Course: International Covid-19 support for Radiographers and Radiological Technologists

Topic outline

General
- Announcements Forum
About the course
"Extract from the COVID-19 - ISRRT Response Document"
Appropriate and safe use of Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy with infection control measures considered in addition to standard radiation protection procedures

This document is based on Input to the World Health Authority (WHO) Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) meeting facing COVID-19 held March 27th, 2020 and development of various WHO/IAEA Technical documents including 'WHO-Rapid Advice Clinical Guide on appropriate use of radiological imaging in COVID-19' and IAEA/WHO Technical brief for Nuclear Medicine in COVID-19. It is available on the ISRRT Website (https://www.isrrt.org/full-guideline-protective-measures). It is edited and compiled by A.Stewart Whitley, Director of Professional Practice - International Society of Radiographers and Radiological Technologists(ISRRT) following valuable input from many radiography expert contributors who are acknowledged in the document.
- Radiography Department and Mobile Radiography on at risk COVID-19 patients Book
What is a virus? What is corona virus and why is it different?
Authors: Prof. Richard Birtles, Dr. Ian Goodhead and Dr. Chloë James
- Topic Description and Learning outcomes Page
- What is a Virus? What are Viruses made up of ? Book
- COVID-19 Book
- Useful Resources Page
  
  Information about protecting yourself as a radiographer will be available soon in other documents in this course
- Viruses – MCQs Quiz
Measures radiographers can take to minimize risk to themselves during professional working and their families
- Topic description and learning outcomes Page
- educational material from e-LfH Page
  
  links to educational sessions
- Minimising catching Covid-19 from patients: working practices and PPE
  
  By Moreno Zanardo, Desmond Hoon, Denise Chong, Liang chong ri, Roberta Gerasia, Angie Devetti, and Stefano Durante
  
  acknowledgments to:
  Riccardo Biffi, FASTeR. Matteo Migliorini, GReSS. Marco Nicolò, GITrE-TC. Stefano Pacifici, FASTeR. Cristina Poggi, FASTeR. Camilla Risoli, GITrE-TC. Marco Santucci, FASTeR. Stefano Santucci, FASTeR.
- Why should we apply the practice of “cohorting” practitioners/machines/patients? Book
- What personal protective equipment (PPE) should I wear? Book
- How minimise the risk of contagion during patient contact Book
- Dressing and undressing procedures for healthcare personnel Book
- How to safely handle the imaging plate Book
- How to sanitize portable X-ray equipment Book
- How to protect the ones we love Page
- Hand washing Page
- Personal Protective Equipment- MCQ's Quiz
- Physical and mental well-being of radiographers during self-isolation due to COVID-19
  
  Key contributors to this article are Charlotte Thompson and Arty the cat
- Learning outcomes Page
- Foreword Page
- Food and Essentials Page
- Physical Health Page
- Mental well-being Page
- Afterword Page
- List of References Page
  
  All the links mentioned on this topic
- Physical and mental well being - MCQ's Quiz
- Coping with wearing PPE
- Experiences of wearing Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) when examining patients Book
  
  Author: Kelly Judith
- Experiences of wearing Personal Protection Equipment (PPE) from a medical practitioner's professional perspective Book
  
  Author: Dr Natalya Fox (medical practitioner), Registrar - Acute Medicine
Effective Communication

By: Assoc. Prof. Jonathan McNulty and Dr Jonathan Loui Portelli
Mobile X-ray equipment
By Luis Lanca (1), Cláudia Sá dos Reis (2)
1) Singapore Institute of Technology, Singapore
2) School of Health Sciences (HESAV), University of Applied Sciences and Arts Western Switzerland (HES-SO), Switzerland
Radiographic procedure
By Andrew England (UK), Kholoud Alzyoud (Jordan), Yi Xiang Tay (Singapore), Moreno Zanardo (Italy), Roberta Gerasia (Italy).
Radiation Protection
Radiation Protection during mobile chest radiography COVID-19
Victor S. Clampitt¹ and Shane Foley²

¹School of Radiologic Sciences, Weber State University

²Radiography & Diagnostic Imaging, School of Medicine, University College of Dublin
Image review and reporting
- Learning objectives Page
- Image evaluation for the diagnostic quality of a mobile chest radiographs including COVID 19 patients
  By Ken Holmes¹ and Nick Woznitza²
  ^{1.university of Cumbria,}
  ^{2. Homerton University Hospital /Canterbury Christ Church University}
- Topic description and Learning outcomes Page
- Is the image diagnostic? (10 point plan) Book
- Appendix 1 Page
- Appendix 2 Page
- Appendix 3 Page
- Appendix 4 Page
- Further Reading and Web resources Page
- Image evaluation using the 10 point plan Interactive Content
  
  Complete the activity
  
  There is an exercise on image appraisal using the 10 point plan on an AP Erect radiograph.
  
  Please attempt the appraisal and then reveal the answer
- MCQ’s on Image evaluation a mobile CXR on a COVID 19 positive patient Quiz
- The difference between Chest Posterior Anterior (PA) and Anterior Posterior (AP) radiographs.
  Authors Ken Holmes¹, Rachel Newcombe¹ and Chris Boothman²
  
  1 University of Cumbria, 2 Artist
- Learning objectives Page
- The difference between Chest Posterior Anterior (PA) and Anterior Posterior (AP) radiographs. Book
- MCQ's for the difference between Chest Posterior Anterior (PA) and Anterior Posterior (AP) radiographs Quiz
Patient Informatics

Alexander Peck ^1,2 & Anant Patel¹

¹Chair & Committee Member of the Society & College of Radiographers IM+T Advisory Group, UK

²Author of Clark’s PACS, RIS & Imaging Informatics
Audit and Learning
By Professor Julie Nightingale, Elizabeth Shute and Helle Precht
Further Material
- Educational material from the eLfH website Page
  
  Minimising Risk during Mobile Radiography
  
  Mobile Chest Radiography
  
  Image Evaluation for the Diagnostic Quality of Chest Radiographs including COVID-19 cases
  
  Radiographic Procedure
- CXR interpretation in an ITU setting URL
  
  Free registration required