Patient Identification, Referral Review and Examination Safety Checks
Use approved patient identifiers.
What you will learn
- Use approved patient identifiers.
- Match the referral to the clinical question.
- Resolve side site and procedure discrepancies.
- Check preparation and safety information.
- Maintain identity across images and records.
- Respond to mismatches and near misses.
Course content
6 lessons + final assessmentSelect a lesson to view its details.
01Active identificationNot started
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02Referral and purposeNot started
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03Side site and procedureNot started
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04Preparation and risk checksNot started
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05Identity through the data chainNot started
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06Stopping and learningNot started
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18 questions · 30 minutes · Pass: 15 correct
Who this course is for
Knowledge of matching the right person to the intended examination.
Prerequisite: No formal prerequisite; imaging workplace context is helpful.
Scope and professional boundaries
Knowledge of matching the right person to the intended examination. Does not authorise referral acceptance, justification or protocol changes outside the learner's role.
References
- WHO Patient identification patient safety solution 2007 ↗
- ACSQHC Communicating for safety standard Actions 6.05 and 6.06 ↗
- HPCZ Ethical guidance ↗
- HPCZ Generation and Management of Patient Records First edition March 2016 ↗
- HPCZ Obtaining Patients Informed Consent Ethical Considerations First edition March 2016 ↗
- HPCZ National Healthcare Standards for Zambia Third edition February 2026 ↗
- Radiation Protection Authority Zambia RPA SG 1 Licensing Notification Exemption and Exclusion 2015 ↗
- ASRT Practice standards for medical imaging and radiation therapy June 2026 ↗
- UK Government Guidance to IRMER 2017 and 2024 amendments ↗
- IAEA Justification and optimisation of medical exposure ↗
- ACR Manual on Contrast Media 2026 ↗
- MHRA Safety guidelines for MRI equipment in clinical use fifth edition July 2026 ↗
- IAEA Radiation protection of pregnant women in radiology ↗
- Zambia Data Protection Act No 3 of 2021 ↗
- WHO Patient safety incident reporting and learning systems 2020 ↗
