Radiography - Updates and Trends


Venue: Post Graduate Classroom 8
Coordinator: M. Gary Sayed
Faculty: Elwin Tilson, Terry Yoshizumi, Essam Mattar, Rami Niazy, Mohammed Al- Rowaily and Nabil Eqeilan, M. Gary Sayed

Target Audience:     Radiographer, radiologic and nuclear medicine technologists and educators  

Course Description:

This course is designed specifically for radiologic technologists and educators. It will provide practitioners and students with a broad overview of the various disciplines, recent developments, career advancement options and opportunities both in clinical and graduate education paths.

Learning Objectives:

Upon completion of this course, attendees should be able to:

  • demonstrate an understanding for the breadth of the radiologic technology fields .
  • differentiate between the various diagnostic modalities and their practitioners and training/certifications.
  • identify career ladders and professional development opportunities, including graduate studies.

Lectures and Speakers:

    1. An Overview of Radiologic Technology Professions (M. Gary Sayed)
    2. I am a recently graduated radiographer or a technologist - what comes next? (Elwin Tilson)
    3. Radiography education and professional societies in Saudi Arabia (Essam Mattar)
    4. The role of imaging technologists in radiation safety (Terry Yoshizumi)
    5. Recent developments in Radiography and Radiologic Technology  (Elwin Tilson)
    6. Recent developments in Nuclear Medicine Technology – Updates (Mohammed Al-Rowaily)
    7. Applications of Ultrasound Imaging (Nabil Iqeilan)
    8. Recent developments in fMRI (Rami Niazy)
    9. Professional Certification and Registration ( Elwin Tilson)
    10. MS Degree Programs in Radiological and Imaging Sciences (M. Gary Sayed)
    11. An Interactive Q&A Session (Tilson, Mattar, Rowaily, Iqeilan and Sayed)

Associated Workshop:

Radiography - Updates and Trends Workshop

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