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SUMMARY:Joy At Work\, Compassion and Burnout Prevention
DESCRIPTION:VENUE: 20 Toronto St\, 2nd Floor TORONTO\, ON M5C 2B8 Canada + Map \n\n\n\nEarly bird Fee\n$140 (+HST)\nDeadline October 31\, 2017\n\n\nRegular Fee \n$170 (+HST)\nDeadline November 12\, 2017\, 11:59p.m.\n\n\nStudent fee \n$80 (+HST)\nDeadline November 12\, 2017\, 11:59p.m.\n\n\n\n  \nStudents need to contact directly valhamouche@vcaeducation.ca to receive a special coupon for registration. \nAbout the Education Day \nThis Interprofessional Education Day will allow you to: \n1) Learn methods that allow you to develop meaningful communication\, joy and resilience at work \n2) Understand compassion\, self-compassion and empathy and learn specific processes involved in the delivery of compassionate\, culturally competent\, care in an interprofessional team \n3) Learn Mindfulness exercises to bring inner peace into daily life and be mindful while doing everyday tasks \nAccreditation \n \nThis Education Day content has been approved by the Canadian Association of Medical Radiation Technologists (CAMRT) for up to 5 hours Category A credit in continuing Education; recognized by the American Society of Radiologic Technologists (ASRT) as well as the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT). We provide certificate of attendance. \nScroll Down   to Register Online (credit card or paypal)\, or download the Registration Form (Cheque)  \n\n			\n				\n			\n			Audience\n		\n\n		\n			Objectives\n		\n\n		\n			Speakers\n		\n\n		\n			Schedule\n		\n\n		\n			Location\n		\n		 \n\n		\n			\n				\n					\n			Health Professionals (Nurses\, Allied health professionals…)\n		\n\n		\n			Joy At Work : On completion of this session participants will: \n\n1) Discuss meaningful communication as it relates to joy in your work.\n2) Highlight the need for meaningful and sustainable communication within our areas of work and beyond\n3) Develop an understanding of self-awareness in your role and how you contribute to the culture of your team\n4) Discuss how your team defines success in joy within your workplace.\n5) Discover how to create a safe culture for sharing\, empathy and understanding within your work environment\n6) Determine what psychological safety would look and feel like and how to foster it.\n7) Develop an understanding of emotional intelligence and how to get support when needed\n8) Develop a toolkit for your personal resilience\n\nCompassion : On completion of this session participants will: \n\n1) Answer the question as to why people in caring professions cease to show care.\n2) Define the differences between compassion and empathy and why it matters\n3) Discuss specific processes involved in the delivery of compassionate care within the clinical environment\n4) Understand their roles and approaches to patients and families faced with difficult clinical dilemmas (cancer diagnosis; death of a loved one; loss of a child).\n5) Discuss diversity as a key component in the provision of culturally competent care\n6) Discuss the role of different care providers in the interprofessional team approach to care giving.\n7) Recognize the need to explore self compassion as clinical practitioners\n\nBurnout Prevention : On completion of this session participants will learn: \n\n1) What are the benefits of being mindful to the brain.\n2) A few practical exercises to bring mindfulness and inner peace into their days\n3) How to be mindful while doing everyday tasks\n4) How to be grounded and in the present moment.\n\n		\n\n		\n			\n\n\n \n\nMS. SUSAN WOOLLARD\nRN\, MAEd\, ENC(c)\, CHE \nProgram Director Medical and Elder Care Program\nNorth York General Hospital\n \nDr. LESLEY BEAGRIE\nPhD Nursing \nAssociate Professor –\nCo-Chair\, Mental Health Steering Committee – \nYork University\n \nDr. SILVINA GALPERIN\nC. Psych. \nClinical and Counseling Psychologist\nCertified in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CACBT-ACTCC)\nCBT Psychology for Personal Development
