The Winter 2019 issue of our quarterly newsletter, Connections, has been released! You can check it out on our website if you're not on our mailing list. Please contact us if you have any feedback on the newsletter or if you would like to contribute to a future issue.
Happy Medical Radiation Technologist (MRT) Week! All this week (November 3-9, 2019), we’re celebrating these valued healthcare professionals.
The Fall 2019 issue of our quarterly newsletter, Connections, has been released! You can check it out on our website if you're not on our mailing list. Please contact us if you have any feedback on the newsletter or if you would like to contribute to a future issue.
The College released its 2019 Standards of Practice on September 1, 2019. The Standards represent the expected minimum level of performance for regulated members and reflect delivery of high-quality, effective, safe, and ethical care to patients. These Standards are mandatory for all regulated members of the College across all contexts of professional practice. For more information on the College’s Standards of Practice, please see the Standards of Practice page.
Authors: Carlos Barrios, MSc, HBSc, RDCS,CRCS, DMS, and Michael Giuffre,BSc, MD Coarctation of the aorta accounts for 5–7% of all the cases of congenital heart disease, with an estimated incidence of approximately 3 cases per 10,000 births. Coarctation of the aorta typically presents in the neonatal or early childhood period. The less severe coarctation patients may have subtle clinical findings such as elevated upper limb blood pressure, diminished femoral pulses, and a systolic ejection murmur that often transmits to [...]
The protection of the public is of paramount importance to the College. The College emphasizes that the vast majority of its members treat their patients with respect and professionalism; however, the College will work with the public to recognize and address concerns around the power imbalance between health professionals and patients. The College has created a learning module to address these concerns, accessible to all members through the My CCP portal and to everyone on the College website. This learning module assists [...]
Tom, an MR technologist, has been asked by his employer to protocol exams for the MRI department. Is this activity within Tom’s scope of practice? According to Alberta legislation, the activity of protocoling MR exams does not require authorization from the College and this activity may be considered appropriate to the technologist’s area of practice. What training does Tom have to do in order to perform this activity? A College-approved program is not required as no authorization is needed; [...]
The Competence Committee has completed the 2018/2019 Continuing Competence audit. This year, 8% of the members in the general register were selected for the random audit. Email notification was sent out to these members at the email address they had provided the College during the week of June 4th. One of the duties of the Competence Committee is to ensure members are compliant with the Continuing Competence Program. Being compliant means that a member must submit a reflective practice [...]
Authors: Sidsel Pedersen, BRadiog, MRT (R), and Virginia Sanders, MSc, RTR The gender landscape is changing. For professionals in health care, particularly diagnostic imaging (DI), we need better communication tools to obtain personal information from this gender diverse community. We need more specific information from patients because we are performing examinations in which radiation is involved. It is our professional duty to protect a patient’s reproductive organs whenever possible, but we must know where those organs are located. Read [...]
The Government of Alberta has expanded the Nursing practice in Alberta as of May 1, 2019. Registered nurses registered in the College and Association of Registered Nurses of Alberta (CARNA) who meet specific requirements can become authorized to prescribe Schedule 1 drugs (except controlled drugs and substances) and order common diagnostic tests within a particular clinical practice setting. Before registered nurses can apply for authorization, they must first: hold an active permit and be in good standing with CARNA; have at [...]
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