Come Celebrate With Us! - Advanced Health Education Center
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Digital Technology<br />
Improving Your Image -<br />
Mastering Digital Radiography<br />
This course is the “Reader’s Digest” version of digital imaging in medicine. The course<br />
provides a thorough understanding of CR and DR technology, exposure techniques and<br />
an introduction into working with PACS, RIS workstations and more…<br />
Course Topics<br />
Day 1<br />
• Good-Bye Film – Hello Digital<br />
• Creating digital images<br />
• Computed Radiography Myths<br />
• Your Computed Radiography System<br />
• Formulating Techniques for Computed Radiography<br />
• Direct Digital Radiography<br />
Day 2<br />
• Beyond Tomography – Digital Tomosynthesis<br />
• Digital Fluoroscopy<br />
• Do You See What I See?<br />
• QA/QC for Digital<br />
• Workstations<br />
• Workflow – Diagnostic Imaging<br />
• The Electronic <strong>Health</strong>care Record<br />
• PACS Overview<br />
Target Audience<br />
Radiology department managers, administrators, directors,<br />
chief technologists, QA technologists, PACS<br />
administrators, and staff technologists who are preparing<br />
to enter the digital imaging marketplace and desire a<br />
thorough understanding of hardware and software issues<br />
as well as the network, connectivity, and evaluation procedures<br />
of digital.<br />
CME Credits<br />
The <strong>Advanced</strong> <strong>Health</strong> <strong>Education</strong> <strong>Center</strong> is accredited by the<br />
Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical <strong>Education</strong> to<br />
provide continuing medical education for physicians.”<br />
“The <strong>Advanced</strong> <strong>Health</strong> <strong>Education</strong> <strong>Center</strong> designates this<br />
educational activity for a maximum of 16 hours AMA PRA<br />
Category I. Physician should claim credit commensurate<br />
with the extent of their participation in the activity. “The<br />
American Society of Radiologic Technologists has approved<br />
this program for 16 hours of category A continuing education<br />
credit.”<br />
Credits<br />
Physicians - 16 hours AMA PRA Category 1<br />
Radiologic Technologists - 16 hours Category A, Direct<br />
Faculty<br />
Mark Struthers, BBA, BSRT, RT(R)(MR), CMRT, CIIP<br />
Lee Friedricks, BS, RT(R)(N), CNMT<br />
Andre Guillory, BSRS, RT(R)<br />
Dates/Locations<br />
Los Angeles, CA Jan 25-26 Fri-Sat Struthers<br />
Houston, TX Feb 14-15 Thur-Fri Struthers<br />
Houston, TX Nov 21-22 Thur-Fri Struthers<br />
Fee $389 includes lecture and learning materials.<br />
Participants are responsible for housing and<br />
transportation.<br />
Faculty Disclosure<br />
<strong>Advanced</strong> <strong>Health</strong> <strong>Education</strong> <strong>Center</strong>, Ltd. adheres to<br />
ACCME Essential Areas, Standards, and Policies regarding<br />
industry support of CME. Speakers will disclose any<br />
relevant commercial relationships prior to the start of the<br />
educational activity.<br />
Non-faculty, including committee members and administrative<br />
personnel involved in the planning, development<br />
or production of the sponsored activity and/or authorship<br />
or review of enduring materials do not have any relevant<br />
financial interest to disclose.<br />
AHEC Faculty<br />
Mark Struthers, BBA, BSRT, RT(R)(MR), CMRT, CIIP<br />
No relevant financial relationships to disclose.<br />
Lee Friedricks, BS, RT(R)(N), CNMT<br />
No relevant financial relationships to disclose.<br />
Andre Guillory, BSRS, RT(R)<br />
No relevant financial relationships to disclose.<br />
Mark A. Struthers, BBA, BSRT, RT(R)(MR), CMRT, CIIP<br />
Mark is an instructor for the Sanford-Brown<br />
Radiography Program.<br />
His experience in Medical imaging<br />
includes technological, management,<br />
education, and imaging<br />
informatics. His experience and<br />
expertise have made him a popular presenter at the<br />
local, state, and national level for many years. He is<br />
active in providing continuing education both as a lecturer<br />
and creator of home study programs.<br />
Lee Friedricks, BS, RT(R)(N), CNMT<br />
Lee is a graduate of the University<br />
of Houston, and taught nuclear<br />
medicine at Houston Community<br />
College. He is currently the head<br />
of medical imaging purchasing<br />
for Methodist Hospital-Houston.<br />
His career in medical imaging evolved into the commercial<br />
segment, where he has worked for many years<br />
both locally and nationally. His expertise in all aspects<br />
of medical imaging, combined with his knowledge of<br />
digital and clinical medical imaging, enable him to<br />
provide ideas and solutions for the<br />
Andre Guillory, BSRS, RT(R)<br />
Andre is the Radiology Manager<br />
at LBJ Hospital in Houston,<br />
TX. His multi-modality imaging<br />
experience, computer programming<br />
skills, and network systems<br />
development knowledge make it<br />
possible for him to manage this multi-hospital system<br />
and its 14 clinics. In addition to his busy work schedule,<br />
he also serves as an officer in the Texas Society<br />
of Radiologic Technologists and frequently lectures on<br />
PACS, computers in imaging, special procedures, and<br />
trauma. Andre’s engaging manner and the wealth of<br />
knowledge he shares make his presentations enjoyable<br />
educational experiences.<br />
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www.AHEConline.com<br />
800.239.1361<br />
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