Welcome to ISMRT’s
MR Safety Week 2026
Virtual Meetings

27-31 July 2026

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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.

Safety Week 2026 Recording Archive

Registrants & members can watch the recordings here!

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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 these meetings 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.

You may claim your Credit after ONE WEEK

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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 Category A Credit.

Members and visitors can earn credits for attending these virtual meetings by logging in and registering for the virtual meetings. Non-members can attend the virtual meetings 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!

We are also pleased to direct you to what BAMRR has produced for MR Safety Week:

Watch past years’ Safety Week meetings

Members can watch the recordings here

Username: [Your Member/Customer ID Number]
Password: [Your Last Name]
Passwords are Case-Sensitive and contain no spaces, punctuation or diacritical marks.

Note: Credit is not available via these recordings.

Safety Week Schedule

Monday

27 July

1.0 hour of Category A Credit Available

Moderators:

Boel Hansson, Ph.D. R.T.(R)(CT)(MR) & Chris Kokkinos, BAppSc, PgCert(MRI)

Overview:

ISMRT Safety Week’s daily sessions are open to all registered individuals and feature gaming activities. Most topics cover all skill levels.

Program:

Introduction of and MR Safety Insights from the FDA MAUDE Database

Michael Steckner, Ph.D., M.B.A.
MKS Consulting
Beachwood, OH, USA

Can We Trust AI?

Ilse Patterson, B.Rad.(MR)
Cambridge University Foundation Trust
MRIS Addebrookes Hospital
Cambridge, England, UK

Tuesday

28 July

1.0 hour of Category A Credit Available

Moderators:

Kellye Chia, (R)(MR), MRSO(MRSC),MRSE(MRSC) & Vera Kimbrell, MEd, R.T.(R)(MR), FSMRT

Overview:

ISMRT Safety Week’s daily sessions are open to all registered individuals and feature gaming activities. Most topics cover all skill levels.

Program:

Managing Patients with Unlabeled Passive Implants on MR Systems Operating Below 1.5 T (+article)

William Faulkner, R.T.(BS)(R)(MR)(CT), FSMRT
William Faulkner & Associates, LLC
Ooltewah, TN, USA

Frank Shellock, Ph.D.
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, CA, USA

How To Motivate Radiologists To Learn More About MR Safety

Shalini Amukotuwa, M.D.
Monash University
Clayton, VIC, Australia

Isabella Bjorkman-Burtscher, M.D., Ph.D.
University of Gothenburg
Gothenburg, Sweden

Wednesday

29 July

1.0 hour of Category A Credit Available

Moderators:

Jeff Jahn, BAS, RT (R), (MR), (MRSO) & Nina U. Salman, AfCGI, M.Sc., B.Sc.(Hons)

Overview:

ISMRT Safety Week’s daily sessions are open to all registered individuals and feature gaming activities. Most topics cover all skill levels.

Program:

Quench and Buttonology: The Poster

Sheryl L. Foster, Ph.D.
University of Sydney
Sydney, NSW, Australia

Martin J. Graves, Ph.D.
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, England, UK

Remote Scanning and the New MRST

William Faulkner, R.T.(BS)(R)(MR)(CT), FSMRT
William Faulkner & Associates, LLC
Ooltewah, TN, USA

Vera L. Kimbrell, MEd, R.T.(R)(MR), FSMRT
Old Dominion University
Norfolk, VA, USA

Thursday

30 July

1.0 hour of Category A Credit Available

Moderators:

Glenn D. Cahoon, M.Sc., FSMRT & John Posh, R.T.(R)(MR)

Overview:

ISMRT Safety Week’s daily sessions are open to all registered individuals and feature gaming activities. Most topics cover all skill levels.

Program:

Locked Out: The Hidden Hazards of MRI Doors

Martin J. Graves, Ph.D.
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, England, UK

Michael Steckner, Ph.D., M.B.A.
MKS Consulting
Beachwood, OH, USA

Experiences of Fire Incidents in MRI Departments

Barbara J. Nugent, B.Sc.(Hons)
MRI Safety Matters
Edinburgh, Scotland, UK

Friday

31 July

1.0 hour of Category A Credit Available

Moderators:

Maureen Hood, Ph.D. & Ben Kennedy, R.T.

Overview:

This one-hour session is dedicated to answering questions from both moderators and attendees. All speakers from the Monday–Thursday sessions have been invited to participate.

Program:

Q & A

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.