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4.4 Follow up actions One of the key recommendations from the survey highlights the importance of taking follow-up actions related to the course content. From an educational perspective, all resources remain freely available on the course’ s YouTube channel. Additionally, a collaborative network was formed among participants to provide guidance and address any questions regarding data collection and result analysis, supporting their efforts to carry out studies at their institutions. Participants were also encouraged to present their findings at upcoming scientific events. The course instructors continue to offer supervision and mentor potential research projects.
Furthermore, ALFIM has established strategic alliances with organizations such as Latin Safe, LAPRAM network and the IAEA. The last one through the project IAEA RLA 6091: Enhancing Capacity Building of Medical Physicists in Latin America and the Caribbean( Renha et al., 2022). This collaboration aims to further promote medical exposure optimization, strengthen radiation safety culture, and support the implementation of Diagnostic Reference Levels( DRLs) across the region, including promoting and supporting educational webinars, collaborative networks, research projects, guidelines, etc.
5 Conclusions
This paper demonstrates the course’ s effectiveness in reaching the learning objective and competencies, using the asynchronous design and YouTube and Google Tools, confirming the benefits of flexible delivery and relevant content for online education on radiation protection issues.
The results of this first experience suggest the success of the ALFIM educational strategy in developing virtual courses using YouTube and Google tools, which are practical and economical. Incorporating lessons learned and creating continuous quality improvement processes could make this alternative more efficient and scalable, enhancing regional impact in Latin America.
Funding
This research did not receive any specific funding.
Conflicts of Interest
The authors declare that they have no conflict of interest.
Data availability statement
All the materials and information of the course are available upon request.
Author contribution statement
A. López: Data curation, Conceptualization, Investigation, Formal Analysis and Writing; D. Coiro: Formal Analysis, Data processing, and curation; P. Mora: Formal Analysis and Supervision; E. Hernández: Formal Analysis and Supervision; L. Rodriguez: Data processing, and curation; M, S. Gallo: Writing � review; I. O’ Farril: Data curation.
Ethics approval
Ethical approval was not required.
Informed consent
Written informed consent was obtained from all participants in the course.
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