Provision of a consistent national approach to radiation

Aust Health Rev · Aug 2020

Provision of a consistent national approach to radiation therapy workforce protection measures in Australia during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Healthcare workers are at the frontline managing COVID-19 patients with transmission of the COVID-19 virus to healthcare workers evident in many Australian states. Minimisation of this spread is vital to protecting the healthcare workforce with individual organisations detailing best practice for infection and control. However, interpretation and implementation of infection control guidelines is varied across Australian Radiation Therapy Departments, highlighting inconsistencies. Strong leadership, quality communication and clear direction is required during this crisis to ensure that radiation therapists receive all necessary support and resources required to maintain safety and well-being during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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- Min Ku, Tanya Morgan, Alan Malbon, Timothy Bartram, Jillian Cavanagh, and Beni Halvorsen.
- Australian Society of Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy, 1 Queens Road, Melbourne, Vic. 3004, Australia; and Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, 124 La Trobe Street, Melbourne, Vic. 3000, Australia. Email: timothy.bartram@rmit.edu.au; jillian.cavanagh@rmit.edu.au; beni.halvorsen@rmit.edu.au; and Corresponding author. Email: min.ku@rmit.edu.au.
- Aust Health Rev. 2020 Aug 1; 44 (4): 535-539.
AbstractHealthcare workers are at the frontline managing COVID-19 patients with transmission of the COVID-19 virus to healthcare workers evident in many Australian states. Minimisation of this spread is vital to protecting the healthcare workforce with individual organisations detailing best practice for infection and control. However, interpretation and implementation of infection control guidelines is varied across Australian Radiation Therapy Departments, highlighting inconsistencies. Strong leadership, quality communication and clear direction is required during this crisis to ensure that radiation therapists receive all necessary support and resources required to maintain safety and well-being during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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