Purpose or learning objective
In Spain, the law states that professionals that work in a radioactive facility must be taught compulsory education in radiation protection every two years. Furthermore, since 2019, this education has to be accredited by an official body [1]. In the healthcare field, there are a few departments such as radiation oncology, haematology and nuclear medicine that are also a radioactive facility. Nuclear medicine workers are the most exposed of those units, so this education is essential.
According to Spanish legislation, the responsibility of the education...
Methods or background
The nuclear medicine department is located in university hospital La Princesa (Madrid). This institution has a ‘virtual knowledge platform’, which is a web page that provides targeted continuous education to its professionals. Nuclear medicine workers have free access to this platform. One of the software tools that this platform offers to the hospital departments is Moodle (modular object oriented distance learning environment); Moodle 3.4 is the supported version with which the course was prepared [3].
The course is accredited by the regional health council, with...
Results or findings
21 workers out of 22 took part of the course as trainees; this implies 96% of the professionals invited to participate, an attendance rate that has increased in 30% comparing with the face-to-face traditional training.
All the participants passed the final exam, with an average mark of 8.95 out of 10 and according to the satisfaction survey, the general average satisfaction with the course was 9.2 out of 10. Due to the accreditation of the training, which includes CME credits and an official diploma to...
Conclusion
Online courses are game changing in professional education. They allow offering much more contents, both theoretical and practical. More professionals can follow the course at the same time. Furthermore, it has the advantage that they can complete it at their own pace. It proves that it is feasible to achieve high quality in training using this format. In the future, any course related with radiation protection in health, or at least part of it, could be performed this way, even without a systemic health crisis.
References
España. Real Decreto-ley 601/2019, de 18 de octubre, sobre justificación y optimización del uso de las radiaciones ionizantes para la protección radiológica de las personas con ocasión de exposiciones médicas. Boletín Oficial del Estado, de 31 de octubre de 2019, núm. 262, pp. 120840 a 120856.
España. Instrucción IS-28, de 22 de septiembre de 2010, del Consejo de Seguridad Nuclear, sobre las especificaciones técnicas de funcionamiento que deben cumplir las instalaciones radiactivas de segunda y tercera categoría. Boletín Oficial del Estado, de 31 de octubre...
Personal information and conflict of interest
R. Rosado del Castillo:
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P. Garcia Castañon:
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G. Paradela Díaz:
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S. HONORATO HERNANDEZ:
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P. Chamorro:
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C. PRIETO MARTIN:
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