scholarly journals The Role of the Radiation Safety Officer in Patient Safety

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas L. Morgan ◽  
Sandy Konerth
Keyword(s):  
Human Error ◽  
Radiation Safety ◽  
Senior Management ◽  
Medical Community ◽  
Radiation Doses ◽  
Imaging Procedures ◽  
The Public ◽  
Safety Officer ◽  
Radiation Exposure To Patients

The role of the Radiation Safety Officer (RSO) is to prevent unnecessary exposure to ionizing radiation and maintain necessary exposures as low as reasonably achievable (ALARA). The RSO is delegated broad authority throughout the organization by senior management. This authority includes permission to stop unsafe practices and identifying radiation protection problems, initiating, recommending, or providing corrective actions and verifying implementation of these actions. For the most part, these efforts are focused on maintaining radiation doses to employees and the public ALARA. Regulations do not address a role for the RSO in reducing radiation exposure to patients, except when unnecessary exposure is suspected due to equipment malfunction or human error. There is increasing concern about the risks of cancer and other effects from the use of medical imaging procedures. This chapter will discuss the tools and resources available to the RSO to educate members of the medical community and senior management on the need to manage radiation doses to patients so that the physician is able to obtain information necessary to properly diagnose and treat patients while avoiding unnecessary exposure.

scholarly journals Scientific legacy of professor Pavel Vasilyevich Ramzaev

2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (2(св)) ◽  
pp. 9-19
Author(s):  
G. G. Onischenko ◽  
I. A. Zvonova ◽  
M. I. Balonov ◽  
V. P. Ramzaev ◽  
V. S. Repin
Keyword(s):  
Radiation Safety ◽  
Radioactive Fallout ◽  
International Commission ◽  
Radiological Protection ◽  
Scientific Legacy ◽  
The Public ◽  
Far North ◽  
Leading Role ◽  
Chernobyl Npp

The article describes the main areas of scientific and administrative activities of professor P.V. Ramzaev during his work in the Research Institute of Radiation Hygiene. In particular, the results of a study of global radioactive fallout in the Far North of the USSR, as well as a study of the radiation situation and an assessment of the doses to the public after the accident at the Chernobyl NPP, are presented in a systematic way. The leading role of P.V. Ramzaev in the development of hygienic regulation and in the development of the theory of health is shown. The activities of P.V. Ramzaev in the International Commission on Radiological Protection are discussed in detail. The role of P.V. Ramzaev in the development of the law «On Radiation Safety of the Population» is shown.

Methodical Approaches to Establishing Control Levels’ Parameters of the Radiation Environment and Radiation Doses to Staff

2021 ◽  
Vol 66 (1) ◽  
pp. 20-24
Author(s):  
A. Simakov ◽  
Yu. Abramov ◽  
N Proskuryakova ◽  
O Isaev ◽  
T Alferova
Keyword(s):  
Radiation Exposure ◽  
Radiation Safety ◽  
Radiation Monitoring ◽  
Radiation Environment ◽  
Radiation Doses ◽  
The Public ◽  
Regulatory Documents ◽  
Dose Limits ◽  
Exposure Levels ◽  
Methodological Approaches

Purpose: The aim of work is to substantiate methodological approaches in establishing the parameters of the radiation situation at the workplaces of staff and radiation doses. Results: Methodological approaches to establishing the following types of control levels (CL) are presented: - the maximum possible CL, established from the conditions of guaranteed not exceeding the permissible values of the parameters of the radiation situation and the limits of radiation doses; - CL, established from the condition of fixing the achieved values of the parameters of the radiation situation at a level below acceptable values; - CL, exceeding the permissible values of the parameters of the radiation environment, established in those cases when the time of radiation exposure is short, and the decrease in existing levels is associated with significant labor and dose costs. Regulatory documents of the sanitary-epidemiological standardization system require the establishment of CL for radiation facilities for all monitored parameters with the aim of operational monitoring of the radiation situation, preventing exceeding the basic dose limits for personnel and the public, fixing the achieved level of radiation safety and ensuring further reduction of exposure levels for personnel and the public. In this case, the interpretation of the results of radiation monitoring should be carried out taking into account the uncertainty of the measurement result of the parameters of the radiation situation and radiation doses.

