Section Romande - ASTRM

What Section Romande - ASTRM does

Section Romande is one of three regional sections (alongside Sektion Deutschschweiz and Sezione Ticino) of the Association suisse des techniciens en radiologie médicale (ASTRM/SVMTR), the recognized Swiss professional association for medical radiology technicians (TRM). It represents and serves TRMs working in diagnostic radiology, nuclear medicine, radio-oncology, interventional radiology, and radiation protection across French-speaking Switzerland. The section provides the regional voice within the national structure, delivering localized continuing education, member engagement, and cantonal professional representation, while leveraging the central association's advocacy and resources.

The core technology stack consists of two flagship digital products: e-log.ch, an online continuing professional development accreditation platform offering point tracking, an interdisciplinary training calendar, and automated annual certificates (recommended 75 log points over 3 years); and e-modules, a self-paced online course platform (cardiac CT, MRI positioning and artifacts, polytrauma, implantable cardiac devices) delivered via edumed AG since November 2025 and free to ASTRM members. Additional assets include the Swiss MRI Incidents Register, the Radiopraxis journal partnership (35% member discount via Thieme), and formal professional standards (Code of Ethics, Professional Profile 2030, Mammography and Radioprotection Training Plans).

The revenue model is membership-dues-driven (annual subscription) with secondary streams from continuing education programs (member and non-member pricing) and merchandise (e.g., MedSocks). Member benefits include collective legal protection insurance up to CHF 250,000 per case, free legal/salary advice via sermed, and discounts on partner offerings. Go-to-market is community-led, anchored by the trilingual astrm.ch website, a six-times-yearly newsletter, the annual Journée du TRM, social media presence, and an outsourced general secretariat at wamag | Walker Management SA in Sursee.

Name

Section Romande - ASTRM

Legal name

Association suisse des techniciens en radiologie médicale ASRTM

Website

https://astrm.ch

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Section Romande is the French-speaking Swiss regional section of ASTRM/SVMTR, the recognized professional association for medical radiology technicians in Switzerland. It serves TRMs with continuing education, legal protection insurance, professional standards, and digital CPD platforms (e-log, e-modules).

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Professional Membership Association Services

NAICS

Scientific Research and Development Services (5417)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

International Standards, Norms & Technical Regulatory Bodies (BPADAAAJ)

akta.pro secondary industries

Quality, Peer Review & Compliance Tools (MQSA/ACR/QA) (HLACALAL), Testing, Inspection, Certification & Commissioning (TICx) Technical Services (BPAHAIAL)

Keywords

• Professional association membership
• Medical radiology technicians
• Continuing professional development
• Legal protection insurance
• Professional representation

Headquarters

HQ city

Sursee

HQ country

Switzerland

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership Dues: The primary revenue stream is membership fees. Members pay annual dues to join ASTRM/SVMTR and its regional sections, including Section Romande. Membership provides access to continuing education discounts, free legal advice, legal protection insurance, the member magazine 'ASTRM actuel', and other member benefits.
2. Continuing Education Programs: Revenue is generated through continuing education and professional training offerings. Members receive discounts on training courses. Non-members pay standard rates. The section also facilitates access to e-modules and e-log continuing education credits.
3. Merchandise Sales: The association sells merchandise items such as radiology-themed socks through the MedSocks online shop. Members receive promotional codes for discounts.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Section Romande is the French-speaking regional section of ASTRM/SVMTR, the Swiss national professional association for medical radiology technicians (TRM). It delivers membership services to TRM professionals in French-speaking Switzerland, including professional representation and advocacy, a continuing professional development accreditation platform (e-log.ch), online training modules (e-modules), collective legal protection insurance (up to CHF 250,000 per case), free legal and salary consultation, access to a discounted Radiopraxis specialist journal, and regional professional events.

