Portable brain scanner with Bluetooth for emergency stroke assessment is not a dream anymore, and is in fact being developed for use by EMT's and other paramedical professionals. Faster, cheaper evaluation of strokes in patients is the goal of Dr Alistair McEwan and his EIT unit. And no radiation to the patient.
"Electrical impedance tomography (EIT), (also called applied potential tomography) is an imaging technique that uses an electrical current applied to the body by a set of electrodes and measuring the voltage developed between another set of electrodes. EIT is about a thousand times cheaper and a thousand times smaller than X-ray and positron emission tomography, but has lower resolution and more variability between subjects. "
Sunday, October 16, 2005
Montana hospital not honoring NP's scripts
Clinic patients picket hospital after the hospital decided it would not honor prescriptions for anything other than basic X-ray exams that were signed by nurse practitioners. I must agree that advanced imaging tests should not in the realm of NP duties, as their training is not as complete or rigorous as that of MDs.
Saturday, October 15, 2005
Doctors For Medical Liability Reform
Great Animation here from Doctors For Medical Liability Reform, a group dedicated to driving down the high cost of health care.
Conflict resolution
Looks like I'll be spending some time with Conflict Resolution this week, particularly with the second shift. Why is it that 2nd and 3rd shifts always feel shorted and neglected? I should know - I worked it the last 5 years.
Resolving Interpersonal conflicts
Conflict Resolution
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Ghandi and Conflict
No one and nothing is against you
Resolving Interpersonal conflicts
Conflict Resolution
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Ghandi and Conflict
No one and nothing is against you
Tuesday, October 04, 2005
Techs - Share your Stories
RT Image is asking techs for inspiring stories of their work and the lives they've touched. With Radiologic Technology Week coming up in November the stories have extra meaning.
New radtech school in the NW
Clark College of Clark County, Washington announced that they will soon add a program for training rad techs at the college. Mention is made of the extreme shortage of techs and the need for quality training. The pinch is felt here in Tucson, with new magnets and MDCTs being installed with scant few techs to run them.
Might be a good time to ask for a raise, guys. Or at least a salary survey.
Might be a good time to ask for a raise, guys. Or at least a salary survey.
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