Member Price: $0
Non-Member Price: $20.00
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This session was recorded at the CAMRT 2024 conference.
No continuing education credits
1) Does Size Matter? Weight Bias In Radiography
Presenters:
Marcia Smoke, MRT(T), ACT, MSc, Adjunct Professor, McMaster University
Megan Brydon, BHSc MSc MRT(NM) FCAMRT, Senior Policy Analyst, Department of Health and Wellness (NS)
Sarah Smith, Student BMRSc, Mohawk-McMaster Medical Radiation Sciences Program
Learning Objectives:
- Understand weight bias and stigma and its impact on healthcare outcomes.
- Recognize MRTs’ views on weight bias and stigma in practice.
- Discuss methods to minimize weight bias and stigma in MRT practice.
- Describe how to educate technologists to address weight bias stigma.
2) Best Practices for Evaluating Swallowing using Videofluoroscopic Swallowing Studies (VFSS)
Presenter: Rebecca Affoo, Ph.D., CCC-SLP, SLP-Reg, SLP(C),Dalhousie University
Learning Objectives:
- Discuss best practices for conducting VFSS and the evidence that supports these practices.
- Describe the role of the speech-language pathologist in conducting VFSS.