Product overview

The Association suisse des techniciens en radiologie médicale (ASTRM/SVMTR) is a Swiss professional association representing medical radiology technologists (TRM/MTRA) across all language regions. It is not a software product company but a membership organization offering a suite of services to its members. The core member offering includes a legal protection insurance policy (covering labor and criminal law), free legal and salary consultation, and discounts on continuing education. The two flagship digital products are the e-log.ch CPD platform (a continuing professional development accreditation system providing point tracking, an interdisciplinary training calendar, and automated annual certificates) and the e-modules online course platform (offering free modular continuing education in cardiac CT, MRI, polytrauma, and implantable cardiac devices). Additional offerings include the Swiss MRI Incidents Register (a voluntary anonymous reporting system for MRI safety events), the Radiopraxis specialist journal (available at a 35% member discount), and professional standards documents including the Professional Profile 2030, Mammography Training Plan, Radioprotection Training Plan, and Code of Ethics. The association also publishes specialized commissions in AI/Digitisation, Nuclear Medicine, Radio-Oncology, and Radioprotection, which contribute to professional development and policy.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• e-log.ch Continuing Professional Development Platform Online accreditation platform where ASTRM members log CPD points, browse an interdisciplinary training calendar filtered by ASTRM label, and generate automated annual certificates. Free for ASTRM members; CHF 90/year for non-members. Members are recommended 75 log points over 3 years.
• e-modules Online Continuing Education Self-paced online continuing education modules covering cardiac CT, MRI positioning and artifacts, polytrauma, and implantable cardiac devices. Each completed module awards 2 log points on e-log.ch. Free to ASTRM members.
• Radiopraxis Journal (Member Subscription Benefit) Specialized radiology journal subscription available to ASTRM members at a 35% discount through a partnership with Thieme (publisher). Members order directly and submit proof of payment to ASTRM for reimbursement against the next year's membership fee.
• Collective Legal Protection Insurance Collective legal protection insurance for ASTRM members covering labour law and criminal law contexts. Includes free initial legal advice via sermed, specialist case handling, lawyer fees, and court costs, with coverage up to CHF 250,000 per dispute (excluding deductible cases below CHF 300). Members also receive free legal advice by phone or email on labour law, practice competencies, and professional liability.
• Swiss MRI Incidents Register (SWISS MRI Register) Voluntary, strictly anonymous online registry for collecting MRI safety incidents, near-misses, and adverse events in Swiss MRI facilities. Identifies risk scenarios, improves patient and staff safety, and supports professional best practices via aggregate-only analysis.
• Member Benefits Package (Continuing Education Discounts, ASTRM actuel Magazine, Service-Provider Discounts) Aggregate member-only benefits including reduced continuing education pricing, free legal and salary consultation, the ASTRM actuel member magazine, and partnership discounts on insurance, pension, vehicle and travel offers.

Quantifiable outcome

• Members benefit from legal protection insurance with coverage up to CHF 250,000 per legal case.
• +2 more outcomes

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Ideal customer profiles1 record

