Mammography Ergonomics On-Demand
| Price | $26.95 |
| Credit | 1.5 |
Overview
About this On Demand
One of the biggest workplace challenges for mammographers is protecting their own musculoskeletal system from injuries during patient positioning. Using the ergonomic tools and body mechanic techniques taught in this course, you can learn to protect yourself from workplace injuries. Modern mammography equipment is designed with features to reduce mammographer strain. Learn to take advantage of the equipment features of different machines. You’ll also benefit from learning shoulder, neck and back stretches and core exercises to help prevent injury and relieve pain. These exercises and stretches are designed for mammographers and beneficial for all technologists.
“The Mammography Ergonomics course is offered in two formats: (1) live webinar and (2) on-demand. Please note that the content is the same in both versions. It is the same course whether you take it in the live webinar format, or on-demand. You cannot claim both courses in the same biennium to meet your continuing education requirements.”
Agenda:
- Introduction to Ergonomics
- Understanding ergonomics and how it relates to health care
- Understanding proper body mechanics
- Ways your mammography unit can help you achieve better ergonomics.
- Button locations
- Multi-functionality foot pedals
- Tube tilt options
- Sliding face shields
- Memory/homing buttons
- Best and worst positioning moves for the technologist body during the CC and MLO views.
- The better choice for hand placement.
- Flowing with your patient from one move to the next.
- Remembering to squat, lunge or sit during the MLO view.
- Feeling your way through some positioning, rather than seeing your way through.
- Positioning difficult patients using proper body mechanics
- Maximizing your overall health
- Overview of recommended shoulder, neck and back stretches for daily use.
- Shoulder, back and core exercise one can do to maintain pain free
- Ergonomic Tips for a lasting career in mammography
- Summary and Questions
Educational Objectives
- Understand the importance of getting to know all the features your mammography machine offers for good body mechanics.
- Understand the best positioning practices for good ergonomics and how to avoid the worst positioning practices.
- Describe shoulder, neck and back stretches a technologist can do daily to prevent pain.
- Demonstrate shoulder, back and core exercises known for maintaining strength and preventing injury.
How it Works:
- Your On Demand CE activity that you purchased will be located in your “My Account” section once you log into the MTMI Website.
- You have three attempts to pass each quiz.
- You must earn a score of 75 % or higher.
- Credit is recorded the day you submit and pass the quiz and is determined using Central time.
- You have 30 days to complete and pass the quiz.
- Once passed, access your MTMI “My Account” to print your “Certificate of Completion.”
Faculty
Name
Miranda M. Lyman-Hager, RT(R)(M)
Miranda has been a registered radiologic technologist since 1998, specializing in mammography since 1999. After spending many years in a management role for a multi-location imaging center, Miranda decided to put down the management hat and pursue her passion of teaching mammography. She joined the team of instructors at Medical Technology Management Institute (MTMI) in February 2017. At MTMI Miranda is one of 3 instructors providing the 40-hour training course for initial mammography training. She also offers several continuing education courses and travels the US assisting facilities with the ACR accreditation process. When not traveling Miranda works PRN at a local Kansas City hospital working as a Quality Assurance Mammography Technologist. Miranda is passionate about teaching all things mammography from proper positioning to proper QC and helping techs understand the whens, whys and hows of efficient mammography work flow.