URL:https://vcaeducation.ca/event/compassion/
LOCATION:20 Toronto St\, 2nd Floor\, Toronto\, ON\, M5C 2B8\, Canada
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SUMMARY:Radiation Safety in Digital Radiography
DESCRIPTION:VENUE: Holiday Inn Barrie Hotel and Conference Centre\n20 Fairview Rd\, BARRIE\, ON L4N 4P3 Canada + Map \n\n\n\nEarly bird Fee\n $140 (+HST)\n Extended Deadline Sep. 25\, 2017\n\n\nRegular Fee \n $170 (+HST)\nDeadline October 22\, 2017\, 11:59p.m.\n\n\n\n \nAbout the Education Day \nThe focus of this Education Day is on Radiation Safety in Digital Radiography; it includes:\n1) An in-depth analysis of latest research findings about optimization of radiation exposure and image quality\n2) The role of Quality Control in optimizing radiation dose to patient and dose management in different areas (e.g. pediatric radiography\, mobile radiography)\n3) Current Global Approaches to Radiation Safety \nAccreditation \n \nThis Education Day content has been approved by the Canadian Association of Medical Radiation Technologists (CAMRT) for up to 6.25 hours Category A credit in continuing Education; recognized by the American Society of Radiologic Technologists (ASRT) as well as the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT). We provide certificate of attendance. \nScroll Down   to Register Online (credit card or paypal)\, or download the Registration Form (Cheque)  \n\n			\n				\n			\n			Audience\n		\n\n		\n			Objectives\n		\n\n		\n			Speakers\n		\n\n		\n			Schedule\n		\n\n		\n			Location\n		\n		 \n\n		\n			\n				\n					\n			Medical Radiation Technologists (Radiography)\n		\n\n		\n			\n1) Learn about the combined effects of increasing kVp and decreasing mAs to reduce patient skin dose while maintaining quality on images of the chest\, hand\, skull and pelvis.\n2) Demonstrate that high kVp and low mAs techniques can replace traditional film screen techniques thus reducing patient dose while producing image of diagnostic quality\n3) Review how radiography students\, radiographers\, radiologist and radiology residents rated the images\n4) Develop an understanding of the importance of QC in Radiation Safety.\n5) Learn about the different QC tests in digital Radiography\n6) Develop an understanding of the importance of radiation dose records for risk estimation and how it is related to ALARA.\n7) Explore new research findings in Patient dose management in different areas like pediatric\, mobile radiography and digital mammography\n8) Explore methods to educate patients about radiation doses\n9) Explore different Radiation Safety Initiatives (image gently Alliance\, Image wisely…)\n10) Explain the role of the global organizations in raising awareness about radiation Safety (ISRRT\, WHO\, IAEA\, ICRP…)\n\n		\n\n		\n			\n\n\n\n\nELIZABETH LORUSSO MRT (MR)\, MRT(R)\, RTR\, B Appl Sc; MRI Professor at Fanshawe College\n\n\n\n\nVALENTINA AL HAMOUCHE MRT (R)\, MSc.; CEO VCA Education
URL:https://vcaeducation.ca/event/radiation-safety-barrie/
LOCATION:Holiday Inn Hotel – Barrie\, 20 Fairview Rd\, Barrie\, ON\, L4N 4P3\, Canada
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SUMMARY:Radiation Safety in Digital Radiography
DESCRIPTION:Registration Closed… meet us in Barrie: \nVENUE: 20 Toronto St\, 2nd Floor TORONTO\, ON M5C 2B8 Canada + Map \n\n\n\nEarly bird Fee\n$140 (+HST)\nDeadline August 15\, 2017\n\n\nRegular Fee \n$170 (+HST)\nDeadline September 24\, 2017\, 11:59p.m.