MR Safety Course: Reshape Your Skills

MR Safety Course: Reshape Your Skills is organized by European Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine and Biology (ESMRMB) and will be held from Oct 16 - 19, 2024 at Bolzano, Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy.

Description:
The course aims to promote multidisciplinary collaboration in MRI safety practice, as we are convinced that this is the key to improvement. Therefore, we strongly suggest the participation of 3 persons from different professional profiles per facility. To encourage this, the registration fee for the second and, in particular, the third participant from the same facility has been significantly reduced. According to the multidisciplinary philosophy, the speakers and tutors will be from different professional backgrounds. In addition, there will be a substantial practical part to practice different aspects of MRI safety.

Course Content:
The course will provide a systematic overview of the risks connected to superconductive clinical MR systems. It will cover both patient safety and personnel safety. The potential hazards related to the 3 different electromagnetic fields used in MR (the static magnetic field, the switched gradient field and RF field) will be presented and experienced in practical sessions. Another important aspect are the standards of MR Safety and compatibility testing in active as well as non-active implants, with a focus on a training in clinical strategies how to handle implant safety issues in the MR environment, enhance patients’ safety and improve the MR workflow in daily routine. Special aspects such as cardio-vascular implants and MR Safety issues in interventional MR will be presented, too. The most recent developments and risks regarding MR contrast agents will be covered. Additionally, an introduction to risk management in clinical MR facilities will be given. Furthermore, the aspect of MRI sustainability will be explored.

The course will provide a combination of lectures and practical training sessions in smaller groups.

Additional details will be posted as soon as information is available.