Expanding MRI Safety to a whole class during radiographer training is such an important point. So many programs only teach MR safety as 1 lecture or 1 week of training. Some years ago I inherited a position teaching clinical MRI procedures and found that the students MR safety training was 1 week of their radiation safety training class. These future MR technologists had never researched an implant, looked at MR conditional labeling, or practiced a safety screening!
Thank you so much for watching Scott. Your input is absolutely valuable. Completely agree with you on the fact that it's crucial to start enhancing MRI safety from an academic perspective as well, before students fully dive into the practical aspects of the job. Without a solid understanding of essential safety concepts, it's really hard to imagine a cohort of healthcare professionals ready to tackle the numerous MR safety challenges that may arise throughout their careers!
So so important!!!! I agree 100% I had virtually no MR safety training everything I learned was from the tech I had sitting next to me and I was one of the lucky ones it’s happened be an MRSO. I can’t imagine if I hadn’t learned from someone so aware. I would be a walking time bomb for an accident! Thank you for sharing your knowledge and truth on this topic, it is so needed!
You have had a very similar journey to the one we had, which is in some way a little bit scary! Unfortunately, this may mean there are a lot of MR techs on the same boat. Thank you so much for watching 🙏🏻
Expanding MRI Safety to a whole class during radiographer training is such an important point. So many programs only teach MR safety as 1 lecture or 1 week of training. Some years ago I inherited a position teaching clinical MRI procedures and found that the students MR safety training was 1 week of their radiation safety training class. These future MR technologists had never researched an implant, looked at MR conditional labeling, or practiced a safety screening!
Thank you so much for watching Scott. Your input is absolutely valuable. Completely agree with you on the fact that it's crucial to start enhancing MRI safety from an academic perspective as well, before students fully dive into the practical aspects of the job. Without a solid understanding of essential safety concepts, it's really hard to imagine a cohort of healthcare professionals ready to tackle the numerous MR safety challenges that may arise throughout their careers!
So so important!!!! I agree 100% I had virtually no MR safety training everything I learned was from the tech I had sitting next to me and I was one of the lucky ones it’s happened be an MRSO. I can’t imagine if I hadn’t learned from someone so aware. I would be a walking time bomb for an accident! Thank you for sharing your knowledge and truth on this topic, it is so needed!
You have had a very similar journey to the one we had, which is in some way a little bit scary! Unfortunately, this may mean there are a lot of MR techs on the same boat. Thank you so much for watching 🙏🏻