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Referring your patient for imaging: For GPs and medical doctors

  

Course Details

Who is it for?
This course is essential for all medical referrers, including all doctors, primary (GPs) and secondary care referrers, dentists and others.  

Why do this course?
This course will enable you to fulfill your responsibilities safely, effectively, and in compliance with relevant laws and regulations. 

About this course
It comprises approximately 30 minutes of narrated video content divided into digestible short chunks, together with test questions throughout and an assessment at the end, awarding a CPD certificate. The course should take a total of 1 hour to complete. Footage includes illustrations, animations, live action, and recorded interviews.
This course has been accreditation by the Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) until 19 July 2024, and provides 1 CPD credit in accordance with the CPD Scheme of The Royal College of Radiologists.

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The course is comprehensive, written by some of the UK’s foremost radiation safety professionals working in clinical settings, peer reviewed, and with contributions from leading experts. It uses proven educational techniques to make it engaging and memorable and it is designed to be relevant to the practical needs of busy professionals.

The content has been adapted from Radiation Safety 2021, which was written by Sue Baillie (Chief Radiographer St George's University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London) and Bruce Walmsley (Consultant Clinical Scientist and Radiation Protection Adviser, St George's University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London)

Course Creators
Course Directors:
Helen Hughes (Head of Quality & Governance Radiology
Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board)
Elly Castellano (Medical Physicist, The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust).

Expert Panel:
Amanda Webster (Radiation Safety/QA Lead, Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust)
Cristiona Logan (Governance Lead Radiographer, Northern Health and Social Care Trust, Northern Ireland).

Interviewees:
Steve Ebdon-Jackson (Consultant, Regulation of Medical Exposures)
James Taylor (HM Principal Specialist Inspector (Radiation), FOD Radiation Team, HSE)
Amy Eccles (Consultant Radiologist, Nuclear Medicine, Guys and St. Thomas’ Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London)
Christine Peacock (Radiology Services Manager, Royal Brompton Hospital, London).

Includes:

  • 30-minute on-demand video
  •  3 PDF scripts
  •  Regular breaks for questions
  •  10 question final assessment
  • Certificate upon completion
  •  Access on all devices
Audience
This course is essential for all medical referrers, including all doctors, primary (GPs) and secondary care referrers, dentists and others.


       Pricing
        Standard rate £65.99
        BIR member rate £55.99
        BIR member price, group licence code or special discount code can be applied at checkout and you will NOT be charged £65.99
       *VAT will be added at checkout where applicable