Congress:
EuroSafe Imaging 2020
Keywords:
Action 6 - Clinical audit tool for imaging, Radiation physics, Radioprotection / Radiation dose, CT, Digital radiography, Education, Safety, Quality assurance, Not applicable
Authors:
N. Mahmood, C. Law, R. Curcio, M. Hierath, A. Brady, A. G. Rockall, G. Frija, L. Bonomo, D. Howlett
DOI:
10.26044/esi2020/ESI-09672
Conclusion and recommendations
Results:
- 43 radiology departments responded (28 EU, 15 outside the EU), belonging to 16/48 National Societies.
- 51% reported actively engaging in clinical audit but only 25% felt they had the resources to allow compliance with EU-BSSD.
- Only 58% of respondents are familiar with the Esperanto audit guide. Most departments who were familiar with the guide rated it positive/very positive in terms of clinical utility, range of topics and accessibility.
- 62.8% (27/43 departments) participated in National Programmes.
- The majority of departments would be prepared to participate in pan-European surveys coordinated by the ESR but 47% admitted needing additional support in order to do so effectively.
Conclusions:
There is potential for larger bodies e.g ESR to co-ordinate audit on a pan-European scale, however resource allocation in local and national audit infrastructure is needed. Although this survey reflects a small number of responding departments, these findings support those of the previous ESR survey, which indicate that in many countries, communication and feedback mechanisms between societies and departments are underdeveloped.