Description:

Introduction of a Peer-review tool for x-ray technologists improves Image and Exam Quality in General radiography(15:15 - 15:40)
Annemarie Budau,Regional Professional Practice Leader-Radiography, Fluoroscopy and Mammography -Lower Mainland Medical Imaging-Fraser Health, Providence Health, Provincial Health and Vancouver Coastal Health

This presentation describes a peer-review tool implementation that facilitates efficient standardized image peer review. Our tool allows radiographers to rank specific metrics that can be analyzed. This feedback can be used to identify and correct common issues and to continually improve diagnostic exam quality, and when required, may provide a clinical indicator of individual personal performance

Objectives

• Review peer review standards
• Identify initial and later findings
• Determine what image review did for overall image quality and staff behaviors

This session will be 25 minutes (20 minute presentation with 5 minutes of Q&A)

Medical Imaging in Rural Areas: Availability, Impediments to Accessibility, and Impact on Surgical Care (15:40 - 16:05)
May Yau,BMRSc, MRT(R), CTIC -Alberta Health Services, University of British Columbia

• Determine the importance of medical imaging in surgical care
• Establish the role of imaging technologists in accessible healthcare in rural areas

This session will be 25 minutes (20 minute presentation with 5 minutes of Q&A)