key national and international guidelines on quality, safety and risk in healthcare.
5. Understand how quality improvement is enacted and measure in healthcare.
6. Appreciate the patient perspective on quality improvement and discuss how clinical actions impact patients.
7. Analyse, reflect and discuss how various aspects of quality, safety and risk happen on a day to day basis in their clinical practice.
8. Reflect on and appreciate the role of the Professional Body and Continuing Professional Development in an Irish context.
9. Understand Artificial Intelligence to a basic technical level and its application to the radiographers role.
10. Improve on their current communication skills and understand the theory behind communicating with challenging patients.
11. Introduce themselves to equality, diversity and inclusion issues in healthcare.
12. Prepare themselves for the recruitment process and employer expectations of becoming a graduate radiographer.

Key topics that will be addressed in the module include:
• Leadership and management in relationship to being a graduate radiographer
Critical evaluation and key decision making in radiographic clinical scenarios.
• National and international guidance on quality, safety and risk in healthcare, with a focus on radiographic practice.
• Measurement of quality improvement in healthcare
• Risk management and incident reporting in radiography.
• The patient perspective on quality, safety and risk in healthcare
• The theory and practice of clinical audit
• Artificial Intelligence from the radiographers perspective.
• The Irish professional body, CPD and role development
• Behavioural Change
• Communication and the patient educator.
• Graduate interview preparation and expectations.

This module delivers material which builds on the students existing radiographic knowledge.
Discussions surrounding clinical experiences form a large part of class group work and prior clinical experience as a student radiographer up to and including the successful completion of CPoR 3.1 and 3.2 is essential.

• Group/class feedback, post-assessment

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