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EFOMP, in collaboration with the Czech Association of Medical Physicists (CAMP) and COCIR invite you to the next ESMPE on AI in Medical Physics. The school will be organized as a 2.5 days hybrid (remote and in presence) meeting, which will be held in Prague from 5^th to 7^th of October 2023.

The school will focus on advanced Medical Physics aspects of Artificial Intelligence and aims at presenting practical methodology, state-of-the-art and future developments of AI. In order to be able to participate to the school, the remote self-training part, available at https://e-learning.efomp.org/ , needs to be completed. Students who did not attend the on-line and propaedeutic module of the school will not be able to enroll to the face-to-face event.

The School is accredited by EBAMP (European Board of Accreditation for Medical Physics) as a CPD event for Medical Physicists at EQF Level 8 with 41 CPD points. Attendees who also successfully pass the course examinations obtain an extra 17 CPD points for an overall total of 58 CPD points. The School is intended for Medical Physicists or associated professions who wish to expand their knowledge in Artificial intelligence. ESMPE have decided this event will be in a hybrid format. All lecturers will give their talks on-site in Prague but participants can choose if they want to attend the school on-site (limited number of participants) or online, it will be live-streamed.

Content for the face to face event

• AI for dose and protocol optimization
• AI for workflow optimization and automation
• Advanced Quality Assurance for AI medical devices
• Regulatory aspects
• Session with industry (only for in presence)

Organisers

Federica Zanca, Alberto Torresin (Scientific Chairs)

Brendan McClean (Chair of the ESMPE), Efi Koutsouveli (EFOMP Vice President)

Jaroslav Ptáček, Lucie Súkupová (CAMP)

EFOMP would like to invite you to the next ESMPE in AI in medical physics. The school will be organized as pre-course in remote with self-training  (AI course part 1) plus a 2.5 days face to face meeting (advanced AI course part 2, which will be held in October 2023). The course is organized in collaboration with COCIR

The online course is preparatory to the AI part 2 course. Participation in the part 2 course requires that you have taken (self-study) the online course.

The school will be focused on the medical physics aspects of artificial intelligence and will be aimed at presenting the background, practical methodology, state-of-the-art and future developments of AI.

This course (remote self-training and evaluation) is intended for medical physicists who wish to expand their knowledge in artificial intelligence. Certificates of attendance will be issued to those who attend the whole course (part 1 e part 2).

Content for the remote training

The strategic role, competence and education of medical physicist in the era of AI

• Medical Imaging analysis
• Basics of machine learning (ML) and deep learning (DL) in imaging
• Introduction on how to develop AI applications
• Role of the MP: how to deal with AI-based commercial solutions
• Big Data and Enterprise Imaging
• Radiomics
• Quality, Regulatory and Ethical issues

Organisers

Federica Zanca (Chair of the School), Alberto Torresin (Chair of the School),

Brendan McClean (Chair of the ESMPE)

Efi Koutsouveli (Secretary General) and

Christos Alexakos (ESMPE online platform)

The Hellenic Association of Medical Physics (HAMP) and the Medical Physics Unit of the 2nd Dept. of Radiology, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian, University of Athens would like to invite you to an online workshop in non ionizing and ionizing radiation against COVID-19.  The workshop will be organized as a 3 hours virtual meeting and will be held on 9th July 2021, 16:30-19:50 CEST. It  aims at presenting the main aspects regarding the use of ionising and non ionising radiations against SARS CoV2 and Covid19.  Specifically, the workshop includes an introductory session on SARS cov2, followed by a session on the use of non ionizing radiation for protection purposes against the coronavirus.  The third session focuses on the use of ionizing radiation for diagnostic and treatment purposes in the fight against Covid19. This one-day event is accredited by EBAMP (European Board of Accreditation for Medical Physics) as a CPD event for Medical Physicists at EQF Level 7 and awarded 11 CPD credit points. 

