Learning

Authors: Muhammad Irfan Jiwa, Shafeeq Armstrong, YiWen Shao and Yona Lunsky Background: Patients with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) experience increased anxiety when undergoing medical imaging procedures for a variety of reasons including sensory overload, comprehension difficulty, and meeting unfamiliar people. There are several strategies that medical radiation technologists (MRTs) can apply to improve the imaging process. Read the article (PDF) Reprinted with permission from the Journal of Medical Imaging and Radiation Sciences.

We recently interviewed Sharon McDonnell-Carline, RET, REPT, CNIM, Senior Technologist in the Neurophysiology Department at the University of Alberta Hospital. Watch a short video on her advice to new technologists and benefits of self-regulation on YouTube.

Authors: Tessa Roy, CRGS, CRCS, RDMS, RDCS Mental illness encompasses an array of conditions that affect a large population; This essay aims to identify various sonography-related challenges posed by patients suffering from mental illnesses and offers insight into potential solutions. By identifying realistic interpersonal and intrapersonal barriers, one can become educated in potential skills and techniques to relieve such challenges. Read the article (PDF)

Authors: Colleen McHugh, MRT(R), ACR, Katie Bevans, MRT(R), and Suzanne Paradis, BMRSc, CRGS, RDMS As healthcare evolves, so should the way healthcare professionals deliver care to focus on the needs of patients and family members. One of the ways to provide patient and family centered care (PFCC) is through effective communication between the healthcare professional, patient, and family member. Read the article  

Save the date! Our annual membership meeting is taking place on Saturday, November 21, 2020. This entirely virtual event will also feature two great education sessions: a SAIT certified workshop on communication skills and a presentation on privacy and professionalism. Members who attend the entire event are eligible to claim three hours of learning activities for their CCP, and Sonography Canada has approved the event for 3 CPD points. Please check your email next week for an invitation to [...]

Authors: Minh Chau, BMRS(MedImaging) (Hons), GradCertMRS, GradCertClinEd Cultural diversity has been well-recognized as a challenge for health care providers in many countries, thereby stressing the importance of effective and sufficient communications between patients and health care staff. Culturally competent care is a key to day-to-day practice, and we must strive to provide optimum care despite personal differences. Read the article in the Journal of Medical Imaging and Radiation Sciences  

Author: Gillian Graham, MRT(T), CMD, MA (Leadership), CHE Although an individual may have gained considerable competence and skill in their specific discipline, it is unclear what resources are required for an experienced clinician to develop to a clinical leader. As a first step for many, front line leadership positions are often the only practical way to develop behaviors suited to more advanced leadership roles in health care. Read the article on the Journal of Medical Imaging and Radiation Sciences [...]

By Brenda Robinson COVID-19 has changed so much of what we know as “going to work” day to day. We now go to work with different perspectives, different expectations, different approaches and different priorities. How are some of these differences manifesting themselves in our day-to-day work? What is happening to create these changes? The whole idea of shared information has changed. The meaning of transparency is enhanced and extended. There has never been a time in our world when [...]