Venipuncture & Contrast Media in Radiography
15 West 136th Street, 4th Floor, New York, NY 10037
This seminar will prepare health care professionals in the safe use of contrast media and its potential adverse reactions.
The course offers 7-CEU credits/points, and is $200 if paid online in advance or $225 at the door.
PROGRAM:
8:00 – 8:15am: Welcome and Opening Remarks
Course Director, Stephanie Evans, MPH
Director of Education, Medical Imaging Program of the NYSCAS division of Touro College
8:15 – 8:30am: Pre-Test
8:30 – 9:30am: Pharmacology of Contrast
Ibrihim Ghattas, M.D.
Instructor, Medical Imaging Program of the NYSCAS division of Touro College
9:30 – 10:30am: Contrast Media Imaging Procedures
- Routes of acceptable contrast media/administration
- Characteristics of injectable contrast media
- Pharmacologic profile of injectable contrast media
Course Director, Stephanie Evans, MPH
Director of Education, Medical Imaging Program of the NYSCAS division of Touro College
10:30 – 11:00am: Special Issues with Contrast Media
- Infiltration
- Infection
- Circulation problems
- Phlebitis
- Air embolism
- Emerging issues – MRI contrast
Christopher Williams, BS, BSN, R.T., (R), (CR)
Adjunct Instructor, Medical Imaging Program of the NYSCAS division of Touro College
11:00 – 11:15am: BREAK
11:15 – 12:00pm: UltraSound Contrast
Kalam Chowdhury, M.D., RDMS (AB), RDMS (OB/GYN), RDCS (AE), RVT.
Clinical Coordinator, Medical Imaging Program of the NYSCAS division of Touro College
12:00 – 1:00pm: LUNCH (Provided)
1:00 – 1:45pm: Contrast Media in CT
- Examples of CT Contrast
- Head, Neck, Abdomen
- Pediatric Contrast
- CT Angiography
- Power Injector
Samir Salib, MD, RT (R) CT, MRI
Adjunct Instructor, Medical Imaging Program of the NYSCAS division of Touro College
1:45 – 2:00pm: BREAK
2:00 – 3:00pm: Contrast Media in Special Population
Kalam Chowdhury, M.D., RDMS (AB), RDMS (OB/GYN), RDCS (AE), RVT.
Adjunct Instructor, Medical Imaging Program of the NYSCAS division of Touro College
3:00 – 4:00pm: Central Lines
Christopher Williams, BS, BSN, R.T., (R), (CR)
Adjunct Instructor, Medical Imaging Program of the NYSCAS division of Touro College
4:00 – 4:30pm: Question and Answers, Post Test, and Closing
Bradley Shaev, Rt (R), MBA
Program Director, Medical Imaging Program of the NYSCAS division of Touro College
COURSE OBJECTIVES:
- Describe the Pharmacologic and Pharmacodynamic principles to contrast media
- Classify contrast according to specific categories and give examples for each category
- Explain the action, uses and side effects of contrast media
- Describe the methods and techniques for administering various types of contrast media
- Explain the current legal and ethical status of the radiographer’s role administration
- Discuss the purpose and advantages of intravenous drug administration
- Demonstrate appropriate venipuncture technique
- Differentiate between the two major sits of intravenous drug administration
- Identify, describe, the document complications associated with intravenous drug therapy and appropriate actions to resolve these complications
Special thank you to Leszek Pazenski, M.D., Assistant Professor, Department of Radiology, Columbia University Medical Center, The Affiliation at Harlem Hospital, for his help in the development of this course.