HAMP Organizers: Pola Platoni, Efstathios Efstathopoulos, Ioannis Seimenis, Efi Koutsouveli

The European Federation of Organisations for Medical Physics (EFOMP)1 is an umbrella organization for 36 National Member Organisations which together represent around 10000 medical physicists and clinical engineers working in the field of medical physics. Supporting bodies of EFOMP are its 6 advisory committees, the European School for Medical Physics Experts (ESMPE), the European Journal of Medical Physics (EJMP), Working Groups and Special Interest Groups (SIGs).

The first EFOMP SIG (Radionuclide Internal Dosimetry / SIG_FRID) was officially created in February 2021. The SIG_FRID is a permanent structure with an objective to create a network of medical physicists working in radionuclide dosimetry and fulfil the need for networking, education, research and professional exchanges in this field.

EFOMP SIG_FRID organised the 1^st EFOMP Symposium on Molecular Radiotherapy Dosimetry in Athens, Greece from November 9^th to November 11^th 2023. The Symposium gave the opportunity:

• to review and share ongoing developments in radionuclide imaging and dosimetry;
• to consider how personalised treatments may improve effectiveness at a time of rapid expansion of theragnostics and molecular radiotherapy
• to discuss networking and synergies within a multi-disciplinary community at a time of challenge and opportunity.

This event brought together, for the first time, 180 physicists and clinicians with a strong interest in molecular radiotherapy. Scientific aspects concerning imaging, internal dosimetry and radiation protection was discussed in addition to clinical practice. A main aim of the meeting was to share experience and resources. It has been an opportunity for stakeholders to build networks, to discuss how to move forward and to establish close working relationships between academia, the clinic and industry.

The Symposium was hosted by the Hellenic Association of Medical Physicists and the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. Its structure was composed of an Organising and Scientific Committee and within the programme there were 8 regular sessions , 3 ePoster sessions, 2 Continuous Professional Development (CPD) sessions, a Round table and a Sponsor Session. EFOMP policy statement NO. 19: Dosimetry in nuclear medicine therapy – Molecular radiotherapy 2 was officially presented here.

This abstract book contains the abstracts of the 1st Symposium on Molecular Radiotherapy Dosimetry. All studies were presented as oral communications during the event and were also available during the meeting.

This event has been accredited by the European Board for Accreditation in Medical Physics (EBAMP) as a CPD event for Medical Physicists at EQF Level 7^” and has been judged to have 19 hours of educational experience, which, according to the EBAMP protocol is equivalent to 27 CPD points (Accreditation Code for the event is: APP00249).

The school aims to illustrate the EFOMP PET/CT and PET/MR Quality Control Protocol. 

This one-day event will be accredited by EBAMP (European Board of Accreditation for Medical Physics) as CPD event for Medical Physicists at EQF Level 8 and is intended for practicing clinical Medical Physicists who are involved in Nuclear Medicine.

Organizers

Roberta Matheoud University Hospital Maggiore della Carità, Novara, Italy

Jaroslav Ptacek University Hospital Olomouc, Olomouc, Czech Republic

Marine Soret Service de Médecine Nucléaire, AP-HP Sorbonne Université, Paris, France

This one day satellite meeting will be held in conjunction with the 3rd European Congress of Medical Physics. This mini-course will focus on practical issues related to the implementation of clinical nuclear medicine dosimetry, mostly in a therapeutic context.

The morning session will present a basic reminder of NM dosimetry principles and use, discuss available software solutions for clinical dosimetry and present uncertainty analysis applied to Nuclear Medicine dosimetry practice according to recent EANM guidelines*. The afternoon session will be dedicated to reproducibility, robustness and metrology applied to nuclear medicine dosimetry. Finally, OpenDose3D, an opensource 3D Slicer module for patientspecific dosimetry will be demonstrated. The event will be accredited by EBAMP (European Board for Accreditation in Medical Physics) and is intended for practicing clinical Medical Physicists who are involved in the field of NM dosimetry.

Organizers: Manuel Bardiès, Jaroslav Ptáček (Scientific Chairs) Alberto Torresin (Chair of the School)

The ESMPE will organise medical physics education and training events specifically targeted towards Medical Physicists who are already MPEs or would like to achieve MPE status.

