(All information [except dates of seminar] being provided is preliminary, and subject to change. The early release of information is being executed as a courtesy for those needing advanced information to prepare budgetary and scheduling arrangements. Every attempt will be made to present these topics and others in the order they are listed here.)


General Assemblies - March 1-4, 2008

These topics are presented in a general assembly format and make up the beginning and ending of each full day. They are designed for all participants and specific modalities.
Pre-Registration in the pre-function area will begin at 7:00 AM - come early and avoid the rush! Continental breakfast will be served 7:00 AM - 8:00 AM in the pre-function area.

Saturday - March 1, 2008
TIME SESSION CREDIT
7:00 am REGISTRATION & EXHIBITS 0
8:00 am GREETINGS 0
8:45 am BURSTING WITH JOY ! A prescription from Dr. Steve Sobel
Steve Sobel, Ph.D. - West Springfield, MA
2 CE Points
10:30 am BREAK 0
11:00 am DIGITAL RADIOGRAPHY SYSTEMS: A Brief Review Plus Over/Under Exposure, Manipulating Exposures and Evaluating Resultant Images
Philip W. Ballinger, Ph.D., RT(R), FASRT, FAERS Columbus, OH
1 CE Points
12 Noon LUNCH ON YOUR OWN  
1:00 pm AN INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTED AND RADIOGRAPHY
Philip W. Ballinger, Ph.D., RT(R), FASRT, FAEIRS
Columbus, OH
1.5 CE Pts
2:00 pm PROCESSING AND ITS EFFECTS ON IMAGE QUALITY
Gary Randle, M.S., RT (R) - Kokomo, IN
1CE Points
3:30 pm BREAK  
4:00 pm ART OF TECHNIQUES
Dennis Bowman, RT(R) - Marina, CA

[Download Assembly Docs]
1.5 CEPoints
5:40 pm ADJOURNMENT  
9:00 pm DANCE  


Sunday - March 2, 2008
TIME SESSION CREDIT
7:30 am REGISTRATION & EXHIBITS 0
8:30 am RISK TO THE RADIOGRAPHER FROM OCCUPATIONAL
EXPOSURE - Stewart C. Bushong, Sc.D. - Houston, TX
2 CE  Points
10:30 am BREAK  
11:00 am EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION IN MEDICAL IMAGING
Thomas G. Sandridge, M.S., R.T.(R) (ARRT) - Chicago, IL
1 CE Point
12 Noon LUNCH ON YOUR OWN  
4:00 pm FLUOROSCOPY FOR THE RADIOLOGIC TECHNOLOGISTS
Philip W. Ballinger, Ph.D., RT(R), FASRT, FAERS
Columbus, OH
1 CE Point
4:50 pm PROCESSING AND ITS EFFECTS ON IMAGE QUALITY
Gary Randle, M.S., RT (R) - Fayetteville, NC
1 CE Point
5:50 pm ADJOURNMENT  
7:00 pm STUDENT BEE
                               
 


Monday - March 3, 2008

TIME SESSION CREDIT
7:30 am REGISTRATION & EXHIBITS 0
8:30 am FUNDAMENTALS OF EQUIPMENT OPERATION &MAINTENANCE (RADIOLOGIC PHYSICS)
Dawn Moore, M.M.Sc., RT(R) - Atlanta, GA

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2 CE Points
10:30 am BREAK  
11:00 AM THE “GRASS ROOTS” OF IMAGE ANALYSIS
Kathy Martensen, MA, RT (R)- Iowa City, IA
1 CE Point
12 Noon LUNCH ON YOUR OWN  
4:00 pm 100+ POSITIONING TRICKS OF THE TRADE
Dennis Bowman, RT(R) - Marina, CA
[Download Assembly Docs]
1.5 CE Points
5:40 pm ADJOURNMENT  
7:00 pm WRITTEN ASSESSMENT EXAM 0
7:00 pm WRITTEN ASSESSMENT EXAM 0
7:00 pm WRITTEN ASSESSMENT EXAM 0
7:00 pm WRITTEN ASSESSMENT EXAM 0


Tuesday - March 4, 2008

TIME SESSION CREDIT
7:30 am REGISTRATION & EXHIBITS 0
8:30 am FUNDAMENTALS OF IMAGE QUALTY
Rick Carlton, RT(R), MS, FASRT, FAEIRS - Grand Rapids, MI
2 CE Points
10:30 am BREAK  
11:00 am RADIATION PROTECTION & RADIOBIOLOGY
Dawn Moore, M.M.Sc., RT(R) - Atlanta, GA

[Download Assembly Docs]
2 CE Points
1:00 pm ADJOURNMENT  


Workshops - March 1, March 2, & March 3, 2008

These topics are presented in a workshop format and with the exception of 3, are given twice each day on that 2 groups of students can hear the topic. They are designed for all participants and special modalities

Saturday - March 1, 2008
Workshops A & B

(download registration form)

TIME

SESSION

CREDIT

A/1 - 1:00 - 3:30 pm

GOING DIGITAL
Dennis Bowman, RT (R) - Marina, CA
[Download workshop docs: 1, 2]

2

A/2 - 1:00 - 2:00 pm
B/2 - 2:15 - 3:15 pm

RADIOGRAPHIC PATHOLOGY
Ginger Griffin, RT(R), FASRT - Jacksonville, FL
[Download workshop docs]

1
1

A/3 - 1:00 - 2:00 pm
B/3 - 2:15 - 3:15 pm

PATIENT CARE IN IMAGING
Sylvia Brooks-Dowl, B.M.Sc., RT(R) - Atlanta, GA
Starla B. Jones, R.T.(R) - Atlanta, GA

