EIBIR Session - Jointly organised with the European Commission and EuroSafe Imaging

EIBIR 16 - Improving quality and safety through collaborative EU-funded research and studies: Strategic Agenda for Medical Ionising Radiation Applications (SAMIRA)

March 6, 16:00 - 17:30 CET

3 min
Chairpersons' introduction
Georgi Simeonov, Luxembourg / Luxembourg
Boris Brkljačić, Zagreb / Croatia
12 min
Optimising radiation protection in paediatri imaging: the Radiation, Health, Safety and Quality for Youth: A Comprehensive Approach to Justification, Optimisation, and Education (RHYTHM) project
Claudio Granata, Trieste / Italy
  1. To introduce the RHYTHM project on radiation, health, safety, and quality for youth.
  2. To explain the sensitivity of children, adolescents, and young adults to ionising radiation, and the need for optimised imaging practices.
  3. To discuss key issues related to justification, optimisation, availability, and accessibility of imaging services for young patients, as well as the education of professionals and communication of risk to parents and patients.
12 min
From incidents to improvement: Medical Applications of Radiation -Learning from Incidents and Near Misses (MARLIN) lessons for radiology practice
Deniz Akata, Ankara / Turkey
  1. To understand the role of incident learning systems (ILS) in promoting safety and quality in diagnostic and interventional radiology.
  2. To recognise common sources of error in radiology practice and their potential impact on patient outcomes.
  3. To apply the MARLIN project's recommendations for reporting, justifying, and learning from significant events and near misses in radiology departments.
12 min
Updating EC criteria for radiological equipment acceptability: the SAMIRA Study on the criteria for acceptability of medical radiological equipment (CARE) project
Marco Brambilla, Novara / Italy
  1. To learn how suspension levels for radiological equipment are currently established across the EU and the role of EC publication RP 162.
  2. To appreciate the need for an updated and extended list of acceptability criteria in line with the current state of technical and equipment standards, methods for assessing relevant technical parameters, and the applicable Euratom and EU legal provisions.
  3. To understand the methodology used for the revision and process of consultation with member states and other stakeholders on the proposed updated and extended list of acceptability criteria.
12 min
Clinical audit implementation in Europe (CLAUD-IT)
Roman Klöckner, Lübeck / Germany
  1. To learn about the impact of clinical audit on patient and staff safety.
  2. To discuss the potential impact of clinical audit campaigns in the EU on clinical audit implementation.
  3. To understand the importance of learning materials and training in popularising clinical audit, especially the Guide to Clinical Audit in Radiology (AUDITRAD), the clinical audits guide for nuclear medicine (NuCline), and the audit "cookbook" developed under CLAUD-IT.
12 min
Key performance indicators for quality and safety of ionizing radiation use in medicine
Anoushka Davé, Brighton / United Kingdom
  1. To list a set of KPIs that can be used to monitor the quality and safety of radiological procedures.
  2. To reflect on which KPIs could be applied in their own organisational or country context and how.
  3. To actively contribute to the design and implementation of an EU-wide monitoring system for quality and safety of medical applications of ionising radiation.
12 min
Towards a joint action to support the implementation of quality and safety of medical ionising radiation applications
Ritva Bly, Vantaa / Finland
  1. To introduce the Joint Action AURORad, Advancing Unified Roadmap on implementation of the strategic agenda for medical ionising radiation applications.
  2. To understand the possibilities for collaboration on the national level to support the implementation of quality and safety of medical ionising radiation applications.
  3. To discuss key issues related to improving quality and safety: justification, optimisation, learning from incidents and improving practice through clinical auditing.
15 min
Discussion