Guest Editorial: OPTIMAX 2013

Lança, Luís; Buissink, C.; Jorge, José; Sanderud, Audun; Hogg, Peter

doi:10.1016/j.radi.2014.09.007

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“…The greatest increase in the rate of international collaboration in medical radiation science journals sampled was in the UK journal Radiography from 2013 to 2014 increasing from 5.6% to 16.2%, the highest rate in the medical radiation science journals sampled, close to the rates of other allied health occupations. This increase coincided with the first offering of the annual ‘Optimisation of image quality and X‐radiation dose in medical imaging’ (OPTIMAX) residential summer school held at the University of Salford in Manchester, England …”

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“…The programme is open to BSc, MSc and PhD students from the disciplines of radiography, nuclear medicine, biomedical science and physics, and is funded by the Erasmus Mundus Programme. The programme strives to develop team‐based radiography research on an international level by enabling students to experience international collaboration first‐hand and develop multinational/cultural partnerships early in their careers …”

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International collaboration in medical radiation science

Denham

Allen

Platt

2016

J of Medical Radiation Sci

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IntroductionInternational collaboration is recognised for enhancing the ability to approach complex problems from a variety of perspectives, increasing development of a wider range of research skills and techniques and improving publication and acceptance rates. The aim of this paper is to describe the current status of international collaboration in medical radiation science and compare this to other allied health occupations.MethodsThis study utilised a content analysis approach where co‐authorship of a journal article was used as a proxy for research collaboration and the papers were assigned to countries based on the corporate address given in the by‐line of the publication. A convenience sample method was employed and articles published in the professional medical radiation science journals in the countries represented within our research team – Australia, the United Kingdom (UK) and the United States of America (USA) were sampled. Physiotherapy, speech pathology, occupational therapy and nursing were chosen for comparison.ResultsRates of international collaboration in medical radiation science journals from Australia, the UK and the USA have steadily increased over the 3‐year period sampled. Medical radiation science demonstrated lower average rates of international collaboration than the other allied health occupations sampled. The average rate of international collaboration in nursing was far below that of the allied health occupations sampled. Overall, the UK had the highest average rate of international collaboration, followed by Australia and the USA, the lowest.ConclusionOverall, medical radiation science is lagging in international collaboration in comparison to other allied health fields.

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International collaboration in medical radiation science

Denham

Allen

Platt

2016

J of Medical Radiation Sci

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“…These can be enhanced with joined conferences and seminars, summer schools and collaborative research grant applications. In Europe, I had the opportunity to participate in 2013 in a research summer school, aiming to develop a strong collaborative network for radiography research -it is called the "OPTIMAX" program led by a consortium of radiography academics in Europe and funded by a European grant [10] . Optimax offered me an opportunity to exchange with professionals from different background (clinical practitioner radiographers, medical physicists, biologists, radiography academics and researchers) and students (BSc, MSc, PhD).…”

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A personal journey to build leadership skills through collaboration to support radiography research and evidence-based practice

Reis

2022

Journal of Medical Imaging and Radiation Sciences

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“…International radiography societies like EFRS and ISRRT can play a facilitation role in helping to bring people together to identify common problems and solutions, through sandpit exercises and other activities. Aside this, as part of a developmental processes, initiatives like OPTIMAX aim to give undergraduate and postgraduate radiographers along with qualified clinical/academic radiography staff the opportunity to participate in multiprofessional multinational teams to conduct research in highly controlled environments. The OPTIMAX collaboration initially commenced as a five country (European), 3‐week intensive residential research experience for 60–70 staff/students at a time.…”

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