October 2020

Patient Safety: Whose Job Is It Anyway? A Radiology Tragedy

As a Radiology Director, Administrator, Radiation Safety Officer and now owner of a medical imaging education company, I have always received numerous questions about job responsibilities, liabilities, and what job safety requirements are considered acceptable for every modality in medical imaging. I have witnessed and been involved in life altering incidents for patients. Read more…

ARRT Will Stop Accepting CE for Preparing and Delivering Presentations

In June of 2020 during the height of the pandemic, ARRT published proposals for public comment from the professional community about discontinuing acceptance of CE for preparing and delivering presentations, both oral and written. Read more…

September 2020

Diagnostic Imaging & Artificial Intelligence – A Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic

With the prolific advancements in social media and technology, our world seems to get smaller and smaller every day. No other event in history can illustrate that point more than the global COVID-19 pandemic. As healthcare professionals we have witnessed first-hand the devastating losses caused by this pandemic but there have also been positive aspects born out of necessity that bear mentioning. Read more…

August 2020

The Realities of Healthcare Staffing During COVID-19

Five months ago, on March 2nd, 2020 I had started my new job with MEDRelief Staffing. I was prepared to help build the new travel healthcare division and increase our client base.  Read more…

We are open!

Dingane has traveled all the way from Georgia to take one of our Focused FAST Scan Ultrasound courses! We have been making sure to provide extensive health screenings for our instructors, participants, and live models to ensure everyone’s safety. We’re excited to get back to teaching our courses!
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June 2020

Are You Fluent in Swearing?

Do you think swearing isn’t big or clever?  Think again.

A study done by psychologists at Marist College has concluded that the use of swear words is a sign of a better vocabulary.  Being a person that was taught how to swear when I first went to clinical assignments, I am highly interested in this subject. Read more…

Coronavirus sparks dramatic decline in non-coronavirus ER visits

Patient visits to the emergency room have been trending downward since mid-March proving that people are afraid of going to the hospital.
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How Your Peers are Protecting Markers and Equipment During the Pandemic

We noticed a lot of concerns from the radiography community about the sanitary use of lead markers, especially on possible COVID-19 patients.
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Radiology Community Shares Coronavirus Clinical Practices

February 2020

What Not to Wear in Healthcare
Picture this: you’re sitting in a waiting room. You’re anxious, sick, and uneasy, and a medical professional asks you to come to the back. How does what they are wearing affect your mood? Will they be able to put your mind at ease or make you even more nervous?
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Everything You Need to Know About Chuck Norris’s Dropped Lawsuit
In 2017 Chuck Norris filed suit against Bracco Industries, claiming the contrast agent, Gadolinium, left his wife, Gena, with intense pain and a burning sensation.
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Hats Off to MRI Safety Personnel
Although MRI has never been my specialty, I am a member of a MRI Safety group on Facebook and receive posts from them on a daily basis.  The group requires approval for membership and the administrator is Tobias Gilk.
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January 2020

In Case You Missed It –
Top Blogs of 2019
AHEC blogs experienced 25% growth in readership in 2019 with 14,439 blog views and 10,413 unique visitors from 51 different countries.   Our blogs have been quoted in industry news and on various professional society community boards.  Read more…