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Material developed for nurses, technologists, sonographers, paediatricians, neonataologists

Lead: Quentin Moore, Radiologic Technology Instructor, Ohio USA
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Here (a broad variety of helpful websites) and here (links to specific educational materials)

These web-links are intended to provide pertinent and up-to-date information to enhance your knowledge of medical imaging, imaging anatomy, and radiation safety. We have included links to medical imaging education campaigns, national and international radiology-based organizations, and universities and colleges from countries all over the world. Please let us know if you experience any issues with our links or if you have suggestions about other great websites that provide educational guidelines, promote awareness of patient safety, or elaborate on imaging exam justification and optimization for pediatric patients.

For more on Image Gently/the Alliance for Radiation Safety in Pediatric Imaging: see here

Dental Professions

Follow the new Image Gently/Alliance campaign:" Image Gently in Dentistry"

Resources for dental professionals
Dental procedures
Parent information

QA Series, UCLA

UCLA QUALITY ASSURANCE SERIES
Spanish translations: Prof. Goya Enriquez/Dr. Ramon Sanchez
Portuguese translations: Paolas Barros/Marcela Nicoliello/Ines Boechat

ENGLISH

SPANISH

PORTUGUESE

Part 2 of the UCLA QA series (Questions)

ENGLISH SPANISH

(PORTUGUESE COMING SOON)

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NEW globalcastMD podcast, June 2015

Pediatric surgical based but with radiology relevance. Join Dr. Shawn St. Peter and Dr. Todd Ponsky as they discuss the contemporary diagnosis and management of empyema.

Table of contents:

02:37 - Evaluation of patient with pleural effusion

07:26 - Treatment algorithm for empyema

11:23 - Duration of antibiotic therapy

14:51 - Imaging for empyema

16:03 - Fibrinolysis

23:15 - Post-procedure chest x-ray

23:45 - Determining failure of therapy

26:44 - Pulmonary necrosis

31:57 - Pulmonary abscess

33:44 - Resection for pulmonary necrosis?

34:26 - Agents for fibrinolysis

Listen to the podcast on iTunes, download our GlobalCastMD App, or on SoundCloud by clicking on the icons below. (Former podcasts also accessible - stay current on Hirschsprung's Disease, for example - covered in May 2015).

Click here for Android download

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Ultrasound

Sonoworld website - sign up for free membership and newsletters (example here), access excellent content such as Harriet Paltiel's 3-part videos, "Ultrasound of the Pediatric Chest"

Chest Ultrasound, Dr. Ramon Sanchez.

SPANISH VERSION: Eco de Torax.

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PARTNERS IN HEALTH - Manual of Ultrasound for Resource-Limited Settings - plus TRANSLATION of manual's OBG chapter into SPANISH

WHO: manual of diagnostic ultrasound

Ultrasound currciculums: see below

CT Dose

From the American College of Radiology (ACR).

Expand your knowledge of pediatric CT with this FREE interactive case module. Developed and offered by the ACR,the child-sizing CT dose: optimizing patient care through quality improvement case provides a 360° overview of the latest concepts and practices in radiation dose monitoring for child CT scans. Click here