Association of Radiography Educators

Organizational Partner: Association of Radiography Educators, London, UK

Lead: Dr Ruth Strudwick, Chair; Professional Lead: Radiography & Interprofessional Learning, Associate Professor, School of Health & Sports Sciences
University of Suffolk
 Waterfront Building, Neptune Quay,
Ipswich
IP4 1QJ

Resident in: UK;

Working in: UK;

Preferred contact: r.strudwick@uos.ac.uk

Key Words:

Area(s) of Interest in VBP: Communications, Practice Education, Management, Meeting/study days, Policy/Commissioning, Research/practice and radiography education, Services/person-centered, Services/teamwork;

Related Area(s) of Interest: Communication skills, Evidence-based practice, Ethics, Health economics, Regulation, Law, Practice education;

Area(s) of healthcare expertise: Child Health, Carer, Mental health/General, Primary care, Service user, Social care, Well-being, Other/Radiography and Radiotherapy.

Brief Description of WorkThe Association of Radiography Educators is a Specialist Interest Group of the Society and College of Radiographers. We organize 2 or 3 study days per year for radiographers interested in education. We have an organizing committee and the committee meets 3 times per year. We also provide information for radiographers interested in a career in education.

Read more: Society of Radiographers website www.sor.org;

Implementation of VBP training in Radiography

Following the publication of the Values Based Practice in Diagnostic & Therapeutic Radiography Training Template/Manual in October 2018, interest has grown throughout the radiography professions about Values-based practice.

Dr Ruth Strudwick, the lead for this work has been invited to speak at different events, and study days, and has also published several papers, along with conference presentations and a conference poster.

Publications and conference presentations/posters are listed below:

Publications:

Hadwen H, Strudwick R & Harvey-Lloyd J (2016) Values-Based Radiography.  Imaging & Therapy Practice, November 2016 p25-29.

Strudwick R & Newton-Hughes A (2017) Values-Based Practice in Radiography.  Imaging & Therapy Practice, June 2017 p10-16.

Fulford K W M, Newton-Hughes A, Strudwick R and Handa A (2018) Values-based Practice for Imaging and Therapy Professionals: An Introduction.  Imaging and Oncology, 2018, p26-33.

Strudwick R M (2019) A Guide to Values-Based Practice in Radiography. 14 May:  Available at https://www.carestream.com/blog/2019/05/14/values-based-practice-in-radiography/

Strudwick R M (2019) Is there any value in values-based practice? Synergy News, August 2019, p18.

Strudwick R M (2019) Values-based practice in action. Synergy News, September 2019, p18

Strudwick R M (2019) Embedding values-based practice in day to day clinical practice. Synergy News, October 2019, p11

Conferences:

Newton-Hughes A & Strudwick R (2017) An Exploration of Values Based Radiography from the perspective of the service user, radiographer and radiology manager.   CAHPR East Anglia meeting, 30th November 2017.

Strudwick R, Newton-Hughes A, Gibson S, Harris J, Gradwell M, Hyde E, Harvey-Lloyd J, O’Regan T & Hendry J (2018) Values-Based Practice (VBP) Training for Radiographers – Poster Presentation.  The National Association of Educators in Practice Conference 2018, Learning in Practice: a critical perspective.  20th April 2018.  The Studio, Birmingham.

Strudwick R (2018) Values-Based Practice in Radiography – Key note address.  Developing Patient-Centred Compassionate Care:  Developing a Culture of Kindness in the Radiographic Workplace.  22nd May 2018, Jurys Inn, Birmingham.  

Strudwick R, Newton-Hughes A, Gibson S, Harris J, Gradwell M, Hyde E, Harvey-Lloyd J, O’Regan T & Hendry J (2018) Values-Based Practice (VBP) Training for Radiographers – Poster Presentation.  BJR Congress series. Proceedings of the UK Radiological Congress 2018. P209.

Strudwick R, Newton-Hughes A, Gibson S, Harris J, Gradwell M, Hyde E, Harvey-Lloyd J, O’Regan T & Hendry J (2018) Values-Based Practice (VBP) Training for Radiographers.  Achieving Excellence in Radiography Education and Research 2018, 30th November – 1st December 2018.  The Queens Hotel, Leeds.

Strudwick R M (2019) Values-based Practice – invited speaker.  46th Annual Spring Meeting of the British Nuclear Medicine Society, 1st-3rd April 2019, The King’s Centre, Oxford

Strudwick R, Newton-Hughes A, Gibson S, Harris J, Gradwell M, Hyde E, Harvey-Lloyd J, O’Regan T & Hendry J (2019) Values-Based Practice (VBP) Training for Radiographers.  European Congress of Radiology 2019 the Bigger Picture, 2019 Vienna. European Society of Radiology, B-0033.

Strudwick R M (2019) The Role of the Practice Educator in Radiography – poster presentation.  The National Association of Educators in Practice Conference 2018, Adapting Practice Education for Learners of the Future.  10th May 2019.  The Studio, Birmingham.

Newton-Hughes A, & Strudwick R (2019) Values-Based Practice in Radiography – Poster Presentation.  UK Imaging & Oncology Congress 2019; P15; 10-12 June 2019; Liverpool. York; ROC Events Ltd; 2019. P186.

Strudwick R M (2019) Values-based practice in radiography – pie in the sky or practically possible?  Critical Management Studies 11th International Conference – Precarious Presents, Open Futures, Open University, Milton Keynes 27th – 29th June 2019.

Strudwick R M (2019) Values-based Practice in Diagnostic and Therapeutic Radiography: A Training Template.  Patient, Public and Practitioner Partnerships with Diagnostic Imaging and Radiotherapy.  9th October 2019,  Renaissance Manchester City Centre Hotel.  

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