|
Announcements (March 2009)
HENRE at the European Congress of Radiology (ECR 2009)
The European Congress of Radiology (ECR 2009) held in Vienna in March was the venue for a large number of invited and proffered papers presented by partner members of the Higher Education Network for Radiography in Europe (HENRE).
It was apparent at ECR 2009 that the influence of HENRE in the European educational sphere has been widespread.
In the session Professional Issues and Education all four of the invited presentations were from HENRE partner members:
‘The development of the European Federation of Radiographer Societies’
Sija Geers, NVMBR, Dutch Society of Radiographers, The Netherlands
‘Update on the work of HENRE’
Susanne Huber, DVTA,German Society of Radiographers, Germany
‘Progress in the Nordic Master Programme’
Bodil Andersson, Lund University, Sweden
‘Development of competence based radiography curriculum’
Tiina Kukkes, Tartu School of Health Care, Estonia
In the session entitled Education and Quality Control, 5 out of the 10 proffered papers were presented by HENRE partner universities with 3 directly related to the work of HENRE.
Presentations and presenters were:
‘From harmonics to harmonisation: European ultrasound education’
Jan Dodgeon et al , University of Salford, UK
‘Tuning learning outcomes and competencies for radiography courses in Europe’
Anja Henner et al University of Oulu, Finland
‘Self assessment as part of clinical audits in radiology’
Anja Henner et al University of Oulu, Finland
‘The role of clinical assessment in radiography education across Europe’
Michaela Davis, University College Dublin, Ireland
‘Common assessment scheme for undergraduate radiographers in the north of England’
Ken Holmes, University of Cumbria, UK
In session entitled Patient Experience, Ethics and New Techniques 3 of the proffered papers were presented by active HENRE partner university representatives .
Presentations and presenters were:
‘The attitude of radiographers towards persons with dementia’
Sunderan Kada, Bergen University College, Norway
‘Radiography students’ experience of unethical conduct’
Val Challen, University of Cumbria, UK
‘The influence of tube potential (kV) on the detection of simulated chest lesions in a CR system’
Luis Lanca, Escola Superior de Tecnologia da Saude de Lisboa, Portugal
|
