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1) Accessibility of Computed Tomography in Rural Alberta
Presenter: May Yau, Alberta Health Services, Southern Alberta Institute of Technology
Medical imaging has become an integral part of emergency medicine. What happens in rural and remote communities? Is there more that can be done?
Learning Objectives:
– Outline the challenges to CT accessibility in Alberta
– Analyze solutions described in literature
– Examine the role of technologists in improving imaging accessibility
2) Retrospective: Mobile Radiology in NB
Presenter: M. Todd Gordan, Provincial Manager of Extra-Mural Radiology Program, Extra-Mural Program NB
This is a retrospective of how mobile radiology has been immersed within the Nursing Home Special Care Home community through a pilot project and now exists as an addition to the Extra-Mural Program.
Learning Objectives:
– Discuss a new methodology for radiological services within NB.
– Identify other means of time management with client, and staff, limiting resources, and decreasing costs.