TY - JOUR
T1 - EFOMP policy statement 18
T2 - Medical physics education for the non-physics healthcare professions
AU - Caruana, Carmel J.
AU - Amos, Richard A.
AU - Burgos, Diego
AU - Heukelom, Stan
AU - Jeremic, Marija Z.
AU - Julkunen, Petro
AU - Karenauskaite, Violeta
AU - Marcu, Loredana
AU - Papanastasiou, Emmanouil
AU - Pesznyak, Csilla
N1 - Funding Information: The authors would like to thank the following Medical Physics professionals who have acted as consultants to the policy statement:, Ioannis Seimenis (Greece), Dafina Xhako (Albania), Desislava Kostova-Lefterova (Bulgaria), Niko Hyka (Albania), Yuri Dekhtyar (Latvia), Marin Bodale (Romania), Nolan Vella (Malta), Cinzia Talamonti (Italy). Publisher Copyright: © 2023 Associazione Italiana di Fisica Medica e Sanitaria
PY - 2023/7/1
Y1 - 2023/7/1
N2 - Although Medical Physics educators have historically contributed to the education of the non-physics healthcare professions, their role was not studied in a systematic manner. In 2009, EFOMP set up a group to research the issue. In their first paper, the group carried out an extensive literature review regarding physics teaching for the non-physics healthcare professions. Their second paper reported the results of a pan-European survey of physics curricula delivered to the healthcare professions and a Strengths-Weaknesses-Opportunities-Threats (SWOT) audit of the role. The group's third paper presented a strategic development model for the role, based on the SWOT data. A comprehensive curriculum development model was subsequently published, whilst plans were laid to develop the present policy statement. This policy statement presents mission and vision statements for Medical Physicists teaching non-physics users of medical devices and physical agents, best practices for teaching non-physics healthcare professionals, a stepwise process for curriculum development (content, method of delivery and assessment), and summary recommendations based on the aforementioned research studies.
AB - Although Medical Physics educators have historically contributed to the education of the non-physics healthcare professions, their role was not studied in a systematic manner. In 2009, EFOMP set up a group to research the issue. In their first paper, the group carried out an extensive literature review regarding physics teaching for the non-physics healthcare professions. Their second paper reported the results of a pan-European survey of physics curricula delivered to the healthcare professions and a Strengths-Weaknesses-Opportunities-Threats (SWOT) audit of the role. The group's third paper presented a strategic development model for the role, based on the SWOT data. A comprehensive curriculum development model was subsequently published, whilst plans were laid to develop the present policy statement. This policy statement presents mission and vision statements for Medical Physicists teaching non-physics users of medical devices and physical agents, best practices for teaching non-physics healthcare professionals, a stepwise process for curriculum development (content, method of delivery and assessment), and summary recommendations based on the aforementioned research studies.
KW - EFOMP policy statement
KW - Education of healthcare professions
KW - Medical physics curriculum development
KW - Non-physics healthcare professions
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U2 - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejmp.2023.102602
DO - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejmp.2023.102602
M3 - Article
C2 - 37244072
SN - 1120-1797
VL - 111
JO - Physica medica
JF - Physica medica
M1 - 102602
ER -