Type:
Educational Exhibit
Keywords:
Quality assurance, Patterns of Care, Education and training, Safety, Radiation safety, Education, Digital radiography, CT, Conventional radiography, Radioprotection / Radiation dose, Professional issues, Paediatric
Authors:
M. Bernardo1, A. A. S. M. D. Santos2, F. Morgado3, D. M. Sales4, A. Mekhitarian4, F. A. Almeida4, C. I. S. Rodrigues4; 1SOROCABA, Sao Paulo/BR, 2Rio de Janeiro/BR, 3SAO PAULO/BR, 4São Paulo/BR
DOI:
10.26044/ecr2019/C-2506
Background
This paper aims to report the creation of a Radiation Protection Committee according to Brazilian Health Ministry Regulation for the Teaching Hospitals Certification Program from 2017 to 2018 in a Teaching University Hospital (campus Sorocaba,
SP,
Brazil).
The technological advances and the ease of performing radiological examinations led to a progressive increase in the request and execution of these exams [1].
Although radiological exams can aid in diagnosis and offer comfort and security for physicians and parents,
its excessive use causes concern in the medical and scientific field due to the cumulative effect of ionizing radiation [2].
Following international campaigns [3-8] this Teaching Hospital applied a radioprotection program to the paediatric section to prevent unnecessary patient radiation dose exposure,
improving communication about radiation risks and benefits of radiologic exams to patients,
physicians,
senior medical students,
residents,
and health professional.
A pilot project was done at neonatal ICU (10 hospital beds) and paediatric section (16 hospital beds) and 200 health professional team.
After that,
the project would be extended to remaining departments of the hospital and the academic community.
The hospital has 132 hospital beds,
a team of 300 health professionals,
executes 1000 radiological exams monthly,
has residents and undergraduate medical students and about 300 active physicians.
The project was approved by the ethical committee.
The objectives of the radioprotection campaign were: 1.
To create the radiological protection commission and its internal regiment; 2.
Implement radiation dose reduction measures while maintaining the technical quality of the image; 3.
Awareness of the multidisciplinary team and patients about the effects of radiation.
4.
Elaboration of Continuing Education Program.