EPP en radiopharmacie : expérimentation d’un outil international d’auto-évaluation des pratiques

Reguiga, Makrem Ben; Rotaru, Ioan-Gheorghe; Abdeslam, Samira Aït; Pons‐Kerjean, Nathalie

doi:10.1016/j.phclin.2016.10.032

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“…Among these methods, the evaluation of professional practices (EPP) consists of analyzing a clinical activity in relation to available and updated professional recommendations, to set up an improvement action plan to optimize this professional activity and the quality of care delivered to patients. In a quality management approach, several methodologies for the evaluation of professional practices in radiopharmacy were reported in the literature; however, these did not include the RPs administration step [ 9 , 10 , 11 ]. Thus, we describe herein the development and implementation of an audit program focused on the injection step of RPs for scintigraphy.…”

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Development and Implementation of a Professional Practices Evaluation during Radiopharmaceuticals Administration

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Securing both the patient and radiopharmaceuticals (RPs) circuit is an essential concern in nuclear medicine (NM). These circuits converge at the RP administration phase, a key step in patient management in NM. In a continuous quality improvement approach, we developed and implemented an evaluation of professional practices (EPPs) methodology focused on RPs injection to identify and correct deviations from good practices. The nuclear medicine technologists (NMTs) of a single center were evaluated. A specific audit grid was designed for this purpose, covering 4 main themes. Following the audit campaign, an improvement action plan was set up to address the non-conformities observed. Nine NMTs were audited on 4 RPs injections each. The mean total score was 93.36% with, on average, 7.01% and 3.00% of unmet and partially met criteria, respectively. In view of the non-compliance rates of hygiene and radiation protection items, theoretical reviews of these themes were included in the improvement action plan. As a part of the quality assurance system of a healthcare unit, EPPs are useful for identifying and correcting practice deviations at an early stage. They should be regularly repeated and combined with rigorous training and qualification of operators involved in RPs injection.

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