Mammography Fellowship Option 1

Mammography Fellowship Option 1
Thursday, July 9, 2009 - Sunday, July 12, 2009
Houston, TX

MEETING SPONSOR:
Advanced Health Education Center

8502 Tybor Drive
Houston, TX 77074
USA
Toll-Free 800-239-1361
713-772-0157
FAX 713-772-0155
Website: http://aheconline.com

CONFERENCE CENTER:
Advanced Health Education Center
8502 Tybor Drive
Houston, TX 77074
USA
Toll-Free 800-239-1361
713-772-0157
FAX 713-772-0155
Website: http://aheconline.com

MEETING DESCRIPTION:
Mammography Fellowship: Initial MQSA Training Requirement for Mammography
If you are looking for a comprehensive course on mammography skill training and enhancement, this is the course for you! You will cover every aspect of a mammography procedure required to meet initial training requirements as outlined by MQSA . The topics covered will include anatomy and physiology hands-on positioning lab, film critique sessions and clinical participation. Quality assurance and pathology are also highlights in this class. The instructional material provided is a great resource once you return to the workplace.
This practical approach to learning mammography is applicable to all technologists performing mammography. Professional liability insurance is provided for clinical rotations. Clinical dress codes apply for the clinical rotations. ARRT certification and/or a fully unrestricted state license is required for admission to the training. Registration must be received at least two weeks in advance to assure clinical sites. This class is approved by the ASRT for 32 Hours Category A credit. It has been evaluated and meets the 40 contact hour initial training requirements as mandated by the MQSA standards for the FDA. It meets the guidelines for states requiring special education for mammography.
**Participants in this class who will be performing clinical examinations in a digital mammography department or wish to meet initial requirements in film-screen and digital mammography must register for the Monday course following the fellowship.

Fellowship Course Topics
Day 1 (Thursday)
• Introduction
• Radiation Physics and Mammography
• Quality Control and Quality Assurance - Analog
- The Eleven technologist quality control tests

- How to perform and evaluate each required test

• Operating Levels
• Frequency

Day 2 (Friday)
• Completion of Quality Control
• Risk Factors
• Signs and Symptoms
• Patient Education/Clinical History
• Anatomy and Physiology
• Skin Marking Systems for Mammography
• Mammography Positioning and Compression
- Routine Views - Supplemental Views
- Magnification - Tailoring the Examination

Day 3 (Saturday)
• Imaging the Augmented Breast
• Imaging the Postoperative and Reconstructed Breast
• Mammography Laboratory Hands-On Skill Development
Held at Memorial Hermann Southwest
• Viewbox Film Critique
• Equipment Applications

Day 4 (Sunday)
• Technical Factor Applications
• Special Procedures
- Needle Localization/Specimen Radiography
- Glactography/Pneumocystogram
- Introduction to Stereotactic Core Biopsy
• Pathology
• Review
• Self Assessment Quiz

Training Options
In April, 1999, the final rules of the Mammography Quality Standards Act (MQSA) became effective that required entry level training for mammography including the perfor-mance of 25 patient procedures under the super-vision of a qualified mammographer. Advanced Health Education Center, Ltd. will accomplish this through two training options listed below.

Option 1
Fac

INSTRUCTORS:
Sprinkle-Vincent, Glaze

CME HOURS: 32

LECTURE TOPICS:
Mammography/Women's Imaging

ACTIVITIES: not listed