These events are open to all European Medical Physicists and will be accredited by an independent body to ensure that they are at the required educational level, i.e., Level 8 of the European Qualifications Framework. 

The ESMPE is committed to document, implement and maintain a quality management system and continually improve its effectiveness in order to assure a quality service to individuals attending the School.

Organizers: Jaroslav Ptáček, Tereza Kráčmerova (Czech Republic), Manuel Bardiès (Scientific Chair), Alberto Torresin (Chair of the School)

e-learning editing :  AVC-ČVUT, z.s. and Christos Alexakos (EFOMP Web Master)

e-learning supervisor : Alberto Torresin

The school will be aimed at introducing the most recent aspects of Nuclear Medicine Dosimetry.

This one day satellite meeting will be held in conjunction with the 2nd European Congress of Medical Physics.

The event will be accredited by EBAMP (European Board for Accreditation in Medical Physics) and is intended for practising clinical Medical Physicists who are involved, or intend to be involved, in Nuclear Medicine dosimetry.

The event is under the auspices of the EANM.

Topics:

• The MIRD formalism for radiopharmaceutical dosimetry
• Diagnostic dosimetry
• Activity determination
• Cumulated activity assessment
• Absorbed dose algorithms
• Absorbed dose effect
• Bone marrow dosimetry
• Dosimetry for PRRT
• Preclinical dosimetry
• Monte-Carlo modelling in nuclear Medicine

EFOMP and ESMPE hugely wish to thank all the speakers who  have dedicated and shared some of their  valuable and precious  time to the success of this experience for the  benefit and professional growth of our MPE Community. We look forward to welcoming them again.

Organizers: Manuel Bardiès (Scientific Chair), Marta Cremonesi, Marco Brambilla (Chair of the School)

e-learning editing :  Alberto Torresin and Christos Alexakos (EFOMP Web Master)

e-learning supervisor : Alberto Torresin

The school will provide an overview of radiation biology, from the basics models to the clinically applied models such as the LQM. In addition, the course reviews the impact of oxygen in radiation therapy of tissues/cells. This one-day event will be accredited by EBAMP (European Board of Accreditation for Medical Physics) as CPD event for Medical Physicists at EQF Level 8 and is intended for practicing clinical Medical Physicists who are involved in Radiotherapy.

Faculty

Joao Seco German Cancer Research Center, DKFZ, Heidelberg, Germany

Iuliana Toma-Dasu Stockholm University and Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden

Thomas Schmidt TUM, Munich, Germany

Francesca Ballarini Universita di Pavia, Pavia, Italy

Christian Karger DKFZ, Heidelberg, Germany

Emily Kjellsson Lindblom Stockholm University and Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden

This one day satellite meeting will be held in conjunction with the 3rd European Congress of Medical Physics. The vast majority of radiotherapy centers undertake some form of Patient Specific Quality Assurance (PSQA) for some or all patients undergoing advanced RT treatments.

While there is some potential benefit in doing this, there are significant challenges in terms of resources required and in understanding the inherent assumptions and limitations of the different equipment and techniques used. This workshop is intended to first allow the participants to consider why we should (or should not) undertake PSQA. The faculty will then explore the main approaches to PSQA (pre-treatment, on-treatment and post-treatment). This exploration is intended to provide participants with an opportunity to examine the underlying assumptions, recognise the advantages and limitations of each approach and assess of the output from each.

The event will be accredited by EBAMP (European Board for Accreditation in Medical Physics) and is intended for practising clinical Medical Physicists who are involved in Radiation Oncology clinical routine.

Organizers: Brendan McClean, Efi Koutsouveli (Scientific Chairs), Alberto Torresin (Chair of the School)

The school will explore the advantages and limitations of different approaches to adaptive radiotherapy using imaging modalities available today , as well as a look to the future of adaptive radiotherapy. This one one-day event will be accredited by EBAMP (European Board of Accreditation for Medical Physics) as CPD event for Medical Physicists at EQF Level 8 and is intended for practicing clinical Medical Physicists who are involved in Radiotherapy.

