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SORSA Congress 18 - 19 August 2023
Important Closing Dates:
Submission of abstracts: 14 April 2023
Early Bird Registration: 15 May 2023
Poster
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59th SAAPMB/SARPA Congress
Invitation to radiographers to register and participate in the 59th SAAPMB/SARPA Congress in May 2023.
More details can be found here
SAintS / SAFFIRE Congress 3-5 November 2023
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ISSRT World Congress 2024 Denmark
The Human Touch June 13-16th 2024
RECORDS OF PATIENTS: Responsibilities of Radiographers (2022-12-30)
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Society of Radiographers of South Africa (SORSA) supports exemption from load-shedding schedules for healthcare facilities
Read letter by Dr FI Peer (D.Tech: Rad) SORSA - Public Relations Officer
Notice for membership fees 2023
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Notice of constitutional amendment to add an affiliate membership category
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SORSA National Newsletter 2022
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Scope of practice for Radiation Therapy, Nuclear Medicine Radiography and Diagnostic Radiography
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Radiation Therapy
Nuclear Medicine (Radiography)
Diagnostic Radiography
Direct sponsorships are unethical
The South African Medical Technology Industry Association (SAMED) views direct sponsorships as unethical as it may compromise a Health Care Professional's independent clinical judgement and thus impact patient care.
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Summary of the cyber crimes act
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Contrast media administration by radiographers
"During a CT procedure Radiographers are NOT, according to the enabling framework, to cannulate and are NOT to administer contrast media"
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Ethics and governance of artificial intelligence for health: WHO guidance
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The South African Radiographer, the peer-reviewed journal of SORSA now has a Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
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Summary of CrossRef
SORSA is now a CPD Accreditor
Attention colleagues performing obstetrics ultrasound, kindly find notice for your attention.
Dear colleagues
The ultrasound examination offered by the HPCSA Professional Board for Radiography and Clinical Technology (PBRCT) includes obstetrics, gynaecology, abdomen, small parts and deep vein thrombosis (DVT). Of concern it that the examination will exclude those radiographers who provide obstetric ultrasound services at district level health facilities. SORSA therefore requested the HPCSA Professional Board for Radiography and Clinical Technology (PBRCT) to urgently consider the negative impact this exclusion would have on service delivery of obstetric ultrasound to the general public.
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WHO-ISRRT anti-smoking awareness campaign
As radiographers we have first hand experiences of the impact that smoking has on the health of individuals. In keeping with the theory of behaviour change and professionalism, radiographers should ideally assume a role modelling position by advocating for the elimination of smoking habits among our patients and colleagues. The aim of this campaign is to support the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (WHO FCTC) by educating and resourcing institutions offering radiography programmes with the view of reducing the impact of tobacco use in the profession as a whole.
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COVID-19
ISRRT Response Document - Appropriate and safe use of Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy with infection control measures considered in addition to standard radiation protection procedures.
ISRRT Board of Management approved April 2020
Based on Input to the World Heath Authority (WHO) Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) meeting facing COVID-19 held March 27th 2020 and development of various WHO/IAEA Technical documents including ‘WHO-Rapid Advice Clinical Guide on appropriate use of radiological imaging in COVID-19’ and IAEA/WHO Technical brief for Nuclear Medicine in COVID-19.
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