All radiographers/nurses/medical health assistants
Department of Radiology, SASMEC @ IIUM
Dear Br./Sr
Assalamualaikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh
The objective of this circular is to inform all radiographers,nurses and medical health assistants the new workflow for CT Colonography appointments.
Currently patients who had an appointment for CT colonography will be admitted two days before the procedure for bowel preparation. When the patients are admitted, the nurses from wards need to take the barium for the stool tagging at the Department of Radiology. The issue is some of them did not know the bowel preparation process or forgot to take the barium. The procedure may be reappointed due to poor bowel preparation and stool tagging. Patients also need to bear unnecessary costs due to management miscommunication.
As discussed, the department had decided to start a new workflow for CT Colonography appointments (See the image below).
All staff are kindly requested to obey this decision.
Thank you. Wassalam.