Organisers

Christoph Bert Friedrich-Alexander-University of Erlangen-Nürnberg Erlangen, Germany

Ben Heijmen Erasmus University Hospital, Rotterdam, Netherlands

Oliver Jäkel DKFZ, Heidelberg, Germany

Efi Koutsouveli Hygeia Hospital, Athens, Greece

Jamie McClelland University College London, UK

Brendan McClean Saint Lukes Radiation Oncology Network, Dublin, Ireland

Niklas Wahr DKFZ, Heidelberg, Germany

EFOMP would like to invite you to the next ESMPE in MRI in Radiation Therapy Planning. The school will be organized as a 2-day virtual meeting, which will be held on 5th–6thMay 2021.

The school will be focused on the Medical Physics aspects of Radiation Therapy Planning using MRI and will be aimed at presenting the background, practical methodology, state-of-the-art and future developments. All of the lectures will be delivered live (i.e. not pre-recorded).

This two-day event is accredited by EBAMP (European Board of Accreditation for Medical Physics)as a CPD event for Medical Physicists at EQF Level 8 and awarded 18 CPD credit points. It is intended for Medical Physicists Experts who wish to expand their knowledge in radiation therapy planning using MRI. Certificates of attendance will be issued to those who attend the whole course.

The EFOMP and COCIR (The European Coordination Committee of the Radiological, Electromedical and Healthcare IT Industry) in collaboration with the Polish Society for Medical Physics (PSMP) prepared the  ESMPE e-learning course on Radiotherapy 2019.

The course was endorsed by ESTRO.

The audio and video material comes from the "in vivo recording" of the ESMPE Autumn School 2019.

The school will be aimed at advanced tasks connected with the use of Treatment Planning systems in radiotherapy planning. The school will cover the main physics aspects of the input data to treatment planning systems, an overview of the main dose calculation approaches, use of imaging in RT planning and delivery and future developments.

This edition is jointly organized by EFOMP and COCIR:lecturers identified by COCIR will give insides on the technical solution adopted by manufacturers in the relevant fields of dose calculation and optimization.

This two-and-half day event has been accredited by EBAMP (European Board of Accreditation for Medical Physics) as CPD event for Medical Physicists at EQF Level 8 and awarded 33 CPD credit points (25 CPD credit points for those who do not sit for or do not pass the examination) and is intended for practicing clinical Medical Physicists who are involved in radiotherapy treatment planning.

EFOMP and ESMPE hugely wish to thank all the speakers who  have dedicated and shared some of their  valuable and precious  time to the success of this experience for the  benefit and professional growth of our MPE Community. We look forward to welcoming them again.

Organizers: Brendan McClean (Scientific Chair), Pawel Kukolowicz and Anna Zawadzka (Polish Society), Efi Koutsouveli (ESMPE Board),  Alberto Torresin (Chair of the School)

e-learning editing :  AVC-ČVUT, z.s. and Christos Alexakos (EFOMP Web Master)

e-learning supervisor : Alberto Torresin

EFOMP, in collaboration with COCIR, the Czech Association of Medical Physicists and the Department of Dosimetry and Application of Ionizing Radiation of Faculty of Nuclear Sciences and Physical Engineering, Czech Technical University in Prague invite you to the next ESMPE on 26^th-28^th January 2023.

The school will be aimed at different aspects of CT imaging, from the basics to advanced level in different areas. Moreover, it will cover current hot topics, such as lung cancer screening and photon-counting CT. And finally, attendees should get to know what the role of medical physicists can be in the future.

This two-and-a-half day event will be accredited by EBAMP (European Board of Accreditation for Medical Physics) and is intended for practicing clinical Medical Physicists who are involved in CT imaging. As in past school editions, there will be an optional examination at the end for those seeking a higher level of certification beyond attendance. ESMPE have decided this event will be in a hybrid format. All lecturers will give their talks on-site in Prague but participants can choose if they want to attend the school on-site (limited number of participants) or online, it will be live-streamed.

Content
CT technology, image reconstruction and optimization
Dual-energy and spectral imaging
Lung cancer screening
CT interventional procedures
Artificial intelligence

Final exam
The final exam is voluntary. Participants can gain additional credits when successfully pass the test.

