Interventional Neuroradiology Scope of Clinical Practice Clinical Guideline
Version 1.2 approved 14 March 2023
The purpose of Interventional Neuroradiology Scope of Clinical Practice Clinical Guideline (PDF 297KB) is to define a set of interventional neuroradiology (INR) procedures and the training requirements which allow medical practitioners to perform INR procedures in SA Health facilities.
INR is the term used in Australia and New Zealand to describe image-based minimally invasive techniques to diagnose and treat intracranial, spinal and head and neck diseases. (Conjoint Committee for Recognition of Training in Interventional Neuroradiology (CCINR))
INR also requires a specific health environment which has all of the following:
- multidisciplinary care with neurosurgery, vascular surgery, neurology and intensive care services.
- readily accessible computed tomography (CT), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and ultrasound facilities.
- audit support.
Some health procedures and practices require specific credentialling for safe and effective performance. Specific credentialling and determination of a specific scope of clinical practice is required where it cannot be reasonably assumed the health practitioner’s qualifications include a specific competency. The gaining of a specific competency may involve additional training, experience or both training and experience in addition to ongoing proficiency. (Credentialling health practitioners and defining their scope of practice: A guide for managers and practitioners, Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care, Dec 2015).
This Clinical Directive should be read in conjunction with the SA Health Credentialling and Defining the Scope of Clinical Practice for Medical and Dental Practitioners Policy Directive (PDF 565KB), and Credentialling and Defining the Scope of Clinical Practice for Medical and Dental Practitioners Policy Guideline (PDF 362KB)