2nd WS Presentation Slides

Second Medical Physics Workshop of the
Health Technology Task Group of the IUPESM

Defining the medical imaging requirements for a health station, 17 April 2011, Porto Alegre, Brazil

Presentations

1. Welcome on behalf of the IUPESM | Barry Allen, Australia

2. Review of medical equipment needs in Vanuatu, an island in the South Pacific | Barry Allen, Australia

3. Clinical significance of medical imaging modalities in different health care levels | Ruzica Maksimovic, WHO

4. Medical imaging equipment characteristics at the health station level: Overview | Bill Hendee, USA

5. Technical specifications: X-Ray units | Slavik Tabakov, UK

6. Technical specifications: Ultrasound units | Kwan-Hoong Ng, Malaysia

7. Focused Impedance Method | Barry Allen, Australia

8. Procurement – Donated vs purchased equipment | Cari Borrás, Brazil

9. Physical infrastructure: space, shielding, patient flow | Anna Benini, Italy

10. Staff: Basic training and continuing education | Slavik Tabakov, UK

11. Teleradiology and networking | Sandra Rocha, Mexico

12. Quality control and maintenance programs | Cari Borrás, Brazil

13. Radiation protection: Personnel dosimetry and patient safety | Anna Benini, Italy

14. Patient referral to secondary and tertiary health care levels | Pat Cadman, Canada