ISMRM23 - MR Safety National Guideline Initiative: Nordic Region

ISMRM & ISMRT Annual Meeting & Exhibition • 03-08 June 2023 • Toronto, ON, Canada

MR Safety National Guideline Initiative: Nordic Region

ISMRT Education Session

Sunday, 04 June 2023

Constitution Hall 106

15:45 - 16:45

Moderators: Nancy Beluk & Maureen Hood

Skill Level: Basic to Intermediate

Session Number: ISMRT-10

CE Credit

Session Number: ISMRT-10

Overview
This session gives an overview and examples of how MR safety guidelines can be initiated and anchored regionally, nationally, and internationally. Examples and experiences will be shared by the Nordic region's professionals and followed by a panel discussion.

Target Audience
Radiographers, MR technologists, radiologists, physicists, and scientists who are interested in learning more about how to create national recommendations regarding MR safety and how safety improvements can be built up nationally and in collaboration with the European and international professional organizations.

Educational Objectives
As a result of attending this course, participants should be able to:
- Explain why collaboration is necessary to create a solid and sustainable organization for MR safety;
- Identify the necessary steps to achieve an effective organization to create national MR safety recommendations, rules, and regulations that are adapted to the legal situation of the country;
- Explain the importance of permanent collaboration across professional borders nationally and internationally; and
- Recall the European Federation of Radiographers Society (EFRS) Magnetic Resonance Safety Officer (MRSO) Role Descriptor: An European Qualifications Framework (EQF) benchmarking document.

15:45		How (Stubborn) Radiographers Created the National MR Safety Organization I View Presentation Video Titti Owman, Johan Kihlberg Keywords: Transferable skills: Safety In Toronto in 2008, Titti and Johan began their collaboration with increasing awareness of MRI safety in Sweden. In the beginning it was difficult to get a response and we thought a lot about how to proceed. But after 10 years, we had the opportunity to present MR safety work at the Swedish national conference The Radiology Week. The response was very great and half a year later we were able to organize a 2-days workshop where radiographers, radiologists and MR physicists lectured. The auditorium also consisted of radiographers, radiologists and MR physicists – just as we wanted!
16:10		National & International Collaboration on MR Safety: How One Thing Can Lead to the Next View Presentation Video Anne Dorte Blankholm Keywords: Transferable skills: Safety A National Guideline in Denmark is lacking, and no explicit MR safety training curriculum has beendemanded by Danish law. Therefore, a journey started in 2019 where an MR safety conferencewas arranged at the Danish parliament, to attract the politician’s attention.
16:30		Panel Discussion