This session will explore the expanding role of radiographers as frontline healthcare professionals, highlighting their growing contribution to primary care and community-based services and underline how evolving professional roles, advanced competencies, and closer collaboration within multidisciplinary teams are positioning radiographers as key contributors to modern, sustainable healthcare systems.
Chairpersons Introduction
Nejc Mekis, Ljubljana / Slovenia
Radiographers as health educators: improving awareness through health literacy
Richard Mark Evans, London / United Kingdom
- To explain the role of radiographers in promoting health literacy.
- To communicate medical information clearly to support patient understanding.
- To use education strategies to enhance patient engagement and informed choices
Leading screening campaigns to improve health in the community with patient's advisor groups
Deborah Mizzi, Msida / Malta
- To plan and lead community screening initiatives aligned with public health goals.
- To collaborate with patient advisory groups to ensure inclusive and responsive campaign design.
- To evaluate the impact of screening programs on community health awareness and outcomes.
Empowering radiographers for stronger patient engagement in diagnostic and therapy through appointments
Jose Guilherme Couto, Msida / Malta
- To learn the importance of a holistic approach to better prepare patients for examinations and treatments.
- To support informed decision-making by clearly explaining diagnostic and therapeutic procedures.
- To guide patients in the right pathway to follow up and minimise the impact of therapy effects.