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WRETF World Radiography Educational Trust Foundation TRUSTEES Cynthia Cowling (Australia) Alan Budge (UK) Marie-Dominique Galy (France) Chris Steelman (USA) Noreen Sinclair (UK) Ian Henderson (UK) Robert Shen (Taiwan) Chairperson: Cynthia Cowling Honorary Treasurer: Alan Budge Honorary Secretary: Noreen Sinclair General Manager: Sue Marchant Website Manager: Sue Marchant www.wretf.org News The education sub-group has been active in reviewing and revising the bursary application forms and scoring sheets. The new forms will be in use for the next round of applications in 2018. Support While the Trust still sends out book parcels, the number of applications for books has decreased significantly reflecting the more electronic approach to learning that is available now in developing countries. Bursary Scheme Elizabeth Olanloye of Nigeria made her educational visit to the Radiotherapy Social Media Department at the Groote Schurr Hospital in The WRETF social media outreach revolves Cape Town in July. She spent almost 4 weeks around the WRETF Facebook page. Visitors to under the direction of Professor Penny Engel- this page are greeted by vibrant and engaging Hills, learning about uptodate techniques exchanges which not only focus on developing and patient care that she can use in her own friendships but also on collaboration to meet the department. Her report of her visit is on the challenges faced by the radiological technologist WRETF website. Pictured below is Penny with community around the world. One soon realises Elizabeth. One bursary recipient is currently that there is truly a worldwide community of in Malaysia on his educational visit. He is professionals who have much more in common a lecturer in Pakistan and will take back to that anyone would expect. So writes Chris his university and hospital new and current Steelman, Trustee and leads the social media techniques for learning programs and techniques outreach. which will benefit the patients in the department. Dr Michael Ward,ISRRT President,presents Mrs Alison Yule with Fundraising her Honorary Membership and silver pin. Twinning While there has not been much activity recently, Brigitte Kaviani Assistant Operations Director in the Radiology Department of Sheffield Teaching Hospitals UK, has been very active on behalf of her department, recently visiting Zambia and some of its hospitals with the Radiology Manager of the Livingstone Central Hospital’s department. She is planning another visit shortly along with two colleagues to take out small items of equipment. She has already supplied a lot of used textbooks to support the library in the radiology department of Livingstone Central Hospital. It is hoped that the Radiology Manager – Mr Sydney Malumfu of the Livingstone Central Hospital can make an educational visit to Sheffield next year. Pictured right is Brigitte with the Radiology Manager of Gwembe Hospital. The WRETF has seen a productive last few months with several substantial donations received into its 50th Anniversary Birthday Fundraising Appeal – these include £594 (US$790) as an anonymous donation in memory of a UK radiographer in July; £956 (US$1,275) from a recent Hong Kong Radiographers Fundraising Event in September; £500 (US$665) donation from Mr & Mrs Tony Bowden to support an upcoming WRETF special initiative at the National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery in October and the donation from the Monash University Radiography Students Society in Melbourne is in the pipeline at the time of writing. The Trust is hugely grateful for these generous donations that will help secure attendee support for conferences and educational training awards for developing country applicants as part of the WRETF Bursary Scheme. If you would like to donate to this special birthday appeal please contact either abudge@btinternet.com susanmarchant@wretf.org 46
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