Competency information
Details
Obtain a suitably completed request form, greet the patient, check patient ID and ensure that the patient’s identity is confirmed as correct and fully identified on each type of recording system
Considerations
- The requirements for correct completion of request forms and how to validate the request
- The importance of checking and confirming the patient identity and the implications of not doing so
Relevant learning outcomes
| # | Outcome |
|---|---|
| # 1 | Outcome Prepare patients and the clinical environment for investigations using ophthalmic imaging with light and lasers |
| # 2 | Outcome Perform colour photography and optical coherence tomography (OCT) (or other scanning laser modality) of the fundus and anterior segment of the eye |
| # 3 | Outcome Observe ocular angiography, and if appropriate, take late-phase (non-time-critical) images under supervision |