1) Radiation Safety- Education for Healthcare Team Members
Presenter:
Stuart Brice, Supervisor of CT and General Procedures – BC Children’s Hospital
Learning Objectives:
The audience will receive a refresher on radiation and be provided with information which can be relayed to other healthcare members and families when questions arise. Recent updates surrounding the use of gonadal protection following the recommendation from the American Association of Physicists in medicine will also be discussed. Learning points include:
1. Review of radiation sources
2. Some background on background radiation
3. Figures
4. Facts
5. Scatter
6. Review of the AAPM recommendations with gonadal protection.
2) The Pediatric Pocket Book
Presenter:
Sarah Ascencio, Medical Radiation Technologist – CHEO & Rachel J Houde, Medical Radiation Technologist – CHEO
Learning Objectives:
– Paediatric protocols 101: Exploring special protocols for paeds in order to minimize the radiation dose
– Immobilization station: Reviewing immobilization techniques and tools to help keep the little wigglers still and safe
– Let’s think COVID-19: Learning how COVID-19 has effected the world of paediatrics and how to make it a little less scary