Mammography Agendas
Class Schedules
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FILM SCREEN QC 9.5 CEU CATEGORY “A” A.S.R.T. APPROVED COURSE
Film Screen QC
THIS QC COURSE IS ONLY NEEDED FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS AND/OR EDUCATORS WHO WILL BE PERFORMING FILM SCREEN ANALOG MAMMOGRAPHY
Start Time |
End Time |
Description |
|---|---|---|
| 8:00 | 10:00 | Quality Control Part I |
| 10:00 | 10:15 | Break |
| 10:15 | 12:15 | Quality Control Part II |
| 12:15 | 1:00 | Lunch on your own |
| 1:00 | 3:00 | Quality Control Part III |
| 3:00 | 3:15 | Break |
| 3:15 | 5:15 | Quality Control Part IV |
INITIAL TRAINING AND MAMMOGRAPHY BOARD REVIEW – 29 CEU CATEGORY “A” A.S.R.T. APPROVED COURSE
ARRT approved course to meet the structured education requirement, details available on the ARRT website.
Initial Training & Mammography Board Review (3 days) Day I – Monday Class
Start Time |
End Time |
Description |
|---|---|---|
| 8:00 | 9:00 | The History of Mammography |
| 9:00 | 10:00 | Introduction to Best FFDM & DBT Best Imaging |
| 10:00 | 10:15 | Break |
| 10:15 | 11:15 | Film Evaluation |
| 11:15 | 12:15 | MQSA Regulations Overview |
| 12:15 | 1:00 | Lunch |
| 1:00 | 3:00 | Quality Assurance Program – QA – When & How |
| 3:00 | 3:15 | Break |
| 3:15 | 5:15 | Specialized Breast Imaging – CT, MRI, US & Implant |
DAY II – Tuesday Class
Start Time |
End Time |
Description |
|---|---|---|
| 8:00 | 9:00 | Patient Education |
| 9:00 | 10:00 | Breast Anatomy and Breast Disease Part I |
| 10:00 | 10:15 | Break |
| 10:15 | 11:15 | Breast Anatomy And Breast Disease Part II |
| 11:15 | 12:15 | Basic Positioning Lecture Part I |
| 12:15 | 1:00 | Lunch – on your own |
| 1:00 | 2:00 | Basic Positioning Lecture Part II |
| 2:00 | 3:00 | Advanced Positioning Lecture Part I |
| 3:00 | 3:15 | Break |
| 3:15 | 5:15 | Advanced Positioning Lecture Part II |
DAY III – Wednesday Class
Start Time |
End Time |
Description |
|---|---|---|
| 8:00 | 10:00 | Mammography Equipment Part I |
| 10:00 | 10:15 | Break |
| 10:15 | 12:15 | Mammography Equipment Part II |
| 12:15 | 1:00 | Lunch on your own |
| 1:00 | 2:00 | Quality Imaging Through Quality Control |
| 2:00 | 3:00 | Pathology & Biopsy Outcome – Medical Audit Part I |
| 3:00 | 3:15 | Break |
| 3:15 | 4:15 | Pathology & Biopsy Outcome Part II |
| 4:15 | 4:45 | Breast Self Exam |
| 4:45 | 5:15 | Special Closing |
| 5:45 | 5:30 | Evaluations & Certificates |
Additional One Day Sessions:
INITIAL TRAINING AND REVIEW FOR DIGITAL MAMMOGRAPHY – 9.5 CEU CATEGORY “A” A.S.R.T. APPROVED COURSE
ARRT approved course to meet the structured education requirement, details available on the ARRT website.
Day V – Thursday Class
Start Time |
End Time |
Description |
|---|---|---|
| 7:30 | 7:55 | Registration |
| 7:55 | 8:00 | Opening Remarks |
| 8:00 | 10:00 | Digital Mammography Equipment |
| 10:00 | 10:15 | Break |
| 10:15 | 12:15 | QC For Full Field Digital Mammography |
| 12:15 | 1:00 | Lunch on your own |
| 1:00 | 2:00 | MQSA Inspection And Certification / Accreditation for FFDM Systems |
| 2:00 | 3:00 | Digital Mammography Positioning – vs – Analog Mammography Positioning |
| 3:00 | 3:15 | Break |
| 3:15 | 4:15 | Breast Anatomy And The Digital Image |
| 4:15 | 5:15 | Breast Pathology And The Digital Image |
| 5:15 | 5:30 | Evaluation And Certificates |
INITIAL TRAINING AND REVIEW FOR DBT DIGITAL BREAST TOMOSYNTHESES – 9.5 CEU CATEGORY “A” A.S.R.T. APPROVED COURSE
ARRT approved course to meet the structured education requirement, details available on the ARRT website.
Day VI – Friday Class
Start Time |
End Time |
Description |
|---|---|---|
| 7:30 | 7:55 | Registration |
| 7:55 | 8:00 | Opening Remarks |
| 8:00 | 10:00 | DBT Theory and Technology |
| 10:00 | 10:15 | Break |
| 10:15 | 11:15 | DBT Connectivity |
| 11:15 | 11:45 | Understanding DBT |
| 11:45 | 12:15 | FDA Approved Uses of DBT |
| 12:15 | 1:00 | Lunch on your own |
| 1:00 | 2:00 | Quality Control for DBT |
| 2:00 | 3:00 | Radiation Exposure – Dose |
| 3:00 | 3:15 | Break |
| 3:15 | 4:15 | Site Readiness – What MUST be done to perform DBT in your facility |
| 4:15 | 5:15 | Clinical Image Review |
| 5:15 | 5:30 | Evaluation And Certificates |
*Meets MQSA requirement of 8 hours modality direct training for Hologic technology unique features
Course Dates 2018
Breast Ultrasound
March 1-3
July 20-22
Nov 2-4
Initial Training & Board Review 3 Day
Jan 8-10
April 16-18
July 23-25
Sept 10-12
Nov 5-7
Initial Training & Board Review For Digital Mammography
Jan 11
April 19
July 26
Sept 13
Nov 8
Initial Training & Board Review For Digital Breast Tomosynthesis DBT
Jan 12
April 20
July 27
Sept 14
Nov 9
Course Location:
Residence Inn By Marriott
1409 Conference Center Blvd
Murfreesboro, TN 37129
1-615-225-9250
Murfreesboro is a suburb of Nashville, TN
Room Rate: 129.00/ Night ( Not including Tax)
*Rate expires 30 days prior to event date*
Please Note
All courses are approved by the ASRT for Category “A” CEU and meets in all or inpart, if attendance is less than 16 hours, the new ARRT requirement of 16 hours of structured education requirement to apply to sit for an ARRT advanced board.
ARRT approved course to meet the structured education requirement, details available on the ARRT website.