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20 th ISRRT World Congress 2018
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Approaching Development of a new education programme in Diagnostic Radiography
Alexandra Partner
University of Derby, UK
P10
Back to basic: With modern technology, personal touch is the brilliance of human connection
Jacqueline Umali
National Healthcare Group Diagnostics Singapore, Singapore
P11
Introduction: Missed health care appointments is a caused of significant concern for healthcare providers as these
impact upon the health of the patient and treatment outcome. This quality improvement project aimed is to reduce the
wasted ultrasound appointment in National Healthcare Group Diagnostics, Ang Mo Kio Polyclinic in Singapore. The
international bench-mark for primary care clinics is 5-10%.
Method: This study applied a systematic method design based on the platform of CPIP (Clinical Practice Improvement)
programme. The team crafted the mission statement which is to reduce the wasted ultrasound slots from 14% to 5% in
six months’ time. The team drew a process map of how patients are given their appointments. A quantitative survey
was conducted to patients, family members and care givers on the possible reason why patient missed their
appointment and for not being prepared for the procedure, n=55. A qualitative component includes in-depth interviews
and discussion with Patient Service Assistant and referring Clinicians. A fishbone was also drawn to analyse the root
causes and 5 interventions were identified as suitable for PDSA (Plan, Do, Study, Act) which are: call patients 5 days
before their appointment time, offer cancelled patients suitable rebooking schedule, increase one slot ,removed
cancelled patients from the appointment system and replacing cancelled slots.
Result: After the 5th PDSA cycle, wasted ultrasound slots dropped to 8.75% in the post intervention period. The
appointment waiting time reduced from 21 days to next day and all patients turned up well prepared for their procedure.
Conclusion: We conclude that an improved strategy for communications with patients is still the best bet so far.
GENERAL RADIOGRAPHY, RADIATION PROTECTION
Dental Radiological Practice in Trinidad and Tobago: A Pilot Project
Dr. Arlana Bissoon
School of Dentistry, University of the West Indies, Trinidad and Tobago
P12
Introduction/ Objective: The aim of this study was to identify the current standards of radiological practice in Trinidad
in relation to international ionising radiation regulations with respect to dentistry.
Methods: A 32 point questionnaire that was previously tested was administered to 55 dentists who practice in different
regions of Trinidad. The survey aimed to gather information on demographic factors, types of radiographic equipment,
techniques and processing and radiation protection measures.
Results: The majority of dentists (61.8%) were not aware of the technical details of their equipment. Thirty-three
dentists did not know the kVp of their machines and 17 dentists were not aware of the intraoral film speed that they
utilize. Of the respondents, 85.5% used rounded collimators. The most common technique for periapical radiography
was the paralleling technique (64%). Many respondents own panoramic X-ray units, but the majority of them (90.9%)
did not take panoramic radiographs on all patients regardless of the dentist’s working environment. This was proven to
be statistically significant (p