Newsletter
Mandatory Continuing
Professional Development (CPD) Scheme for Radiographers
All registered
radiographers are subject to the mandatory CPD scheme. Each CPD
cycle will span 3 calendar years and the first cycle is from 1/7/2024 to
30/6/2027. At least 30 CPD points are required to be attained in a
cycle but there is no minimum annual requirement.
Radiographers Board may
randomly select the registrants for audit check. Failure to comply
may be deemed as professional misconduct.
Reminder on Renewal of
Annual Practicing Certificate for 2024/2025
All the annual practicing
certificates are due for renewal on 1 July 2024. Therefore those
registered radiographers who have so far failed to apply to the Radiographers
Board for the renewal of their annual practicing certificates should do so
immediately and in any case not later than 30 June 2024. Otherwise,
their names will be liable to be removed from the register of radiographers.
Mandatory
Reporting for Child Abuse
Invitation
to Child Protection Online Training (Webinar) by Health Bureau
The
First Webinar
Date: 27
June 2024 (Thursday)
Time:
7:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Topic:
Helping children whose health or development is impaired due to long-term
absence from school
Speakers:
1)
Social Worker of Family and Child Protective Services Unit from Social Welfare
Department
2)
Inspectors of Non-attendance Cases Team from Education Bureau
3)
Community Psychiatric Nurse of Community Psychiatric Service from Hospital
Authority
Quota:
500 (on first-come-first-serve basis)
Enrollment:
The
first webinar will be open for user enrollment on 5 June 2024 (Wednesday) at
10:00 a.m. and close for enrollment on 20 June 2024 (Thursday) at 10:00
a.m. The details of the upcoming
webinars will be announced in the e-learning platform in due course. The "Child Protection Online
Training" is free of charge.
The webinar will be conducted in Cantonese. Please enroll and participate in the
Webinar through the following website:
https://www.childprotectiontraining.hk/
We look
forward to your participation! If
you have questions related to the registration for the "Child Protection
Online Training", please feel free to send email to
cs@childprotectiontraining.hk.
Are You DoseWise? 2015
Radiographer of the Year Contest Is Now Open!
In
recognition of dose-conscious radiographers and to support radiation dose
management awareness, the ISRRT is giving one radiographer the opportunity to
become the ISRRT DoseWise Radiographer of the Year,
encouraging radiographers from around the world to share best practices. The selected Radiographer of the Year
will be invited to present their case at RSNA 2015 to the Radiology Advisory
board hosted by Philips.
The
contest is now open for entry until September 30, 2015. Any practicing radiographer who is a
citizen of an ISRRT Member Country or an Associate Member of the ISRRT is
eligible for participating. Go to
www.philips.com/dosewise-contest for official rules, full details, and entry form.
HKRTA
now meets you at FACEBOOK.
http://www.facebook.com/pages/HKRTA/175001899229002
Introducing the new ISR Educational Global Outreach Effort
GO RAD: Global Outreach
Radiology
GO RAD
is a new global outreach program developed by the
International Society of Radiology. The
purpose is to reach out to and advance radiology education throughout a global
radiology community by aggregating current, practical, radiology literature
with content targeted and dedicated to developing nations and underserved
populations. You can find open (free) access to a growing collection of selected, current,
practical, radiology articles, courtesy of the ISR and some of the world's most
prestigious radiology journals. We sincerely hope that you
find this effort of great value. Please tell your colleagues!
http://www.isradiology.org/gorad/whatis.php
Centre for Health Protection Strategic Plan
2010-2014
The newly published "Centre for Health Protection Strategic Plan
2010-2014"
is now available on the Centre for Health Protection website at www.chp.gov.hk for your perusal.
The Hospital Authority has
launched a knowledge management tool, e-Knowledge Gateway (eKG),
to support evidence-based clinical practice and professional development for
Please visit the following
website for details and application.
In order to cope with the
continuing professional development (CPD) scheme proposed by the Government,
The Association will keep a list of records of functions held from 2005
onwards. Members can self-check the
related details.
The list can be viewed
under the "Functions Review" web-page.
Companies
Carrying on the Business of the Profession of Radiographers
Pursuant
to section 20(3) of the Supplementary Medical Professions Ordinance, Chapter
359, Laws of Hong Kong, companies registered under the Companies Ordinance,
Chapter 32, carrying on business of the profession of radiographers are
required to transmit a statement in the prescribed form containing particulars
of their directors and staff to the Radiographers Board within 14 days after 1
July each year.
The
prescribed forms are obtainable at the Secretariat of Radiographers Board at
2/F, Shun Feng International Centre, 182 Queen's Road East, Wan Chai, Hong Kong or through the
internet at http://www.smp-council.org.hk/rg/file/pdf/rg_statement_e.pdf
Maximum
Level of Relevant Income for MPF Contributions
The
Legislative Council has passed the amendment of the maximum level of relevant
income for Mandatory Provident Fung (MPF) mandatory contributions, effective 1
June 2012.
For
contribution periods commencing on and after 1 June 2012, employees and their
employers as well as self-employed persons should make their MPF contributions
according to the new level.
For
details, please visit through the internet at http://www.mpfa.org.hk
Please be notified that
the e-mail address of The HKRTA has been changed to hkrta1965@gmail.com.
Please update your record
accordingly.
Thank you for the
attention.