Preparedness, Precaution and Practice of Radiotherapy during COVID-19 Pandemic- Radiotherapy Technologists Perspective

COVID-19 is a highly contagious virus and is transmitted from human to human respiratory droplets or coming in contact with a virus contaminated surface. Cancer patients are more vulnerable than general population to get infected with COVID-19 due to their immunosuppressed condition. Radiotherapy Technologists (RTTs) are among frontline healthcare providers who are at high risks of being exposed to COVID-19. RTTs are directly involved with treatment of cancer patients daily and also provide supporting roles in radiation safety, quality assurance education and training, administration research and service development. To cope with this present pandemic, RTTs would require prior preparation, precaution, judicious use of resources, clear communications and strong leadership. This article will help the RTTs to prepare themselves to tackle the present crisis and to carry out the radiotherapy practices in their respective hospitals.

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Resolution on Quality Assurance in International Education and Training: APA as a Learning Partner

PsycEXTRA Dataset ◽

10.1037/e535002011-001 ◽

2009 ◽

Keyword(s):

Quality Assurance ◽

International Education ◽

Education And Training ◽

And Training

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RADIATION HYGIENIC ASPECTS OF THE SAFETY CONTROL OF THE PERSONNEL

Hygiene and Sanitation ◽

10.18821/0016-9900-2017-96-9-878-882 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 96 (9) ◽

pp. 878-882

Author(s):

Anatoly V. Simakov ◽

Yu. V. Abramov ◽

N. L. Proskuryakova

Keyword(s):

Radiation Protection ◽

Occupational Safety ◽

Radiation Safety ◽

Education And Training ◽

Safety Control ◽

Managerial Decisions ◽

The One ◽

Analytical System ◽

And Training ◽

Selection Of

Control of the radiation safety of workers is the one of the principal tasks of regulatory bodies responsible for the radiation safety and protection. This task is solved through the implementation of a set of organizational and technical measures, including:1) Organization and the execution of radiation monitoring; 2) Prediction of exposure doses to workers; 3) Selection of workers for the execution of radiation hazardous operations including emergency remedial works; 4) Planning of activities to implement the principle of the optimization of radiation protection; 6) Development and establishment of reference levels of exposure to radiation factors; 5) Organization of education and training of the personnel; 7) Continuous improvement of the occupational safety culture etc. The paper describes main actions of the management of radiation facilities aimed at the implementation of the above mentioned measures. Special attention is paid to the selection of the personnel of the required qualifications, possessing a sufficient reserve of an individual dose, to carry out radiation hazardous operations, to predict radiation doses to justify the development of the necessary protective measures and to plan actions to implement the principle of optimization of the radiation protection. The active use of the computer information and analytical system for the management of the protection from the occupational radiation is recommended. This system should include: 1. Database of individual occupational doses; 2. Database of radiation parameters characterizing the situation in workshops and at the industrial site of the radiation facility; 3. Software package for education and training of the personnel. The making of managerial decisions for the radiation protection of the personnel is aimed at increasing in the occupational reliability and, ultimately, improving the safety of radiation facilities, maintaining health and increasing the professional longevity of workers.

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Challenges of Adopting SAFe in the Banking Industry – A Study Two Years After Its Introduction

Lecture Notes in Business Information Processing - Agile Processes in Software Engineering and Extreme Programming ◽

10.1007/978-3-030-78098-2_10 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 157-171

Author(s):

Sara Nilsson Tengstrand ◽

Piotr Tomaszewski ◽

Markus Borg ◽

Ronald Jabangwe

Keyword(s):

Quality Assurance ◽

Requirements Engineering ◽

Customer Relations ◽

Banking Industry ◽

Education And Training ◽

Agile Methods ◽

Systems Architecture ◽

External Stakeholders ◽

Academic Publications ◽

And Training

AbstractThe Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) is a framework for scaling agile methods in large organizations. We have found several experience reports and white papers describing SAFe adoptions in different banks, which indicates that SAFe is being used in the banking industry. However, there is a lack of academic publications on the topic, the banking industry is missing in the scientific reports analyzing SAFe transformations. To fill this gap, we present a study on the main challenges with a SAFe transformation at a large full-service bank. We identify the challenges in the bank under study and compare the findings with experience reports from other banks, as well as with research on SAFe transformations in other domains. Many of the challenges reported in this paper overlap with the generic SAFe challenges, including management and organization, education and training, culture and mindset, requirements engineering, quality assurance, and systems architecture. However, we also report some novel challenges specific to the banking domain, e.g., the risk of jeopardizing customer relations, stability, and trust of external stakeholders. This study validates several SAFe-related challenges reported in previous work in the banking context. It also brings up some novel challenges specific to the banking industry. Therefore, we believe our results are particularly useful to practitioners responsible for SAFe transformations at other banks.

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Investigation into the State of Clinical Education and Training for Anma-Massage-Shiatsu, Acupuncture and Moxibustion in Japan-Actual Conditions of Schools for the Visually impaired and a Colleges for General Population-

Zen Nihon Shinkyu Gakkai zasshi (Journal of the Japan Society of Acupuncture and Moxibustion) ◽

10.3777/jjsam.54.756 ◽

2004 ◽

Vol 54 (5) ◽

pp. 756-767 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Masahiro MINOWA ◽

Shuichi KATAI

Keyword(s):

General Population ◽

Clinical Education ◽

Visually Impaired ◽

Education And Training ◽

The State ◽

Acupuncture And Moxibustion ◽

And Training

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Efektifkah Pelaksanaan Penjaminan Mutu Melalui Akreditasi Lembaga Pelatihan Pemerintah di Indonesia?

