Conveners
Session 8 - Education and training
- Mary Coffey
- Richard Poetter
- Oleg Belyakov (IAEA)
- Giorgia Loreti (IAEA)
Description
Learning objectives:
1. Compare national and international challenges in education and training of radiotherapy professionals
2. Discuss solutions and perspectives of education and training of radiotherapy professionals
3. Analyse the role of technology in education and training and professional development
Giorgia Loreti
(IAEA)
6/20/17, 4:00โฏPM
Education and Training of Professionals Working in Radiotherapy
Invited Presentation
Mr
Richard Poetter
6/20/17, 4:10โฏPM
Education and Training of Professionals Working in Radiotherapy
Invited Presentation
Renato Padovani
(ICTP)
6/20/17, 4:20โฏPM
Education and Training of Professionals Working in Radiotherapy
Oral Presentation
Introduction
The Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP) and the Trieste University have initiated in 2014 a Master of Advanced Studies in Medical Physics a two-years training programme in Medical Physics. The programme is designated to provide young promising graduates in physics, mainly from developing countries, with a post-graduated theoretical and clinical...
Kin Yin Cheung
(International Organization for Medical Physics (IOMP))
6/20/17, 4:30โฏPM
Education and Training of Professionals Working in Radiotherapy
Oral Presentation
Introduction
Medical physicists practicing in clinical environment, as defined by IOMP and in IAEA International Basic Safety Standards 2014, are health professionals with education and specialist training in the concepts and techniques of applying physics in medicine, competent to practice independently in one or more of the subfields of medical physics. The need for medical physicists and...
Meredith Giuliani
(Radiation Medicine Program, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Toronto, Canada; Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada)
6/20/17, 4:40โฏPM
Education and Training of Professionals Working in Radiotherapy
Oral Presentation
Background:
With the rapidly growing number of cancer patients globally, addressing gaps in cancer care services is now an acute need. Radiotherapy is critical to the management of cancer patients. However, the majority of patients in low-income countries do not have access to radiotherapy. The gap in radiotherapy access around the world is huge and there is a need for >200,000 new health...
Tania Furquim
(Cancer Foundation)
6/20/17, 4:50โฏPM
Education and Training of Professionals Working in Radiotherapy
Oral Presentation
INTRODUCTION
In Brazil, there is a shortage of radiotherapy machine in relation to the number of cancer cases to be treated. To reduce patient waiting time, the Brazilian Ministry of Health has decided to buy eighty linear accelerators to be installed throughout the country. As consequence it became urgent to train professionals to work in these Health Facilities, such as radiological...
Ioan Valentin CERNEA
(University of Medicine and Pharmacy "Iuliu Hatieganu" Cluj-Napoca, ROMANIA)
6/20/17, 5:00โฏPM
Education and Training of Professionals Working in Radiotherapy
Oral Presentation
Background: In Romania cancer patientโs access to radiotherapy services is far below the standard of EU countries. Access to radiotherapy of cancer patients is currently approximately 30% compared to 47-50% according to international recommendations. Radiotherapy centers network in Romania is currently in development in both the public and private sectors. Cobalt devices have been replaced in...
Daniel Scanderbeg
(University of California, San Diego)
6/20/17, 5:10โฏPM
Education and Training of Professionals Working in Radiotherapy
Oral Presentation
Introduction
As in any field, errors happen in radiation oncology despite our best efforts to prevent them. It is well known, and well documented, that appropriate, adequate training can reduce the likelihood of errors.. The World Health Organization (WHO) published the manual Radiotherapy Risk Profile in 2008 and in this manual it lists competency assessment as one of the top three...
Ahmad Nobah
(King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre)
6/20/17, 5:20โฏPM
Oral Presentation
Purpose: The quality of any plan for a radiotherapy patient is as good as the planner. Achieving optimum plans require both knowledge in the capabilities of the treatment planning system (TPS) and the clinical expertise of the planner. The aim of this competition is to challenge planners worldwide to do their best plan and then compare their dose objectives with others using the same or...
6/20/17, 5:30โฏPM
Education and Training of Professionals Working in Radiotherapy
