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July/August 2012Philips Learning Center – Celebrating Radiologic Technologists

In this issue, we are focusing on radiology and continuing education for RTs. We'll share materials on

our new Image Interpretation Course Series, continuing education for RTs, new online courses

available, MR Advanced Neurovascular clinical education, a white paper on Physician Relationships

from our Healthcare Consulting team, an upper limb anatomy quiz, and more! We hope you find these

materials useful and continue to enjoy our bimonthly enewsletter.

If you haven’t logged in lately – please do and remind yourself why over 400,000 healthcare

professionals use the Philips Learning Center to meet their continuing educational requirements.

New Image Interpretation Course Series for

Radiologic Technologists

The Learning Center is announcing the Image Interpretation course

series - innovative, interactive e-learning courses which will aid

Radiologic Technologists in understanding image interpretation and

the evaluations of x-rays. The courses focus on identifying anatomy

using both colorful images and x-rays and offer many examples of 

radiographic technique. There are 30+ courses covering the adult and pediatric musculoskeletal

systems and the adult chest located under the 'Radiology/X-ray - Plain X-rays in the Adult/Pediatric'

category within the Course Catalog. These courses are approved for Category A+ continuing education

(CE) credits by the American Society of Radiologic Technologists (ASRT). Review course series.

GetInsideHealth is a great way to

stay on top!

GetInsideHealth® provides you with a quick way to

stay on the top of newly released medical research from a variety of journals in the areas of 

radiology, cardiology, oncology, ob-gyn, and health and well-being. It provides succinct abstracts to

review to stay informed. Here are just a few of the interesting titles this month:

CT planning in head and neck cancer

Ultrasound evaluation of LV diastolic dysfunction

Good practice in fetal heart rate monitoring

Education Highlight: Continuing Radiologic

Technologists Education

The Learning Center offers high quality radiology continuing

education courses for today's RT. Our radiology CME and CE courses

help keep you informed of the latest trends in the fast paced

help keep you informed of the latest trends in the fast paced

medical imaging industry. Activities include basic to advanced CT

and MRI courses as well as CT and MRI registry review series and

curriculums to help you to prepare for the registry exam. Learn

more.

MR Basics - A Solid Foundation in MRI from the

ASRT!

If you are looking to learn the basics of MRI, the ASRT is offering a

new online course series which includes 10 interactive modules

covering the fundamentals of MRI to neuroimaging as well as a

bonus practice test. Whether you are trying to decide if MRI is the

specialty for you or you need to improve your skills, you can use

this series to gain expertise which will help you succeed in the

exciting field of magnetic resonance imaging. Just like the popular CT Basics series from the ASRT,

engaging animations and colorful images help explain the basics of MRI in an easy-to-follow format.

These modules are available individually or as a set and include CE credits. See MR Basic courses.

P h y s i ci a n R e l a t io n s h i p s : T h e f o u n d a t i o n o f  

p e r f o r m a n c e  

We invite you to read a new white paper from the Philips Healthcare

Consulting team. Physician Relationships: The foundation of 

 performance discusses how strong relationships between physicians

and hospitals are the foundation of healthcare performance. It

highlights how efforts to drive improvement in clinical, operational,

and financial results can accelerate or halt support of physicians within the hospital and across the

community and enhance opportunities for improving physician relationships. Read our white paper

today.

New Online Courses Available

The Learning Center team is always working to provide you with

new online learning activities! Some of our newest courses are

listed below and please check the bottom of our home page

regularly to see all new courses available.

Image Interpretation of the Lumbar Spine

Plain X-rays of the Adult Chest: Emergency, Lines & 

Instrumentation

Image Interpretation of the Pediatric Skeleton: Pathology

MR Advanced Neurovascular Training

New Clinical Education Course: our new MR Advanced Neurovascular 

course is intended for MR technologists who would like an

introduction to Neurovascular MRI. The course focuses on

anatomy/physiology and imaging of pathology related to the

neurovasculature of the human body. Upon completion of the

training course, participants should be able to perform, discuss, and

understand technical aspects of neurovascular imaging including positioning, imaging parameters, and

techniques. Learn more.

Please note: participants must be familiar with using a Philips MRI system - completing initial system training and have used 

the system for at least a month.

A n a t o m y U p p e r L i m b P ic t u r e s Qu i z  

This is an interactive game to test your knowledge on the anatomy

of the upper limb. In this picture game, you will label the structures

 

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