Delivered in partnership by the Institute of Physics and Engineering in Medicine (IPEM) and Health Education England (HEE) elearning for healthcare (elfh), e-IRMER is a free training resource covering the following topics:
e-IRMER is an interactive online training resource supporting the training of NHS and other healthcare professionals who work with patients undergoing ionising radiation medical exposures.
e-IRMER provides easy access to learning materials, and through formative and summative assessments, allows the learner to both develop competence and demonstrate compliance with the regulatory requirements of the IR(ME)R.
Approved by IPEM course accreditation panel on 5th December 2012 and updated in March 2019. A new module for Radiotherapy was added in February 2021.
e-IRMER is made up of the following modules that cover topics in IR(ME)R Schedule 3:
Each module contains a number of elearning sessions each approximately 20-30 minutes in duration that are designed to:
Each elearning session contains interactive content which delivers the educational objectives using a variety of techniques, including animations and video.
e-IRMER acknowledges the following individuals for their enormous contribution to the HEE elearning for healthcare e-IRMER elearning programme.
In order to access the Ionising Radiation (Medical Exposure) Regulations (e-IRMER) programme, you will need an elfh account. If you do not have one, then you can register by selecting the Register button below.
To view the Ionising Radiation (Medical Exposure) Regulations (e-IRMER) programme, select the View button below. If you already have an account with elfh, you will also be able to login and enrol on the programme from the View button.
The Ionising Radiation (Medical Exposure) Regulations (e-IRMER) programme is also available to NHS healthcare staff via the Electronic Staff Record (ESR). Accessing this elearning via ESR means that your completions will transfer with you throughout your NHS career.
Further details are available here.
If you are not an NHS health or care organisation and therefore do not qualify for free access elfh Hub, you may be able to access the service by creating an OpenAthens account.
To check whether or not you qualify for free access via OpenAthens, you can view the eligibility criteria and register on the ‘OpenAthens’ portal.
If you are a HR, IT or Practice Manager and would like to register and enrol large numbers of staff within your organisation for access onto the Ionising Radiation (Medical Exposure) Regulations (e-IRMER) programme, please contact elfh directly.
For HR departments wanting to know more about gaining access to courses using an existing Learning Management System please contact elfh directly to express interest.
In the event that you do not qualify for free access to the Ionising Radiation (Medical Exposure) Regulations (e-IRMER) programme, you are able to license access through eIntegrity, a community-interest company established for this purpose.
You can check whether or not you qualify for free access by clicking on the ‘Register’ button above.
For more information on the licensing options available for the Ionising Radiation (Medical Exposure) Regulations (e-IRMER) programme, please visit the eIntegrity website.
Please select the following link for more information on how to use the elfh Hub.