•Promote the use of imaging referral guidelines (adhering to Action 1of Bonn Call for acrion)
•Promotesaferpediatricimaging(adhering to Action 1)
•Establishdiagnostic referencelevels (adheringto Action 2)
•Involve the industryin setting the standards for safetyand reducingexposureparameters (adheringto Action 3)
•Organise radiation protection training course for healthcare workers and medical practionners to promotea radiation safe culture (adhering to Action 4)
•Educatethe generalpublic in the Arabcountries about safetyin diagnostic imaging
Active members:
Algeria,
Egypt,
Kuwait,
Lebanon, Morocco,Mauritania,
Jordan,
Palestine, Bahrain,Qatar,
UAE,
Saudi Arabia,
Tunisia,
Yemen are active members. Expected member:Oman (2019)Regional specifities:Algeria,
Egypt,
Mauritania,
Morocco,
Tunisia are Arabic countries located in AfricaArabsafe and Afrosfe have common vision and mnission as establishinga radiation safe culture and ensuring the appropriate use of radiation.
•The Arabsafewasrepresentedat variousmeetings organisedby the World HealthOrganisation (WHO) and the International Atomic EnergyAgency (IAEA) in 2017/2018.
•The Arabsafewasrepresentedat the IAEA conferenceheldin Vienna on11-15/12/17.•The conferencedaimedat:
-reviewingactionstakenand developmentssincethe 2012 Bonn conference, especiallyfocusingon actions takenin line withthe Bonn Call for Action by all relevant parties,
-reviewingtheoverallapproachto the implementationof theseactions and the harmonizationof activitiesbetweeninternational organizationsand otherstakeholders,
-allowingstakeholdersto look aheadat new developmentsimpactingradiation protection in medicine.
-The Arabsafewaspresentedduringa briefing ISR session on “Regionaland national qualityand safetycampaignsdrivenby professionalorganisations – Bonn Call for Action turnedintopractice” washeld.
A survey was carried out among the quality and safety alliance ISRQSA campaigns to have a global picture of the current situation of the presence and use of clinical imaging guidelines (CIGs) and to build the pillars of future Arabsafe recommendations/guidelines in this matter.
The translation of the Bonn Call for Action into an arabicspeaking countries perspective is confirmed with four chaptersAlgeria,Egypt,UAE,andSaudiArabia, Tunisia is ongoing