Welcome to ISMRT’s
MR Safety Week 2026
Virtual Meetings
The last week in July is universally recognized as MR Safety Week, inspired by the anniversary and 2001 tragic MRI-related death of Michael Colombini, age 6, resulting from a steel oxygen cylinder being brought into the MRI room during his exam 1, 2, 3. The initial goal of this week was to prevent such a tragedy from happening again and has expanded into a week-long event giving us a chance to refresh our safety education and highlight some of the issues we all face in the MR environment.
MR Safety is an important part of our lives, and education is the cornerstone of a safe MR workplace. The ISMRT safety committee, in support and recognition of this event, has compiled a variety of resources to remind us to check our site procedures to ensure we follow best practices. This year, we offer a series of virtual meetings on a variety of aspects of safety in the MR workplace.
Target Audience
All professions involved that need to have knowledge about MR safety.
Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this activity, participants should be able to:
• Improve patient safety for an increased number of cases;
• Improve instructions for safe use of devices in the MR setting;
• Describe the physics of MR safety; and
• Improve the culture assuring MR safety in their own institution.
Registration includes access to each virtual meeting throughout the week. You are not obligated to participate every day, only the days you wish. Accreditation will be offered based on attendance at each live virtual event.
Claiming Credit
To obtain your credit for the meeting, log in to the ISMRM membership portal at ismrm.org, click the [Meeting Evaluations] menu button, find this meeting in the list that appears, click “Begin Evaluation” and follow the instructions provided.
Certificate of Participation
To obtain your Certificate of Participation after the meeting has ended, log in to the ISMRM membership portal at ismrm.org, click the [Meeting Evaluations] menu button, find this meeting in the list that appears, click “Begin Evaluation” and follow the instructions provided.
Learn & Earn CEUs
These virtual meetings are free and offer credit during the week of 27 – 31 July 2026. A new virtual meeting will be presented each day, offering a maximum of 1.0 hour of AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ and Category A Credit.
Members and visitors can earn credits for attending these virtual meetings by logging in and registering for the virtual meeting. Non-members can attend the virtual meeting for free and attain credit, but must have an ismrm.org account. Create a new account here. Recordings of the events will only be available to members.
Visit our MR Safety Resources page for even more safety information, including videos, posters and events!
Watch archived Safety Week virtual meetings
Members can watch the recordings here!
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Note: Credit is not available via these recordings.
Remember, MR Safety is within our control and our greatest responsibility. Thanks for visiting our site.
– The ISMRT Safety Committee
The International Society for MR Radiographers & Technologists (ISMRT), A Section of the ISMRM, is recognized by the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT) as a Recognized Continuing Education Evaluation Mechanism (RCEEM).
The ISMRM is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
