Fellowship Training on Accidents and Audits in Radiotherapy with an Emphasis on Peer Review

(Internal Auditing) in Medical Physics

23-27 March 2015

Hosted By:  International Programs SectionArgonne National Laboratory international.anl.gov 

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THE PURPOSE

IAEA PROJECT

Regional Project RAS0073 “Supporting Human Resource Development and Nuclear Technology”

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Fellowship Training

USES      

• Identify and manage risk in radiotherapy medical physics

• Handle documentation• Report and review accidents and near‐incidents

• Develop procedures based on lessons learned

• Perform regular internal peer review and auditing 

Korle Bu Teaching Hospital, Ghana, January 2013Photo Credit: Dean Calma / IAEA

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THE COURSE

Welcome to Argonne National Laboratory

Introduction to Argonne

Safety at Argonne

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The Lecturers and StaffCourse Leader: Francisco Aguirre, Argonne National Laboratory

Program Manager: Sunaree Hamilton, Ph.D., Argonne National Laboratory

Beth M. Beadle Derek Brown Peter Dunscombe Suzanne B. Evans

Debbie Gilley Paul Jursinic Sasa Mutic Todd Pawlicki

Yakov Pipman Ramon Alfredo Carvalho Siochi

Francisco Aguirre, Argonne National Laboratory

Course Introduction

Accidents in Radiotherapy

Quality Audit Programs

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Yakov Pipman, YMPhysics

Reporting of Accidents 

and Incidents

The Radiotherapy 

Process

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Suzanne B. Evans, Yale University School of Medicine

Clinical Impact of Radiotherapy 

Incidents

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Peter Dunscombe, University of Calgary

Introduction to Quality and Safety

AAPM’S Safety Profile Assessment

Quality Management

Safety Culture

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Derek Brown, University of California, San Diego

Process Maps

Failure Modes and Effects Analysis

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Sasa Mutic, Washington University School of Medicine

Checklists

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Todd Pawlicki, University of California, San Diego

Root Cause Analysis

Statistical Process Control

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Debbie Gilley, IAEA

Improvements on Safety

IAEA Audits and Accident Prevention

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Beth M. Beadle, MD Anderson Cancer Center

Improving Quality and Safety: The 

Clinician’s Perspective

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Paul Jursinic, West Michigan Cancer Center

Staffing Levels, Training, & 

Communication

QA Management Program

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THE PARTICIPANTS

Santiago GirolaARGENTINA

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Edgardo GarrigoARGENTINA

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Ramiro CufréARGENTINA

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A.S.M. HabibUllah KhanBANGLADESH

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Mario Fernando Matos OrtegaBOLIVIA

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Rubén YàñezDàvilaCHILE

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Ana Ruiz RodriguezCOSTA RICA

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Gustavo Alexander Corpeño FunesEL SALVADOR

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Tibor MajorHUNGARY

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Galina BokaLATVIA

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NadicaDimitrovskaTHE FRMR. YUG. REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA

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ZoranStefanovskiTHE FRMR. YUG. REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA

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MunkhbatShaariikhuuMONGOLIA

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Kanchan P. AdhikariNEPAL

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Jose Fernando Marquez PachasPERU

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Dejan ZontarSLOVENIA

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Uros CotarSlovenia

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TaweapSanghangthumTHAILAND

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ChirasakKhamfongkhrueaTHAILAND

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ChanidaVutiprasertpongTHAILAND

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Anna PrykaziukUKRAINE

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Aurimary ZoinoTarifeVENEZUELA

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Chi Duc DoVIETNAM

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Cuong TranVIETNAM

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KhabbabAl‐MohammediYEMEN

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