College Update

Updating you on legislative developments.
  • Bill 11, Fair Registration Practices Act
  • Fall 2019 student presentations
  • DMS update
  • Branch education: pilot project
Registration Update

Great news! As of December 12, 2019, 97% of practicing registrants and 90% of associate members of the College have renewed. 
Decision-Making Tool

The College is pleased to launch its new Decision-Making Tool for members.

Our primary purpose as a regulatory body is the protection of the public, and our practicing members are key to delivering this mandate as they are the ones who actually interact with the public every day. This means the main way we can protect the public is by effectively communicating important regulatory information with our members in a meaningful and useful way.

This new College tool is shaped by legislation, the needs of the patient, the practice environment, and an individual member’s competence. It includes 8 questions leading to 1 answer to determine if an area of practice or competency is appropriate for your practice.
Using Artificial Intelligence for Stroke in the Emergency Setting
Andra Morrison, CADTH

Artificial intelligence (AI) can help us in our everyday lives – from improving our email communications, to searching the web, even recommending products or music we might enjoy. In health care, AI is improving the way we detect illnesses or certain health conditions. But what about the use of AI in medical imaging?
Essential Role of a Radiation Therapist in an Accelerated Partial Breast Radiation Cosmesis Trial

Radiation therapists Mark Lesiuk, BScRT, MRT(T), and Katie Bignel, BScRT, MRT(T), were involved in a clinical trial studying partial breast irradiation.
Continuing Competence Program Five-Year Review

The Competence Committee recently completed its five-year review of the Continuing Competence Program (CCP). The CCP is founded on the premise that self-regulated professionals maintain their competency to practice through lifelong learning and adherence to the Standards of Practice.

Read more about the current impact of the Committee's review and get a glimpse of what will come in 2020.
Perspectives

Morgan is a radiological technologist working in an interventional radiology department. The attending radiologist gives an order for the administration of heparin, an anticoagulant.

Is this activity within Morgan's scope of practice?
We recently interviewed Wendy Read, who retired from practicing radiation therapy this year and served as our Council president from 2013-2015. Click the thumbnail to watch a short video on her thoughts on current trends in the field or watch the full interview.
Do you know someone who provides excellent patient care and inspires confidence and trust in patients? Nominate them for the Professional Excellence in Patient Care Award!
Registration for the CONNECT 2020 conference opens soon!

Planning is well underway for the CONNECT 2020 conference, presented in partnership with the CAMRT. The conference is taking place at the Westin Calgary Airport from May 1-2.

Registration opens in mid-January, and a tentative program is set to be released by the end of next month.

We will continue to update the CONNECT 2020 web page as details are confirmed, so please bookmark the page and check back often!
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Please note the office will be closed from December 23, 2019, to January 1, 2020, and will reopen on January 2, 2020.

The ACMDTT staff wish you and your family a safe and happy holiday season!
Mission Statement
The Alberta College of Medical Diagnostic and Therapeutic Technologists exists so that the public is assured of receiving safe, competent and ethical diagnostic and therapeutic care by a regulated and continually advancing profession.


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