by
Gus Iversen, Editor in Chief | September 15, 2015
From the September 2015 issue of HealthCare Business News magazine
“It exists for one reason only: The certification of the people who are charged with overseeing safety in the MR environment, whether clinical, or research.” The board is composed of international voting and non-voting members representing MR safety from all walks of the profession, including technologists, physicians, industry and regulatory. By establishing the roles of MR medical director, MR safety officer and MR safety expert, Kanal and his colleagues hope to eliminate a lack of accountability in the MR environment.
There are 100 questions, including true-false and multiple choice, testing basic MR safety information awareness as well as the ability to apply that information in real-life scenarios. If someone passes the test they achieve MR accreditation which lasts for a decade. After that, recertification is necessary.
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Dressing for the occasion
In days gone by it was not uncommon for patients undergoing MR to wear regular clothes inside the magnet, but as more clothing is being produced with silver and copper impregnated into the fabric to be antibacterial, that’s changing. Kanal says that because they can be electrically conducted, those garments can cause burns and, consequently, gowning patients is almost mandatory. At Mount Sinai Roosevelt, Robberstad says all of her patients wear hospital gowns before undergoing MR.
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