Tips and Tricks for Imaging Professionals

Tips and Tricks for Imaging Professionals
Saturday, May 2, 2009
Lake Jackson, TX

MEETING SPONSOR:
Advanced Health Education Center in Partnership with Brazosport Regional Health systtem
phoosier@aheconline.com
8502 Tybor Drive
Houston, TX 77074
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713-772-0157
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CONFERENCE CENTER:
Brazosport Regional Health System
100 Medical Drive
1st floor classroom-main entrance
Lake Jackson, TX 77566

MEETING BROCHURE:
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MEETING DESCRIPTION:
Tips and Tricks for Imaging Professionals
Are you looking for some help when positioning gets you down? This course deals with a wide range of issues for the technologist in today’s tough workplace. This course will take you through how to deal with the challenging patient, performing difficult exams and specialty imaging. It will also give much needed information for knowing the technologist’s scope of practice and protecting yourself legally in the workplace. You will gain vital information related to making the transition from the conventional to the digital radiographic system. This seasoned technologist will provide you with much need to know information to hone your skills as well as the “how to” and “why” for many of today’s positioning challenges. Prepare to spend the day learning to be “the best of the best” in today’s competitive radiographic market.
Course Topics:
• Age specific conditions related to Special Patient Populations
~ Initial Patient Assessment
~ Battered Child Syndrome
~ Spine Imaging
~ The “difficult” exam
~ Skeletal Surveys
~ Shoulder Girdle Imaging
~ Lower Extremity Imaging
~ Specialty Imaging
• Medical Legal
~ Terminology of Medical Legal
~ HIPAA
~ Reasons why radiographers are involved in lawsuits
• Moving into the Digital World
~ Making the Transition from Conventional to Digital Radiography
~ Advantages and Disadvantages of the Digital System
~ Artifacts related to Digital Imaging
~ Technical Issues and Troubleshooting for the Digital Technologist


INSTRUCTORS:
Norman

CME HOURS: 8

LECTURE TOPICS:
not listed

ACTIVITIES: not listed