1
1

A/4 - 1:00 - 2:00 pm
B/4 - 2:15 - 3:15 pm

MAKING THE BEST FIRST IMPRESSION
Perri Preston, M.S., RT (R) - Tallahassee, FL

1
1

A/5 - 1:00 - 2:00 pm
B/5 - 2:15 - 3:15 pm

AN EFFECTIVE FILM CRITIQUE METHOD
Rick Carlton, RT(R), MS, FASRT - Grand Rapids, MI

1
1

A/6 - 1:00 - 2:00 pm
B/6 - 2:15 - 3:15 pm

FORMULATING A TECHNIQUE CHART
Donald Lowe, M.Ed., RT(R) - Richlands, VA

1
1

A/7 - 1:00 - 2:00 pm
B/7 - 2:15 - 3:15 pm

RADIOGRAPHIC FILM AND IMAGE RECEPTORS:
THE OLD & THE NEW
Terri L. Fauber, Ed.D., RT (R)(M) - Richmond, VA
[Download workshop docs: 1, 2]

1
1

A/8 - 1:00 - 2:00 pm
B/8 - 2:15 - 3:15 pm

POSITIONING REVIEW FOR CHEST, BONY THORAX, AND
ROUTINE CONTRAST STUDIES
Patricia Manselll, M.Ed., RT(R) - Columbus, GA

1
1


Sunday - March 2, 2008
Workshops C & D

(download registration form)

 

TIME

 

SESSION

 

CREDIT

C/1 - 1:00 - 3:30 pm

REVIEW OF RADIOGRAPHIC ANATOMY
Ginger Griffin, RT(R), FASRT - Jacksonville, FL
[Download workshop docs]

2

C/2 - 1:00 - 2:00 pm
D/2 - 2:15 - 3:15 pm

PATIENT RADIATION DOSE IN COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY
Bettye Wilson MS , MA.Ed, RT(R)(CT), RD- Birmingham, AL

1
1

C/3 - 1:00 - 2:00 pm
D/3 - 2:15 - 3:15 pm

CRITIQUE OF THE MOBILE CHEST RADIOGRAPH
Rebecca Daley, B.S., RT(R) - Tallahassee, FL

1
1

C/4 - 1:00 - 2:00 pm
D/4 - 2:15 - 3:15 pm

RADIOGRAPHIC PATHOLOGY OF THE SKELETAL SYSTEM
Ruby C. Montgomery, M.Adm., RT(R), FASRT - Gainesville, FL

1
1

C/5 - 1:00 - 2:00 pm
D/5 - 2:15 - 3:15 pm

PRODUCING RADIATION: TUBES, CIRCUITRY, &
RATING CHARTS
Philip W. Ballinger, Ph.D., RT(R), FASRT, FAERS - Columbus, OH

1
1

C/6 - 1:00 - 2:00 pm
D/6 - 2:15 - 3:15 pm

ETHICAL AND LEGAL ISSUES FOR IMAGING
PROFESSIONALS IN A DIGITAL WORLD
Doreen Townsley-Cook, RT(R), FAEIRS -   Cedar Falls, IA  and
Teresa A. Young, J.D., RT (R), CNMT - Polk City IA
[Download workshop docs]

1
1

C/7 - 1:00 - 2:00 pm
D/7 - 2:15 - 3:15 pm

STUDYING FOR CERTIFICATION EXAMS
William Callaway, B.A., RT(R) - Springfield, IL

1
1

C/8 - 1:00 - 2:00 pm
D/8 - 2:15 - 3:15 pm

RADIOGRAPHIC POSITIONING OF THE SPINE
Michael Fugate, M.Ed., RT(R) - Gainesville, FL

1
1



Monday - March 3, 2008
(download registration form)

TIME

SESSIONS

CREDIT

E/1 - 1:00 - 3:30 pm

RADIOGRAPHY OF THE TRAUMA PATIENT
Bettie Scott, B.S., RT(R) - Atlanta, GA
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2

E/2 - 1:00 - 2:00 pm
F/2 - 2:15 - 3:15 pm

PEDIATRIC RADIOGRAPHY
Sylvia Brooks-Dowl, B.M.Sc., RT(R) - Atlanta, GA
Starla B. Jones, R.T. (R) - Atlanta, GA

1
1

E/3 - 1:00 - 2:00 pm
F/3 - 2:15 - 3:15 pm

RADIOGRAPHY OF THE CHIRIBAYA MUMMIES OF PERU: A TECHNICAL AND CULTURAL ADVENTURE
James Skufis, BS, RT(R)(T)(CT) - Ann Arbor, MI

1
1

E/4 - 1:00 - 2:00 pm
F/4 - 2:15 - 3:15 pm

A FRESH PERSPECTIVE ON PATIENT CARE
William Callaway, B.A., RT(R) - Springfield, IL
[Download workshop docs, Handout]

1
1

E/5 - 1:00 - 2:00 pm
F/5 - 2:15 - 3:15 pm

POSITIONING REVIEW FOR UPPER AND LOWER EXTREMITIES
Patricia Mansell, M.Ed., RT(R) - Columbus, GA

1
1

E/6 - 1:00 - 2:00 pm
F/6 - 2:15 - 3:15 pm

PROCESSOR SENSITOMETRY
Gary Randle, M.S., RT (R) - Fayetteville, NC
[Download workshop docs, Handout1, Handout1]

1
1

E/7 - 1:00 - 2:00 pm
F/7 - 2:15 - 3:15 pm

NUMERICS OF RADIOGRAPHIC QUALITY
Ruby C. Montgomery, M.Adm., RT(R), FASRT - Gainesville, FL

1
1

E/8 - 1:00 - 2:00 pm
F/8 - 2:15 - 3:15 pm

ACCELERATION TO ALL DIGITAL IMAGING
Stewart C. Bushong, Sc.D. - Houston, TX
[Download workshop docs]

1
1




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