Professional Challenges Session

PC 18 - Workforce planning and how to solve the workforce challenge in radiology: The European Union radiation, education, staffing and training (EU-REST) study

Lectures

1
Chairperson's introduction

Chairperson's introduction

01:00Boris Brkljačić, Zagreb / HR

2
EU-REST study: European Commission's view

EU-REST study: European Commission's view

11:00Filip Maksan, Luxembourg / LU

3
Data collection and analysis on workforce availability, education and training needs to ensure quality and safety aspects of medical applications involving ionising radiation

Data collection and analysis on workforce availability, education and training needs to ensure quality and safety aspects of medical applications involving ionising radiation

11:00Adrian Brady, Cork / IE

4
Possible approaches to estimate and calculate workforce numbers

Possible approaches to estimate and calculate workforce numbers

10:00Boris Brkljačić, Zagreb / HR

5
EU-REST-proposed method to calculate radiography workforce

EU-REST-proposed method to calculate radiography workforce

11:00Graciano Paulo, Coimbra / PT

6
EU-REST-proposed method to calculate nuclear medicine workforce

EU-REST-proposed method to calculate nuclear medicine workforce

11:00François Jamar, Brussels / BE

7
ESR's proposed method to calculate radiology workforce

ESR's proposed method to calculate radiology workforce

20:00Christian Loewe, Vienna / AT

8
Panel discussion: Is the ESR's proposed method applicable in practice in European radiology departments

Panel discussion: Is the ESR's proposed method applicable in practice in European radiology departments

15:00Panel discussion: Is the ESR's proposed method applicable in practice in European radiology departments

1 min
Chairperson's introduction
Boris Brkljačić, Zagreb / Croatia
11 min
EU-REST study: European Commission's view
Filip Maksan, Luxembourg / Luxembourg
  1. To learn about the European Commission's activities on workforce, education and training.
  2. To appreciate the importance of European action on workforce, education and training.
  3. To understand the scope of the EU-REST study and its role in the SAMIRA action plan.
11 min
Data collection and analysis on workforce availability, education and training needs to ensure quality and safety aspects of medical applications involving ionising radiation
Adrian Brady, Cork / Ireland
  1. To learn about existing models for evaluating workforce needs.
  2. To appreciate the variation among European countries in educational and training standards.
  3. To understand the need for uniform standards of staffing levels, education and training.
10 min
Possible approaches to estimate and calculate workforce numbers
Boris Brkljačić, Zagreb / Croatia
  1. To learn approaches to calculate workforce numbers based on population numbers, workload, equipment availability and beds.
  2. To appreciate the shortages of calculations used so far.
  3. To understand the need to promote a novel approach to estimate workforce needs.
11 min
EU-REST-proposed method to calculate radiography workforce
Graciano Paulo, Coimbra / Portugal
  1. To learn about the radiography workforce distribution across Europe.
  2. To appreciate the impact of radiography shortage in medical imaging departments.
  3. To understand the need to define radiography metrics to estimate workforce needs.
11 min
EU-REST-proposed method to calculate nuclear medicine workforce
François Jamar, Brussels / Belgium
  1. To learn about the actual workforce distribution of nuclear medicine physicians in the EU-27.
  2. To appreciate the shortage and the clinical consequences of it, in view of the rapid development of hybrid imaging and radionuclide therapy.
  3. To understand the need to clearly identify the real workforce needs using tools provided by several institutions, especially the IAEA.
20 min
ESR's proposed method to calculate radiology workforce
Christian Loewe, Vienna / Austria
  1. To learn about the strengths and weaknesses of existing approaches to radiology workforce calculation.
  2. To appreciate the idea of a simplified approach to workforce calculation to facilitate broader applicability among European countries.
  3. To understand the ESR proposed method for workforce calculation and its supporting concept.
15 min
Panel discussion: Is the ESR's proposed method applicable in practice in European radiology departments

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