This past weekend I was invited to present the findings of a study I did with my friend and colleague, Emanuel Kanal. Among his many accolades and credentials, Manny Kanal is the Chair of the ACR MR Safety Committee, a fellow of the ACR and ISMRM, and a neuroradiologist at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. The study had a two-part mission, first to review and categorize 18 months of the FDA’s MRI accident data, and second to compare each of these adverse events against existing best-practice standards for MRI safety. The results of the analysis were both stunning, and disheartening…
Posts Tagged ‘conference’
Calling Out Radiology Accreditation For MRI Safety (video)
Tuesday, October 26th, 2010RSNA 2009 Epilogue
Wednesday, December 9th, 2009Confession time: I have a love-hate relationship with RSNA. I love going, attending educational sessions (the handful that interest me and that my brain can wrap around) and cruising the technical exhibits to see what’s new and interesting. My experiences as an exhibitor, well, they were universally disappointing… until this year that is…
RSNA / AAPM Identify Halo Ferromagnetic Risks
Thursday, December 3rd, 2009In the Tuesday, December 1st, issue of the RSNA Daily Bulletin, the ‘Tip of the Day’ was provided by the American Association of Physics in Medicine. The tip identifies specific risks of ferromagnetic tools and hardware associated with orthopedic devices, such as ‘halo’ vests…
Installment 2 – MRI Safety Tour of RSNA Exhibit Lakeside Center
Thursday, October 15th, 2009(This is a continuation of my recommended MRI safety vendor itinerary, starting at the North Hall, which you can read about here.)
Our company, Mednovus, is making the annual pilgrimage to Chicago after Thanksgiving for the biggest of all radiology trade shows, the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) annual meeting. In my prior post I indicated why I thought MRI safety would be a ‘hot topic’ at this year’s RSNA, and gave an itinerary for the North Hall (the Philips Hall) for stops at relevant vendors.
Continuing on that original theme, and to facilitate your review of MRI safety products and vendors, I’d like to suggest an itinerary for visiting a select group of exhibitors, this time in Lakeside Center (Exhibit Hall D)…
Click Here To View The MR Safety Itinerary For Lakeside Center…
Two Upcoming MRI Safety Presentations
Saturday, October 10th, 2009“Hello Orlando!”
“Hello Orlando!”
No, there’s not an echo in this posting. I’m simply rehearsing for two nearly-back-to-back presentations on MRI safety issues to different groups, both in Orlando, Florida, in the weeks ahead.
JCAHO, MRI Safety, and EC Standard Update Teleconference
Tuesday, February 3rd, 2009Break out the can of alphabet soup, because here we go, off into the far reaches of acronym land…
That’s right, the Joint Commission is offering a teleconference / webinar on the 2009 changes to the Environment of Care (EC) standard and what they mean to accredited MRI providers. Never heard of the EC standards before? Well, you’re not alone, but that doesn’t mean that they don’t apply to you. In just a couple weeks, however, you can get the low-down on the new requirements.
Click to get the specifics on JCAHO’s new stand on MRI safety…