Medical imaging physics is also known as diagnostic and interventional radiology physics. Every contributor to the forum has his or her own responsibility for what is written. The resulting guideline curriculum for education and training of medical physicists in radiotherapy within europe discusses the. Esmpe european school for medical physics experts statistics. The recognition of the medical physics profession by the european union eu can be achieved by meeting the requirements of the eu directive 200536ec on the recognition of professional qualifications as amended. Organizations in medical physics efomp and the german society of medical physics dgmp, in nuremberg, germany, sept. The present status of medical physics education and training in europe. Guidelines for education and training of medical physicists. Medical physics efomp was founded in may 1980 in london to serve as an umbrella to all national medical physics organizations in europe. Next, i consulted the pdf version of the programme. The aim of this work is to present the results of an efomps survey on the status of education and training of medical physics in europe. European journal of medical physics physica medica 8 european conference of medical physics 11 september 2014 athens, greece.
In this section you can find information concerning the medical physicist training and information on how to obtain the medical physics specilization in european countries. The current membership covers 35 national organisations which together represent more than 5000 medical physicists. Efomp european federation of organisations for medical. The roots of medical physics go back to the application of ionising radiation in diagnostics and therapy in the beginning of the last century. The establishment of middle east federation of medical physics mefomp is part of the international organization for medical physics iomp effort to organize societies under its umbrella to further enhance and improve the status of.
Efomp is a federation of 25 national mp organisations representing more than 7000 mps efomp policy statements are recommendations on the appropriate. About fampo learn more the federation of african medical physics organizations fampo is the regional federation of the international organization for medical physics iomp in africa. European federation of organisations for medical physics efomp. Statement core curriculum for medical physicists in radiology. The rpe of first choice in the medical area why it is.
This one day satellite meeting will be held in conjunction with the 2nd european congress of medical physics and will. With this in mind, efomp european federation of organisations for medical physics in association with esr european society of radiology nominated an expert working. This survey has been undertaken by efomp in 2005, to update the document policy statement no. This is a moderated forum to be used by all medical physicists in europe. European journal of medical physics, picks his favourite papers from the journal. The rpe of first choice in the medical area why it is the. The european federation of organisations for medical physics efomp acts as the umbrella organisation for european medical physics societies. Efomp has already issued a policy statement entitled radiation protection of the patient in europe. The federal structure allows efomp to represent the medical physics profession. The european federation of organisations for medical. The author, originator and leader of the efompeutempe module mpe01 on leadership in medical physics, promotes a cando approach, and considers that his medical physics colleagues can make excellent leaders. Medical physics expert to be dedicated to radiotherapy service. Medical physicists will contribute to maintaining and improving the quality, safety and costeffectiveness of healthcare services through patientoriented activities. The present status of medical physics education and training.
Mpe project more recently, efomp has promoted and is part of some research and service projects of the eu. The mission of the federation is to harmonize and advance medical physics both in its. The recognition of the medical physics profession by the european union eu can be achieved by meeting the requirements of the eu directive 200536ec on the recognition of professional qualifications as. The second section describes specific knowledge and skills required for a medical physicist med. Another expert group for the development of a european core curriculum for medical physicists in radiology was initiated and installed by the efomp with participation of esr.
As defined by the european federation of organizations for medical physics efomp, medical physics is the application of physics to healthcare. Podgorsak technical editor sponsored by the iaea and endorsed by the compccpm, efomp, estro, iomp, paho and. Efomp is defined as european federation of organisations for medical physics frequently. It is my pleasure to welcome all european medical physicists to participate in ecmp 2020, the third european congress of medical physics, in torino, italy. The report was prepared by a consortium led by the european federation of organizations for medical physics efomp and represents the authors views on the subject matter. Covid19 virus efomp presidents message march 2020 covid19 virus efomp presidents message. In recent years we have accomplished this task by participating in european consortia eutemperx net or by organizing directly through the european school for medical physics expert esmpe, multiple editions of the school in the various subspecialties of. Podgorsak technical editor sponsored by the iaea and endorsed by the compccpm, efomp, estro, iomp, paho and who. The curriculum for medical physics in radiotherapy was developed and revised jointly by efomp and the european society for radiotherapy and oncology estro.
Fampo federation of african medical physics organizations. Clinical training of medical physicists specializing in radiation oncology. Thus this conference will incorporate the 14 th icmp, the 9th efomp and the 36 th dgmp meetings. The role of the medical physicist in the management of safety within the magnetic resonance imaging environment. The first deals with general competencies in the principles of medical physics. With this in mind, efomp european federation of organisations for medical physics in association with esr european society of radiology nominated an expert working group. The training of the medical physicist as a qualified expert on. Pdf on jul 1, 2007, w schlegel and others published efomp. A global player in the education and training of medical physics experts marco brambilla, phd head of medical physics department university hospital of novara, italy marco.
