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Continuing Education is just a click
away for ISLHD with TiP-EdSM Online
The Facility
Results
The Illawarra Shoalhaven Local Health District (ISHLD) is
situated in New South Wales along the coast of Australia,
south of Sydney. With a workforce of 6,800 staff across 9
major hospital sites, ISHLD spends more than $680 million
on health services.
ISHLD has been using TiP-EdSM Online education for 4 years
as a theoretical training tool for its radiographers and
sonographers as well as for student radiographers.
As well as the 50 radiographers and sonographers that work
across ISHLD, Wollongong Hospital—the main teaching
hospital in the district—takes on student radiographers as
part of a clinical assimilation program. Around 5 students join
the team every year and are provided with theoretical and
practical training by the senior radiographers.
TiP-EdSM Online offers over 300 courses across a range of
imaging technologies. While it is competency-based training
that helps ISHLD staff maintain their CPD accreditation, it
also assists with career development by providing a pathway
of new modality-skills training without having to rely solely
on face-to-face.
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Background
To be a practicing radiographer in Australia, individuals must
be registered with the Medical Radiation Practice Board of
Australia (MRPBA). As a condition of registration, practitioners
are requested to undertake Continuing Professional
Development (CPD) activities and complete a minimum
of 60 hours over a three-year period¹. All hours of activity
are recorded by individuals with the Australian Institute of
Radiography (AIR), which administers the CPD program on
behalf of the MRPBA.
Points are allocated based on completed training and can
be accrued through various modes such as, attendance to
scientific meetings or conferences, clinical training events,
in-hospital staff education programs, applications training
and online education. All education programs must be
approved by AIR with an associated appellation code in order
for practitioners to earn points².
With the requirements for staff to maintain accreditation
through the CPD program, ISHLD identified a need to offer
more educational opportunities to staff in addition to them
attending scientific meetings or conferences.
Moreover, given the regular intake of student radiographers,
ISHLD was looking to develop a more structured program
to deliver a comprehensive training program during their
twelve month clinical placements.
Solution
GE Healthcare’s TiP-EdSM Online was evaluated by ISHLD and
found to be a suitable tool.
TiP-EdSM Online is approved by the CPD program as a Class
A appellation and offers a wide range of courses across
imaging modalities from basic levels to more advanced
streams, providing ISHLD with a viable education and training
solution.
To access TiP-EdSM Online, staff enter through an online web
portal bringing them to a homepage listing the libraries of
courses. While the training content is delivered through video
presentations, training materials can be downloaded and
read separately. On completion of a module, an assessment
follows and certificates of completion can be saved and/or
printed. These certificates can be then used to log CPD points.
The content on TiP-EdSM Online is continuously evaluated and
new courses are added regularly.
A training report can also be downloaded on demand by
team leaders to ensure completion of relevant modules.
TiP-Ed SM Online has really
assisted us with creating a
pathway of job-relevant and practical
knowledge for our staff.
Matt Ryan, Chief Radiographer, ISHLD
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Benefits
TiP-EdSM Online can be accessed at home, in the office or
anywhere the user has internet access at any time of day.
This was a major advantage for the ISHLD teams as often
they are unable to complete modules during their work
hours at the hospital. Many staff actively seek to learn new
techniques and concepts in their own time and often use
TiP-EdSM Online to find the latest courses. It offers a learning
pathway for new modality-skills training supporting overall
staff career development.
For student radiographers, ISHLD developed a structured
on-the-job training program incorporating TiP-EdSM Online
courses. For example, before moving into the practical
training in the CT department or Catheter Lab, the students
complete the relevant TiP-EdSM Online module that covers the
theoretical concepts required for that modality. This enables
the supervisor to focus more on the practical training, freeing
up time that would otherwise be spent covering theory.
Overall ISHLD has found TiP-EdSM Online a useful tool to
complement staff educational needs, offering an alternative
to accrue CPD points.
It was paramount for us to
have a stable and structured
education program for staff to
maintain their membership and
accreditation with the AIR.
Matt Ryan, Chief Radiographer, ISHLD
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Medical Radiation Practice Continuing Professional Development Registration Standard: http://www.medicalradiationpracticeboard.gov.au/Registration-Standards.aspx
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