Organisers
Brendan McClean (Chair of the School)
Marc Kachelrieß, Lucie Sukupova (Scientific Chairs)
Jaroslav Ptáček, Tereza Hanušová (CAMP)

The EFOMP and COCIR (The European Coordination Committee of the Radiological, Electromedical and Healthcare IT Industry) in collaboration with the Czech Association of Medical Physicists and the Department of Dosimetry and Application of Ionizing Radiation of Faculty of Nuclear Sciences and Physical Engineering, Czech Technical University in Prague would like to present the ESMPE e-learning course on Interventional Radiology 2019, obtained from the school's registration of EFOMP Summer School 2019.

The school will be aimed at advanced tasks connected with Angiographic Equipment. The school will particularly focus on advanced tasks , covering the main physics aspects of the angiographic equipment technology, patient and staff dosimetry and optimization.

The School is jointly organized by EFOMP and COCIR and is endorsed by ESR. Lecturers identified by COCIR will give insides on the new trends for angiographic equipment.

The two-and-half day event has been accredited by EBAMP (European Board of Accreditation for Medical Physics) as CPD event for Medical Physicists at EQF Level 8 and awarded 34 CPD credit points (25 CPD credit points for those who do not sit for or do not pass the examination) and is intended for practicing clinical Medical Physicists who are involved in the Interventional field.

EFOMP and ESMPE hugely wish to thank all the speakers who  have dedicated and shared some of their  valuable and precious  time to the success of this experience for the  benefit and professional growth of our MPE Community. We look forward to welcoming them again.

Organizers: Jaroslav Ptáček, Tereza Kráčmerova (Czech Republic), Annalisa Trianni (Scientific Chair), Alberto Torresin (Chair of the School)

e-learning editing: AVC-ČVUT, z.s. and Christos Alexakos (EFOMP Web Master)

e-learning supervisor: Alberto Torresin

EFOMP, in collaboration with the Czech Association of Medical Physicists and the Department of Dosimetry and Application of Ionizing Radiation of Faculty of Nuclear Sciences and Physical  Engineering, Czech Technical University in Prague invite you to the next ESMPE on 10^th - 12^th February 2022.

The school will be aimed at advanced tasks connected to site planning and shielding design in medical installation The school will cover the main radioprotection aspects of the shielding  calculations for typical medical installations

This two and a half day event will be accredited by EBAMP (European Board of Accreditation for Medical Physics) and is intended for practicing clinical Medical Physicists who are involved in the  Radiation protection field as Radiation Protection Experts As in past school editions, there will be an optional examination at the end for those seeking a higher level of certification beyond  attendance ESMPE have decided this event will be in a hybrid format Participants and lecturers will be on site in Prague where possible, but the school will also be live streamed so participants  can join live online if they cannot travel to the venue

Content

• Radiation protection principles applied to radiation shielding design
• Methodology for Diagnostic and interventional X ray Shielding (conventional, CT, IR)
• Methodology for Nuclear Medicine Shielding (conventional, PET, NM therapy)
• Methodology for Radiation Therapy Shielding (LINAC, special equipment, Proton)
• Radiation protection surveys
• Worked Examples

Organisers

Brendan McClean (Chair of the School)

Paddy Gilligan, Marco Brambilla (Scientific Chairs)

Jaroslav Ptáček, Tereza Hanušová (CAMP)

EFOMP in collaboration with the Hellenic Association of Medical Physics (HAMP) and the 2nd Department of Radiology, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens would like to invite you to the next ESMPE on 13^th-15^th October 2022.

The school will be aimed at advanced tasks connected with the use of statistical methods in data handling and interpretation. The school will cover the methods of inferential statistics most frequently used in the medical field, the statistical methods used in radiomics, the treatment of errors an uncertainties in radiation dosimetry. This course is designed to be accessible to all medical physicists including students and those working in clinical environments and are involved in data management and research.

