MISSION:
To provide safe, prompt and high quality
diagnostic imaging services by a team of highly professional and dedicated
staff to improve the quality of lives of our patients.
SCOPE:
Clinical services
Training
Research
SPECIFIC FUNCTIONS/GOALS:
1.
To add value to patient care and our healthcare
system using efficient high quality imaging systems
2.
Utilize medical imaging
technology in timely, cost effective, safe and caring manner.
3.
To provide patients and
referring physicians access to our services using effective communication
platforms.
4.
Through our PACS (Picture
Archiving and Communicating Systems) Physicians can access patient details and
images promptly and make informed treatment decisions.
5.
To create better awareness
about the best and most effective imaging options available and reduce the hazards
of radiation to patients, referring physicians and general public.
6.
To educate and train basic
medical science students, medical interns, residents, follows and allied
professionals in the field of imaging by employing didactic lectures, inter-departmental
clinical meetings and case reviews sessions.
7.
To provide online platforms and
teleradiology, to participate in other faculties clinical meetings and teaching
sessions to share knowledge.
8.
To be recognized as a relevant
teaching and research department, both locally and internationally.
9.
To create research in medical
imaging with a view to adding new medical knowledge and making discoveries to
improve clinical practice of Radiology and quality of patient care.
10.
To collaborate with other
departments, institutions, national and international organisation in research
initiatives.
11.
T o have a robust radiation
protection unit to protect patient, staff, general population, for quality
evaluation of equipment and dosimetry research.
LOCATION OF SERVICES:
Main Radiology Complex
Accident and Emergency