Virtual CE Course – Ethical Decision-Making Tools for Enhancing Radiation Safety Culture: Should Ethics be Compulsory Refresher Training from Practicing Professional?

Presented by Robert Emery, DrPH, CHP, CIH, CBSP, CSP, CHMM, CPP, ARM, Vice President for Safety, Health, Environment & Risk Management, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

While the codes of conduct maintained by both the Health Physics Society (HPS) and the American Academy of Health Physics (AAHP) provide valuable ethical guidance, they do not taxonomically catalog the types of ethical dilemmas a radiation safety practitioner might encounter in their daily work. This presentation will describe three very common ethical dilemmas encountered by the profession and provide possible resolutions for consideration. The linkage between safety ethics and safety culture will then be presented and discussed. The session will then transition to an open discussion regarding the consideration of a possible requirement for documented ethics retraining each renewal cycle for Certified Health Physicists, as is becoming common practice for several other professional safety organizations.

*This course was offered in July 2024; if you claimed credit for that course this event would not be CE eligible again within the same certification period

This 2-hour ABHP approved CE Course will be hosted on Zoom and is eligible for 4 CECs.