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Celebrating Radiographers and our Profession for World Radiography Day

6 november, 2018 av Parvin Olofsson

As radiographers we are lucky to have some very good organisations who represent us at the national level and at the European level, we have strong representation through the European Federation of Radiographer Societies (EFRS) who celebrate their 10-year anniversary this November, making this World Radiography Day even more important. For 10 years, the EFRS have worked to unite, represent, promote, and develop the profession of radiography in Europe. The EFRS is comprised of a diversity of people, from many different nationalities, ethnicities, beliefs, custom’s and views; but all of us share the singularity of our common profession. We now represent more than 100,000 Radiographers and over 8,000 students across 36 countries. I am extremely proud of the radiographers across Europe who provide safe, high quality,
diagnostic imaging services and deliver cancer treatments.

The EFRS is built upon all the wonderful and dedicated radiographers who work tirelessly every day, delivering professional services to patients, educating and training radiographers, undertaking radiography research, and representing their colleagues at the local, national, and international levels. Radiography is multifaceted and multicolored jewel, with different branches aligned by a common dedication to the profession and the wish to ensure the safety of the patient. Having said that, it is essential that we continue to work hard to raise the profile of our profession. Earlier this year, following many years of lobbying, the EFRS announced a major step for radiographers in Europe when radiographers were finally granted recognition, by the European Commission European Skills, Competences, Qualifications and Occupations (ESCO), as ‘Professionals’ rather than as ‘Technicians and Associate Professionals’. We must build on this and make sure that, across Europe, radiographers raise their profile, and have a stronger voice, in healthcare circles, in education, in research, with national policies, and, most importantly, with patients and the general public. This is the focus of the recent EFRS public awareness campaign (#Radiographer2018). We want radiographers everywhere to be proud of their profession, to make sure that they always tell people that they are a radiographer, and also explain to people the important work we do. Think of the very important #HelloMyNameIs campaign and remember that:

Jonathan McNulty
President, European Federation of Radiographer Societies

“Together (as radiographers) everything is possible”

“Be involved and make a difference”

Ska du medverka på en internationell konferens med poster eller föreläsning?

27 juni, 2018 av Parvin Olofsson

Vårdförbundet stödjer röntgensjuksköterskor som utvecklar röntgensjuksköterskeprofessionen eller forskar inom området radiografi. Vårdförbundet delar ut priser, stipendier och resebidrag. I år beviljade Vårdförbundet två resebidrag till röntgensjuksköterskornas världskongress 2018 i Trinidad & Tobago. Det var till Bharti Kataria och Lise-Lott Lundvall som ansökte Vårdförbundets resebidrag och fick vardera 7000 kronor för att delta i världskongressen. De arbetar på röntgenavdelningen vid Universitetssjukhuset i Linköping.

Vårdförbundet har associerat medlemskap i International Society Of Radiographers and Radiological Technologist (ISRRT). https://www.isrrt.org/.

ISRRTs vision är att stödja professionen, genom att anordna kongresser och workshops. Styrelsen i ISRRT består av representanter från olika länder och en av deras viktigaste uppgifter är att planera världskongressen. År 2018 hölls världskongressen i Trinidad & Tobago. Världskongressen genomförs vartannat år och nästa världskongress kommer att hållas år 2020 på Irland.

Filmhälsning med Bharti och Liselotte:

Här kan du läsa mer om Bharti Kataria och Lise- Lott Lundvall

Bharti Katarias presentation

Lise-Lott Lundvalls presentation

Ska du medverka på en internationell konferens med poster eller föreläsning?

Då kan du söka resebidrag från Vårdförbundet.

Happy World Radiography Day

8 november, 2017 av Gästbloggare

Dorien Pronk-Larive

Do you need information about medical imaging or Radiotherapy? Ask the Radiographer? Who? The radiographer!
Very often patients and even our colleagues in the hospital do not know who we are. White uniform…must be a doctor or a nurse. World Radiography Day is an excellent day to present yourselves every year again, to clarify all aspects of your profession and also to motivate upcoming students to choose for this interesting and many sided work.
Of course radiographers work in a healthcare team, but most of the times they are the last link in the chain in the contact with patients, while producing the image or planning and delivering radiotherapy.
At the European level one of the first actions of The European Federation of Radiographer Societies (EFRS) after its establishment in 2008 was to agree on a definition of a radiographer and on the use of a single title to indicate the profession in European documents. Of course all national titles stay in place.
The EFRS definition is as follows:
Radiographers are medical imaging and radiotherapy experts who:

are professionally accountable to the patients’ physical and psychosocial wellbeing, prior to, during and following examinations or therapy
take an active role in justification and optimisation of medical imaging and radio therapeutic procedures
are key-persons in radiation safety of patients and third persons in accordance with the “As Low As Reasonably Achievable (ALARA)” principle and relevant legislation

This is followed by an explanation of the professional fields medical imaging, radiotherapy and nuclear medicine and a list of national titles.
For the full text and lots of other information and documents have a look at www.efrs.eu

I wish you a successful 8th of November!!

Dorien Pronk-Larive
CEO EFRS

The European Federation of Radiographer Societies (EFRS) represents over 100.000 Radiographers and over 8.000 students through 37 national societies/professional bodies, 1 trade union and 54 institutions involved in radiography education all over the geographical region of Europe.

Nya i yrket föreläser om internationella studier

9 september, 2015 av Gästbloggare

På plats i Malmö träffar vi på våra tidigare studentrepresentanter från förra året som nu är klara med studierna och har börjat jobba. I år är de här för att hålla föreläsning.

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– Vi har hållit föreläsning om personcentrerad vård – etiskt förhållningssätt.
Anna Palm och Linn Hultgren pratade om sydafrikanska radiografers syn på etik (se tidigare blogginlägg Goeie Dag från Sydafrika och Sydafrika here we come).

– Och vi pratade om kommunikation utifrån våra upplevelser i Storbrittannien på besök på röntgenavdelningar vid två sjukhus, säger Martina Voigt och Josefine Tullgren (se tidigare blogginlägg I London är röntgensjuksköterskorna juniors och seniors).

Det var nervöst men väldigt kul att hålla föredrag. Kul att få presentera sin studie så att andra kan ta del av dem. Vi fick frågor om vad vi skulle göra med resultatet härnäst. Planen är att skriva artiklar för publicering i engelskspråkig tidsskrift.

Vi är peppade inför banketten på torsdag och den hemliga skånska artisten.