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EQUIP for Mammography
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About this Program
Information on this page is an example of the EQUIP for Mammography program that MTMI can provide. A customized program can be created to meet the needs of your facility.
Are you having a difficult time implementing your EQUIP program at your facility? If so, let us help you in preparing and implementing a solid and useful program.
The primary goal of the Mammography Quality Standards ACT (MQSA) is clinical image quality, and using the eight image quality attributes for clinical image review. Certified mammography facilities must continue to comply with the standards for clinical image quality according to mammography accrediting bodies.
MTMI can work with your facility in developing a quality EQUIP program by working with your Mammography leads with an on-site one day program. Our MQSA qualified Mammography Specialists will provide you with the following:
- Thorough explanation of the EQUIP program as outlined by the MQSA.
- What is it?
- How do we comply?
- Examples of how a program can be outlined for MQSA.
- Clinical Image Assessment
- Clinical image review utilizing the eight image quality attributes
- Positioning
- CC and MLO
- Tips and tricks to improve
- Film Critique - Group discussion
Institutional Requirements
- A meeting room or class room
- Promotion of the event to internal staff
- An on-site meeting coordinator
- Audio-visual equipment
Educational Objectives
At the completion of this program, participants will be able to:
- Discuss performance of the CC and MLO views and the variances in positioning techniques among technologists.
- Evaluate CC and MLO clinical images for radiographic landmarks.
- To position (but not image) volunteers in a controlled setting and evaluate strengths and weaknesses of the mammography technologists.
- To image actual patients presenting with wide range of body habitus, breast tissue composition, and diagnostic problems.
Schedule
What this course will cover
SAMPLE SCHEDULE | |
8:00 am | Enhancing Qualtiy Using the Inspection Program (EQUIP)
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9:00 am | Mammography Positioning Skills for High Quality Images
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10:15 am | Break |
10:30 am | Review Facility’s Current Mammography Quality Program
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12:00 pm | Lunch Break |
1:00 pm | Review Random Images / Film Critique
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3:00 pm | Clinical Image Assessment Mammographic Technique and Image Evaluation |
4:30 pm | Adjourn |
Program Faculty
Meet your presenter(s)
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Miranda Melton
RT(R)(M)
Miranda became registered with the ARRT as a Radiologic Technologist in 1998 and specialized in Mammography in 1999. She spent the first 8 years working her way up from staff technologist to lead technologist before accepting a Clinic Manager Role with Diagnostic Imaging Centers, P.A. in Lee’s Summit, Missouri in 2006. After 10 years in that role, Miranda took a leap of faith in 2017 and began working as an Independent Mammography Positioning Specialist and Educator. Most of her time was spent teaching for Medical Technology Management Institute (MTMI) on the Initial Mammography Training team as well as traveling the US to provide hands-on positioning workshops. Miranda also worked part-time as Corporate Supervisor in the Mammography Department at University Health, Kansas City, Mo where she collaborated with the Lead Interpreting Physician to ensure all breast imaging protocols, workflows, quality control, and quality assurance issues/concerns were addressed and managed per MQSA/ACR guidelines. In February of 2023, Miranda accepted the position of Director of Women’s Imaging Education at MTMI. In this role, Miranda oversees and manages the Women’s Imaging portfolio of courses and events. Miranda is passionate about women’s health education and continues to provide hands-on positioning workshops as well as teaches several MTMI programs such as Initial Mammography Training, Essential Skills for Quality Mammography, Conquering MQSA and ACR and many more CEU webinars.
Credits
Accredited training programs
This workshop provides 8 hours of Category A continuing education credit for radiologic technologists recognized by the ARRT and various licensure states. ASRT Category A credit is also recognized by CAMRT’s Continuing Education Credit Approval Program for CE credit in Canada. A certificate of attendance will be provided for each individual upon completion of the workshop.