About this Program

This Inservice was designed for the WakeMed Health and Hospitals

Schedule

What this course will cover

7:30am Registration
8:00am to 10:30 Accreditation and Image Selection
Extensive review on Basic and Advanced Positioning
Clinical Image Evaluation
• ACR Mammography Accreditation Program
• Category Scoring
• Positioning
• Compression
• Exposure Level Criteria
• Contrast Criteria
• Sharpness Criteria
• Noise Criteria
• Artifact Criteria
• Exam Identification Criteria
Critique of Images submitted to ACR (if available)
• Corrective Action
10:30am to 11:30am
Film Critique
Mammography QC
• ACR
• MQSA
11:30am to 12:00pmLunch
Notes: Day 1- Day 3 Afternoon per location – Mammography Specialists will assess each mammographer performing a minimum of 3 mammograms during the one-on-one sessions (scanning and positioning assessment). A follow up written assessment will be provided within one week of training.
12:00pm to 4:30pm
Day 4
Mammographer Positioning
Clinical Competency Testing – Mammographer Positions
• Positioning Dilemmas
• How to Correct
• Positioning Techniques Review “Live Patients
7:30am
Registration
8:00am to 10:00am
EQUIP Program for Radiologists and Technologists
10:00am to 11:00am
• Review proper Positioning Techniques as outlined in the 1999 ACR Mammography Quality Control Manual and review Quality Control Tests.
• Importance of reducing the number of images needed to adequately visualize all of fatty breast tissue.
• Focus on strategies and techniques for positioning large breasts in patients with confounding medical issues.
11:30am to 12:00pmLunch
12:00pm to 4:30pm EQUIP Training for Radiologists/Technologists
Day 5: ACR Mock Survey (Cheryl Seastrand and Ernie Cerdena)

Audience

Who should attend?

employees of the WakeMed Health and Hospitals

Program Faculty

Meet your presenter(s)

Pam Fulmer

Pam Fulmer

BA RT(R)(M)(QM)

Pamela Fulmer, has extensive experience in mammography from positioning techniques to accreditation preparation to information technology. Her background includes working with companies such as Xerox, Hologic, Agfa, Kodak and Carestream in research and development with mammography products. She has been on the design team for improvements on film, mammography systems, and workstations. She has given mammography seminars across the US, Mexico, and Canada. Pam participated as a Positioning Lab Leader in the Quality, Care and Commitment seminars with Louise Miller. She has edited the book, “Mammography Quality Control-The Why and How Book” by Cal Myers, PhD and produced the movie, “Quality Control for the Technologist”. 

Pam is a past president of the Missouri Society of Radiologic Technologists. She served as the Mammography Delegate for the 2015-2016 term for the American Society of Radiologic Technologists. She has donated hours to the American Society of Radiologic Technology leading mammography positioning classes and seminars. Pam has also donated time to the Indian Health Services to provide mammography classes for the Federal Health Program for American Indians.

Pam lives in Independence, Missouri. She has two daughters that live nearby and six grandchildren. She enjoys spending time with them and being their “Noni”. She is a member of the Board of Directors at a local historical Victorian Mansion and gives tours of the house. She loves to bead and make jewelry.

Cheryl Seastrand

Cheryl Seastrand

R.T.(R)(M)(BS)(ARRT)

Cheryl is a registered mammographer and breast sonographer with the ARRT and has worked in medical imaging for 39 years. She was a lead Breast Imaging Technologist at Aurora St. Luke’s Medical Center in Milwaukee, WI and was also a charter member of Aurora Mammography Workshops planning team. Cheryl has worked with MTMI on the breast ultrasound initial training course from 2013-2024, as well as developing various breast ultrasound on-site in-services to assist with image optimization for technologists and physicians. She has also worked with MTMI on the mammography initial training and registry review courses, provided mammography accreditation in-services, as well as developing variety of videos and webinars during the past 12 years. Cheryl is married and has one daughter who is married and lives in Indianapolis, IN.

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Seminars/Webinars 8 hours of credit or more

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