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Reportfixable defect) precisely at the time a localbank was offering free mammogramsfor a month. It remained unfixed untilafter the offer was withdrawn. In anotherrole playing example, radiographers werevery eager to dump chemicals from theirprocessors without getting to the bottomof the problem. An administrator in thegroup quickly red flagged the increase inchemical costs.Pre and post tests were given. Thepretest result average was 69% which isquite high and indicative of the seniorlevel of most of the participants. Thepost test result,which had an increasedemphasis in the application of knowledge,was 89%. There was therefore a clearindication that learning did take place!An evaluation of the workshop bythe participants was very positive with 75 percent ormore agreely very strongly that the workshop was wellorganized, taught by knowledgeable professionals and hadexcellent catering!“Thank you for bringing this workshop to this region. It isvery much needed”Evaluation respondentOver 75% felt that information could and would be usedin their own workplace. All were extremely pleased tohave a copy of the Workbook, which they felt was wellwritten, clear and practically based. Most wanted furtherworkshops with QA, Digital, CT and Mammography themost highly rated.A final thank you for all who participated, attended andhelped make this happen. A thank you must be extendedto the supervisors and staff of Eric Williams MedicalSciences Centre who provided all the facilities for theworkshop including several x ray rooms, free of charge.Also a special thanks to CASi Health Care Technologieswho hosted delightful dinner at the Millenium Golf Clubfor all participants and volunteer helpers. It is the intentionof ISRRT to carry out follow up studies to determine thedownstream, long term affects of this workshop and tooffer it in other locations where there is a need. FaultIndentificationRadiographerWarrantyNOBMTattemptsrepairProblemSolvedYESInitialDiagnosisRadiographerNOReport toSupervisorProblemSolvedYESNOBMTAssessmentCall inHouse Bio MedTech. BMTBMTattemptsrepairGroup C’s innovative reportback on their discussion question“Develop a common protocol.How much can a radiographerrealistically do?”Volume 45 – No. 1 13