SERAM CONTRIBUTES WITH THE EUROSAFE IMAGING CALL FOR ACTION

Congress:

EuroSafe Imaging 2018

Poster Number:

ESI-0065

Type:

EuroSafe Imaging

Keywords:

Equipment, Cost-effectiveness, MR, CT, Conventional radiography, Radioprotection / Radiation dose, Management, Action 3 - Image quality assessment based on clinical indications, Action 2 - Clinical diagnostic reference levels (DRLs), Action 6 - Clinical audit tool for imaging, Action 4 - Quality of radiological equipment, Action 3 - Optimisation, diagnostic reference levels, image quality, Action 2 - Clinical audit, Technical aspects, Economics, Quality assurance

Authors:

M. D. F. Matute Teresa, M. �. TRAPERO GARCÍA, P. Valdes Solis, G. Gómez Mardones, A. Gayete, A. MORALES SANTOS

DOI:

10.1594/esi2018/ESI-0065

DOI-Link:

https://dx.doi.org/10.1594/esi2018/ESI-0065

Background/introduction

SERAM CONTRIBUTES WITH THE EUROSAFE IMAGING CALL FOR ACTION. The Spanish Society of Radiology contributes to implement to strengthening medical radiation protection namely, promoting education and training, providing assistance, rendering services, fostering information exchange and co-ordinating research. Training health professional properly and ensuring intensive information exchange among them are, therefore, probably the most cost-effective ways of achieving patient safety. The involvement of national organizations and professional bodies is crucial to performing the actions and achieving the goals outlined in it.

Description of activity and work performed

SERAM contributions: SERAM has produced some important documents this year, about up-to-date equipmentsas: ” Code of good practices in public contracting. SERAM Recommendations” Fig. 2 and “Guide for diagnostic imaging equipment replacement and upgrade” Fig. 3 that talks about life cycle management of the technology of diagnostic imaging. Also we have published a document called “Position of SERAM on the dispersion of medical imaging equipment” that is about why investments in imaging technology should not be done outside the radiodiagnostic area. http://seram.es/modules.php?name=webstructure&idwebstructure=207 SERAM developed clinical...

Conclusion and recommendations

SERAM will continue its active contributiont to the Eurosafe imagig: • Implementing strengthening of medical radiation protection • Providing assistance • Rendering services • Promoting education and training • Fostering information exchange • Coordinating research The most cost-effective ways of achieving patient safety are training health professional properly and ensuring intensive information exchange among them. The involvement of national organizations and professional bodies is crucial to perform the actions and achieve the goals outlined in it. "Patient safety fisrt"

Personal/organisational information

SERAM Alcalá 135, 1º 28009 Madrid Tel:+ 34 91 575 26 13 www.seram.es [email protected]

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