This two-day event has been accredited by EBAMP (European Board of Accreditation for Medical Physics) as a CPD event for Medical Physicists at EQF Level 8 and awarded 39 CPD credit points (33 CPD credit points for those who do not sit for or do not pass the examination). As in past school editions, there will be an optional examination at the end for those seeking a higher level of certification beyond attendance.

ESMPE have decided this event will be in a hybrid format. Participants will be on-site in Athens where possible, but the school will also be live-streamed so participants can join live online if they cannot travel to the venue. Please note: All times shown are in Greek time (CET+1h).

Organisers: Brendan McClean (Chair of the School), Marco Brambilla (Scientific Chair), Efi Koutsouveli, Pola Platoni (HAMP)

It is with great pleasure that EFOMP offers the first asynchronous course providing credits for Medical Physicists. The course is under accreditation by the EBAMP board. Since it is a pilot course, it is reserved for EFOMP IAMs, but, as you may know, anyone can be IAM!

COURSE INFORMATION

In order to attend the course you must be an IAM.

Participation Fee: 50% discount compared to standard prices:

• Normal fee: € 80 => with discount: € 40 
• Low income countries fee: € 50 => with discount: € 25

Total hours of video lecturers: 13 h

CPDs: under EBAMP Evaluation. Credits will be communicated as soon as possible.

Course duration on line: 6 months

Running: from 15/02/2025 to 15/08/2025.

COURSE STRUCTURE 

The course is structured in 13 hours of video-lectures, selected from those given live during the 3 ESMPEs on Statistics and Uncertainties held in Prague and Athens.

You can watch and listen to each video as many times as you like. At the beginning of each lecture there is a slide with the “learning objectives”, which you must demonstrate that you have assimilated in order to obtain the CPDs.

CPDs are obtained by passing the final multiple-choice exam, which will be presented to you when you have attended the entire 13-hour video lesson package. Questions and answers are randomized.

The exam has a minimum score of 75%, you can retake it 3 consecutive times, but if you fail you have to retake the course. You then have 2 more attempts to pass the exam.

The course will be online for 6 months, and from the moment you are enrolled, you will be able to log on when it is convenient for you, as many times as you want.

Throughout the six months, an online forum will be available to share doubts and concerns and to discuss between participants.

In addition, a highly competent tutor (Dr. Marco Brambilla, the scientific chair) is available to answer on the forum any doubts or questions you may have. Give him perhaps a few days, but he will certainly answer you!

At the end of the course you will be provided with a certificate of attendance and a certificate stating the number of CPDs obtained. If necessary, at your request, you can also be provided with a certificate stating when and for how long you were connected to e-lement to follow the course.

Moreover, you will also be asked to fill in a satisfaction questionnaire, which is indispensable for us to provide continuously improving quality education. As usual, EFOMP's policy is to offer quality education at affordable prices, so as to address as many people as possible. We hope you appreciate our efforts and advertise e-lement and our courses.

Good training!

Veronica Rossetti – Education & Training Committee Chairperson

1. Patient dosimetry and introduction to virtual imaging trials (VITs) for quality assessment and optimization in dental CBCT imaging;
2. Quality assurance of CBCT devices in Belgium

This webinar has been accredited by EBAMP as a CPD event for Medical Physicists and has been granted 10 CPD points at EQF Level 8. The Accreditation Code for the event is APP00311.

This webinar has been accredited by EBAMP as a CPD event for Medical Physicists and has been granted 10 CPD points at EQF Level 8. The Accreditation Code for the event is APP00304.

DRLs and QA in dental Imaging

 Dosimetry Case Report Meeting on bone marrow dosimetry: 'Image-Based Bone Marrow Dosimetry Following ¹⁷⁷Lu-DOTATATE Treatment: Pitfalls of Low Activity Concentrations and Bone Metastases'

Ane Appelt is a qualified clinical medical physicist in the radiotherapy department at St James's University Hospital, Leeds and an associate professor at the University of Leeds.  She is involved in numerous clinical trials of new radiotherapy treatment strategies and is currently leading a multicentre, competitively funded, randomised dose-escalation trial. She is principal investigator or co-investigator on active grants worth over £5.2 million.

