Daly Lynn, Jean

Guille, Sharon

Hanratty, Catherine

Hughes, Ciara

Marley, Joanne

McFadden, Sonyia

Shepherd, Paul

English

Title: An investigation of the long term impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the education and clinical development of Diagnostic/Therapeutic Radiography students in Northern Ireland.Mc Fadden S, Guillle S, Marley J, Hanratty C, Shepherd P, Daly-Lynn J, Hughes CPurpose:COVID-19 has had significant impact on the education and clinical placement of students since March 2020. The pandemic resulted in universities having to adapt to online/remote delivery of lectures whilst continuing to facilitate clinic placements. This study explored the impact of COVID-19 on radiography education. Methods and MaterialsA Qualtrics® survey was distributed to all students in the School of Health Sciences at Ulster University, Belfast. The survey was distributed at three timepoints (TP) to see how perceptions changed. TP 1- October 2020, TP 2- December 2020, TP 3- April 2021. Information was gathered on demographics, individual experiences clinically, academically and personally. Analysis was performed using SPSS.Results89, 79, 61 and 20, 26, 21 Diagnostic (D) and Therapeutic (T) students respectively from across three years of the programme completed the survey at three different TP’s. By TP3 students had adapted to synchronous and non-synchronous remote learning with approximately 50% preferring teaching delivered via university and remote learning combined. Overall 51% of D and 29% of T students reported COVID-19 had a negative impact on teaching and learning after completion of one academic year. For those who completed clinical placements, students reported positive experiences and the pandemic had not impacted upon their choice of career. ConclusionRadiography students are computer literate and quickly adapted to remote delivery of lectures. The majority of students are keen to get back into university for teaching delivery but would like blended learning with some synchronous online delivery maintained in the post COVID-19 world. <br/

