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Malaysian adventure

Riemenschneider PA

Radiology, 1992 Mar;182(3):749-51.
PMID: 1535889

The author recently spent 4 months at the University of Malaya in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, as a visiting professor of radiology. In this report he describes his experiences in the country and at the hospital and medical school, which is one of only three in Malaysia. Each day, the author worked one-on-one with a different resident, supervising either procedures or image interpretation. Additional activities included conferences, grand rounds, and medical student teaching. Because of the mixed ethnicity of the population, the incidence and variety of pathologic conditions that were encountered clinically provided an unparalleled educational experience. The author encourages anyone with available time to consider a sabbatical such as this; it is a rewarding personal and professional experience.

Matched MeSH terms: Radiology/education*
A low-cost, high-quality method for remote recording of presentations

Tan LK, Wong JH, Ng KH

AJR Am J Roentgenol, 2006 Mar;186(3):898-901.
PMID: 16498128

The purpose of this article was to develop a low-cost method for high-quality remote capturing and recording of multimedia presentations.

Matched MeSH terms: Radiology/education*
Medical physics is alive and well and growing in South East Asia

Ng K, Pirabul R, Peralta A, Soejoko D

Australas Phys Eng Sci Med, 1997 Mar;20(1):27-32.
PMID: 9141310

In recent years there has been a significant economic growth in South East Asia, along with it a concurrent development of medical physics. The status of four countries--Malaysia, Thailand, the Philippines and Indonesia are presented. Medical physicists in these countries have been experiencing the usual problems of lack of recognition, low salaries, and insufficient facilities for education and training opportunities. However the situation has improved recently through the initiative of local enthusiastic medical physicists who have started MS graduate programs in medical physics and begun organizing professional activities to raise the profile of medical physics. The tremendous support and catalytic roles of the American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM) and international organizations such as International Organization for Medical Physics (IOMP), International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), World Health Organization (WHO), and International Center for Theoretical Physics (ICTP) have been instrumental in achieving progress. Contributions by these organizations include co-sponsorship of workshops and conferences, travel grants, medical physics libraries programs, and providing experts and educators. The demand for medical physicists is expected to rise in tandem with the increased emphasis on innovative technology for health care, stringent governmental regulation, and acceptance by the medical community of the important role of medical physicists.

Matched MeSH terms: Radiology/education
Australia, the Colombo Plan, and the Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya

Luke HA

Australas Radiol, 1970 Feb;14(1):15-9.
PMID: 5525077
Matched MeSH terms: Radiology/education*
Diagnostic radiology in the tropics: technical considerations

Ng KH, McLean ID

Semin Musculoskelet Radiol, 2011 Nov;15(5):441-5.
PMID: 22081279 DOI: 10.1055/s-0031-1293490

An estimated two thirds of the world's population is currently without access to diagnostic radiology services, and most of them live in resource-limited tropical regions with harsh environments. Most patients are diagnosed and treated in poorly equipped government-funded hospitals and clinics that have insufficiently trained staff and are barely operational. Any available imaging equipment is likely to be functioning suboptimally and be poorly maintained. The root of the problem is usually a lack of know-how and a quality culture, combined with insufficient basic equipment and infrastructure. Radiological imaging is an essential aspect of primary care and used in the critical diagnosis and management of trauma, tuberculosis, pneumonia, acquired immunodeficiency syndrome, cancer, and other respiratory and abdominal diseases. Considerations such as quality management and infrastructure, personnel, equipment, and radiation protection and safety are important to ensure the proper functioning and rational use of a diagnostic radiology facility in the tropics.

Matched MeSH terms: Radiology/education
Comparison of radiology residency programs in ten countries

Willatt JM, Mason AC

Eur Radiol, 2006 Feb;16(2):437-44.
PMID: 15702337

The purpose of our study was to compare various aspects of radiology training schemes in ten countries. A questionnaire was sent to senior residents in the UK, USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Italy, Egypt, India, Malaysia and Greece. The questions concerned length of training, required pre-training experience, the organization of the training scheme, teaching, resources, stages at which residents can independently perform and report examinations, fellowships, and progression to jobs. A wide variety of training, ranging from highly scheduled programs with detailed aims and objectives, to self-learning occurs across the world. Examinations and assessments are also variable. There are lessons to be learned from varying practices; more exchanges of ideas should be encouraged. In view of the "internationalization" of radiology services and the variation in training styles an international qualification for quality assurance purposes may be desirable.