The Evolving Role of the Medical Radiation Safety Officer

2018 ◽  
Vol 115 (5) ◽  
pp. 628-636
Author(s):  
Kendall Berry ◽  
Deirdre Elder ◽  
Linda Kroger
Keyword(s):  
Radiation Safety ◽  
Medical Radiation ◽  
Safety Officer

The Role of the School-Based Speech-Language Pathologist Serving Preschool Children With Dysphagia

2000 ◽  
Vol 31 (1) ◽  
pp. 42-49 ◽  
Author(s):  
Randy Moskowitz Kurjan
Keyword(s):  
Public School ◽  
Medical Intervention ◽  
Medical Community ◽  
The Public ◽  
Public School Systems ◽  
Speech Language Pathologist ◽  
School Based ◽  
Team Working ◽  
Resuscitation Training

Increasing numbers of medically complex children are being referred to preschool programs managed by the public school systems. Public school speech-language pathologists have the responsibility of evaluation and intervention in the area of dysphagia. Although the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association's Scope of Practice includes dysphagia, there is some controversy about whether this more traditional medical intervention belongs in the educational model. In the educational setting, information and techniques must be accurately and safely transmitted to the entire team working with the child. Ongoing communication between the medical community and the school staff is crucial. The increased responsibility of the speechlanguage pathologist brings with it a variety of concerns. These include safety, mandatory cardiopulmonary resuscitation training, awareness of dangerous mealtime practices, specific education in pediatric dysphagia intervention, liability, and financial support.

scholarly journals Enhancing emotional engagement through relational contracts, management receptiveness, and employee commitment as a stimulus for job satisfaction and job performance in the public sector

Equilibrium ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 203-224
Author(s):  
Phuong V. Nguyen ◽  
Loi Tan Nguyen ◽  
Khanh Ngoc Van Doan ◽  
Hoa Quynh Tran
Keyword(s):  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Public Sector ◽  
Job Performance ◽  
Employee Engagement ◽  
Senior Management ◽  
Emotional Engagement ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Relational Contracts ◽  
The Public

Research background: In the private sector and on social media, corporate emotional interaction has lately become a hot topic. In the background of the public sector, however, it has scarcely been discussed and very little is known about its determinants and implications. Purpose of the article: This research investigates the role of organizational emotional engagement through relational contracts, senior management receptivity, and upward communication of employees in the public sector in stimulating work satisfaction and job efficiency. Methods: This research was based on data collected between April 1, 2020, and May 31, 2020, from 335 state employees from various governmental organizations in Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC), Vietnam. To evaluate the hypothesized model, partial least squares-structural equation modeling was used. Findings & value added: Our results illustrate that relational contracts have a powerful effect on emotional engagement. Positive relationships were confirmed between employee engagement and the voice of employees and between employee engagement and job performance. Moreover, the findings also support the role of senior management receptiveness in stimulating organizational emotional engagement. This study addresses questions about absence of academic studies on organizational emotional engagement in the public sector. The results highlight the important role of emotional engagement in stimulating job satisfaction and job performance through relational contracts, senior management receptiveness, and upward employee communication.

Determinants of English as language choice among Unaccompanied Migrant Children (UMC) in Makassar, Indonesia

2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 1-7
Author(s):  
Andi Samsu Rijal ◽  
Andi Mega Januarti Putri
Keyword(s):  
Language Choice ◽  
Migrant Children ◽  
Immigrant Communities ◽  
The Public ◽  
International Language ◽  
Language User ◽  
Public Area ◽  
Better Than ◽  
Language Mastery

