Initial Mammography Training Course (Aug 2017)

Initial Mammography Training Course is organized by Medical Technology Management Institute (MTMI) and would be held during Aug 21 - 26, 2017 at Sheraton Suites Old Town Alexandria, Alexandria, Virginia, United States of America.

This target audience for this medical event basically for mammographers, technologists wishing to enter the field of Mammography with no previous experience as well as technologists who have worked in Mammography without extensive formal training. This CME Conference has been approved with a maximum of 40 hours.

This course will cover all ARRT mammography exam content specifications as well as serve as a review for the California state mammography exam. Our course will incorporate the MQSA requirement of 8 hours of digital mammography throughout the 5 days. Hands on positioning workshops for those who attend the on-site programs will allow attendees the opportunity to work one on one with instructors and models to practice and learn the basic mammographic screening procedures.

Objectives :

• Obtain knowledge to help prepare for the ARRT Mammography exam
• Demonstrate basic positioning skills for the CC and MLO views
• Explain advanced positioning technique for supplementary views, difficult patients and implant patients
• Review and gain knowledge on breast anatomy, disease processes and pathology
• Describe how various physical characteristics of the x-ray tube affect mammographic imaging
• Perform mammographic quality control testing procedures per MQSA guidelines
• Describe the differences between imaging systems used to perform Full Field Digital Mammography (FFDM) examinations
• Describe and develop a comprehensive quality assurance program for digital mammography
• Understand the differences between regulatory bodies, such as MQSA, ACR and the ARRT
• Describe the parameters in digital imaging that control resolution and contrast
• Describe newly emerging technologies used with digital mammographic imaging.