isrrt Newsletter Volume 44. No.2 - 2008

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Canada
I would first like to extend sincere
congratulations on behalf of all
Canadian MRT’s in attendance
to the organising committee of the
15th ISRRT World Congress held in
Durban South Africa. The Congress
was an outstanding success in every
facet of a conference – the educational,
scientific, and social events. We shall
never forget your beautiful country and warm hospitality.
I would also like to wish the Chief Executive Officer
of the ASRT, Lynn May, all the very best in his retirement
from all Canadian MRT’S. He will be sadly missed by all
members of the ISRRT Region of the Americas who have
had the pleasure to work with him as he always provided
his extensive knowledge and expertise to assist us in future
direction with such diplomacy and obvious concern. Thank
you, Lynn!
1. CAMRT 2008 Annual General Conference
Highlights/Updates
The CAMRT 66th Annual General Conference and Meeting
was held in Moncton, New Brunswick June 5-8 and was
a resounding success! Over 650 participants were in
attendance and all were treated to outstanding educational
presentations- many delivered by our peers. There were 70
vendor representatives there, whose assistance is crucial
for the running of our conferences. This year’s Presidential
award was presented, with a standing ovation of very
emotionally charged audience of CAMRT members, to
the Canadian Armed Forces MRT’s who have recently
provided services in Afghanistan.
2. The 2009 AGC
The 67th Annual General Conference will take place in
Vancouver June 4-8, 2009. A preliminary program will be
distributed in December and I would be happy to obtain
information for any fellow ISRRT members. I sincerely
hope that many of you will be able to attend. We would
love to have you there.
3. 2009 CAMRT Executive and President-Elect
Announced
Besides the CAMRT Executive Director, Mr Chuck Shields,
the CAMRT Executive will consist of once again President,
Fiona Mitchell, RTT, ACT,CMS, FCAMRT; Vice President
Michel Doucette, RTT; Treasurer Deborah Murley, RTR; as
well as President-Elect Shirley Bague, RTR, RTMR, ACR,
from Alberta. Shirley was announced as the winner of the
election to the newly created CAMRT Board position of
4. CAMRT Office Staff
Newly appointed CAMRT Director of Professional
Practices will be Mark Given. A new CAMRT Director
of Communications will also be required as Christiane
Menard is unfortunately no longer with the CAMRT.
She has accepted the Executive Director position for the
Canadian Respiratory Therapy Association.
5. CAMRT has a newly revised Code of Ethics
The CAMRT Board of Directors has approved the revisions
proposed by the Professional Practice Advisory Council to
the Code of Ethics. A comprehensive promotional plan
was developed by our Director of Communications that
targeted members, students, educators, managers and other
relevant stakeholders. Please let me know if you would
like a copy.
6. DVD promoting the profession
The CAMRT has produced two DVDs to promote the
profession. One version can be used in high schools and
career fairs to promote the career choice of each discipline.
The second version can be used to promote the profession
to the general public.
7. MRT Week
November 2-8, 2009 – The theme for MRT Week in
Canada this year is “The Power of Technology with a
Human Touch”, which emphasises the knowledge, skills
and judgment of technologists combined with the patientcentered
approach to diagnostic imaging and therapy.
MRT Week is the CAMRT’s most important public
awareness initiative and has once again provided many
creative ways of celebrating our week.
8. Representative Appointed to Canadian Panel of the
International Society of Clinical Densitomitry
Cindy Hendricksen of British Columbia has been selected
to serve as the CAMRT representative.
9. New Website on Digital Radiography Artifacts
A new website on digital radiography artifacts, developed
by CAMRT member Euclid Seeram, and hosted by the
British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT). Euclid
also presented a paper on this topic at the CAMRT AGC
in Moncton in June, 2008 and a copy of his presentation
was published in the CAMRT Journal. The project deals
with digital radiography artifacts and features a number
of experts in the field who will be providing information
not only on the identification of artifacts found in various
Diagnostic Imaging department, but also to describe the
nature of the artifacts in terms of how they are produced
and how they can be eliminated or corrected.
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