Daily Bulletin 2016

Continuing Education Credits Available

Sunday, Nov. 27, 2016

RSNA is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

RSNA designates this live activity for a maximum of 100.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. Attendees can evaluate CME courses and claim credit electronically using Credit Eval.

The Commission on Accreditation of Medical Physics Education Programs (CAMPEP) has approved the direct transfer of AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ to Medical Physics Education Programs (MPCEC) on a credit-for-credit basis for medical physicists.

RSNA is an American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT)-approved Recognized Continuing Education Evaluation Mechanism Plus (RCEEM+) and will provide Category A+/A continuing education credits for radiologic technologists and radiologist assistants.

Self-Assessment Modules (SAMs)

Select RSNA courses have been approved for SAMs. Each RSNA in-person SAM is available for up to 1.50 SAM credits and 1.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. RSNA annual meeting in-person SAMs are accredited by the MOC program of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada and approved by the Canadian Association of Radiologists.

Academy of Radiology Leadership and Management

Receive an Academy of Radiology Leadership and Management Certificate of Achievement by earning 50 education credits across a spectrum of core learning domains including financial skills, human resources, professionalism, legal/contracting and more.

Question of the Day:

What is dose creep?

Tip of the day:

Insufficient sampling rates on Doppler ultrasound can cause aliasing that looks like reversed flow, but isn't. Be sure when using Doppler that the velocity scale is set to a wide enough range.

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