FOI 7088 - training phantoms usesd
Date: 18 March 2022 to 18 March 2025
I would like to know the following information regarding the use of training phantoms within the Trust:
- Does the Trust perform bronchoscopic lung procedures? If so, please specify which procedures.
- Does the Trust use endobronchial ultrasound (EBUS)? If so, how many EBUS procedures are performed annually in the Trust?
- Does the Trust currently use training phantoms when educating clinical staff on multimodal (CT and ultrasound)
- What techniques / procedures are taught using training phantoms within the Trust? E.g. bronchoscopy, endobronchial ultrasounds (EBUS)
- Who is involved in the decision to purchase training phantoms within the Trust? (Job Title only)
- How many training phantoms (for multimodal imaging) have been purchased by the Trust in the last 5 years?
- What brand(s) of training phantoms have been purchased by the Trust in the past 5 years?
- Request ID:7088
- Category:Trust - Service Data
- Response:
March 2022
Thank you for your recent request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.
The information you have requested is as follows:
- Does the Trust perform bronchoscopic lung procedures? If so, please specify which procedures. Yes, bronchoscopy, endotracheal ultrasound (EBUS), trans bronchial and bronchial biopsies.
- Does the Trust use endobronchial ultrasound (EBUS)? If so, how many EBUS procedures are performed annually in the Trust? Over 150 annually.
- Does the Trust currently use training phantoms when educating clinical staff on multimodal (CT and ultrasound) imaging? No not unless required for Medical Physics test and phantoms supplied by them
- What techniques / procedures are taught using training phantoms within the Trust? E.g. bronchoscopy, endobronchial ultrasounds (EBUS) US and CT do not have training phantoms.
- Who is involved in the decision to purchase training phantoms within the Trust? (Job Title only) N/A
- How many training phantoms (for multimodal imaging) have been purchased by the Trust in the last 5 years? N/A
- What brand(s) of training phantoms have been purchased by the Trust in the past 5 years? N/A