MR Safety Week 2019

MR Safety Week 2019
22-28 July

Welcome to ISMRM-SMRT Safety Week 2019! MR Safety is such an important part our MR lives, and education is the cornerstone of a safe MR workplace. This week brings us a chance to refresh our safety education and highlight some of the issues we all face in the MR environment. The SMRT safety committee has worked hard to select information and provide free CEU’s during this week. Please join us for the daily videos and quizzes. You might even win a prize!

Spread the word! Together we can make a safer workplace for us all.

Visit our MR Safety Resources page for even more safety information, including videos, posters and events!

Test Your Knowledge & Enter to Win a Prize!

Score 100%* on any quiz during MR Safety Week 2019 and you will be entered into the final drawing for one of three fabulous prizes:

1st Place: Amazon Kindle Paperwhite
2nd Place: Amazon US$50.00 gift card
3rd Place: A copy of Frank Shellock’s latest book

* see Rules below for entry details.

Contest Rules:

  • One 100% score entry per person per quiz per day.
  • The first quiz will become available on 21 July at 21:00 PDT. One “day” is counted as the 24 hour period from 21:00 to 20:59 PDT. Successive quizzes will become available at the rate of one additional quiz per day until all five quizzes are available.
  • Only an individual person’s first score each day will be counted. For example, scoring 100% after scoring 75% first will not be counted as a contest entry.
  • An individual may take each quiz each day until 26 July 2019 at 21:00 PDT. The quizzes will remain accessible after this time, but entries will not be counted towards the contest.
  • The maximum number of entries for one person is 15 if that person scores 100% on all available quizzes each day.

The final drawing will be held during the week after Safety Week and the winners will be notified by email. Make sure you enter the same name & email address on each quiz!

Friday, 26 July

One More Chance to Win: Score 100%* on Safety Quiz 5 for one last entry in the final drawing.

Learn & earn CE credits: Home Study 22.5: Use of Gadoxetate Disodium in Patients with Chronic Liver Disease and its Implications for Liver Imaging Reporting and Data System (LI-RADS)

Watch today's video:
"Preventing RF-Related Injuries"
By Wm. Faulkner, B.S.,R.T.(R)(MR)(CT), FSMRT, MRSO (MRSC™)

And that’s a wrap! Remember to visit the MR Safety Resources page for more safety training videos, upcoming MR safety events and our comprehensive list of MR safety resources, including Frank Shellock's new guidelines for vascular access ports and updated guidelines for coronary artery stents and heart valve prostheses & annuloplasty rings.

Thursday, 25 July

Quiz Time: Safety Quiz 4. Score 100%* for an entry in the final drawing!

Watch today's video:
"RF Coils: Use & Safety," part 4
By Wm. Faulkner, B.S.,R.T.(R)(MR)(CT), FSMRT, MRSO (MRSC™)

Wednesday, 24 July

Safety Quiz 3 is ready for you to master and earn another contest entry.

Learn & earn CE credits: Home Study 22.4: MRI in Pregnancy: Indications and Practical Considerations

Watch today's video:
"RF Coils: Use & Safety," part 3
By Wm. Faulkner, B.S.,R.T.(R)(MR)(CT), FSMRT, MRSO (MRSC™)

Tuesday, 23 July

Take Safety Quiz 2 for another chance to enter the Safety Week Drawing!

Watch today's video:
"RF Coils: Use & Safety," part 2
By Wm. Faulkner, B.S.,R.T.(R)(MR)(CT), FSMRT, MRSO (MRSC™)

Monday, 22 July

Test your knowledge of SAR: Take today's Safety Quiz

Learn & earn CE credits: Home Study 22.3: Heating Sensation in Patients With and Without Spinal Fixation Devices During MRI Examination at Different Magnetic Field Strengths

Watch today's video:
"RF Coils: Use & Safety," part 1
By Wm. Faulkner, B.S.,R.T.(R)(MR)(CT), FSMRT, MRSO (MRSC™)

Download and share this Safety Week flyer with your colleagues:

Earn Free CEUs

This week only, SMRT's three newest MR safety Home Studies are FREE to all! Click the links below to access them.

If you don't have an account, just make one here to gain access.

  • Home Study 22.3: Heating Sensation in Patients With and Without Spinal Fixation Devices During MRI Examination at Different Magnetic Field Strengths

  • Home Study 22.4: MRI in Pregnancy: Indications and Practical Considerations

  • Home Study 22.5: Use of Gadoxetate Disodium in Patients with Chronic Liver Disease and its Implications for Liver Imaging Reporting and Data System (LI-RADS)

Remember, MR Safety is within our control and our greatest responsibility. Thanks for visiting our site.

– The ISMRM & SMRT Safety Committees