Lee Jason,  Bokhari Danial

Final Pr. ID: Poster #: EDU-024

Physician Associates (PAs), Nurse Practitioners (NPs), and Radiologist Assistants (RAs) have functioned as physician extenders by delivering patient care in areas that are suffering from a physician shortage. While physician extenders have filled the void in areas lacking adequate physician coverage, they have also become a significant part of medical professionals' education. Each physician extender has unique roles, education, licensing, and supervision levels. They also can provide more than patient care and procedures in the clinical setting.

Having an RA can be advantageous as they already know basic radiology principles and have the required knowledge to perform procedures. Not only do they provide continuity of care, but they are also highly educated, knowledgeable, and work in various modalities. Besides enhancing patient care in the academic setting, they can provide numerous tasks that are beneficial to a radiology department at an academic medical center.
We plan to demonstrate how learning through simulation training and the creation and following of protocols can demonstrate the value of an RA. We also plan to discuss RA satisfaction surveys from our institution as well as show how fellow RA colleagues doing their various duties have demonstrated the value of RAs in the academic organization. Read More

Authors:  Lee Jason , Bokhari Danial

Keywords:  Pediatric Radiology, Protocol Optimization, Productivity

Karl Barbara,  Le Judy,  Sammet Christina

Final Pr. ID: Poster #: EDU-003 (R)

To maximize the usage of our dose monitoring system, we will demonstrate different reports and dashboards that can be created to measure staff productivity, resource usage, protocol deviation and dose alerts. We are able to calculate cumulative dose to the patient on exams performed within our network. We will also discuss the electronic protocol book that is available in the dose monitoring program. Read More

Authors:  Karl Barbara , Le Judy , Sammet Christina

Keywords:  dose, productivity, dashboards