IRMER Update

Start

Mon, 28 Sep 2015, 00:00

End

Mon, 28 Sep 2015, 00:00

WebSite

https://membersarea.bir.org.uk

Venue:

This meeting will provide up-to-date information on how IRMER may change following the BSS Revision recently published, the latest thinking on patient dose audits at both local and national levels and give practitioners a chance to discuss important issues around optimisation.

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General Info

Venue: IET Birmingham: Austin Court, Birmingham

BY TRAIN

Nearest railway station is Birmingham New Street. Birmingham Snow Hill and Birmingham Moor Street are also nearby.

BY BUS

The easiest routes are buses to Broad Street or Cambridge Street, where you can then follow the walking directions to IET Birmingham: Austin Court via the ICC on Broad Street.

BY CAR

There is limited parking outside the venue. Parking nearby includes the National Indoor Arena (pay-and-display), limited street parking (meters) in side streets opposite the NIA and on the south side of Broad St (A456) and Birmingham Newhall Street car park 0.6 miles away.

BY FOOT

The venue is located a 10-15 minute walk from Birminham New Street Station.

Sponsors

Philips

Philips is a diversified health and well-being company and a world leader in healthcare, lifestyle and lighting. Our vision is to make the world healthier and more sustainable through meaningful innovation. We develop innovative healthcare solutions across the continuum of care, in partnership with clinicians and our customers to improve patient outcomes, provide better value, and expand access to care. As part of this mission we are committed to fuelling a revolution in imaging solutions, designed to deliver greater collaboration and integration, increased patient focus, and improved economic value. We provide advanced imaging technologies you can count on to make confident and informed clinical decisions, while providing more efficient, more personalised care for patients.

Siemens Healthcare

The Siemens Healthcare sector is one of the world’s largest suppliers to the healthcare industry and a trendsetter in medical imaging, laboratory diagnostics, medical information technology and hearing aids. Siemens offers its customers products and solutions for the entire range of patient care from a single source – from prevention and early detection to diagnosis, and on to treatment and aftercare. By optimising clinical workflows for the most common diseases, Siemens also makes healthcare faster, better and more cost-effective. For further information please visit: http://www.siemens.co.uk/healthcare

Registration Process

REGISTRATION FEES:

Non-member £250

BIR Consultant member £145

BIR Non-consultant member £110

BIR Trainee member £65

BIR Retired/Student member £55

Click to register here.

Programme Details

09:00	Registration and refreshments
	Chair: REVISING PROTECTION Mr Peter Hiles, Head of Radiation Physics, North Wales
09:30	What might we expect from the new medical exposure regulations? Mr Steve Ebdon-Jackson, Public Health England

10:00	Medical radiation safety culture—update on UK initiative Dr Claire-Louise Chapple, Head of Imaging Physics & Radiation Safety, Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals Trust

10:20	Feedback on COMARE 16, DEXA sports assessment justification and other issues Mr Ian Chell, Policy Manager, Department of Health

10:40	Questions
10:50	Refreshments
11:10	Radiation guardians and new guidance on clinical trials Mr Giles Morrison, Head of Radiology Physics, Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

11:30	The medical physics expert training, recognition and revalidation Dr Peter Jarritt, Consultant Healthcare Scientist, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Trust

11:50	Questions
12:00	Lunch
13:00	RCR audit of appropriate imaging Dr Denis Remedios, Consultant Radiologist, Northwick Park Hospital

13:20	Radiology errors, Clinical Imaging Board working party overview Sue Johnson, Professional Officer, The Society and College of Radiographers

13:40	CQC latest Mr Cliff Double, IRMER Inspector, Care Quality Commission

14:00	Questions
14:10	Refreshments PRACTICAL PROTECTION

14:30	PHE patient dose surveys— an update Ms Sue Edyvean, Head of Medical (Radiation) Dosimetry Group, Public Health England

14:50	Collaborative guidance on exposures “much greater than intended” Dr Claire-Louise Chapple, Head of Imaging Physics & Radiation Safety, Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals Trust

15:10	Radiation protection for staff and patients in the interventional suite Dr Colin Martin, Honorary Senior Clinical Lecturer, University of Glasgow

15:40	Questions
16:00	Close of event