The essence of language is human activity. Communication with language is carried out through two basic human activities; speaking and listening during the interaction in a group of people. Immigrants in Makassar city communicate with immigrant communities and Makassar people. They used English and Indonesia to communicate with others. The aims of this article were to find out determinant factors of English as language choice among Unaccompanied Migrant Children (UMC) in Makassar and why they used English as their language choice to communicate with other people out of them. The data were taken from UMC in the shelter under the auspices of Makassar’s Social Office and in the public area of Makassar. This research was a qualitative approach; it was from a sociolinguistic perspective and focuses its analysis with the language choice among UMC. This research showed that most immigrants chose English as their language choice since they were in Makassar because they have acquired better than other international language and it has been mastered naturally by doing social interaction among themselves and people outside their community. UMC had more difficulties to socialize with Indonesian than the adult of Immigrants. Other than their lack of language mastery, they also have the anxiety to adapt to other immigrants and Makassar people. English was used by UMC to show their status as a foreigner who lived in a multicultural situation. Language becomes a power for a human being and it becomes a social identity for language user in one community. During the interaction of UMC in Makassar city, the role of English as an International language is shown.

E-Projects Challenges in India – Role of Human Resource Management and Technology

2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (8) ◽  
pp. 263
Author(s):  
Ramnik Kaur
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Public Administration ◽  
Paradigm Shift ◽  
Successful Implementation ◽  
The Public ◽  
Government Services ◽  
The Past ◽  
The Government ◽  
Traditional Approaches

E-governance is a paradigm shift over the traditional approaches in Public Administration which means rendering of government services and information to the public by using electronic means. In the past decades, service quality and responsiveness of the government towards the citizens were least important but with the approach of E-Government the government activities are now well dealt. This paper withdraws experiences from various studies from different countries and projects facing similar challenges which need to be consigned for the successful implementation of e-governance projects. Developing countries like India face poverty and illiteracy as a major obstacle in any form of development which makes it difficult for its government to provide e-services to its people conveniently and fast. It also suggests few suggestions to cope up with the challenges faced while implementing e-projects in India.

Peran Bank Syariah: Menuju Perekonomian Masyarakat Madani

2019 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 131-144
Author(s):  
Dini Maulana Lestari ◽  
M Roif Muntaha ◽  
Immawan Azhar BA
Keyword(s):  
Financial Markets ◽  
Islamic Law ◽  
Financial Service ◽  
Islamic Banks ◽  
Free Society ◽  
The Public ◽  
Turn On ◽  
The People ◽  
Strategic Role

Islamic banks are present in the community as financial institutions whose activities are based on the principles of Islamic law for the benefit of the people. This study aims to determine the strategic role of Islamic Banks as financial service institutions, the importance of the existence of Islamic Banks and Islamic-based markets and financial instruments in them. In its development, Islamic banks have a role as institutions that turn on public funds, channel funds to the public, transfer assets, liquidity, reallocation of income and transactions. In the Indonesian economic system, the existence of Islamic Banks is important as an alternative solution to the problem of conflict between bank interest and usury. Islamic financial markets and instruments provide a free society of interest and follow a different set of principles. Distribution of profit/ loss according to evidence of participation in the management fund. The division of rental income in the form of musharaka.

PERAN MASYARAKAT TERHADAP PEMBAYARAN RETRIBUSI SAMPAH DI KOTA SAMARINDA

2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 33
Author(s):  
Abd Rachim AF,
Keyword(s):  
Waste Management ◽  
Population Growth ◽  
Frequency Analysis ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Relative Frequency ◽  
Environmental Problems ◽  
Living Standards ◽  
The Public ◽  
And Behavior

One of the environmental problems in urban areas is the pollution caused by garbage. The waste problem is caused by various factors such as population growth, living standards changes, lifestyles and behavior, as well as how the waste management system. This study aims to determine how the role of society to levy payments garbage in Samarinda. This research was descriptive; where the data is collected then compiled, described and analyzed used relative frequency analysis. The participation of the public to pay a "levy junk", which stated to pay 96.67%, for each month and the rates stated society cheap, moderate and fairly, respectively 46.08%, 21.21%, 21.04%. Base on the data , the role of the community to pay "levy junk" quite high.

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