PC 1 - Subspecialisation vs despecialisation

Learning Objectives
1. To learn about how a plain-film radiographer reporting service can be safely developed.
2. To understand how a hospital can think outside the box and embrace new ways of working with no additional risk to patients or staff.
3. To appreciate how radiographers and radiologists can work together to free up the radiologist’s time for other activities and to provide a plain-film radiographer-led service that is amongst the best and most responsive in the UK.

Learning Objectives
1. To learn about the patients’ questions, behaviour, and needs when they come into a radiology department.
2. To understand what is necessary to support patients and doctors, what information is expected, that patients are no longer silent consumers and are now active decision makers, and to understand the needs of the referring doctors.
3. To appreciate that patients want to be supported but also want to cooperate with their doctors to identify symptoms and needs as fast as possible, and to receive the right diagnose and medication as soon as possible.
4. To become familiar with digital solutions and tools to help patients and colleagues with the right information and data.

Learning Objectives
1. To learn about the current landscape of the organisation of interventional radiology services in different European countries.
2. To discuss the need of further subspecialisation within interventional radiology.
3. To understand how education is organised and could be improved to train interventional radiologists.

Learning Objectives
1. To consolidate knowledge about the value and uniqueness of general and subspecialised radiology.
2. To appreciate the added value of multidisciplinary teams with shared expertise.
3. To learn about the opportunities of radiologists in future workflow scenarios.