Imaging groups request regulatory relief from in-person nuclear training during the pandemic
Several major U.S. imaging groups are asking the Nuclear Regulatory Commission for a reprieve from in-person training requirements during the coronavirus pandemic.
Those include the Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging and American College of Radiology, which want regulatory relief from training for imaging and localization studies until after the crisis.
“Most of the commercial radiopharmacies who supply portions of this training are closed to visiting trainees because of the [public health emergency], and may not reopen for the foreseeable future,” the groups wrote to the NRC on Thursday, June 11. “We believe this experience requirement can be satisfied virtually, via demonstrative educational webinars during the duration of the public health emergency.”
The American Society of Nuclear Cardiology and American Society for Radiation Oncology have also signed the request. You can read the full letter here, and a summary from SNMMI here.
Marty Stempniak has covered healthcare since 2012, with his byline appearing in the American Hospital Association's member magazine, Modern Healthcare and McKnight's. Prior to that, he wrote about village government and local business for his hometown newspaper in Oak Park, Illinois. He won a Peter Lisagor and Gold EXCEL awards in 2017 for his coverage of the opioid epidemic.