International Organization for Medical Physics
 IOMP logo | |
| Abbreviation | IOMP |
|---|---|
| Formation | 1963 |
Official language | English |
President | Slavik Tabakov |
Vice-President | Madan M. Rehani |
Past President | K Y Cheung |
Secretary-General | Virginia Tsapaki |
| Website | http://www.iomp.org |
International Organization for Medical Physics (IOMP) is the world's premier professional organization for medical physics with nearly 22,000 members in 84 countries.[1]
Objectives and History of IOMP
IOMP is charged with a mission to advance medical physics practice worldwide by disseminating scientific and technical information, fostering the educational and professional development of medical physics and promoting the highest quality medical services for patients. Information on IOMP activities, development priorities, and external relations are given in her web site www.iomp.org
IOMP was formed in January 1963 initially with 4 affiliated national member organizations (Canada, Sweden, UK, USA). After 50 years of active existence and global support for the medical physics profession, IOMP has a membership of 80 national member organizations and 6 regional organizations. IOMP is affiliated to IUPESM, IUPAP and ICSU and is officially connected to IFMBE.
IOMP works together with International Organizations such as IAEA, WHO and ILO to strengthen the role of Medical Physicists. ILO has recently classified medical physicists as a profession in the International Standard Classification of Occupations-08 (ICSO-08) under physics and astronomy, which is an important reference document for governments for recognition and classification of occupations.
IOMP collaborates with professional bodies such as IRPA and ICRP and international organizations such as WHO and IAEA in promoting the development of medical physics and safe use of radiation and radiological equipment technology.
IOMP is collaborating with professional organizations in development of a professional certification system for medical physicists that can be implemented on a global basis. To provide guidance on education, training and professional development of medical physicists, IOMP is publishing some policy documents on such issues.
IOMP publishes an electronic Newsletter (Medical Physics World) and an open-source journal (Medical Physics International).
To raise awareness about the role medical physicists play for benefit of patients, the International Organization for Medical Physics (IOMP) organizes annually the International Day of Medical Physics (IDMP) on November 7 - the birthday of Marie Sklodowska-Curie.
IOMP together with IFMBE and IUPESM organize the World Congress on Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering (World Congress) once every three years. IOMP also organizes the International Congress of Medical Physics (ICMP) which is held between World Congresses. IOMP provide travel supports to medical physicists from developing countries to attend these meetings.
IOMP MEMBER COUNTRIES (1963-2013)
The International Organization for Medical Physics (IOMP) was established in 1963 with 4 founding countries. By 1998, within 25 years, this had grown to 37 Member Countries. By 20013, after 50 years, there are 84 Member Countries. In chronological order: (1-4) Canada, Sweden, UK, USA, (5-9) Germany (West-East were united in 1991), Hungary, Israel, Poland, South Africa, (10-16) Brazil, Finland, France, Greece, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, (17-18) Ireland, Norway, (19-21) Italy, Japan, Spain, (22-27) Austria, Belgium, Denmark, India, Switzerland, Thailand, (28-31) China, Columbia, Nigeria, Turkey (32-35) Australia, Hong Kong, Philippine, Sri Lanka, (36) Malaysia, (37) Cyprus, (38-43) Argentina, Bulgaria, Ghana, Korea, Romania, Tanzania (44-49) Moldova, Pakistan, Russia, Slovenia, Sudan, Trinidad & Tobago, (50-55) Algeria, Indonesia, Iran, Panama, Venezuela, Zimbabwe, (56-62) Cuba, Estonia, Georgia, Lithuania, Morocco, Ukraine, Zambia, (63-64) Ecuador, Portugal, (65-71) Bangladesh, Chile, Egypt, Nepal, Taiwan, Singapore, Uganda, (72) Mongolia, (73-74) Jordan, Croatia, (75-77) Cameroon, Czech Republic, United Arab Emirates, (78-79) Macedonia, Lebanon, (80-82) Peru, Saudi Arabia, Vietnam, (83-84) Iraq, Qatar.
Countries are represented by the respective National Organizations for Medical Physics.
Regional organizations
- European Federation of Organizations for Medical Physics (EFOMP)
- Asia-Oceania Federation of Organizations for Medical Physics (AFOMP)
- Latin American Medical Physics Association (ALFIM)
- Southeast Asian Federation of Organizations of Medical Physics (SEAFOMP)
- Federation of African Medical Physics Organisations (FAMPO)
- Middle East Federation of Organisations for Medical Physics (MEFOMP)
References
- ↑ "Organisation". International Organization for Medical Physics. Retrieved 2011-10-13.