There are several important safety aspects of MRI units. It is dealing with a huge and very strong magnet, which reinforces the need to put in place strict procedures to protect patients and staff as well as the device from malpractices. Most of these malpractices are the result of ignoring or not understanding instructions and warning labels. As well as a result of a lack of education, or training.
Given the importance of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) safety and the scarcity of seminars and conferences in the Gulf region in this field, forcing the Gulf residents to travel abroad to attend these seminars and practice in this field, the Saudi entrepreneur Rayan Azab was keen to have leadership and spread awareness in this field to help in the development of the medical sector in the Gulf region and the organization of medical seminars through his company AZDEF.
Azab aspires to continue organizing similar seminars that help spread awareness in the medical sector for the citizens of the Gulf residents and save their effort and time of traveling abroad.
Supported by the Dubai Health Authority, the Advanced Safety Training Seminar in MRI will be offered in the Gulf starting in Dubai, UAE, and then in Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the rest of the Gulf countries, following the model of courses developed and delivered in the USA, UK, and Australia. This three-day intensive seminar will cover a wide range of topics in MRI safety for the safe and effective management of MRI and radiology patient care.
The Advanced MRI Safety Training Seminar will be delivered over three days, and is expected to provide attendees with CE credit approved by the Dubai Health Authority (DHA).
The course will be delivered by the world-renowned certified MRI Safety Expert, Prof. Tobias Gilk for three days of focused MRI safety learning, September 26-28, at the beautiful H Hotel in downtown Dubai. Prof. Gilk – member of the IEC MRI safety standards committee, two-time member of the ACR MRI safety committee, and Board member and past-Chair of the ABMRS – will lead attendees on what amounts to a university-level course on MRI risk-assessment and superior MRI patient management, which will allow MRI providers to safely scan patients you may have not thought safe to scan, with less labor dedicated to patient screening, all while improving the safety of patients and staff, as well as the MRI safety confidence of radiologists and radiographers.
Attendees who put Prof. Gilk’s teachings into practice will see fewer MRI safety-related canceled exams, faster resolution of MRI safety patient concerns, and greater comfort in their abilities to make better patient care decisions.
The seminar is sponsored by AFES, SDI Canada, RAD, and Metrasens.
Further seminar details are available from http://MRIsafetycourse.com