Since 1987 to 2016, efomp has collaborated with national organisations in holding regular european conferences of medical physics. European federation of organisations for medical physics. The details of this program are now available at the. Dear colleagues, one of the missions of efomp is promoting education and training programmes in europe. The european federation of organisations for medical physics efomp is an umbrella organisation for national medical physics organisations, with one of its main objectives to harmonise and promote the best practice of medical physics within europe. The curriculum is divided into three main sections. Efomp, medical physics, education and training, professional affairs history medical physics is a field of applied physics and as such a comparatively young discipline.
We are a highly intelligent group, we have excelled as clinical scientistsi am very confident that we can excel in leadership too. Efomp stands for european federation of organisations for medical physics suggest new definition this definition appears frequently and is found in the following acronym finder categories. Efomp stands for european federation of organisations for medical physics. Dont miss the opportunity to be an active participant in ecmp 2020. The european roof for medical physics find, read and cite all the research you need on researchgate. Marco brambilla university hospital of novara dept. European federation of organisations for medical physics efomp the associazione italiana di fisica medica aifm.
The 3rd european congress of medical physics, organized by efomp and hosted by aifm will be held in torino, italy at the lingotto congress centre on september 2326, 2020. Some years ago it was decided that a european curriculum should be developed for medical physicists professionally engaged in the support of clinical diagnostic imaging departments. Efomps goal is to strengthen medical physics science in europe, and there are different approaches currently being discussed, e. Since 2008 the esiefomp annual school of medical physics archamps, france is organising a full week on radiation protection of patient and staff in medical applications.
Apr 08, 20 the european federation of organisations for medical physics policy statement no 14. The radiotherapy facility in eoc treats annually 900 patients. The establishment of middle east federation of medical physics mefomp is part of the international organization for medical physics iomp effort to organize societies under its umbrella to further enhance and improve the status of medical physics in all regions across the globe. The european federation of organisations for medical physics policy statement no 14.
A medical physicist is a professional who applies the principles and methods of both physics and medicine. The report was prepared by a consortium led by the european federation of organizations for medical physics efomp and represents the. Esmpe european school for medical physics experts statistics in medical physics august 22, 2018 copenhagen, denmark the school will be aimed at advanced tasks connected with the application of statistics in medical physics. Efomp s examination board eeb has been established to facilitate the harmonization of medical physics education and training standards throughout europe. Efomp releases policy statement the european federation of organisations for medical physics efomp has recently published a policy statement with recommendations on managing safety in mri units. Medical physicists are graduate scientists, normally holding post. A new initiative in this context is the efomp journal physica medica european journal of medical physics ejmp. Core curriculum for medical physicists in radiology.
New perspectives and efomp recommendations to be applied to education and training in medical physics within the context of the developments in the european higher education area arising from the bologna declaration and with a view to. Efomp european federation of organisations in medical physics j. In 2004, a european expert group published the first european core curriculum for medical physicists in radiotherapy, and they recently finalized a revised and updated version of this curriculum. Efomp european federation of organisations in medical. Efomp is the umbrella organisation for more than 9000 medical physicists and clinical engineers working in the field of medical physics. New perspectives and efomp recommendations to be applied to education and training in medical physics within the context of the developments in the european higher education area arising from the bologna declaration and with a view to facilitate the free. Eeb introduces the european diploma of medical physics edmp and the european attestation certificate to those medical physicists that have reached the medical physics expert level eacmpe. Clinical both inhouse and consulting physicists typically deal with areas of testing, optimization, and quality assurance of diagnostic radiology physics areas such as radiographic xrays, fluoroscopy, mammography, angiography, and computed tomography, as well as nonionizing radiation modalities. Submit your abstract by march 10, 2020 the scientific. Fulltext html pdf supplemental materials identifying optimal clinical scenarios for synchrotron microbeam radiation therapy. Efomp and european projects on medical radiation protection.
The present status of medical physics education and. Pdf education and training of medical physicists in europe. European medical physics news is published by the efomp communication and publication committee and distributed. European guidelines on the medical physics expert, and published as. An eu directive on occupational exposure to electromagnetic fields is being revised. In all these and other applications of physics in medicine, medical physicists co operate with clinicians and other medical staff in a variety of ways to the benefit of.
In order to increase exchange of covid19 information between medical physicists in europe, efomp has set up a special mp covid19 forum. European federation of organisations for medical physics efomp the associazione italiana di fisica medica aifm irish association of physicists in medicine. Since 2012 he is secretary general of the efomp, in 2017 vice president of the efomp and since 2018 efomp president, where he established from 2014 the efomp european school for medical physics expert esmpe. The aim of medical physics services in diagnostic imaging and radionuclide therapy is to improve patient care through better safety, effectiveness and efficiency in needed diagnosis and treatment.
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