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On this episode guest host Michael Lawerre (MS, RRA, RPA, RT (VI)(SVIR)) comes on to share with us how his pathway through X-ray, CT, IR and Cath Lab have all aided in his pathway through the Radiologist Assistant (RA). Mr. Lowerre shares on tips for those considering the IR/Cath Lab route and what that role looks like for those wanting to pursue that avenue. We also go through some of our struggles and share on raising awareness on the profession.

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Thank you Mr. Lowerre for coming on and sharing your perspective with us! Learning comes through conversation and we enjoyed the time we spent with you recording this episode. Let us know if you want to come on and share the open mic with us, email us at www.collaborationra.com!

Featured guest, Kristin Beinschroth (MPH, BSRS, RT (R), CHES), comes back on to walk us through how to look for the right program, what various advanced degrees bring to you, AI, and how education is one of the avenues to seeing Medical Imagers recognized as "professional".

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It was so much fun to be able to tap into AI when working with this audio. Share in the comments your thoughts on AI and listening to this episode. Mrs. Beinschroth thank you for the opportunity of letting us utilize this new tool on the podcast and for taking the time to talk about education and proper recognition of our profession.

Newly graduated Registered Radiologist Assistant (RRA), Ryan Thompson, comes back on to join us on this weeks open mic. Ryan shares a little bit on how life has been since graduating and together we share casual conversation about starting out in this advanced pathway and our experiences.

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A special thanks to Mr. Thompson as he was a prior guest in the start of our podcast and his return to follow up with us and share what life has been like since graduating. To all our fellow RA students and new graduates out in the industry, we are wishing you all the best in your future endeavors!

Featured guest host, Tobias Gilk (MRSO, MRSE), sits down with hosts Marcelene Forbus (RT, RPA) and Reece Burgoon (RT, RRA) to go over everything safety for MRI. Mr, Gilk speaks of his passion for advocating for more regulated and defined safety standards of MRI and things we can implement in the future. 

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(1:13) Introduction of Tobias Gilk

(3:23) Better Advocating for MRI safety, having conversations, accreditation, and how reimbursement can play a part in better MRI safety standards.

(11:01) Gaining perspective through speaking at conferences and how conversations can open up access for potential care for patients.

(15:30) Knowing your audience, Radiologist role in safety, and knowing our roles/responsibilities for safety.

(19:00) Establishing oversight and delegating a specific point of care for responsibility to MRI safety.

(24:18) Scanning offsite and establishing a point of care for the screen process, positioning patients, and establishing new roles.

(35:58) The RA role model, recognizing efficiency and maintaining safety as we look at other modalities.

(40:23) Closing out the series.

Thank you Mr. Gilk for coming on and taking the time to share the importance of MRI safety standards. It was an honor to gain this perspective, learn more about our state laws, and how education is important to our safe.

Find out more about Mr. Gilk by checking out his website at: https://gilkradiologyconsultants.com

Featured guest host, Tobias Gilk (MRSO, MRSE), sits down with hosts Marcelene Forbus (RT, RPA) and Reece Burgoon (RT, RRA) to go over everything safety for MRI. Mr, Gilk speaks of his passion for advocating for more regulated and defined safety standards of MRI and things we can implement in the future.

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(0:35) Introduction of Tobias Gilk.

(3:59) Learning about how architecture and MRI advocacy come together.

(10:01) External perspectives, seeing all “the trees in the forest”, and labeling MRI as a safe modality.

(14:55) State laws (and lack thereof) for MRI safety and licensing.

(18:44) Accreditation, reimbursement, and ways in which MRI can cause harm when safety measures are not met.

(24:29) Macro and micro level for setting MRI safety standards and old builds meeting new standards.

(29:40) Increased demands, increased incidents, travelers, and the fear of what is looming if safety standards are not set into place.

(36:06) Closing out Part 1 of the 2 part episode. 

Thank you Mr. Gilk for coming on and taking the time to share the importance of MRI safety standards. It was an honor to gain this perspective, learn more about our state laws, and how education is important to our safety.

Fellow RA, Will Bryant (RT, RRA), joins us with featured guest host and Radiology Resident, Dr. Khazi. Together we speak on many of the education of going to medical school and residency, sharing on the importance of education, and better educating on the pathway of becoming an Interventional Radiologist. We speak about his education and training in collaboration with Radiologist Assistants (RA's) and how it has enhanced his ability to learn and ask questions.

It was awesome to have the opportunity to speak with Dr. Khazi as he shares on his experiences in the field and working with various medical professionals. Listen in as he shares his honest opinion on some of the controversy that exists for the RA and how we can better combat these concerns and educate on all our roles.

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(0:35): Intro

(2:21): Dr. Khazi shares on getting into medical school, becoming a resident, and matching.

(8:18): Dr. Khazi speaks about who inspired his education and experiencing other specialties.

(11:17): Discussion on burnout between diagnostic, interventional and technologists.

(13:32): Difficult IR cases, difficult outcomes, and the hardships of unexpected hardships

felt in patient care.

(22:09): Working IR/Truama with an RA

(24:08): Resident education, learning alongside the RA, job security, and considerations in looking at the RA role in the future.

(32:10): Dr. Khazi speaks on the future of his career path and how the RA can be a collaborating member of that team for better care of the patient.

(35:18): Dr. Khazi spends a little bit of time thanking IR technologist for assisting and working with Radiologist daily in cases to enhance procedure outcomes.

(36:23): We speak on various podcasts and platforms for supporting educating on the Radiology profession and coming together in conversations.

(39:43): Various Physician Extenders and the differences in clinical learning.

(43:02): Closing remarks with Dr. Khazi.

