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Lisbon 2012
Workshops for radiographers
Interventional Radiology is very much a team effort.
Optimal patient care can only be delivered if both the
physician and the other team members, such as the radiographers,
are well trained and highly professional in what
they do.
Saturday, September 15
10:00-11:00
RWS 206 EfRS Workshop 1
Radiation protection of workers and patients in
the interventional lab - AITRI guidelines
206.1 D. Catania (Milan/IT)
206.2 S. Cuman (Varese/IT)
learning objectives
After active participation in this presentation and workshop,
attendees will have gained knowledge and understanding of:
• permitted threshold doses
• the importance of using adequate protection for patients
and workers during radiation exposure
• diseases induced by radiation exposure
• measures to reduce radiation absorption in workers and
patients
• the importance of workers sharing operational standards,
appropriate criteria, structural and technological equipment,
as described in the AITRI guidelines
Background information:
The AITRI (Italian Association of Interventional Radiographers)
guidelines state that the involvement of professionals who are
specifically trained in the use of ionising radiation will lead to
higher quality procedures and will minimise the radiation dose
to both patient and operators.
It is highly recommended to draft European guidelines addres -
sing factors that are common to all interventional labs, such as
operational standards, criteria for justification of the procedures,
minimum technical requirements and last but not least, specific
education of staff.
Radiographer programme
A growing number of radiographers working in the field of
interventional radiology attend the annual CIRSE congress.
In order to cater for this development, CIRSE and the
European federation of Radiographer Societies (EfRS) are
organising two interactive workshops, specially designed
for radiographers and nurses.
Sunday, September 16
10:00-11:00
RWS 1006 EfRS Workshop 2
The role of the radiographer in the angiography
department
1006.1 S. Hveding Huse (Oslo/NO)
1006.2 P.H. Søderlund (Oslo/NO)
learning objectives
After active participation in this workshop/presentation,
attendees will have gained knowledge and understanding of:
• the benefits of a team approach
• the variety of roles undertaken by interventional
radiographers across Europe
• the challenges presented by this wide range of roles
A series of two workshops organised in co-operation with the
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