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Digital Mammography
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Overview
About this Webinar
The Mammography Quality Standards Act (MQSA) requires all new and experienced mammographers to receive a minimum of 8 hours of training/education in a new mammographic modality. Due to its various benefits to patients and healthcare providers alike, full field digital mammography (FFDM) is the new modality of choice. This course is specifically intended for those technologists with experience in the field, but no formal training in digital mammography.
Educational Objectives
At the completion of this webinar, participants will be able to:
- Relate the history of mammographic imaging equipment, along with the evolution of screening programs and recommendations.
- Identify the physical components necessary to produce a digital mammography image.
- Describe the various dose considerations associated with digital mammography.
- Discuss the assorted quality control assessments specific to digital mammography.
- Recognize the screening positions, as well as special views, and how they relate specifically to digital image detectors.
- Compare and contrast new breast imaging modalities.
Schedule
Mammography Past to Present
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Digital Instrumentation
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| Informal Discussion and Break |
Mammography Dose and Dose Reduction
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| Lunch Break |
Digital Mammography Quality Control
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| Informal Discussion and Break |
Positioning for Digital Mammography
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Breast Technology for the Future ~ schedule subject to change ~ |
Audience
- Mammographers
- Radiologic Technologists
- Managers
- Educators
- Health care professionals involved in providing breast imaging services
- Staff members of organizations offering mammographic equipment and supplies
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.
Name
Michele Sisell, RT(R)(M)(BS)
Michele has been a registered radiologic technologist since 1998, specializing in mammography since 2005, and breast sonography since 2011. She has also been performing Bone Density (DEXA) exams since 2010. Michele worked at a facility in her hometown for over 22 years where she was the lead breast sonographer for the Women’s Health Pavilion breast imaging department. In 2020 she started working at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN in the breast Imaging department where she currently works. Michele has also been a mammography clinical instructor for a local college and a breast sonography instructor. Michele’s passion for breast imaging led her to MTMI in 2018, where she became an independent breast imaging consultant for facilities all over the united states helping with ACR failures, continuing education and specialized training in mammography and ultrasound. She enjoys teaching and mentoring others and feels blessed to be able to share her knowledge and experiences with others!
Credits
ASRT Category A
This program provides 8 hours of Category A continuing education credit for radiologic technologists approved by ASRT and recognized by the ARRT and various licensure states. Category A credit is also recognized by CAMRT’s Continuing Education Credit Approval Program for CE credit in Canada. You must attend the entire program to receive your certificate of completion.
Biennium CE Credits: 8
Structured Education / CQR Credits: 8
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