Radiology Reporting Workshop Series

RW 18 - Distractions and errors in radiology

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30:00Asha Omar, Plymouth / UK

2

30:00Sri Priya Suresh, Plymouth / UK

30 min

Errors in radiology

Asha Omar, Plymouth / United Kingdom

To outline the reader and system specific contributing factors to error.
To discuss systems of cognition and cognition biases and how they contribute to error.
To discuss the governance of error in the UK health setting.
To outline how errors impact patients.

30 min

Less is more: the pitfalls of overcalling

Sri Priya Suresh, Plymouth / United Kingdom

To explore the various types of overcalls in radiology, such as over-interpretation of scans, false positives, and misdiagnoses, and understand how they impact clinical decisions.
To examine the impact of overcalls on the patient journey, including delayed treatment, unnecessary procedures, and mismanagement.
To understand the economic consequences, such as increased healthcare costs, wasted resources, and potential malpractice claims.
To analyse the underlying factors leading to overcalling in radiology, including fatigue, lack of standardisation, rushed work environments, cognitive biases, and pressures from external stakeholders.
To learn best practices and techniques for minimising overcalls, such as improving awareness, standardising reporting practices and fostering a collaborative team approach to reduce errors.