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Partnerships

13 partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Canon Medical Systems SuisseminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 15 July 2026Canon Medical Systems Suisse became a partner of ASTRM/SVMTR. The partnership combines technological innovation with sustainable collaboration. Canon Medical Systems is a globally active medical technology company headquartered in Japan, with its Swiss entity based in Wallisellen. The company operates under the guiding principle 'Made for Life' and focuses on trust, reliability, and continuity in its relationships with radiology professionals and customers.
• Ordre des technologues en imagerie médicale, en radio-oncologie et en électrophysiologie médicale du Québec (OTIMROEPMQ)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 23 June 2026ASTRM/SVMTR and the professional association of medical radiology technologists in Québec (OTIMROEPMQ) conducted a virtual exchange on June 23, 2026. The discussion centered on mutual recognition of professional qualifications, promotion of workforce mobility, and establishing an institutional partnership. Both associations are interested in leveraging existing synergies and gradually expanding cooperation, including mutual access to continuing education offerings. Switzerland and the province of Québec have had a bilateral recognition agreement since January 2023.
• BayerminorGTM or Marketing PartnerBayer is listed as a partner of ASTRM/SVMTR. No specific details on the nature or scope of the partnership were available in the source materials.
• BraccominorGTM or Marketing PartnerBracco is listed as a partner of ASTRM/SVMTR. No specific details on the nature or scope of the partnership were available in the source materials.
• GuerbetminorGTM or Marketing PartnerGuerbet is listed as a partner of ASTRM/SVMTR. No specific details on the nature or scope of the partnership were available in the source materials.
• Menges MedicalminorGTM or Marketing PartnerMenges Medical is listed as a partner of ASTRM/SVMTR. No specific details on the nature or scope of the partnership were available in the source materials.
• SMD MedicalminorGTM or Marketing PartnerSMD Medical is listed as a partner of ASTRM/SVMTR. No specific details on the nature or scope of the partnership were available in the source materials.
• Siemens HealthineersminorGTM or Marketing PartnerSiemens Healthineers is listed as a partner of ASTRM/SVMTR. No specific details on the nature or scope of the partnership were available in the source materials.
• Thieme (Publisher)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerThieme is the publisher of the Radiopraxis journal, which ASTRM members can purchase at a 35% discount. Members send their proof of payment to ASTRM for reimbursement, which is deducted from the following year's membership fee.
• Swiss Red Cross (SRK/CRS)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Swiss Red Cross (Croix-Rouge suisse / Schweizerisches Rotes Kreuz) is the competent authority for the recognition of foreign diplomas of medical radiology technicians in Switzerland. Since January 1, 2012, every application undergoes a mandatory preliminary examination (PreCheck). ASTRM works closely with SRK on professional qualification recognition, including the extension of the transition period for PreChecks until September 30, 2026.
• Swiss Union of Liberal Professions (USLP)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerASTRM/SVMTR was admitted as a new member of the Swiss Union of Liberal Professions (USLP). Karolina Dobrowolska, President of ASTRM, was unanimously elected to the USLP Board of Directors. The membership was driven by issues related to new measures against rising healthcare costs. ASTRM participates in the USLP Working Group on Data Protection Law.
• Swiss Cancer ScreeningminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerASTRM is co-responsible for the mammography training plan alongside Swiss Cancer Screening. The Haute École de Santé Vaud (HESAV) is the author of the training plan.
• Swiss Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH)coreOthersASTRM is represented in the FOPH project group on clinical audits in radiation protection by Dorette Oppliger from the Radiation Protection Commission. ASTRM has been actively involved in shaping radiation protection legislation through consultation processes.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Regional players

• physioswiss: Swiss professional association for physiotherapy. Similar Swiss allied-health professional association structure with regional sections, CPD obligations, and policy advocacy, but serving physiotherapists.
• Schweizer Berufsverband der Pflegefachpersonen (SBK/ASI): Swiss Nursing Association, the closest Swiss counterpart professional body for allied health professionals. Comparable structure (national association, regional sections, membership dues, CPD, legal protection) but serves nurses rather than TRMs.

Broad incumbents

• European Federation of Radiographer Societies (EFRS): Pan-European umbrella federation of national radiographer societies. ASTRM references the EFRS White Paper 2022 in its Professional Profile 2030 and operates as a constituent member; broader in scope but sets the international standards environment ASTRM operates within.
• International Society of Radiographers and Radiological Technologists (ISRRT): Global non-governmental organization representing radiographers. Comparable in international standards/advocacy mission but operates at global rather than national scope.

Others

• Foederatio Medicorum Helveticorum (FMH): The Swiss Medical Association representing physicians. Operates in the same Swiss healthcare policy environment (Tarmed, FOPH consultations) as ASTRM but at the physician rather than technologist level.
• H+ Die Spitäler der Schweiz: Swiss national association of public and private hospitals. ASTRM interacts with H+ members (the TRM employers); an adjacent ecosystem participant in Swiss healthcare workforce and tariff policy.

Direct peers

• Society of Radiographers (SoR): The UK trade union and professional body for radiographers, providing CPD, advocacy, legal support, and member benefits. Comparable in mission (membership, CPD, legal protection, standards) to ASTRM.
• Canadian Association of Medical Radiation Technologists (CAMRT): Canada's national professional association for medical radiation technologists, providing certification, CPD, and advocacy. Highly comparable in scope, structure, and member-services model to ASTRM/SVMTR.
• American Society of Radiologic Technologists (ASRT): The largest national professional association for radiologic technologists in the United States, offering continuing education, advocacy, and member benefits. Directly comparable to ASTRM in mission and service mix, but operating at much larger scale.
• Ordre des technologues en imagerie médicale, en radio-oncologie et en électrophysiologie médicale du Québec (OTIMROEPMQ): Quebec's provincial professional order for medical imaging, radio-oncology, and electrophysiology technologists. Already an ASTRM partner since June 2026; directly comparable in francophone professional regulation and CPD mandate.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

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Profiles8 records

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