Education and training in radiation protection in Europe: an analysis from the EURAMED rocc-n-roll project.

Autor: Rainford L; Radiography and Diagnostic Imaging, School of Medicine, University College Dublin, Room A201, UCD Health Science Centre, Belfield Campus, Dublin 4, Ireland. louise.rainford@ucd.ie., Santos J; Instituto Politécnico de Coimbra, ESTESC - Coimbra Health School, Medical Imaging and Radiotherapy, Coimbra, Portugal., Alves F; Instituto Politécnico de Coimbra, ESTESC - Coimbra Health School, Medical Imaging and Radiotherapy, Coimbra, Portugal., Figueiredo JP; Instituto Politécnico de Coimbra, ESTESC - Coimbra Health School, Medical Imaging and Radiotherapy, Coimbra, Portugal., Hoeschen C; Institute of Medical Technology, Otto-Von-Guericke University Magdeburg, Magdeburg, Germany., Damilakis J; School of Medicine, University of Crete, Crete, Greece., Frija G; Université de Paris, Paris, France., Andersson J; Department of Radiation Sciences, Radiation Physics, Umeå, Sweden., McNulty J; Radiography and Diagnostic Imaging, School of Medicine, University College Dublin, Room A201, UCD Health Science Centre, Belfield Campus, Dublin 4, Ireland., Foley S; Radiography and Diagnostic Imaging, School of Medicine, University College Dublin, Room A201, UCD Health Science Centre, Belfield Campus, Dublin 4, Ireland., Bacher K; Division of Medical Physics, Department of Human Structure and Repair, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium., Nestle U; Department of Radiation Oncology, Kliniken Maria Hilf, Moenchengladbach, Germany.; Department of Radiation Oncology, University Hospital Freiburg, Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany., Hierath M; European Institute for Biomedical Imaging Research (EIBIR), Vienna, Austria., Paulo G; Instituto Politécnico de Coimbra, ESTESC - Coimbra Health School, Medical Imaging and Radiotherapy, Coimbra, Portugal.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Insights into imaging [Insights Imaging] 2022 Sep 04; Vol. 13 (1), pp. 142. Date of Electronic Publication: 2022 Sep 04.
DOI: 10.1186/s13244-022-01271-y
Abstrakt: Background: A Strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats analysis was performed to understand the status quo of education and training in radiation protection (RP) and to develop a coordinated European approach to RP training needs based on stakeholder consensus and existing activities in the field. Fourteen team members represented six European professional societies, one European voluntary organisation, two international healthcare organisations and five professions, namely: Medical Physicists; Nuclear Medicine Physicians; Radiologists; Radiation Oncologists and Radiographers. Four subgroups analysed the "Strengths", "Weaknesses", "Opportunities" and "Threats" related to E&T in RP developed under previous European Union (EU) programmes and on the Guidelines on Radiation Protection Education and Training of Medical Professionals in the EU.
Results: Consensus agreement identified four themes for strengths and opportunities, namely: (1) existing structures and training recommendations; (2) RP training needs assessment and education & training (E&T) model(s) development; (3) E&T dissemination, harmonisation, and accreditation; (4) financial supports. Weaknesses and Threats analysis identified two themes: (1) awareness and prioritisation at a national/global level and (2) awareness and prioritisation by healthcare professional groups and researchers.
Conclusions: A lack of effective implementation of RP principles in daily practice was identified. EuRnR strategic planning needs to consider processes at European, national and local levels. Success is dependent upon efficient governance structures and expert leadership. Financial support is required to allow the stakeholder professional agencies to have sufficient resources to achieve a pan European radiation protection training network which is sustainable and accredited across multiple national domains.
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Databáze: MEDLINE
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