Advanced Practice in the Radiography Professions

A personal journey to build leadership skills through collaboration to support radiography research and evidence-based practice

“…The higher level of knowledge and competences and the medical imaging staff shortage, in some countries, opened the doors for advanced practice in radiography namely on leadership and management, education and training, research, audit, and service evaluation as well as clinical reporting of medical imaging examinations [7,8] . Advanced practice promotes a shift from "task-oriented" towards "provision of high-quality care considering patient individual pathway", requiring more advanced studies and research to reach evidence-based practice, leadership, knowledge transfer, and clinical expertise [8] .…”