| Competence | Source Curriculum | Description |
|---|---|---|
| DI_BK_01 | Basic | Explains risks and benefits to patients, and risks to staff from common radiological investigations and procedures, including the use of contrast media |
| DI_BK_02 | Basic | Explains current statutory radiological regulations e.g. IRMER 2000 as applied to the referrer, practitioner or operator of diagnostic services |
| DI_BK_03 | Basic | Explains the general safety precautions and equipment requirements in specific environments e.g. MRI suites |
| DI_BK_04 | Basic | Recalls/describes the specific anaesthetic implications of imaging techniques including but not limited to:
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| DI_IK_01 | Intermediate | Describes, and critically evaluates, the different techniques of anaesthesia/sedation for adults and children for procedures that may take place outside the operating theatre, but within a hospital setting, either diagnostic or therapeutic for both elective and emergency procedures, including but not exclusively in the following settings: X-Ray, CT scan, Angiography, MRI scan, Radiotherapy, [ECT] |
| DI_IK_04 | Intermediate | Recalls/discusses the unique safety precautions required in each of the environments, particularly MRI |
| DI_BK_05 | Basic | Recalls/explains the implications of exposing the pregnant or potentially pregnant patient to ionising radiation |
| DI_IK_02 | Intermediate | Explains the indications/contraindications of sedation for patients in the non-theatre environment [Cross Ref sedation] |
| DI_IK_03 | Intermediate | Explains the problems of providing safe post- anaesthetic care for patients in the out of theatre environment |
| DI_IK_05 | Intermediate | Describes the specific physical and physiological effects of ECT |
| DI_IK_06 | Intermediate | Explains the rationale behind the choice of anaesthetic technique for ECT |
| DI_IK_07 | Intermediate | Discusses the physical and psychological needs of patients who present for ECT |
| DI_IK_08 | Intermediate | Discusses the place of the Mental Capacity Act in relation to the provision of ECT |
| DI_IK_09 | Intermediate | Describes common interventional procedures and their pathophysiological consequences |
| DI_IK_10 | Intermediate | Describes the anaesthetic management of patients for endovascular procedures [Cross Ref vascular] |
| DI_IK_11 | Intermediate | Describes the anaesthetic management of patients for neurological procedures [Cross Ref neuro] |