Banhart Specialist Hospital is pleased to share key outcomes from the ISRRT International Conference and the GSR 2nd Triennial Congress for English-speaking countries, where our Radiographer, Raymond Adjei, participated in plenary sessions, workshops, and technical panels held from 7th to 10th August 2025. The congress focused on the safe expansion of radiographers’ roles, competency-led education, strong governance, and the responsible integration of AI to enhance quality and access to imaging services. Participating countries included: Ghana, Nigeria, Ivory Coast and Togo etc.
Expanding Clinical Responsibilities
Delegates reaffirmed that radiographers can undertake protocol-bound, clearly defined tasks that streamline care—such as preliminary image evaluation in agreed pathways, targeted ultrasound lists, dose-optimisation leadership, quality assurance activities, and structured reporting support. Safe delivery depends on robust governance: competency frameworks, supervised escalation routes, and routine audit cycles to ensure accuracy and patient safety.
Education & Training that Build Competence
Role extension must follow demonstrated competence. Sessions showcased modular learning pathways that blend academic coursework, simulation, supervised clinical practice, and portfolio assessment. Priority specialisations include MSK and chest imaging, targeted ultrasound, breast imaging, and radiation-protection/QA leadership. Short, credit-bearing CPD aligned to measurable competencies and logbook cases proved effective in translating learning into practice.
Legal, Ethical & Governance Foundations
The congress emphasised clear job descriptions, policy and indemnity coverage, transparent patient communication about who provides care, and rigorous data-protection and AI-governance standards. These safeguards ensure accountability, protect patient trust, and support sustainable service innovation.
What Patients Gain: Faster Access, Better Quality
Evidence presented showed that extended radiographer roles can shorten queues, expedite triage, and standardise quality through dose-optimisation and QA leadership. With tele-supervision and multi-skilled teams, imaging access can be reliably extended to peri-urban and rural communities.
How Banhart will measure improvement:
- Turnaround time: request → report
- Diagnostic concordance: radiographer preliminary reads vs consultant confirmations
- Dose indices & reject/repeat rates
- Patient-experience scores & complaint resolution
- Access metrics: outreach sessions and mobile/tele-enabled coverage
AI that Elevates Radiographers
AI’s evolving role in radiology was a central theme. High-value use cases include worklist prioritisation, detection prompts, quality control (positioning, motion), and dose-management analytics. Across discussions, although AI is assistive, clinical judgement remains paramount. Continuous monitoring for fairness, safety, and performance is essential, with human-in-the-loop oversight at every stage.
Banhart Specialist Hospital remains committed to patient-centred imaging grounded in evidence, powered by people, and guided by ethics. We will incorporate these insights into our service design, staff development, and quality-improvement programmes