Her research interests include: Quantitative radiation oncology; Optimisation of radiotherapy for anorectal and lung cancer patients and for re-irradiation; Innovative treatment strategies for rectal cancer, including non-surgical treatment & Design and conduct of clinical trials.

Lorenzo Nicola Mazzoni is a medical physics expert and radiation protection expert currently working at the Medical Physics Unit of Prato-Pistoia, AUSL Toscana Centro, in Italy. He started his research in statistical mechanics applied to protein models, and then moved to the field of medical physics, dealing with quantitative medical imaging, particularly MRI, and radiation protection in hospital settings.

He is a lecturer in various safety and training courses and has been teaching the master's program in magnetic resonance at the University of Florence for many years. He is currently a member of the EFOMP European and International Matter committee, a member of the ECMP 2024 scientific committee, the EFOMP representative to the ICRP, and a member of the ICRP TG 127.

The European Congress of Medical Physics 2024 Warm Up webinar presents "Funding opportunities for Medical Physics Research"

Lecturers-Panelists

Prof. Dr. Christoph Hoeschen, Professor, Chair 'Medical Technical Systems'  and acting Head of Institute for Medical Technology, Faculty for Electrical Engineering and Information Technology, Otto-von-Guericke University, Magdeburg, Germany

Dr. Csilla Pesznyák, Associate Professor at Budapest University of Technological Economics Hungary, National Institute of Oncology, Centre of Radiotherapy,  Budapest, Hungary

National Institute of Oncology, Centre of Radiotherapy, Budapest, Hungary

President of European Nuclear Education Network (ENEN)

The aim of the series of talks was to bring Medical Physicists closer together during the Covid19  first and second wave in 2020, discuss new working processes and practices, issues arising in our working environments, share approaches to providing physics services through the pandemic, define novel strategies and prepare ourselves for the challenges to come. 

Following on from EFOMP president's Marco Brambilla’s communication on the corona virus in March 2020, it became clear that many physicists were having similar experiences in adapting their medical physics service in the Covid19 era. It was also evident that sharing of good scientific knowledge and experience would help defeat the virus (or instead perhaps “would help in the fight against the virus”).

The webinars are organised by IAPM (Irish Association of Medical Physicists) and EFOMP with contribution from the Medical Physics societies of Germany, The Netherlands, Sweden and UK. Lectures have a duration of 45 minutes and 15 minutes discussion with audience interaction and polls.

EFOMP Organizers: Paddy Gilligan, Efi Koutsouveli, David Lurie.

A new series of EFOMP-COCIR webinars are planned between March and October 2021. These webinars will give an overview of IEC standards related to different disciplines such as radiotherapy, nuclear medicine, diagnostic imaging, radiation dosimetry and electrical systems.

COCIR Organizers: Riccardo Corridori

EFOMP Organizers: Loredana Marcu, Emer Kenny, Efi Koutsouveli

Providing experts in the field of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiologic Physics with high-quality practical (EQF8) training is what the EUTEMPE team stands for. Unfortunately, COVID-19 is preventing us from doing this in the way we love: welcoming you to our facilities where you interact with our experts and gain practical experience, top level knowledge, skills and competencies. However, our aim of sharing our knowledge to help colleagues in our field grow as medical physicists has not changed!  We just needed to find other ways to do this!  Hence, we are very happy to announce a series of EFOMP-EUTEMPE didactic webinars, followed by online masterclasses, which are free of charge. The webinars will be in a familiar format, introducing a specific subject by means of a presentation, with room for interaction with the lecturers. The online masterclass for each topic will follow on two weeks after the original webinar. The masterclasses, which have a greater number of educational hours, will provide the opportunity to delve deeper into the subject, gaining a more comprehensive understanding of the topic and helping cement the knowledge gained.  The Masterclasses will consist of a mix of (short) lectures and short (group) assignments, and they will be highly interactive!

EUTEMPE Organisers: Danielle Dobbe, Ruben van Engen 

EFOMP Organisers: Paddy Gilligan, Efi Koutsouveli, David Lurie