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Volume 6, Issue 4(Suppl)
OMICS J Radiol, an open access journal
ISSN: 2167-7964
Medical Imaging and Clinical Research 2017
September 11-12, 2017
September 11-12, 2017 | Paris, France
2
nd
World Congress on
Medical Imaging and Clinical Research
The efficiency of good communication between radiographer and autism pediatric patient in reduction of
radiation dose to patient
Hissa Mohammed
National Center for Cancer Care and Research, Qatar
A
utism SpectrumDisorder (ASD) characterizes as a mental disorder. According to Johnson et al., ASD is a developmental disorder
of the brain that associates with impairments in social interaction, communication, and repetitive patterns of behavior; controlling
their behaviors in usually challenging especially in hospitals. Johnson et al. show that children may become anxious in health care
setup because of new faces of HCPs making them uncontrollable. Attending to such children would, therefore, need an experienced
staff with good communication skills. Radiographers have a responsibility of ensuring smooth and effective communication with
their patients to obtain a successful imaging. Mettler et al. present a research done in 2007 indicating that the amount of patients
exposed to radiation has increased to a similar level to that of background radiation. It means that radiographers have failed in their
responsibility hence putting the ASD children at more risk. The objective of the research herein is to evaluate the efficiency of effective
communication between radiographers and autism pediatric patient as a tool to reduction of radiation exposure. The study involves a
qualitative research with two groups (n=10, five radiographers and five mothers to ASD children). The questionnaires were analysed
by data analysis software, STRATA. In results, mothers disclosed how their children behaved in different environments and what
makes the children calm while radiologists expressed the challenges they face especially during imaging and gained strategies from
mother's experiences. Good communication leads to easy and effective imaging procedure and thus, reduction in radiation dose in
ASD patients.
Biography
I completed my three-year diploma in medical radiography from Health Science School–College of North Atlantic–Qatar in 2008. Subsequently, I worked as a
radiology technologist for Hamad Medical Corporation, Qatar, for two years. In 2010, I went to Edinburgh to continue my studies and obtain a bachelor’s in medical
radiography from Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh. In 2014, I completed my bachelor’s and returned to Qatar, where I worked as a technologist. In 2016, I was
promoted to technical supervisor at the National Center of Cancer Care and Research. I am always taking an active part in improving and developing my imaging
skills, especially in pediatric imaging. In turn, I am sharing this knowledge as I train my colleagues and new staff in the department.
hmohammed6787@gmail.comHissa Mohammed, OMICS J Radiol 2017, 6:4(Suppl)
DOI: 10.4172/2167-7964-C1-012