Jurnal Borneo Administrator ◽

10.24258/jba.v16i3.713 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 16 (3) ◽

pp. 291-312

Author(s):

Erna Irawati ◽

Yogi Suwarno

Keyword(s):

Quality Assurance ◽

Educational Institution ◽

Education And Training ◽

Competency Development ◽

Institute Of Public Administration ◽

Implementation Quality ◽

Quality Assurance Process ◽

Assurance Process ◽

And Training

The implementation of ASN competency development is closely related to the quality of education and training provided by the Educational Institution (Lemdik). The National Institute of Public Administration (NIPA) as the agency assigned the task of fostering the implementation of education and training for ASN employees has conducted quality assurance to ensure the implementation quality of the education and training. Even though quality assurance has been carried out routinely, training problems still arise. This study aims to analyze the implementation of accreditation as a quality assurance process carried out by Educational Institutions. This research was conducted using qualitative descriptive method with data collection techniques through document review, FGDs, and in-depth interviews. The results of the study showed that the implementation of accreditation has not been able to portray aspects of leadership and organizational commitment as part of quality assurance. The results of the study found that the fulfillment of data and information in the implementation of accreditation had not been carried out routinely. From these findings, the results of the study recommended that the quality assurance process must be viewed from the management cycle. Besides, there also needs an improvement in data and information management systems. Keywords: State Civil Apparatus (ASN), Quality Management, Accreditation, Competency Development Abstrak Pelaksanaan pengembangan kompetensi ASN berkaitan erat dengan kualitas penyelenggaraan diklat yang diberikan oleh Lembaga Pendidikan (Lemdik). Lembaga Administrasi Negara (LAN) sebagai instansi yang diberikan tugas dalam membina pelaksanaan pendidikan dan pelatihan pegawai ASN telah melakukan penjaminan mutu untuk menjamin kualitas penyelenggaraan diklat. Meskipun penjaminan mutu telah dilaksanakan secara rutin, tetapi permasalahan diklat masih sering muncul. Penelitian ini bertujuan menganalisis pelaksanaan akreditasi sebagai proses penjaminan mutu yang dilakukan oleh lemdik. Penelitian ini dilakukan dengan menggunakan metode deskriptif kualitatif dengan teknik pengumpulan data melalui telaah dokumen dengan memanfaatkan berbagai dokumen terkait proses akreditasi tahun 2019, FGD, dan wawancara mendalam. Hasil studi menunjukkan bahwa pelaksanaan akreditasi belum mampu memotret aspek kepemimpinan dan juga komitmen organisasi sebagai bagian dari penyelenggaraan penjaminan mutu. Hasil kajian menemukan pemenuhan data dan informasi dalam pelaksanaan akreditasi belum dilakukan secara rutin sehingga menyebabkan data dan informasi yang diberikan cenderung disiapkan hanya untuk keperluan akreditasi. Dari dua temuan ini, hasil kajian merekomendasikan bahwa proses penjaminan kualitas harus dilihat dari siklus manajemen, serta perlu penambahan data dan informasi yang mencerminkan aspek kepemimpinan, integritas dan komitmen pegawai. Selain itu, perlu ada perbaikan sistem pengelolaan data dan informasi untuk menjamin bahwa data yang diunggah benar-benar mencerminkan aktivitas dan penjaminan kualitas di setiap tahapan. Kata kunci: ASN, Manajemen Mutu, Akreditasi, Pengembangan Kompetensi

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Evaluation of Education and Training Program Diklat Increasing the Competence of Vocational School Teachers in the Center for the Development of Quality Assurance of Education Vocational Buildings and Electricity (BBPPMPV BBL) MEDAN

10.2991/assehr.k.211110.153 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Rahelina Br Ginting ◽

Abdul Hasan ◽

Sahat Siagian

Keyword(s):

Quality Assurance ◽

Training Program ◽

Education And Training ◽

Vocational School ◽

School Teachers ◽

And Training

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CHALLENGES AND SOLUTIONS OF TVET QUALITY ASSURANCE IN MONGOLIA

SOCIETY INTEGRATION EDUCATION Proceedings of the International Scientific Conference ◽

10.17770/sie2020vol5.5138 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 5 ◽

pp. 285

Author(s):

Grieta Tentere

Keyword(s):

Quality Assurance ◽

Vocational Education ◽

Labour Market ◽

Social Inclusion ◽

Positive Impact ◽

Education And Training ◽

Vocational Education And Training ◽

Economic Competitiveness ◽

Main Challenge ◽

And Training

Technical and vocational education and training (TVET) makes a significant contribution to economic competitiveness in a knowledge-based economy. The main challenge for vocational education and training is to meet the changing skill needs in the labour market. In order to balance labour market supply and demand by constantly diversifying TVET customer base, it is necessary to increase the key role played by vocational education and training in economic competitiveness and social inclusion. The considerable economic growth in Mongolia does not have a positive impact on the creation of new jobs and poverty reduction. This implies that the Mongolian education sector was unable to produce required knowledge and skills to be employed. At the system and institutional levels, the management has changed frequently, the policy continuity and consistency are weak. The TVET and curriculum standards are not developed, validated and approved. The multi-faceted, multi-ownership and relatively accessible TVET system became reality in Mongolia. The main factor to increase the economic competitiveness is the quality of in the TVET sector. Thus, the quality assurance is a comprehensive system for evaluating outcomes and achievement of the core objectives of the TVET system, making adjustments, if necessary, and improving a rationale for management decisions.

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