Invitation to participate in National CT Colonography Report Coding Survey (UK)

We would like to invite CT Colonography reporters within the UK to contribute to his national survey on the use of Bowel Cancer Screening Programme (BCSP) C-codes. BSGAR are conducting this survey to build a picture of practice throughout the UK. This survey will close on 7th March 2025.

Link to survey: https://forms.gle/J6oibqqwetHe3KqW9

What is the purpose of this study?
This project aims to survey the use of C-codes in CT Colonography (CTC) reporting within the United Kingdom amongst CTC reporters (radiologists and advanced practice CTC radiographers who verify reports). We plan to use the results of this survey to help us develop a lexicon to assist with standardisation of C-code use in the UK. Results will also be anonymised and presented at conferences and/or published.

Who can take part?
CTC reporters in England, Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland.

What will I have to do?
You will be asked a series of questions about your demographics and reporting practice, followed by some C-coding case scenarios. The survey should take approximately 15 minutes to complete. There is no time limit (although you must complete all sections in one sitting, as it cannot be saved to come back to). The survey is an online questionnaire on Google Forms.

No personal data about you will be collected beyond the NHS region you work within (not hospital specific). Your email address will be used solely to contact you with the results if you choose to opt in to receive this. These will not be shared with third parties or used for any purpose other than those directly related to this research.

What will happen to the results of the study?
We plan to use the results of this survey to help us develop a lexicon to assist with standardisation of C-code use in the UK. The results will be presented at conferences and/or published in a journal. At no time you will be identifiable as a respondent.

For more information please click the survey link and read the patient information sheet: https://forms.gle/J6oibqqwetHe3KqW9

Best wishes
Dr Christopher Clarke
Dr Anmol Gangi-Burton
Study leads and Consultant GI Radiologists, Nottingham University Hospitals

Contact: [email protected]

On behalf of the survey team:
Dr Andrew Plumb
Dr Anu Obaro
Dr Ingrid Britton
Dr Damian Tolan
Dr James Stephenson
Dr Anita Wale

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**RESEARCH OPPORTUNITY**

Opportunity to undergo free online CTC interpretation training and to take part in a research study

PERFECTS-2 (PERFormance and Evaluation for CT colonography in Symptomatic patients: A comparison trial of reporting radiographers and subspeciality trainee radiologists undergoing a structured training programme) is a multi-arm comparison study which opened July 2023.  

We are looking for NHS trainee radiologists and radiographers who are intending to report CTC in daily practice (but not yet been formally trained to do for the interventional arm, and already trained and experienced CTC reporting consultant radiologists (> 300 CTC cases) for our control arm.

The purpose of the study is to assess the impact of an online CTC interpretation education module, with assessment and structured feedback, on CTC performance. The interventional arm training will take approx 40 hours and will be free of charge to anyone accepted on the research study.  The control arm will be tested, and then can access the training for free afterwards - expected input time 10 hours.

The main inclusion criteria for the radiologists in the intervention arm are:

• Radiologists who are about to embark on or are undergoing their Gastrointestinal radiology specialist training  (Year 3,  4 or 5 of their Radiology training).  
• Year 3 radiologists who have committed to subspecialty training in GI radiology in year 4 /5 are eligible.  
• Emphasis will be placed on recruiting radiologists with independent reporting of  <40 CTC examinations*.  
• Completed NCTCTAP Module A – Technique unit – this can be undertaken pre Module B training if not done prior to recruitment.
• Must have access to a local CTC reporting mentor (existing CTC reporter**)

*Priority will be given to recruitment of radiologists  fulfilling this criteria. If required recruitment numbers are not reached, recruit will be based on those who are closest to this number in experience. **As defined by the NCTCTAP training programme

For the control arm

• NHS UK Consultants or non-consultant grade radiologists who are independently reporting CTC in their current clinical practice.  
• Compliant with BSGAR-RCR Standards of Practice for CTC Guidelines:  
  • Minimum standard for training: supervised interpretation of >175 validated cases.  
  • Minimum standard for workload: >100 cases interpreted per annum (rolling average over three years)

For more information on the study and how to register an expression of interest please visit: NCTCTAP website or email: [email protected]