title: What does competence entail in interventional radiology?
abstract: Interventional radiology is a relatively new speciality and may be referred to as "image-guided surgery without a scalpel". Training and accreditation bodies regard interventional radiology training as being "different" from general radiology because of the additional need for dexterity and clinical acumen. Due to the multidimensional role of an interventional radiologist, a practitioner in this discipline must have a number of the competencies of anesthetists, surgeons, and radiologists. The attributes required of an interventional radiologist are akin to those required of a surgeon. This paper gives an overview of the skills required to be a competent interventional radiologist along with a succinct introduction to methods of assessment of technical and non-technical skills.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biosurgery and Surgical Technology, Imperial College London, St Mary's Hospital Campus, London, UK. k.ahmed@imperial.ac.uk
authors.forename: Kamran
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ahmed
authors.forename: Aoife N
authors.initials: AN
authors.lastname: Keeling
authors.forename: Reenam S
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Khan
authors.forename: Hutan
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ashrafian
authors.forename: Sonal
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Arora
authors.forename: Kamal
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Nagpal
authors.forename: Joshua
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Burrill
authors.forename: Ara
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Darzi
authors.forename: Thanos
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Athanasiou
authors.forename: Mohamad
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hamady
mesh_terms: D000068:Accreditation; D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D002983:Clinical Competence; D003142:Communication; D003479:Curriculum; D004502:Education, Medical, Continuing; D004503:Education, Medical, Graduate; D004521:Educational Measurement; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D007396:Internship and Residency; D008505:Medical Staff, Hospital; D010348:Patient Care Team; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations; D011597:Psychomotor Performance; D015642:Radiology, Interventional / Q000193:education* / Q000592:standards*; D013647:Task Performance and Analysis; D009626:Terminology as Topic; D014163:Transfer, Psychology