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EUROPE
GREECE
A new prosperous
year came, and the
Panhellenic Society
of Radiological
Technologists
held three special
webinars. Students
of the radiography,
newly graduated, and radiographers with
experience discussed timeless issues and
issues caused by the pandemic.
The first webinar was about the education
of radiographers during the pandemic.
Students and newly graduated expressed
the difficulties about this new era of
inadequate education, their concerns,
their feelings and absence from the
clinical practice, and how this can affect
their career as radiographers.
| The education of radiographers during the pandemic.
The second online discussion was about
the role of radiographers as health
professionals and the requirements
needed in a health center as concerned
the radiology department. Working in
the radiology department in a health
center is not like a hospital here in
Greece, and sometimes there are no
radiologists and just nurses or internists.
Of course, there are difficulties, more
obstacles that radiographers have to
deal with daily as health professionals.
Experienced radiographers analyzed
these issues and gave examples and
solutions to overcome difficult situations
and ethical problems. However, they
talked about the perspectives of working
as a radiographer in a health center and
explained the crucial role.
The third webinar had the following
title “The “3A” of a radiographer, in the
daily practice”. In this online discussion,
expert radiographers of imaging and
radiotherapy talked about the
act evaluation, the evaluation
of results, and safe patient
management. The radiographers
have a vital role in imaging
as health professionals,
and it’s essential to provide
good services to the patients
before, during, and after the
examination.
PORTUGAL
APIMR participates in the Public
Consultation for the Statute of the NHS
and Radiological Protection
The Medical Imaging and Radiotherapy
Portuguese Association (APIMR), as a
professional association of private law
on behalf of its associates, decided, after
consulting its corporate and associated
bodies, to make a series of contributions
to the improvement of the diploma
that regulates the Statute of the SNS
document in public consultation, in
accordance with the terms of the law.
The suggestions were essentially
related to a greater contribution and
representativeness of the Superior
Diagnostic and Therapeutic Technicians,
in particular Radiology, Radiotherapy and
Nuclear Medicine for the public cause,
since they are extremely present in the
SNS and motivated to help populations.
Contributions can be found at this
LINK Contributos_Estatuto SNS_
APIMR_10_2021_signed
The APIMR expressed its full agreement
with the need to introduce some
amendments to DL 108/2018 which,
despite transpose the EURATOM
directives, had some flaws in the
application to the Portuguese reality,
in our view. We want to strengthen the
transparent way in which this process
has been carried out and we take good
note of the call for the participation of all
entities in the area of health, as well as
civil society.
Regarding the document under analysis,
| The role of radiographers and the requirements needed in a
health center.
| The “3A” of a radiographer, in the daily practice.
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