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Workshop on Comprehensive Audits in Radiation Oncology, Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology (Pre-ICRM Course/Workshop)
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

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
TIME 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

 

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

 

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

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

All Faculty and Participants