\n\n\n\n  \nAbout the Education Day \nThe focus of this Education Day is on Radiation Safety in Digital Radiography; it includes:\n1) An in-depth analysis of latest research findings about optimization of radiation exposure and image quality\n2) The role of Quality Control in optimizing radiation dose to patient and dose management in different areas (e.g. pediatric radiography\, mobile radiography)\n3) Current Global Approaches to Radiation Safety \nAccreditation \n \nThis Education Day content has been approved by the Canadian Association of Medical Radiation Technologists (CAMRT) for up to 6.25 hours Category A credit in continuing Education; recognized by the American Society of Radiologic Technologists (ASRT) as well as the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT). We provide certificate of attendance. \nScroll Down   to Register Online (credit card or paypal)\, or download the Registration Form (Cheque)  \n\n			\n				\n			\n			Audience\n		\n\n		\n			Objectives\n		\n\n		\n			Speakers\n		\n\n		\n			Schedule\n		\n\n		\n			Location\n		\n		 \n\n		\n			\n				\n					\n			Medical Radiation Technologists (Radiography)\n		\n\n		\n			\n1) Learn about the combined effects of increasing kVp and decreasing mAs to reduce patient skin dose while maintaining quality on images of the chest\, hand\, skull and pelvis.\n2) Demonstrate that high kVp and low mAs techniques can replace traditional film screen techniques thus reducing patient dose while producing image of diagnostic quality\n3) Review how radiography students\, radiographers\, radiologist and radiology residents rated the images\n4) Develop an understanding of the importance of QC in Radiation Safety.\n5) Learn about the different QC tests in digital Radiography\n6) Develop an understanding of the importance of radiation dose records for risk estimation and how it is related to ALARA.\n7) Explore new research findings in Patient dose management in different areas like pediatric\, mobile radiography and digital mammography\n8) Explore methods to educate patients about radiation doses\n9) Explore different Radiation Safety Initiatives (image gently Alliance\, Image wisely…)\n10) Explain the role of the global organizations in raising awareness about radiation Safety (ISRRT\, WHO\, IAEA\, ICRP…)\n\n		\n\n		\n			\n\n\n\n\nELIZABETH LORUSSO MRT (MR)\, MRT(R)\, RTR\, B Appl Sc; MRI Professor at Fanshawe College\n \nVALENTINA AL HAMOUCHE MRT (R)\, MSc.; CEO VCA Education
URL:https://vcaeducation.ca/event/radiation-safety-toronto/
LOCATION:20 Toronto St – Toronto\, 20 Toronto St\, 2nd Floor\, Toronto\, ON\, M5C 2B8\, Canada
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SUMMARY:Bridging the Gap with the Canadian Professional Practice in Radiography
DESCRIPTION:VENUE: 1 Overland Dr. TORONTO\, ON M3C 2C3 + Map \n\n\n\nRegistration \n$80 (+HST)\n\n\n\n\n  \nAbout the Tutorial \nThe focus of this Tutorial for IEMRT is the Canadian Professional Practice in Radiography; the tutorial objectives include:\n1.    To identify the gaps that may exist due to differences in practice from your experience and the Canadian experience in Radiography\n2.    To introduce the CAMRT Competency Profile with a focus on the Professional Practice and Patient Management Modules as applied to practice in a Canadian healthcare work environment\n3.    To develop a systematic approach to radiographic image analysis\n4.    To test your knowledge through a competency based Quiz.\n \nScroll Down   to Register Online (credit card or paypal)\, or download the Registration Form (Cheque)  \n\n			\n				\n			\n			Audience\n		\n\n		\n			Objectives\n		\n\n		\n			Speakers\n		\n\n		\n			Schedule\n		\n\n		\n			Location\n		\n		 \n\n		\n			\n				\n					\n			Internationally Educated Medical Radiation Technologists (IEMRT)\n		\n\n		\n			\n1) To identify the gaps that may exist due to differences in practice from your experience and the Canadian experience in Radiography\n2) To introduce the CAMRT Competency Profile with a focus on the Professional Practice and Patient Management Modules as applied to practice in a Canadian healthcare work environment\n3) To develop a systematic approach to radiographic image analysis\n4) To test your knowledge through a competency based Quiz\n\n		\n\n		\n			\n\n\n\n \nVALENTINA AL HAMOUCHE MRT (R)\, MSc.; CEO VCA Education \n\n\n \nSHEETAL RUPARELIA MRT(R) \n\n\n\n\n		 \n\n		\n			 \n		\n\n		\n			Accessible by TTC : Buses No 25\, 185\, 54\, or 162
URL:https://vcaeducation.ca/event/bridging-gap-canadian-professional-practice-radiography/
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