International Atomic Energy Agency RCA Project on Strengthening Medical Physics through Education and Training (RCA) (RAS/6/038) National Project Coordinators Meeting Dhaka,, Bangladesh, May Prinath Dias Senior Project Management Officer and RCA Focal Person

International Atomic Energy Agency Background Information Project originally approved for implementation in 2003 – 2004 Extended to Scope significantly expanded to cover RO, DR and NM and extended to Current budget - 1,339,300 $ Project Lead Country Coordinator – Dr. John Drew Trial Coordinator – Dr. Brian Thomas Technical Officer – Dr. Donald McLean Project Management Officer – Dr. Prinath Dias

International Atomic Energy Agency Project Objective To establish a medical physics clinical training programme in the Asia and Pacific region to prepare students for their professional career in clinical environments.

International Atomic Energy Agency Expected outcomes An international and national model for clinical training of medical physicists. Recognition of the program elements as essential components to becoming a qualified medical physicist Utilisation of elements of the developed program and materials as part of an academic program for medical physicists. Elements utilisable as a template against which to optimise an institute's performance in the medical physics area.

International Atomic Energy AgencyOutputs Implementation of the clinical training program for radiation oncology medical physicists. Documentation and implementation of the clinical training program for radiology medical physicists Documentation and implementation of the clinical training program for nuclear medicine medical physicists An implementable total clinical training program for all specialities. Senior medical physicists with an upgraded knowledge in current medical physics practices

International Atomic Energy Agency Key Steps in the development of Clinical Training material for each Speciality (RO, DR and NM) Agreement of the Expert Steering Group (ESG) on the contents of the training modules Drafting of the Training Modules ESG Meeting to review training modules and organize trialling Regional meeting for national trainers to initiate trialling Invitation to Member States to participate in the trialling programme Expert missions to assist in the trialling Programmes Review and development of further material if necessary in view of the trailling

International Atomic Energy Agency Activities related to Output 1 ActivityStatus 1.1 Regional meeting for national trainers to initiate trialling of the program for radiotherapy (RT) specialty Held in July 2007, Thailand expert missions to assist Member States with trialling the clinical training program for (5 sites) Assistance provided to Thailand expert missions to assist the mentors during year 1 of the trial programme (5 sites) 2008/ expert missions to assist the mentors during year 2 of the trial programme (5 sites) 2009/ Meeting of NPCs and trainers to assess the progress of the trial program (mid term review meeting) To be held in Q ESG (RT) (6 people) review modules in light of trialling and assess for further material To be held in Q Development of further material as required2009/2010

International Atomic Energy Agency Activities related to Output 2 ActivityStatus 2.1 ESG (DR) meeting to agree on content of modules and start draftingHeld in October Development of training modules (similar to RT)Under development 2.3 ESG (DR) meeting to review modules and organise triallingTo be held in July 2008 in Republic of Korea 2.4 ESG (DR) meeting to review modules in light of trialling and assess for further material To be held in Development of further material as requiredTo be done in Regional meeting for national trainers to initiate trialling of the DR speciality clinical training program To be held in expert missions to assist Member States with trialling the clinical training program (5 sites) 2008/ expert missions to assist the mentors during year 1 of the trial programme (5 sites) 2008/ expert missions to assist the mentors during year 2 of the trial programme (5 sites) 2009/ Meeting of NPCs and trainers to assess the progress of the trial program (mid term review meeting) To be held in Q3 2009

International Atomic Energy Agency Activities related to Output 3 ActivityStatus 3.1 ESG (NM) meeting to agree on content of modules and start drafting To be held in Q Development of training modules (similar to RT)To be done in Q2-Q ESG NM meeting to review modules and organise triallingTo be held in Q3 / Q ESG (NM) meeting to review modules in light of trialling and assess for further material To be held in Development of further material as requiredTo be done in Regional meeting for national trainers to initiate trialling of the NM speciality clinical training program To be held in Q expert missions to assist Member States with trialling the clinical training program (5 sites) To be implemented in 2010/ expert missions to assist the mentors during year 1 of the trial programme (5 sites) To be implemented in 2010/ expert missions to assist the mentors during year 2 of the trial programme (5 sites) To be implemented in 2011/ Meeting of NPCs and trainers to assess the progress of the trial program (mid term review meeting) To be held in Q2 2011

International Atomic Energy Agency Activities related to Output 4 ActivityStatus 4.1 Appointment of a Trial Coordinator to develop and maintain information and support for the clinical training program using the RCA web site & other resources and to coordinate the implementation of the trial programmes Done in Regional expert meeting to develop and implement assessment/accreditation processes for a qualified medical physicist To be held in 2009

International Atomic Energy Agency Activities related to Output 5 ActivityStatus 5.1 Regional training course (RT)Held in December (RTC on the implementation of the international Code of practice for radiotherapy dosimetry, IAEA TRS-398) 5.2 Regional training course (DR)To be held in October 2008 (RTC on Medical Physics in Diagnostic Radiology) 5.3 Regional training course (DR)To be held in Regional training course (NM)To be held in Regional training course (NM)To be held in Regional meeting of Member States National Project Coordinators' Meeting to Review the Status of Medical Physics in the Region - current Meeting 5.7 Regional meeting of Member States Q Regional meeting of Member States Q2 2012

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