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Pree Tyagi, the Registrar and CEO of the Alberta College of Medical Diagnostic and Therapeutic Technologists (the College), has resigned effective February 28, 2023. On March 1, she will assume the Registrar and CEO position with the College of Medical Radiation and Imaging Technologists of Ontario (CMRITO). The College is initiating an executive search for a permanent replacement. A complete statement from the College will be released shortly. ACMDTT CEO Pree Tyagi

Every day brings a new challenge when working with patients. While this article is about an MRT(R), as regulated members we can all relate to challenging situations in clinical settings. Along with the ACMDTT's Standards of Practice and Code of Ethics, the College's Learning Modules on Professional Communication., Professional Boundaries and Patient Consent relate well to this article. Regulatory links: Standards of Practice 1.1 (a, b, c, e, f), 1.2 (b, d, g, h, o), 2.4 (a, b), 2.6 [...]

On December 31, 2022, at midnight, the online Annual Renewal system for 2023 will close for registrants of the Alberta College of Medical Diagnostics and Therapeutic Technologists (the College). Registrants who did not renew and want an Active Practice Permit for 2023 must contact the College for a Renewal Declaration form and submit it with payment by February 10. (Please note that the College will be closed from December 26 to January 2 and will reopen on January 3.) [...]

The office of the Alberta College of Medical Diagnostic and Therapeutic Technologists (the College) will be closed for the holiday break from December 26 to January 2, 2023. The office reopens on January 3. Service Standard for Annual Renewal College staff will be available to assist, including any advice needed regarding Annual Renewal, until close of business at 4:30 p.m. on Friday, December 23 and will resume at 8:30 a.m. on January 3. The online Renewal portal (My Profile) closes [...]

The College’s focus is to regulate medical radiation technologists (MRTs) and electroneurophysiology technologists (ENPs) to provide safe, competent, and ethical care to Albertans. This has come into sharper clarity in recent years through compliance with the requirements of Bill 46, which obligated the College to refine its focus on the public interest. Though Bill 46 caused the College to end several programs and events, many more have begun, and registrants directly benefit from these changes. More convenient, less costly learning [...]

The Regulatory Education Symposium held on October 22, 2022, was a resounding success with over 500 registrants for the four-hour Zoom learning event. The featured session was a two-hour workshop on diversity and inclusion presented by Michael Bach, CCDP/AP, the founder of the Canadian Centre for Diversity and Inclusion (CCDI) and CEO of CCDI Consulting. Two other sessions were equally as popular: “Patient Fetal and Gonadal Shielding During Diagnostic Imaging Exams” with Andrea Kadar and David Hatch, and “Surveying the Landscape: [...]

The Council of the Alberta College of Medical Diagnostic and Therapeutic Technologists (the College) is pleased to announce that it will grant $60,000 in one-time funding towards the launch of two new Alberta associations. The Alberta Medical Radiation Technologist (MRT) Association and the Alberta Society of Electroneurophysiology Technologists (ENPs) plan to support their members through advocacy of the profession, continuing education, and associated services. The College believes in the vital role of associations. Through this funding, the College hopes [...]