Overview
Students will have the opportunity to recognise image acquisition across multiple imaging modalities, explore the integration of the working with other systems and define the fundamental concepts and policies of ethical and safe practice. Crucially, management and leadership requirements will be identified for career progression. Renowned Dr Alex Peck will be joining HSU for delivery of Clinical Imaging and Informatics.
Course Details
As diagnostic imaging services continue to become increasingly dependent on digital technologies and computers, the ability to engage with informatics has become an essential skill for innovation. This unit is a stand-alone, level 4 unit which has been designed to prepare you as a current or future professional to confidently evaluate and analyse informatics in clinical imaging. This unit will introduce students to architecture, functionality, governance and operational dynamics of radiography information systems. It aims to build foundational competence in management, optimisation and strategic use of common clinical systems such as PACS, RIS, EPR, interfaces, image sharing platforms, modality worklists and allied clinical information systems. The unit will equip you to become a safe and ethical imaging informatics user to enhance your practice whilst upholding professional standards. On completion of the unit, you will be confident in using core technologies and have the skills to evaluate their impact on a radiology service, lead conversations around their use and influence future practice in your department ensuring safe and ethical practice.
Students will be taught at Bournemouth, HSU for four consecutive days followed by some follow up online sessions.
As a unique Health Sciences University, HSU has developed a wide range of educational opportunities for health and care professionals. Provision at HSU is delivered by experts and clinicians that combine roles in both academia and clinical practice.
What you will learn on the course ?
- Image acquisition across multiple imaging modalities.
- The usage and interactions of PACS, RIS and other text systems
- Integration with other working systems
- Imaging and reporting requirements within a clinical department
- Standards such as DICOM and HL7
- Legal considerations around the usage and maintenance of informatics
- Clinical safety and ethics within an IT department
- Management and leadership skills
- Career progression within informatics
- Cyber security in imaging: vulnerabilities, threat models and mitigation strategies.
- Data governance: IG frameworks, GDPR, audit and access controls.
- Quality assurance: data accuracy, uptime, latency and reporting consistency.
- Artificial intelligence and its introduction plus interactions with daily practice
Entry Requirements
Entry Requirements: 
Currently working in a clinical imaging department.
