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Jocelyn is an MRT(R) working in the diagnostic imaging department. She has been asked to set up a patient onto the monitoring equipment (pulse oximeter, BP, and ECG) and monitor the patient’s vital signs using this equipment during a procedure. Is this within Jocelyn’s scope of practice? The College has approval for members to perform some/all of the restricted activities, as identified in the Medical Diagnostic and Therapeutic Technologists Profession Regulation (the Regulation). Standard 2.1 (Legislation, Standards, and Ethics) in the [...]

Author: Lelainia LloydI was 36 years old when I had my first MRI. I remember being told to put one of those awful hospital gowns before being led into a dark cool room. The MRI machine stood in the centre of the room, hulking and intimidating. I was given earplugs and told to climb up onto the bed of the machine and lie down. The technologist spent the next 5 minutes bolting my head and neck into some kind [...]

While the College is no longer permitted to provide member-centric services like the annual conference, we are committed to providing new regulatory education opportunities for our members to enhance their understanding of how health regulation ties into their everyday practice. On October 16 and 23, we hosted our first Regulatory Education Symposium, which was an entirely virtual free event that offered members the opportunity to earn up to 8 hours toward their CCP. The event’s presentations included a range of [...]

Authors: Megan Brydon, Jessica Kimber, Melissa Sponagle, Jenna MacLaine, Julie Avery, Lisa Pyke and Robert Gilbert Empathy is an essential behavioural competency required of healthcare providers. It is included in the Canadian National Competency Profile for Medical Radiation Technologists; supporting patient-centered care and the development of therapeutic relationships between carers and care recipients. This review synthesizes evidence on Virtual Reality (VR) as a tool for eliciting empathetic behaviour in carers. Read the article

While we are no longer permitted to provide member-centric services like the annual conference and branch events, the College is committed to providing new regulatory education opportunities for our members to enhance their understanding of how health regulation ties into their everyday practice. Plans are already underway for a virtual regulatory education event this fall, which will take place over two days and offer members the opportunity to earn up to 7 hours toward their CCP. Topics for the [...]

Authors: Richard A. Coulden, MBBS • Emer P. Sonnex, MPhil • Jonathan T. Abele, MD • Andrew M. Crean, MBBS, MPhil Purpose: To compare the contributions of cardiac MRI and PET in the diagnosis and management of cardiac sarcoidosis (CS), with particular reference to quantitative measures. Read the article (PDF)

Authors: Renato Farina, Pietro Valerio Foti, Andrea Conti, et al. Vascular compression syndromes are rare alterations that have in common the compression of an arterial and/or venous vessel by contiguous structures and can be congenital or acquired. The best known are the Thoracic Outlet Syndrome, Nutcracker Syndrome, May–Thurner Syndrome, and Dunbar Syndrome. Read the article in the Ultrasound Journal