Multipartite Multipartite
“College Nuclear Medicine”
“College Nuclear Medicine”
(Founded in October 2004) (Founded in October 2004)
A) General aim:
“Role of Nuclear Medicine (Molecular) Imaging in Evidence Based Medicine”
B) Specific targets:
• Quality assurance
• Technical (FANC)
• Clinical
• Clinical integration
• Radioprotection
• PET
• Therapy
• Education
•
Structure of “working groups”
Wednesday 24/11/2004
Members of the College Members of the College
Dr Jean-Paul Léonard
Dr Luc Mortelmans
Dr Stanislas Pauwels
Dr Luc Kiebooms
NUCLEAR IMAGING in NUCLEAR IMAGING in
EVIDENCE BASED EVIDENCE BASED
MEDICINE MEDICINE
Guidelines – Standardisation – Quality Ass. (technical) Guidelines – Standardisation – Quality Ass. (technical)
Evidence based medicine (clinical) Evidence based medicine (clinical)
Clinical pathways Clinical pathways
Care programmes Care programmes
Cost-benefit Cost-benefit
Why working groups Why working groups
Aim: bringing people together with:Aim: bringing people together with:
The same interestThe same interest
Experience or young enthousiasmExperience or young enthousiasm
Focussed topicFocussed topic
Focussed time frameFocussed time frame
Communicate with the “nuclear community”, Communicate with the “nuclear community”,
“clinicians” and “radiologists”.
“clinicians” and “radiologists”.
Quality control and Quality control and quality assurances quality assurances
Guidelines: Standardisation Guidelines: Standardisation
– Technical (how to do)Technical (how to do) – Clinical (when to do)Clinical (when to do)
Data collection Data collection
– Litterature – CEBAMLitterature – CEBAM – ExperienceExperience
– Clinical databaseClinical database
Peer review Peer review
Visitation Visitation
ISO certification ISO certification
– WorkgroupWorkgroup
– 2 centers already recognised2 centers already recognised
Clinical guidelines! (2005) Clinical guidelines! (2005)
“ “ Interaction of working groups” Interaction of working groups”
with “clinicians”
with “clinicians”
Each group defines its own clinical indications.Each group defines its own clinical indications.
Discussions with clinicians via “colleges”.Discussions with clinicians via “colleges”.
PET PET
Clinical guidelines (cfr. report L. Mortelmans PET Clinical guidelines (cfr. report L. Mortelmans PET onco group)
onco group)
PET databank (started 01/09/2003)PET databank (started 01/09/2003)
Clinical PET research in BelgiumClinical PET research in Belgium
Reimbursement: Reimbursement:
FDGFDG
Hospital fee PET center Hospital fee PET center
Belgian strategy PET CentersBelgian strategy PET Centers
“ “ Radionuclide therapy” Radionuclide therapy”
– Actual applications: Actual applications:
Iodide Iodide
Pain palliation Pain palliation
MIBG MIBG
… …
– New applications: New applications:
Peptides Peptides
Monoclonal antibodies Monoclonal antibodies
… …
Education in Education in
Nuclear Medicine Nuclear Medicine
Medical studentsMedical students
Residents in training: interuniversity courseResidents in training: interuniversity course
Postgraduate coursesPostgraduate courses
Training technologistsTraining technologists
Education in medical physics and radiopharmacyEducation in medical physics and radiopharmacy
Belgian Society of Nuclear MedicineBelgian Society of Nuclear Medicine – 4 meetings per year4 meetings per year
– Bi-annual congressBi-annual congress – Dedicated meetingsDedicated meetings
