Promoting the radiographer’s profession N. Correia TRM, Centre d’Imagerie Lausanne-Epalinges S. de Labouchere TRM, HESAV & Clinique Bois-cerf J. Rossier TRM, Inselspital Universitätsinstitut für DIPR S. Sergio TRM, Clinique Cecil

Plan Why this project ? Why this project ? What impacts ? What impacts ? Acting upon our observations Acting upon our observations Different steps of the project Different steps of the project Creating the product Creating the product Conclusion Conclusion 2

Why this project ? Lack of recognition and/or knowledge of radiographers’ professional role Lack of recognition and/or knowledge of radiographers’ professional role Noticed during our studies : friends/family and other health workers/students Noticed during our studies : friends/family and other health workers/students These impressions/observations were backed up by research in different countries These impressions/observations were backed up by research in different countries 3

Different populations 1. Healthcare co-workers « Button-pushers » « Button-pushers » Technical aspect only Technical aspect only 2. Within the school (HESAV) Technical aspect only Technical aspect only No knowledge of radiographers’ professional role No knowledge of radiographers’ professional role 3. General public (patients, friends, family…) Stereotypes : women are nurses and men are doctors Stereotypes : women are nurses and men are doctors No knowledge of the difference between radiologists and radiographers No knowledge of the difference between radiologists and radiographers 4

What impacts ? Practitioners low self- esteem Practitioners low self- esteem Tendency to devaluate their role Tendency to devaluate their role Apathy towards their jobs and continuous training Apathy towards their jobs and continuous training Lack of desire to participate in their professional development Lack of desire to participate in their professional development 5

Acting upon our observations Background Background During our 3rd year at HESAV During our 3rd year at HESAV Optional module entitled « Project Management » Optional module entitled « Project Management » Project Objective Project Objective Promoting radiographers’ skills and the different fields of study Promoting radiographers’ skills and the different fields of study 6

Different steps of the project 1. Projet management initiation 2. Learning process and tools Planification (Gantt chart) Planification (Gantt chart) Budget Budget Target Target Risk assessment Risk assessment Auto-evaluation Auto-evaluation 3. Starting the pre-project 7

Creating the pre- project Identifying our needs Identifying our needs Insurring feasability Insurring feasability Risk assessment and Gantt chart Risk assessment and Gantt chart Clarifying ideas Clarifying ideas Brainstorming Brainstorming Workload organisation Workload organisation Mainly group meetings and individual work Mainly group meetings and individual work SMART objectives SMART objectives Logbook and meeting summaries Logbook and meeting summaries 8

Estimating and identifying ressources Financial ASTRM ↔ HESAV Human HESAV & ASTRM Technical HESAV 9

Creating the product Means of communication Means of communication Posters Posters Flyers Flyers Why ? Why ? Ease of diffusion Ease of diffusion Reduced costs Reduced costs 10

Essential elements of the product Profession’s technical and human relations aspects Profession’s technical and human relations aspects The radiographer is a medical caregiver in contact with patients The radiographer is a medical caregiver in contact with patients Three areas of radiology Three areas of radiology Teamwork Teamwork Radioprotection Radioprotection 11

Poster 12

Poster Attractive catch phrase Attractive catch phrase Highlighting the profession’s two main aspects Highlighting the profession’s two main aspects 13

Poster Main aspects of radiographers’ profession Main aspects of radiographers’ profession Technical aspects Technical aspects Human relations aspects Human relations aspects 14

Poster Functional images Functional images Purpose : diagnostic and/or therapeutic Purpose : diagnostic and/or therapeutic 15 Nuclear medicine

Poster Cancer treatment with radiations Cancer treatment with radiations Treatement planning Treatement planning 16 Radiation Oncology

Poster Morphological images Morphological images +/- contrast agent injection +/- contrast agent injection 17 Diagnostic and interventionnal radiology

Final product Distributed to all radiology centers of Western Switzerland by the ASTRM Distributed to all radiology centers of Western Switzerland by the ASTRM November 2015 November ’000 flyers and 200 posters 10’000 flyers and 200 posters Available to patients, the public and / or health professionals Available to patients, the public and / or health professionals 20

Conclusion Primary objective : Primary objective : Promoting radiographers’ skills and the different fields of study Promoting radiographers’ skills and the different fields of study Objective attained Objective attained What about now ? What about now ? 21

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