Deadline EXTENDED to 22nd of April: EFOMP Nomination Call for Members Policy Statement 21: “The role of the Medical Physicist in the management of medical laser sources”

Publication Date: Mar 21st, 2024 10:16, Category: EFOMP Announcements

A new EFOMP Working Group to establish Policy Statement 21: “The role of the Medical Physicist in the management of medical laser sources”. Call for members.

EFOMP hereby announces a new Working Group (WG) entitled “EFOMP Policy Statement 21 “The role of the Medical Physicist in the management of medical laser sources””. The WG will operate under the Professional Matters Committee with cooperation from our Education & Training and Science Committees. The working group is expected to operate from Autumn 2024 to Autumn 2026. WGs usually meet online with one or two face to face meetings during the lifetime of the WG.

The rationale of the WG: Medical Physics Experts working within the hospitals are often appointed as Laser Safety Experts for the lasers used in medical applications. Their role is to contribute to maintaining a safe, effective and optimised use of laser-based devices for patients, staff and visitors. In particular, it comprises quality controls, risk management (designation of laser-controlled areas, definition of protection provisions, including protective equipment, signs, etc.), staff and user training, optimisation and safety of the practices.

The proposed chair of the WG is Dr. A (Mani) Manivannan and the expected outcome is EFOMP Policy Statement no 21: The role of the Medical Physicist in the management of medical laser sources.

The deadline to establish the WG is 30th of April 2024. NMOs are kindly asked to distribute this announcement to their members. Nomination of Clinical Medical Physicists working in lasers must be made through the NMO (no self-nominations are allowed). A professional CV is required (max 3 pages in PDF form) The term for accepting nominations is from 13th of February to 18th of March 2024 to 22nd of April (deadline EXTENDED).
Nominations must be made electronically using this google form here.

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