Matched MeSH terms: Radiology/education*
Fulltext Digital healthcare and shifting equipoise in radiation oncology: The butterfly effect of the COVID-19 pandemic

Boon IS, Lim JS, Au Yong TPT, Boon CS

J Med Imaging Radiat Sci, 2021 03;52(1):11-13.
PMID: 33097437 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmir.2020.10.002
Matched MeSH terms: Radiology/education
Fulltext A Preliminary Vietnamese Comparative Study of Postgraduate Radiological Thesis Characteristics

Duc NM, Huy HQ, Keserci B, Thong PM

Med Arch, 2020 Feb;74(1):42-46.
PMID: 32317834 DOI: 10.5455/medarh.2020.74.42-46

Introduction: Each country has its system of the training program, but to be concordant with the world in the radiology field, the process needs to have common points or common criteria. On maintaining the integrity of intersociety collaboration in the field of radiology, it is necessary to understand each country's training program for each specialty.
Aim: This retrospective study aims to compare the postgraduate thesis characteristics from various sources in the field of radiology.
Methods: This was a retrospective study evaluating data that is publicly available online and at libraries and institutional review board approval, as such, was not demanded. We selected 40 published theses from the library of Pham Ngoc Thach University of Medicine and University of Medicine and Pharmacy at Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi Medical University in Vietnam which graduated from 2008 to 2018. Of these, there were 10 PhD, 10 specialists II, 10 master's, and 10 residency theses selected.
Results: A total of 40 theses were analyzed from participants with a median age of 36.5. The male/female ratio was 23/17. Most of the theses were subspecialty in diagnostic radiology (87.5%) and focused on pathological radiology (95%). Adult patients were the major objectives of the theses accounted for 87.5% with predominant materials of magnetic resonance imaging counted for 47.5%. Theses in PhD group were the largest items regarding the total number of pages as well as the number of figures, and the number of references. Nonetheless, both domestic and international publications related to all theses were truly low.
Conclusion: The postgraduate thesis of radiology in Vietnam has many different forms but mainly focuses on diagnostic and pathological radiology with materials of magnetic resonance imaging in adults. The number of international publications regarding the thesis was very small.

Matched MeSH terms: Radiology/education*
Fulltext Consensus survey on pre-procedural safety practices in radiological examinations: a multicenter study in seven Asian regions

Lee YH, Quek ST, Khong PL, Lee CS, Wu JS, Zhang L, et al.

Br J Radiol, 2020 Sep;93(1113):20200082.
PMID: 32584595 DOI: 10.1259/bjr.20200082

OBJECTIVE: To understand the status of pre-procedural safety practices in radiological examinations at radiology residency training institutions in various Asian regions.
METHODS: A questionnaire based on the Joint Commission International Accreditation Standards was electronically sent to 3 institutions each in 10 geographical regions across 9 Asian countries. Questions addressing 45 practices were divided into 3 categories. A five-tier scale with numerical scores was used to evaluate safety practices in each institution. Responses obtained from three institutions in the United States were used to validate the execution rate of each surveyed safety practice.
RESULTS: The institutional response rate was 70.0% (7 Asian regions, 21 institutions). 44 practices (all those surveyed except for the application of wrist tags for identifying patients with fall risks) were validated using the US participants. Overall, the Asian participants reached a consensus on 89% of the safety practices. Comparatively, most Asian participants did not routinely perform three pre-procedural practices in the examination appropriateness topic.
CONCLUSION: Based on the responses from 21 participating Asian institutions, most routinely perform standard practices during radiological examinations except when it comes to examination appropriateness. This study can provide direction for safety policymakers scrutinizing and improving regional standards of care.
ADVANCES IN KNOWLEDGE: This is the first multicenter survey study to elucidate pre-procedural safety practices in radiological examinations in seven Asian regions.

Matched MeSH terms: Radiology/education