Radiographer calls for increased cooperation with radiologists

Radiographer calls for increased cooperation with radiologists

Dr. Graciano Paulo.

Professor of Medical Imaging & Radiotherapy.

Coimbra Health School in Portugal.

• The increased demand for imaging studies and workforce shortages have put strain on radiology services while technological advances enabled other medical disciplines to perform their own imaging examinations.

03-03-2017. Healthcare in Europe.

“In Spain, the radiographer profession has one of the lowest qualifications in the world. It’s not a university degree and training lasts only two years. Almost everywhere else, radiographers must train four years (240 ECTS). Many Spanish radiographers are actually training in Portugal to have their skills recognized internationally. So we are currently working on convincing the Spanish government of the necessity of training radiographers more appropriately,” he said.

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