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Title: An investigation of the long term impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the education and clinical development of Diagnostic/Therapeutic Radiography students in Northern Ireland.Mc Fadden S, Guillle S, Marley J, Hanratty C, Shepherd P, Daly-Lynn J, Hughes C𝟏School of Health Sciences, Ulster University, JordanstownISRRT World Congress, Dublin. August 20-22nd DISCLOSURES• Nothing to discloseISRRT World Congress, Dublin. August 20-22nd BACKGROUND• COVID-19 impact on the education/clinical placement of students 1• Universities using online/remote delivery • Limited face to face delivery• Clinical placement of undergraduatesISRRT World Congress, Dublin. August 20-22nd Aim• To explore the impact of COVID-19 on radiography education and clinical development in Northern Ireland.ISRRT World Congress, Dublin. August 20-22nd METHODOLOGY• Online survey using Qualtrics platform• Students at Ulster University invited to participate via email• Data collected at three timepoints across one academic year (2020/2021)• Analysed using SPSS Version 25 and NVivo 12ISRRT World Congress, Dublin. August 20-22nd RESULTSISRRT World Congress, Dublin. August 20-22nd • 89, 79, 61 and 20, 26, 21 Diagnostic (D) and Therapeutic (T) students completed the survey at three different TP’s respectively (across three years of the programme). • The majority of respondents were in the university at TP’s 1-3 whilst an average of 18% of D and 23% of T respectively were on clinical placement. Figure 1a and b: Impact of COVID-19 on Diagnostic Radiography and Imaging students’ academic experiences (%) at Time 1 and Time 2.ISRRT World Congress, Dublin. August 20-22nd 36.3 402.521.358.211.4 6.324.168.617.51.312.54332.93.820.34016.36.337.538.445.24.112.350.712.3 15.121.958.928.82.79.641.1261121.947.915.1 1126NegativeImpactNo impact PositiveimpactMixedimpactNegativeimpactNo impact PositiveimpactMixedimpactNegativeImpactNo impact PositiveimpactMixedimpactNegativeImpactNo impact PositiveimpactMixedimpactNegativeImpactNo impact PositiveimpactMixedimpactAbility to get academic support Learning environment Development of practical skills Your assessments Development of your overall learningFigure 1a: Diagnostic Radiography and ImagingTime 1 Time 221.157.95.315.868.410.521.178.95.3 10.5 5.336.826.35.331.6 36.810.5 10.542.126.156.517.465.28.7 4.321.760.917.4 13 8.717.439.117.426.1 26.134.84.334.8NegativeImpactNo impact PositiveimpactMixedimpactNegativeimpactNo impact PositiveimpactMixedimpactNegativeImpactNo impact PositiveimpactMixedimpactNegativeImpactNo impact PositiveimpactMixedimpactNegativeImpactNo impact PositiveimpactMixedimpactAbility to get academic support Learning environment Development of practical skills Your assessments Development of your overall learningFigure 1b: Radiotherapy and Oncology Time 1 Time 2Figure 2a: Impact of COVID-19 on students’ clinical placement experiences and 2b : skills (%) at Time 1, Time 2 and Time 3 (Diagnostic Radiography and Imaging)ISRRT World Congress, Dublin. August 20-22nd 41.217.65.935.364.75.923.55.961.122.216.723.828.647.652.423.89.514.31938.19.533.325502550 50 50 50No impact Negative Positive Mixed No impact Negative Positive Mixed No impact Negative Positive MixedIntegration into the unit/dept Level of clinical supervision and feedback Opportunity to engage face to face with patients2a: Diagnostic Radiography and Imaging: experienceTime 1 Time 2 Time 35022.211.116.733.338.95.622.244.433.35.616.761.15.611.122.223.833.34.838.11947.614.319352520 2045355152550255025 2550 50255025No impact Negative Positive Mixed No impact Negative Positive Mixed No impact Negative Positive Mixed No impact Negative Positive MixedDevelopment of professional skill Development of practical skill Development of interpersonal skills Assessment of your skills and knowledge2b: Diagnostic Radiography and Imaging: clinical placement skillsTime 1 Time 2 Time 3Figure 3a: Impact of COVID-19 on students’ clinical placement experiences and 3b: skills (%) at Time 2 and Time 3 (Radiotherapy and Oncology). * no students on placement at Time 1 ISRRT World Congress, Dublin. August 20-22nd 50 5025 255025 255022.211.166.7 66.711.122.266.722.211.1No impact Negative Positive Mixed Total No impact Negative Positive Mixed No impact Negative Positive Mixed TOTALIntegration into the unit/dept Level of clinical supervision and feedback Opportunity to engage face to face with patients3a: Radiotherapy and Oncology clinical experienceTime 1 Time 2 Time 350 50100257525502533.311.133.322.244.433.322.277.810066.722.211.1No impact Negative Positive Mixed No impact Negative Positive Mixed No impact Negative Positive Mixed No impact Negative Positive MixedDevelopment of professional skill Development of practical skill Development of interpersonal skills Assessment of your skills and knowledge3b: Radiotherapy and Oncology skillsTime 1 Time 2 Time 3Figure 4: Students (%) thoughts and feelings about the vaccine at Time 3.ISRRT World Congress, Dublin. August 20-22nd 59.67.723.113.513.51.95.85.81.976.511.85.95.95.905.911.80I have already got itI will get it as soon as possibleI will take the vaccine but I am hesitant and apprehensive about itI am in no hurry to get itI will wait until I see what the side effects areI will wait until I can get the second dose within the time frame recommended by the manufacturersI do not want the vaccine as I am concerned at how quickly it was produced and approvedI am afraid that people will be less cautious once they get the vaccineI think COVID-19 is like the cold/flu and I do not need a vaccineRadiotherapy and Oncology Diagnostic Radiography and ImagingFigure 5: Diagnostic Radiography and Imaging and Radiotherapy and Oncology Students (%) opinions after living with COVID-19 for one year at T3ISRRT World Congress, Dublin. August 20-22nd 11.17.477.851.935.251.959.311.11361.118.514.816.711.188.938.922.244.461.127.85.65027.85.60 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100I am not ready to return to normal working and teaching in classrooms until I get vaccinatedI do not want to return to university for classes and  want to continue with online learning full timeI am so fed up living a socially distanced lifestyle and I want to get back to normalI am afraid this lockdown and social distancing is not going to endI am worried I will feel awkward in crowds and lecture rooms when the lockdown endsI am worried that I have lost touch with my friends, classmates and work colleaguesI am concerned about the amount of time I am sitting at a computer staring at a monitorI find it easy to social distance and this working/teaching style suits me and my needsI am happy to return to university but would rather continue with online learning full timeI am happy to return to university for classes but would like some online learning to be maintained in thecourse deliveryI have managed to control my computer screen time and manage regular breaks throughout the dayI am afraid of the cornonavirusRadiotherapy and Oncology Diagnostic Radiography and ImagingDISCUSSION• The negative impact of COVID in terms of making and maintaining friendships and mental wellbeing increased slightly over the 3 timepoints• Increased burden of student workload  • COVID 19 had no impact or a positive impact on choice of career  • Some positive impacts with flexible learning• By TP3 students had adapted to synchronous and non-synchronous remotelearning -preferring teaching delivered via university and remote learningcombinedISRRT World Congress, Dublin. August 20-22nd CONCLUSION• Radiography students quickly adapted to remote delivery of lectures• Blended learning with some synchronous online delivery should be maintained in the post COVID-19 world• We need to continue to support and invest in our workforce of the futureISRRT World Congress, Dublin. August 20-22nd REFERENCES• L A Rainford , M Zanardo , C Buissink , R Decoster , W Hennessy , K Knapp , B Kraus , L Lanca , S Lewis , T B Mahlaola , M McEntee, D O'Leary, H Precht , T Starc, J P McNulty. The impact of COVID-19 upon student radiographers and clinical training. 2021 May;27(2):464-474. doi: 10.1016/j.radi.2020.10.015. Epub 2020 Nov 6. • Shane J. Foley, Anne O’Loughlin & Jill Creedon . Insights into Imaging volume 11, Article number: 104 (2020) Early experiences of radiographers in Ireland during the COVID-19 crisisISRRT World Congress, Dublin. August 20-22nd CONTACT DETAILS• Email: s.mcfadden@ulster.ac.uk• Twitter: @sonyia_mcISRRT World Congress, Dublin. August 20-22nd 

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