| Workshop on Comprehensive Audits in Radiation Oncology, Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology (Pre-ICRM Course/Workshop) |
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Venue: Post Graduate Classroom #3, KFSH&RC
Coordinator: Ahmed Meghzifene, PhD, IAEA, Vienna
Faculty: Stefaan Vynckier, Tomas Kron, Keith Faulkner, Ahmed Meghzifene, Mohammad Alshabanah and Gurmeet Singh
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Target Audience:
Radiation Oncologists, Medical Radiation Physicists, Dosimetrists & Radiation Therapists; Radiologists, Diagnostic Physicists, Medical Technologists, hospital administrators and health authorities
Course/Workshop Aim:
To inform the participants on comprehensive audit methodologies for radiation oncology and diagnostic and interventional radiology and promote the concept of audits among health professionals and health administrators.
Course/Workshop Description:
- The auditing process as a tool for quality improvement
- Presentations on IAEA guidelines, Quality Assurance Team for Radiation Oncology (QUATRO) and Quality Assurance Audit for Diagnostic Radiology Improvement and Learning (QUAADRIL)
- Feedback from auditors and audited staff
- Lessons learned
Sunday (16 February 2014): 09:30-15:30 PM
Venue: TBA |
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ACTIVITY |
FACULTY |
| 08:15-09:45 |
Opening and Workshop Objective. |
Ahmed Meghzifene |
- Comprehensive Audits of Radiotherapy Practices: A Tool for Quality Improvement: Quality Assurance Team for Radiation Oncology (QUATRO)Risk management in radiotherapy
- Overview of IAEA Guidelines on Comprehensive Audits
- The need for comprehensive audits in radiation oncology: radiation oncologist’s perspective
- The need for comprehensive audits in radiation oncology: medical physicist’s perspective
- The Need for Comprehensive Audits in Radiation Oncology: Therapy Radiographer’s Perspective
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Stefaan Vynckier,
Tomas Kron ,
Mohammad Alshabanah , Gurmeet Singh |
| 9:45-10:00 |
COFFEE BREAK |
| 10:00-12:15 |
- IAEA Support to National Dosimetry Audits
- Auditing Advanced Technology
- Discussions on Clinical Audits of Radiotherapy Practice
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Ahmed Meghzifene, Tomas Kron |
| 12:15-13:15 |
Prayer and lunch BREAK |
| 13:15-15:30 |
- Comprehensive Clinical Audits of Diagnostic Radiology Practices: A Tool for Quality Improvement: Quality Assurance Audit for Diagnostic Radiology Improvement and Learning (QUAADRIL
- Introduction to Clinical Audits in Diagnostic Radiology
- The Need for Comprehensive Audits: A Radiologist’s Perspective
- The Need for Comprehensive Audits: A Medical Physicist’s Perspective
- Incidents and Their Investigation: An Interactive Session
- Experience of Undertaking QUADRIL Audits
- Discussions on Clinical Audits of Diagnostic Radiology Practices
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Keith Faulkner, Irfan Mamoun |
| 15:30-16:00 |
Asr Prayer and Coffee Break |
| 16:00-17:00 |
- What are the Challenges for Setting up Compressive Audits at the National Level?
- How Can the Concept of Audits be Promoted? Do we Need Regulations?
- How do we Deal/Follow-up with Serious Shortcomings?
- Other Discussion Items from the Audience?
- Conclusions/Recommendations
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All Faculty and Participants |
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