ISMRM/SMRT Safety Forum
Monday, 20 May 2002
Room 313 B/C
14:00 - 16:00

Moderator:  Anne Sawyer-Glover, B.S., R.T.(R)(MR), Manager, MR Whole Body Research Systems, Department of Radiology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, USA

MR Screening Policies and Procedures
William Faulkner, B.S., R.T.(R)(MR)(CT), MRI Education and Operations Consultant, William Faulkner & Associates, L.L.C., Chattanooga, TN, USA

MRI Safety and Compatibility for Implants and Devices: Update 2002
Frank G. Shellock, Ph.D., Institute for Magnetic Resonance, Safety, Education, and Research, and Adjunct Clinical Professor of Radiology, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA

Prevention of RF Heating and Burns
Pediatric Issues in the MR Environment
Michael Kean, R.T., Applied Science, Royal Childrens Hospital, Parkville, Victoria, Australia

MR Safety Recommendations from the ACR
Emanuel Kanal, M.D., F.A.C.R., Director, Magnetic Resonance Services, Professor of Radiology and Neuroradiology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
Panel Members
Maureen Hood, B.S.N., R.N., R.T.(MR), MR Research Cooordinator, Uniformed Services University, Bethesda, MD, USA
Cindy Hipps, B.H.S., R.T.(R)(MR), MRI Coordinator, Greenville Radiology, P.A., Greenville, SC, USA
Laurian Rohoman, A.C.R., R.T.(R)(RT)(MR), Technical Coordinator of MRI, Montreal General Hospital, Montreal, PQ, Canada
Julia Lowe, B.S.R.T.(R)(MR), Clinical Research Specialist, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, USA