Patient Centered Care in Medical Imaging and Radiotherapy

Description

Health investigation and treatment have moved from a clinician-centred approach to a patient-centred approach during the past few decades. Patients are now rightly regarded as empowered and informed users of health services, not passive recipients.

Motivated by this philosophical shift, this new book identifies the key issues underpinning the complete delivery of ‘good’ patient care and considers their application in the medical radiation sciences. Taking a UK/European perspective, the authors examine how a holistic approach is related to legislation, human rights and perceived patient needs. Medical imaging and radiotherapy are front line services experienced by vast numbers of patients with acute and chronic medical conditions, including trauma and cancer.

The book includes coverage of behavioural science and health psychology together with practical applications such as safe manual handling, infection control and radiation safety. This provides the reader with a comprehensive understanding of what contributes to the patient’s experience in diagnostic imaging and radiotherapy. It also considers other aspects of the patient experience, such as inter-professional team working, disability, communication, clinical procedures and practice.

Key Features

• Identifies the key issues underpinning the complete delivery of ‘good’ patient care and considers their application in the medical radiation sciences.
  
• Takes a UK/European perspective.
  
• Covers behavioural science and health psychology together with practical applications such as safe manual handling, infection control and radiation safety.
  
• Considers all aspects of the patient experience, including communication, clinical procedures and practice.

Companion Products

• Patient Centered Care in Medical Imaging and Radiotherapy

Table of Contents

Section One Professional Conduct and Behaviour

Section Two Communication

Section Three Psychosocial aspects of patient care

Section Four Radiation hazards and safety

Section Five Physical and medical aspects of patient safety

Section Six Infection control

 Section Seven Performance measures in patient care

Section Eight Patient care specific to each of the following key areas:

Conventional diagnostic imaging

Interventional radiology

Ultrasound

Nuclear Medicine

MRI

Radiotherapy

Author Information

Edited by Aarthi Ramlaul, MA, B.Tech. Rad., N.Dip. Rad., Senior Lecturer, School of Health and Emergency Professions - Radiography, University of Hertfordshire, Hertfordshire, UK Senior Lecturer and Martin Vosper, MSc, HDCR, Senior Lecturer, Department of Radiography, University of Hertfordshire, Hatfield, UK