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RAD-AID India: Cancer Outreach in the Low-Resource Setting
Olive Peart MS, RT (R) (M) Associate Program Manager of RAD-AID
India Debbie Poelhuis M.S. R.T.(R)(M) Associate Program Manager of
RAD-AID India
www.rad-aid.org
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RAD-AID India
RAD-AID is an established international nonprofit
organization
Their mission is to improve and optimize radiology services in
developing countries through assistance, training and
collaboration
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PGIMER
Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research
(PGIMER/PGI), is a highly respected government medical center in
Chandigarh
Dr. Niranjan Khandelwal, Head of Radiodiagnosis at PGI partnered
with Philips Healthcare & RAD-AID to purchase a mobile van that
will provide the screening service
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How It Works: Program Design• RAD-AID and PGIMER’s proposed
mobile unit:
– Mammography
– Colposcopy
– DEXA
• Philips Healthcare agreed to donate van and all equipment with
service contract
• PGIMER School of Public Health for community outreach
• Follow-up care and treatment by clinical services
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Mobile van equipped with :
• Digital mammography
– Breast cancer screening
• Digital Colposcopy
– Cervical cancer screening using Visual inspection with Acetic
acid (VIA)
• Dual energy X-ray Absorpitometry (DEXA) scanning
– Osteoporosis screening
• Sonosite -Portable ultrasound for second look ultrasound in
screening mammography
How It Works: Equipment
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Women Receive Necessary Testing and/ or Treatment
PGI Educates and Coordinates Care
Women Travel to PGI for Further Testing and/or Treatment
Screening is negative Results Show Need for Follow-up Screening
is Inconclusive
Results and Follow-up Instructions
Women Visit Mobile Clinic for Screening
Community Liaison, Educates and Schedules Appointments
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How It Works: Process
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Success: Semi-Annual Review
Review milestones
Discuss solutions to
current obstacles
Plan for future
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Asha Jyoti
Asha Jyoti means "Ray of Hope" in Hindi
The project stared in 2013 and was designed to
provided screening for breast and cervical cancer to
rural populations in Northern India, in the Punjab
province and City of Chandigarh
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Asha Jyoti: Women's Healthcare
Mobile Outreach Programme
RAD-AID/ ASRT Foundation,
Radiologic Technologist fellowship
program for developing countries
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RAD-AID India
In Sep 30, 2011, The American Society of Radiologic
Technologists partnered with RAD-AID International to recruit
radiologic technologists for volunteer opportunities in developing
countries
Olive became involved in the project in 2014 when she was
invited to travel to India as a RAD-AID/ASRT technologist
follow
Debbie also initially joint the Asha Jyoti project as a
technologist fellow in 2016
http://www.rad-aid.org/default.aspx
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Asha Jyoti
In the past our task in
Chandigarh was to provide
mammography technologists
with an overview of breast
imaging including didactic
education, clinical training and
clinical experience in
mammography
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RAD-AID India
Olive has been on 4 educational trip to India -sometimes as a
Technologist Fellow other times sponsored by RAD-AID
Debbie has also participated on 4 educational trips to India
Last December Olive and Debbie were promoted to associate
directors, RAD-AID India
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Ongoing Assessment
Our Current task is to
assess program results,
plan for future growth and
improvements, and report
our findings to other
members of the
management team
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Camp at Pojewal
We also provide technologist education in the
form of lectures and onsite clinical
supervision
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Optimize Healthcare
RAD-AID provides on-site and online education and program
planning plus support to health workers and staff to optimize
health care quality and safety
Patient education, program data collection, analysis of results,
and adequate funding are key components for success
Mobile Van
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Asha Jyoti
The Asha Jyoti outreach was proposed for five years
The project was so successful it has been extended
There is also a proposal to expand the project to Maharashtra
State (Mumbai)
Women cooking roti
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Current Task
To assess the Radiology Readiness of
the main hospital in Nashik,
Maharashtra
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Needed Skills
RAD-AID will be assisting with:
Radiologist and technologist in-service
Regular assessment of the program including
lectures and hands-on training
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Need for Volunteers
The RAD-AID is always looking for volunteers and you
do not have to be a technologist to volunteer
If you are interested go to www.rad-aid.org or email
[email protected]
Or contact Anne-Marie Lugossy at
[email protected]
Gate of India
http://e2.ma/click/rw66n/zazwkk/fbeljfmailto:[email protected]:[email protected]
