COVID-19: The College office is closed. Staff working remotely.
Administrator2020-03-18T11:13:45-06:00The College has closed its physical office, and the team is working remotely until further notice.
CONNECT 2020 cancelled
Administrator2020-03-13T14:56:09-06:00Due to the evolving situation with the coronavirus (COVID-19) and following the mandate of Alberta’s Chief Medical Officer, and the advice of the Public Health Agency of Canada on mass gatherings during the outbreak, we have made the decision to cancel the CONNECT 2020 conference scheduled for May 1-2 in Calgary.
MRTs and ENPs advised to maintain awareness about COVID-19
Administrator2020-03-05T16:24:05-07:00While Albertans are currently at low risk of being exposed to novel coronavirus (COVID-19), we encourage all MRTs and ENPs to maintain ongoing awareness about the situation using official sources.
New Protecting Patients from Sexual Abuse and Misconduct course released
Administrator2020-01-13T10:49:40-07:00Bill 21: An Act to Protect Patients introduced significant amendments to the Health Professions Act, providing specific guidance and requirements to regulated health professions for preventing and addressing sexual abuse and/or sexual misconduct towards patients.
Continuing Competence Program Five-Year Review
Adrienne Hislop2024-03-08T10:31:23-07:00College regulation states that in each registration year, a self-regulating professional needs to complete the Continuing Competence Program (CCP). The CCP requires that a regulated member complete, in each registration year, a reflective practice review that consists of a self-assessment, a learning plan, and a minimum of 24 hours of learning activities with details of how the learning was useful to the professional. The CCP is founded on the assumption that regulated members acquire appropriate skills and knowledge to [...]
Using Artificial Intelligence for Stroke in the Emergency Setting
Adrienne Hislop2024-03-08T10:29:10-07:00Authors: Andra Morrison, Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health (CADTH) Artificial intelligence (AI) can help us in our everyday lives – from improving our email communications, to searching the web, even recommending products or music we might enjoy. In health care, AI is improving the way we detect illnesses or certain health conditions. But what about the use of AI in medical imaging? CADTH’s Health Technology Update newsletter highlights new and emerging health technologies. In Issue 22 [...]
Fall 2019 Student Presentations
Adrienne Hislop2024-03-08T10:23:19-07:00The Strategic Plan approved by the Council provides the College direction to “connect and inspire members to foster and instill commitment to both the public and the practice of the profession.” In line with this direction, the College has an outreach program for its student members. The program inspires students to get involved in their profession through the conference and participation in branch activity, completing the Regulations Education Module and contacting College staff directly regarding professional practice. The College met with [...]
Diagnostic Medical Sonographers (DMS) Roster Update
Adrienne Hislop2024-06-14T10:59:40-06:00The Alberta DMS Roster managed by this College was launched in the fall of 2017, and it is nearly 1,000 professionals strong. The College would like to encourage DMS who have not yet rostered to volunteer to do so by sending their completed application to the College. For information on rostering and the status of DMS in Alberta, visit our DMS web page. The College continues to work with Alberta Health to expedite the regulatory changes needed to regulate [...]
Perspectives – Scope of Practice
Adrienne Hislop2024-03-08T10:33:52-07:00Morgan is a radiological technologist working in an interventional radiology department. The attending radiologist gives an order for the administration of heparin, an anticoagulant. Is this activity within Morgan’s scope of practice? The ACMDTT 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). Currently, only radiological technologists who hold a current and valid medication administration enhanced practice authorization on their practice permit may prepare and/or administer [...]
Essential Role of a Radiation Therapist in an Accelerated Partial Breast Radiation Cosmesis Trial
Adrienne Hislop2024-03-08T10:30:16-07:00The Radiation Therapy Department at the Tom Baker Cancer Centre (TBCC), under the directorship of an experienced radiation oncologist/world-class breast researcher and his fourth-year resident, put forth to the Health Research Ethics Board Alberta-Cancer Care (HREBA-CC) Accelerated Partial Breast Irradiation Using Five Daily Fractions: A Single Arm, Phase II, Prospective Cohort Study to Examine Cosmetic Outcomes and Toxicity (the ACCEL Trial) for review and approval. Prior to the submission of the protocol, an experienced clinical research radiation therapist, who [...]