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33 summarized to patient classification points. These points per day with the knowledge of the radiographer resource in the same day gives the information of the workload (caused by patients) of radiographers during that day. By following this information it is possible to show for the administrative persons in the organization when there is a need of more or less radiographers. It helps leader and managers to make right decisions and gives more understanding to the radiographers about why there can be variation in the amount of radiographers in the radiological departments and why the work can be very hard although the number of the patients or examinations might be minor. Methods: Measurement is made with the scale of six variables and four difficulty grades. Number four means the most demanding case in variables. The points are scared in to the classes which describe the amount of care the patient needs in one examination. Results: The validity of our classification has been several times evaluated with pair-review and results have been good, unanimity 2012 over 90% and 84% in the year 2007 and the value of agreement by Kappafactor 2012 was 0,88 when the limit of good value is over 0,70. Patient Classification System is needed to measure and to make visible the workload of radiographers. It is needed for many reasons, not least to see the variation in patient needs and to be able to plan radiographer resources properly. 10.3. National registration for medical radiation practitioners in Australia Presenter: Neil Hicks, Medical Radiation Practice Board of Australia Author: Neil Hicks Introduction: Australia’s National Registration and Accreditation Scheme is widely recognised as an internationally significant health reform, bringing together multiple jurisdictions and professions into a single regulatory system. From 1 July 2012 six different registering bodies for medical radiation practice in Australia joined to become one national regulator for the profession. The Medical Radiation Practice Board of Australia is led by members of the profession and is separate and independent of, professional associations and unions. The Board’s main purpose is to protect the public by registering suitability qualified, safe and competent practitioners. A unique aspect of the Board’s responsibilities is balancing the protection of the public with other aims of the scheme which includes facilitating workforce mobility across Australia, and enabling the continuous development of a flexible, responsive and sustainable health workforce. The work of the Board includes •developing and consulting on registration standards, codes and guidelines for the profession •registering medical radiation practitioners and students •handling notifications, complaints, investigations and disciplinary hearings •keeping the national register of practitioners. Some of the benefits of the National Scheme are: •registered once and practice anywhere in Australia •everyone who is registered has to meet the same standards. There are five mandatory registration standards that are common across professions, as well as profession-specific standards, that practitioners must meet to become and remain registered. Professional capabilities statements identify the minimum skills and for registration Methods: Further information about the Board can be found at http://www.medicalradiationpracticeboard.gov.au/ Results: Consumers now have access to accurate, up-to-date information about the registration status of more than 590,000 health practitioners across 14 professions. Registered practitioners can use a protected title that consumers recognise and understand. This assures the public that health services are being delivered by qualified practitioners who have met and maintain national standards. For the first time the Board has national data about registered practitioners. 10.4. Better imaging for the patient´s best Presenter: Virva Kaarina Seiko-Vänttinen, TYKS, Medical Imaging Centre of Southwest Finland Author: Seiko-Vänttinen Virva Introduction: “The future is here”, said Olli-Pekka Lehtonen, Chief Executive Officer of hospital District of Southwest Finland. Last spring the biggest hospital building project in Finland ever was completed. New Thospital started to operate at April the 2nd. The T-hospital is the first new generation’s hospital in Finland, where implementing and solutions are based on process-thinking. The goal is patient-centred care and all the competence is around the patient. That is the reason why emergency medical imaging is in the middle of the Emergency Medical Services. Medical Imaging Centre of Southwest Finland has four medical imaging departments in the T-hospital. One of these units is the Emergency Radiology unit. The purpose of this presentation is to give an overview of the huge amount of issues that had to be dealt with before the new department could start functioning. Acquisition of devices was started two to three years ago, first planning and then employing of personnel to the new departments took two years and staff training concerning new devices had to be scheduled and executed. Because the department is completely new, we had to buy almost everything – furniture, personal computers, printers, books, medical supplies, phones, radiation protection stuff etc. Luckily the budget was sufficient for us. At the Emergency Radiology unit we have three conventional x –ray devices, Computed Tomography, Ultrasound and Magnetic Resonance imaging devices. The department is open 24/7 and examination numbers are estimated to be around 60 000 examinations / year. Methods: When everything is new – environment, staff, devices, manager of the department – you can imagine that there is a lot of challenge and takes for a while before everything is settled down. Results: Although everything had to be done very quickly, we have succeeded in many things. Emergency Medical Services have been satisfied to the quality and availability of our examinations. Still we do have challenges with co-operation in- and outside the department. But without competency, enthusiasm and motivation of the staff this wouldn’t have succeeded! Vision of Medical Imaging Centre of Southwest Finland is “better imaging for the patient’s best” and we are in a good way towards it. 10.5. Patient safety from a leadership perspective Presenter: Heidi Korin, Turku School of Economics, Finland Author: Heidi Korin Introduction: The legislation of healthcare in Finland requires healthcare to base on the best available evidence and good practices. Care needs to be of high quality ensuring patient safety. The Finnish Ministry of Social Affairs and Health published a strategy for patient safety for years 2009- 2013. Aim of the strategy was to promote patient safety culture since it is the base of patient safety in health care organizations. Organizations ability to evaluate its own safety is based to safety culture of the organization (Glendon & Stanton 2000). In the safety culture are experiences and attitudes of the healthcare staff combined with the working processes and operational environment. A high safety culture is characterized among others by a genuine commitment to safety as well as proactive evaluation and understanding of safety related risks. (Reiman et al 2008.) Patient safety culture is also closely related to the leadership of the organization. Since legislation sets a clear demand for patient safety work, are healthcare leaders in an important role in implementation of patient safety work. Promotion of patient safety demands commitment and support from leaders. This paper discusses the importance of leadership to the promotion of patient safety. Methods: A literature review was carried out to explore how patient safety management and leadership practices occur in light of research articles. Results: Results suggest that patient safety culture and leadership activities are combined together. Important factors in patient safety management are visible commitment of leaders, communication and learning of patient safety incidents, education and strategic patient safety management. Results indicate that there are plenty of tools for leaders for implementation of patient safety management. Patient safety should be a natural part of the total quality management of the organization. 10.6. The Aftermath of Major Trauma - Coping with Critical Incidents in a Radiology Department Presenter: Kathy Colgan, Rotorua Hospital, New Zealand Author: Kathy Colgan Introduction: Introduction Radiographers, due to the nature of their work are frequently involved with trauma cases where patients have suffered severe life threatening injuries. In some cases, the traumatic event will have involved fatalities at the accident scene and in others the patients that reach hospital, despite exemplary care, do not survive. Modern media – internet, social networking telecommunications along with conventional television and newspaper reporting means that these traumatic incidents become highly publicised events. The practitioner meanwhile becomes isolated from their community due to the confidential nature of their role


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