The International Society of Radiographers and Radiological Technologists collaborates with Philips on diagnostic radiography e-learning project for developing countries worldwide

10/15/2010

Press Release:  

The International Society of Radiographers and Radiological Technologists collaborates with Philips on diagnostic radiography e-learning project for developing countries worldwide

The International Society of Radiographers and Radiological Technologists (ISRRT) today announced the expansion of a program designed to address continuing education access challenges throughout many regions of the world. Together with Philips, ISSRT is helping to provide continuing education programs in diagnostic radiography for technologists to maintain and extend their skill levels. ISRRT, which has 80 member societies representing 350,000 technologists worldwide, initially ran the pilot program in Estonia, Fiji, and India to assess the internet accessibility and perceived value by the technologists in these distinct countries.

The Philips Learning Center developed an extensive range of online educational courses which are being used in the program.  The e-learning courses cover important areas of need including radiation protection and quality improvement in addition to basic and more advanced course in CT scanning, MR imaging, mammography, digital imaging techniques, and medical imaging physics.

The accessibility, uptake by the local technologists, and value proved very positive and the program will now be offered in other countries that lack access to continuing education programs.

The next group included in the program will be technologists in rural Canada where geographical location makes access to live courses difficult and costly. Other countries and regions under consideration for inclusion in the program include outback Australia, Africa, and China.

For additional information on the ISRRT, please visit www.isrrt.org and for more information on the Philips Learning Center, please visit www.philips.com/learningcenter.

Contacts:

Lori Boyd, Director of Policy, College of Medical Radiation Technologists of Ontario                                        

 e-learning advisor to ISRRT

Paula Sanderson, Director, Philips Learning Center

Philips Healthcare

paula.sanderson@philips.com