About this Program

This webinar provides attendees with the fundamentals of breast navigation in the imaging spectrum. The program provides an overview of breast navigation, a review of radiology concepts, and how they relate to navigation and managing high-risk patients.

Additionally, this program will review the basics of “how to” navigate patients in the imaging spectrum. Topics covered will include how to review a pathology report, how to deliver results with empathy, and how to support a patient beyond the imaging spectrum. Benign and malignant pathology and common cancer treatment options will be discussed. Lastly, there will be an imaging review of real cases to demonstrate how navigation impacted the outcome and time for Q&A.

Educational Objectives

After this webinar, attendees will be able to: 

  • Understand the definition and purpose of breast navigation.
  • Understand breast cancer statistics, risk factors, and risk reduction strategies.
  • Understand breast anatomy, BIRADS, and breast density.
  • Identify emerging technology, breast interventional procedures, and mammography tracking systems.
  • Identify high-risk assessment tools and understand the purpose of genetic testing. Understand what high-risk surveillance is and how it ties back to imaging.
  • Understand how to navigate a patient in the imaging spectrum.
  • Understand how to interpret a pathology report and explain it compassionately to a patient.
  • Identify resources to support a patient on the cancer journey.

Schedule

What this course will cover

Introduction

  • Who am I? I am a Navigator!

Navigation Overview

  • What is navigation?
  • What are the barriers to care?
  • Why is navigation important? What are the benefits?
  • Who can navigate?
  • What is the matrix? What are spectrums?
  • The Imaging Matrix drill down.

Imaging Review 

  • Breast Anatomy
  • Traditional Breast Imaging
    • Mammography 
    • Breast Ultrasound 
    • Breast MRI 
  • Emerging Technologies
    • Contrast Enhanced Mammography
  • Interventional Procedures
    • Image Guided Needle Biopsy: Ultrasound, Stereotactic, MRI
  • Breast Localizations
    • Needle Localizations
    • Radioactive Seed localizations
  • Clinical Imaging Trials
  • BIRADS Classifications
  • Breast Density
  • Mammography Tracking Systems 

High Risk

  • High-Risk Assessment Tools
  • Genetic Testing: Beyond
  • BRCAHigh-Risk Surveillance
  • High Risk and Imaging

Breast Cancer Review

  • Statistics: Male and Female
  • Risk Factors
  • Common Breast Cancers
    • DCIS, IDC, LCIS, ILC, Inflammatory, Mucinous
    • Common Breast Cancer Treatments
  • Risk Reduction Strategies

Benign Breast Disease

Navigation in the Imaging Spectrum

  • Abnormal Screening
  • Abnormal Diagnostic
  • Biopsy
  • How to Review a Pathology Report
  • How to Deliver Pathology Results with Empathy
    • Practice makes it better! Let’s role-play!
    • Answering questions while staying in scope 
  • Documentation
  • Supporting the Patient Beyond the Imaging Spectrum
    • Finding resources to support patients
  • Tying It All Together
    • Case Review
    • Q&A

Audience

Who should attend?

This webinar is perfect for;

  • Mammography Technologists who want to expand their skills to include breast navigation.  

  • Nurses who want to broaden their navigation expertise to include the imaging spectrum. 

  • Individuals who may be preparing for a navigation certification and would like to strengthen their knowledge in the imaging spectrum.   

  • Individuals who need imaging navigation basic training.  

Program Faculty

Meet your presenter(s)

Tricia Trammell

Tricia Trammell

CRA, FAHRA, BA R.T. (R)(M)(QM)(BS), CHBN

Tricia Trammell, CRA, FAHRA BA R.T. (R)(M)(QM)(BS), CN-BI, is the Imaging Operations Manager for UT Southwestern Medical Center at Moncrief Cancer Institute in Fort Worth Texas. Registered in multiple modalities, she has been a technologist for twenty-six years, with nearly half of that time spent in leadership roles. She has spent the breadth of her career in breast imaging, helping her to deep understanding the of the operations of a comprehensive breast care center. She has been a Certified Breast Navigator since 2011 and has helped implement an imaging navigation program for two health systems. Her passions include breast imaging navigation and creating psychological safety in the workplace. She is an active member of the AHRA, is a Certified Radiology Administrator and Fellow with AHRA, and is currently the vice-chair of the Radiology Administrators Certification Commission (RACC).

Credits

Accredited training programs

ASRT Category A Credit Information

ASRT Category A

This program provides 8 hour(s) of Category A continuing education credit for radiologic technologists approved by ASRT and recognized by the ARRT and various licensure states. Category A credit is also recognized for CE credit in Canada. You must attend the entire program to receive your certificate of completion.  

Nursing CBRN Credit Information

Nursing CBRN

Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider Number CEP# 16205 for 6.50 contact hours.

Tuition

Convenient payment options available

AudiencePriceEarly PriceMember PriceMember Early Price
Technologist$199.00$189.00$179.00$170.00

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Early Pricing Guidelines

Qualifying 'Early' registrations must be made at least 14 days in advance for the program.

Cancellation Policy

Seminars/Webinars 8 hours of credit or more

Refunds, minus a $30 processing fee, will be granted for cancellations received at least 3 days prior to the program. Cancellations received within 3 days of the program will receive a credit toward a future MTMI program, minus the $30 processing fee. No refunds will be made after the program starts. MTMI reserves the right to cancel any scheduled program because of low advance registration or other reasons. MTMI’s liability is limited to a refund of any program tuition paid. MTMI recommends that attendees use refundable airline tickets. In case of cancellation of a program for any reason, MTMI is not responsible for travel costs incurred by attendees including non-refundable airline tickets. When offered, WEBINAR ATTENDEES that cannot log in due to unsolvable technical issues beyond their control will be eligible for a full refund.