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MRI Safety Teleconference - June 25, 2008 The speaker, Emanuel Kanal, MD, FACR, AANG is a Professor of Radiology and Neuroradiology at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center and is the Director of Magnetic Resonance (MR) Services at the University of Pittsburgh. In 1991, he was the first to have developed and presented the usage of timed bolus contract enhanced magnetic resonance angiography in humans.
The American College of Radiology's MR Safety Committee has again updated their Guidance Document for Safe MR Practices in late 2007. This newly revised has been revisited and completely updated, with some section completely rewritten and several new ones added for the first time. The Guidance Document represents the unanimous consensus of all members of the ACR MR Safety Committee and is now more comprehensive than ever before. Topics covered address the ongoing medical MR safety education of the health care practitioners and how they are to behave in the MR environment, the site preparation, device and implant safety testing, device labeling, site preparation and siting considerations, patient screening practices, etc. A special rather comprehensive section was added to address the relatively recent safety considerations regarding gadolinium-based MR contrast agents, renal disease patients, and the potential to develop nephrogenic systemic fibrosis. Taken collectively, these are designed to assist MR practitioners in defining their own site's MR Safety Policies and Guidelines to help create a more safe environment for the patients and health care professionals alike. Brochure and registration information to come soon.
2008 High Stakes Communication Series Communication has been identified as a primary issue in Root Cause Analysis during Sentinel Event investigation. Communication is a critical aspect of ensuring the health and safety of patients. Because of this, OPSI has chosen to focus on High Stakes Communication for its 2008 conference series in order to improve patient safety processes. - REGISTER NOW!
Each session will be one hour in length beginning at 11:30 a.m. Eastern Time.
May 14 Hand Off Communication Sharon Walsh-Hart will discuss hand off communication as it relates to the Joint Commission Patient Safety Goals. She will identify various strategies for hand off communication and how to apply them to your current practices. Strategies include SEAM approach, SHARED methodology, I PASS the BATON, Team STEPPS, 5 P's, and Electronic Technology.
Anticoagulation Therapy Collaborative - May 15, 2008
This
program will help organizations initiate or continue their planning and
implementation of strategies to assure safe use of high risk medications
as well as the attainment of National Patient Safety Goal 3E.
Participants will:
For the 6
month project the cost for non-VHA hospitals is $600. This includes the
following deliverables:
Enrollment
Teams enrolling between April 10th-25th may still have the opportunity to complete and receive feedback on the self-assessment tool prior to the May 15 conference, but this is not guaranteed. Teams enrolling after April 25 will receive feedback on their self-assessment tool after the conference. Enrollments will be processed on a first-come, first-served basis, so early registration is encouraged.
Hotel Accommodations: The Quest Business Center has negotiated rates for several hotels nearby their facility. If you need an overnight room for the evening of May 14, please contact any of the following hotels and remember to tell them that you are attending a meeting at Quest so that you will receive their special rate. Hotels are:
Further Information: Please contact Steve Rudner at srudner@vha.com, (317) 818-8014 or Rosalie Weakland at rosaliew@ohanet.org (614-221-7614) should you have questions about the content of this program.
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