Learning Outcomes:
1. Understand the theories of leadership and evaluate the type of leadership in their own departments and their personal leadership style.
2. Analyse quality & risk management, safety & clinical audit theory & best practice guidelines and to critically appraise both their own role in quality management and how guidelines are practised in their own departments.
3. Evaluate how current research could be implemented in practice.
4. Consider legal and ethical principles relevant to ultrasound in Ireland.
5. Understand principles of financial management and the current processes within their department and critically evaluate areas of cost effectiveness in their modality.
6. Understand current principles on patient engagement in healthcare and evaluate their own personal and departmental approach to patient experience and advocacy.
7. Understand and analyse aspects of operational workflow, organisational behaviour and human resources relevant to their own practice, department and modality.
Indicative Module Content:
Key topics that will be addressed in the module include leadership; quality and risk management; financial considerations; teamwork, conflict and communication; legal and ethical principles; patient experience; general radiology operations.