(44:15): Closing

Thank you for joining us on this episode! If you want to come on and share your perspective or experiences in the world of radiology, we would LOVE to have you! Find us on www.collaborationra.com

This week on the open mic we welcome Aaron Scott (NM, NMAA) as he shares how shares his unique start into the medical imaging profession, specifically into nuclear medicine. Mr. Scott shares throughout his time in medical imaging a desire to learn more and further his education and speaks about how professional societies have contributed to his continued inspiration for growth. We also got the chance to learn all about the Nuclear Medicine Advanced Associate (NMAA) and ask questions about what that role looks like!

We hit on so many topics which made this episode so fun to do. It was an honor getting to meet and visit with Mr. Scott and we are so excited to see the NMAA profession grow. To learn more about the FIND Act, please click on the link and send in letters of support (family/friends are welcome to send in support as well. https://votervoice.net/ASRT/Campaigns/97014/Respond

The timeline for this episode is as follows...

(0:36): Intro

(2:54): Mr. Scott shares his personal experiences as his stared in nuclear medicine.

(5:39): Discussion about the starting and closing of various radiology based programs and advocating for a place "at the table".

(11:46): Job market change, sign-on bonuses, and the need for educators in Radiology programs.

(13:48): Advancement of degrees, attending professional conferences, diversity, and how diversity plays a role in community outreach and education.

(20:30) Entering into the Nuclear Medicine and how further education in medical imaging is a great pathway towards advancement.

(24:01): Change in the imaging community, the need for Nuclear Medicine Advanced Associate, and what mid-levels bring to the imaging industry.

(31:02) A deeper look into the NMAA role and Mr. Scotts personal experiences in this role.

(32:03): Learning about the introduction of NMAA education and qualifications for those who might consider this pathway and the current job market.

(35:25): Misconceptions about the NMAA and what the advanced professional model is actually designed to do.

(36:52): Discussion about the FIND Act in national legislation and the importance of this passage for CMS billing and recognition for Nuclear Medicine exams.

(41:15): The important of state and national recognition for imaging professionals and the importance of our roles.

(43:14): Final advice from Mr. Scott for those who might want to consider applying to the NMAA program and how to get a strong foothold as a student.

(45:05): Closing remarks with hosts Marcelene Forbus (RT, RPA) and Reece Burgoon (RT, RRA)

Thank you for all the subscribers, listeners, and most importantly those who continue to connect with us and come on to do their own episode with us! Our stories are one of a kind and everyone loves hearing them!

On this unique episode we got to share the open mic with 11 Radiologist Assistants (including hosts Marcelene Forbus and Reece Burgoon). Our featured guests for this episode include fellow RA's: Jon Marx, Sean Wiley, Danielle Bradbury, Wesley Shay, Anthony Wray, Susan Wertz, Joe Ferreri, Chris Young, and David Hardwick.

The panel of RA's open up to offer advice to help you standout in your department, approaching the radiologist and administrators for educational advancement, understanding procedures, asking questions, and being direct with your goals. Towards the end we each share some of the ways in which our RA roles have greatly impacted each of our practices. The value the RA profession brings to our Radiologist-led teams is unique and offers the support needed in our departments.

·      (0:36): Hosts Marcelene Forbus and Reece Burgoon discuss what is going to take place in the episode.

·       (3:10) RA introductions explaining clinical preceptorship and where they are currently practicing.  Introductions flow is Susan Wertz, Jon Marx, Wesley Shay, Joseph Ferreri, Anthony Wray, Sean Wiley, Danielle Bradbury, Chris Young, and Dave Hardwick.

·      (21:10): What we learned during the introductions, applying for clinical preceptorship, and finding a job.

·      (23:10): How the educational institution can offer support.

·      (25:21): Finding preceptorship prior to applying and trust between Radiologist and perspective students.

·      (27:58): The importance of sticking out in a crowd, level of understanding prior to applying, asking questions, and being direct with Radiologists and administration about applying for preceptorship.

·      (38:28): Losing clinical preceptorship and looking for additional preceptorship sites while in the program.

·      (41:23): How state laws, credentialing, and billing concerns can play a role in the foundation of clinical preceptorship

·      (44:19):   RA profession most impacted their departments.   Describing access to care, presence in the community, improved efficiency, continuity of care, time saved, training with residents, and the value we provide may not be a tangible fee but the value more than pays for itself.

We enjoyed getting to be a part of this discussion and we are hopeful that it helped anyone looking for preceptorship to have a better insight of how to start the planning phase of entering a program. If you ever need help or advise, we are a great group of people always willing to share support and helping you achieve you goals.

Have a topic you want to share or is there something you want to know more about, find us at www.collaborationra.com. We are always happy to hear from our listeners!

On this episode hosts Marcelene Forbus (RT, RPA) and Reece Burgoon (RT, RRA) share about some of the things they have learned over the course of starting this podcast. Learning more in-depth about various avenues our career paths we can take and some of the tips and tricks we have learned along the way. As we did this podcast we got to learn how everyone else is working but we as RA's don't really openly talk about how we do, what we do.

On this episode we share some of the important things we do when performing exams of the upper GI tract. We spent some time sharing how and why we do some of the positioning we do and helping technologist gain a different perspective into setting up these exams or anticipating how to better assist in the rooms. We share on some of the tips and tricks we have learned from both our radiologist and technologist over the years, being able to take care of our patients and get the radiologist the diagnostic exam they need to make their diagnosis.

These were just things we have have learned and how we personal work and are not intended as advice on how others work in their environment. This epsiode was simply to demonstrate one of the many ways and RA can assist in the fluoroscopy world and how we work within our roles. Every practice is different and each radiologist has their own protocols and expectations that us, as RA's, are expected to follow. This was just our generic take on our typical day of work.