Noninterpretive Skills in Radiology: Q&A Top Score Prep Guide for the Boards

by Alan Weissman, Twyla Bartel

Overview

FOUR STARS from Doody's Star Ratings™

Leading educators provide thought-provoking board review focused on the new Noninterpretive Skills module on ABR exams

This robust study guide is ideal for American Board of Radiology (ABR) exam preparation, mirroring the syllabus in the new Noninterpretive Skills (NIS) module for the Core, Certifying, and Maintenance of Certification exams. Skilled radiologists with NIS expertise provide board-type questions and high-yield pearls on why the keys to a successful radiology practice involve more than "just reading 'em right."

The ABR safeguards the public through careful licensing of radiologists who demonstrate the highest commitment to competence, professionalism, and safety. The NIS module was created in response to the fact that radiologists tend to be primarily diagnosis-oriented, but also need to master other important skills to attain and maintain excellence as practitioners.

Select Features

• Included are a wide range of high-yield questions with detailed answers.
• Patient safety, radiation safety, effective patient communication, error prevention, quality improvement, contrast reaction management, MRI contraindications, and more, are all discussed.
• The business of radiology: professionalism, best practices, key performance measures, malpractice, ethics, critical thinking, and more, are explained.
• Six Sigma and Lean-highly regarded improvement methodologies-are discussed in cogent, easily relatable language.
• Abundant memory aids in the form of mnemonics and tips are interfused throughout the text.

The reader-friendly text and tips format, coupled with the well-written Q&A format, enable proficient learning of a large depth and breadth of material. Radiology residents who utilize this rigorous ABR exam prep will gain the confidence to attain top scores on the NIS portion of the boards. This book is also an essential resource for established radiologists preparing for the MOC exam.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781638534457
Publisher:	Thieme Publishers New York
Publication date:	01/11/2017
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	90
File size:	2 MB

Table of Contents

1 Introduction to Noninterpretive Skills
Quality: It's all about Quality Improvement
A Few Organizations and a Few Acronyms
Business Intelligence
Useful Approaches to Quality Improvement
Define, Measure, Analyze, Improve, and Control (DMAIC) Methodology
The Eight Wastes in Lean
Seven Tools of Quality Improvement
Safety
Safety versus Error
Four Fundamental Factors Leading to Errors
Errors
Malpractice
Radiology Errors
Active and Sharp, Latent and Blunt
Evaluate Risk and Adverse Events
High-Reliability Organization
Culture
Human Factors Engineering
Practice Communication
Swiss Cheese
Key Safety Goals
Consent
Simulation-Based Training
Appropriateness Criteria
Peer Review
Miscellaneous Organizations Contributing to Quality and Safety
Magnetic Resonance Imaging Safety
Contrast Allergies and Reactions
Contrast Nephropathy
Extravasation
Contrast Warming
Radiation Safety
Professionalism and Ethics
Statistics
Radiology Error and Bias
Special Effects: Hawthorne and Weber
2 Questions and Answers

Editorial Reviews

Reviewer: Tara M Catanzano, MD (Baystate Medical Center)
Description: This is a review of noninterpretive skills that practicing radiologists need, including such topics as the business of radiology and the PDSA cycle (Plan Do Study Act).
Purpose: The authors focus on topics important to daily radiology practice that fall outside the realm of clinical radiology. The book is split into two sections, one a purely topic-oriented overview and the other with multiple-choice questions based on the topics presented in the first section.
Audience: The audience is composed of radiology trainees (residents and fellows) taking the core and certifying examinations from the American Board of Radiology (ABR) and individuals enrolled in the maintenance of certification examination (MOC) from the ABR. The book is written at a level appropriate for both audiences. The authors appear to be private practice radiologists.
Features: The authors indicate that the topic overviews and the multiple-choice questions are based on the material presented in the ABR syllabus on noninterpretive skills. They present the information in a direct, easy to read manner. Topics are short but to the point and include real-world examples to reinforce and apply the concepts. The question-and-answer section is similarly straightforward and well written. Questions are, overall, well written and the layout of the answers provides a nice flow to the work. The brief discussions in the answer key are also very helpful in reinforcing concepts.
Assessment: The authors succeed in making a somewhat dry topic interesting. Their well-written book provides a bare bones approach to understanding the key elements of noninterpretive skills. This is a must have for all ABR exam takers.

Doody's Review Service

This is a must have for all ABR exam takers — Doody's Reviews (Score: 91)

Within each section are excellent graphics, cartoons, and medical images which help to solidify each discussion point. The 175 questions cover most material with which one would be expected to be familiar. — American Journal of Neuroradiology

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