KICK-OFF MRI SAFETY WEEK 2024

Why

Take this unique chance to learn from leading experts on:

state-of-the-art patient safety response frameworks,
proximity burns and conduction loops, and
correct and safe patient positioning.

The Presentations

1. One UK National Providers Experience of MRI Safety Incidents and use of the NHS Patient Safety Incident Response Framework – Dr. Darren Hudson

2. Proximity burns and conduction loops – causes and prevention – Dr. Harriet Rogers

3. Patient preparation and positioning – what every MRI Radiographer needs to know – Christos Tsiotsios, MSC

4. Importance of Patient Positioning – Larissa Meister

Our Experts

Dr. Darren Hudson

MRI Clinical Lead MRSC™ for InHealth

Darren has a Master's in Health Science, a Post Graduate Certificate in Health and Social Care Management, and one in Clinical Education. He recently completed his Doctorate in Clinical Research where his prime focus was around Virtual Reality and its use as a preparatory tool prior to MRI.

Darren is MRI Clinical Lead for InHealth, an Independent Sector provider of Diagnostic solutions within the UK. He works within the Clinical Quality team for the organisation and provides professional leadership for the MRI Radiographers they employ. His role encompasses many aspects of MRI across the business, from quality and governance to education and training.

He was MRI Safety Certified by the American MRI Safety Board in 2016, which helps support his role as in MRI safety across the organisation in collaboration with their MRSE. As well as safety, he is passionate about patient experience within MRI and continues to drive this forward internally.

Darren’s other interests are around innovations and their application within MRI in general, as well as advancing practice and supporting workforce development

Dr. Harriet Rogers

Senior MRI Physicist at Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust

Harriet has studied and worked across a range of areas within the field of MRI. She obtained her MSc in Quantitative Neuroimaging from the University of Bristol, and her PhD in Biophysics and Imaging from UCL where she specialised in paediatric renal imaging. She has worked as an MRI Researcher in preclinical stroke, clinical hemianopia, and as a Research Fellow in prostate cancer. Harriet joined the NHS in 2021 as an MRI Physicist in PETMR at UCLH, and she is currently a Senior MRI Physicist at Guy's and St Thomas' Trust where she works across a variety of areas including MR safety, intraoperative MRI, PETMR and clinical protocol development.

Christos Tsiotsios, MSc

MRI Clinical Specialist, Part-time instructor at European University of Cyprus

Christos graduated as a Radiographer from the Department of Radiologic Technology and Radiotherapy of the National Technological Educational Institute (TEI) of Athens, Greece, in 2015.
He completed his Master's degree in current applications in medical imaging from the University of West Attica, Athens, Greece, in 2023.
He has a profound knowledge of MRI safety, MR physics, MR image quality optimization and MRI protocols. In addition, he has gained his experience working as an MRI application specialist and training MRI Radiographers.
He is currently working as head of Radiographers at Markides MRI & Diagnostic Imaging in Limassol, Cyprus, and as part-time instructor at European University of Cyprus in Nicosia, Cyprus.

Christos shares his passion for MRI as the admin of MRI_technologist on social media.

CPD Endorsed

This may help to support outcomes of CPD Now by College of Radiographers with the following supporting learning outcomes from the event:

[CoR 01] Practical skills
[CoR 02] Knowledge base
[CoR 03] Work safely
[CoR 09] Inter-professional/agency working or learning
[CoR 11] Workforce development or staff governance
[CoR 19] Evidence to support practice

CPD for radiographers and other allied health professions regulated by the HCPC is learning outcomes based, rather than points/credits/hours accumulating.

About Us

InHealth Group

InHealth is the UK’s largest specialist provider of diagnostic and healthcare solutions.

Our mission is to make healthcare better, and we do this by working with hospitals and commissioners across the NHS and independent sector. With over 30 years’ experience, our flexible and dynamic approach is helping to meet some of health’s most pressing challenges – reducing waiting times, speeding up diagnoses, saving money and improving the overall patient experience. Today, InHealth’s dedicated team of more than 3,500 peopledeliver services spanning numerous disease areas, providing tests, scans and examinations for more than 4 million patients a year from more than 800 locations across the UK.

Pearl Technology AG

Pearl technology, elevating patient safety through innovative patient positioning solutions

Pearl Technology AG, based in Zurich, Switzerland, is the leading manufacturer of patient positioning devices in medical imaging. Our innovative solutions have been developed in close collaboration with our customers and experts, thus catering to the diverse demands of today’s radiology departments. The product range encompasses a broad variety of positioning aids setting new standards in terms of image quality, workflow efficiency, hygiene as well as patient experience.

At the heart of our innovation lies the patented Pearltec technology, developed in close partnership with the prestigious Zurich Federal Institute of Technology (ETH). It combines the functionality of inflatable air chambers with the flexibility of movable polystyrene beads that conform to the body's contours. This sophisticated design ensures pressure-free support and enhances image quality due to consistently minimizing unwanted movements. Furthermore, it is easy to use, perfectly hygienic and provides a high level of patient safety and comfort.

Learn more about Pearl Technology and our unique patient positioning solutions on www.pearl-technology.ch/en.