Congress:
EuroSafe Imaging 2019
Keywords:
Quality assurance, Safety, Radiation safety, Mammography, CT, Radioprotection / Radiation dose, Action 8 - Radiation protection training and learning material, Action 2 - Clinical diagnostic reference levels (DRLs), Action 1 - Guidelines, implementation policies, and Clinical Decision Support (ESR iGuide)
Authors:
B. Mansouri, M. Kawooya, D. Husseiny Salama
DOI:
10.26044/esi2019/ESI-0018
Conclusion and recommendations
How will Afrosafebe achieved?
With a logical framework approach as:Implementation of AFROSAFE actions will be carried out at a national and regional level record keeping Adherence of more champions Gathering of Specifics of individual approch related to mission, geographic representation,
leadership, strategic plan,
business model, relationship to health authorities,
and communication strategies.The strategy will be implemented by:Changing the way of the professionnals operate is vital to meet current safetyhealth challenges, considering that people,
and thereforehealthcareorganizations,
are inhe rentlyresistantto change. To deal with the growing demandfor the safetypolicy,
radiation protection measures needsto bebetterintegrated with other healthcare services, helpingto improve ordering behaviors,
manage demandon services and ensurethe resultslead to betterpatient care.Political will, scaling up and empowering human resource ,professional collaborations are essential. AFROSAFE is proposed to serve as a platform to foster Africa’s aspirations for quality and safety in the use of radiation in medicineThis strategy for the implementation of Afrosafe should be graded for Africa as part of a needs-based improvement programme.It should be tailored and selected tosub- regions and countries based on the resources and needs but also the culture and the languagesConclusion:The success of any campaign depends on taking into consideration the peculiarities and specificities of each country as the culture and the language in order to ensure a good dissemination with a balanced distribution of burdens between countries at the regional and sub-regional levels.ThusAFROSAFE campaignisan opportunityof promotionalcontinuityof the radiation protection in the global approachand the ASR remainsthe appropriatespaceto ensuresucha loadbecauseimplyingall the scientificsocietiestakingcare to integrateall the healthprofessionals..AFROSAFE have to be strenghened and enforced by realistic and practicalperspectives•Work in progress…………