Evolving Beyond the Scan: Care, Culture, and Crisis Response in Imaging is in partnership with:

Advanced Health Education Center is proud to partner with Shannon Medical Center to host this comprehensive imaging symposium. This sponsored event is designed for radiologic technologists and imaging professionals seeking to expand their clinical expertise across multiple specialties.

This course explores the many challenges imaging professionals encounter beyond the technical aspects of scanning. Participants will gain practical strategies for providing safe, compassionate, and effective patient care while navigating complex clinical situations, diverse patient populations, workplace challenges, and emerging infectious diseases.

Key Topics Include:

• Understanding and Imaging Patients with Alzheimer's
• Emergency Care for Trauma Imaging
• Imaging a Diverse Patient Population
• Be Aware - Occupational Violence
• From Prep to Recovery - Mammography Consultations
• Emergency or Not: The Effect of the Non-Emergent Patient
• Generational Diversity in the Workplace
• Bad Bugs - Imaging Infectious Diseases

Join us at Shannon Medical Center for this engaging day of professional development and expert-led instruction.

Faculty: Jence Garza - No relevant financial relationships to disclose

Target Audience

General sonographers that are RDMS certified and needing Category 1 Credits.

CME Credits

• "The Advanced Health Education Center, Ltd. is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians."
• "The Advanced Health Education Center, Ltd. designates this educational activity for a maximum of 8 hours in AMA PRA Category 1^TM. Physicians should claim commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity."

Disclosure of Relevant Financial Interest for Individuals in Control of Content

As an ACCME-accredited provider, Advanced Health Education Center (AHEC) is committed to ensuring balance, independence, objectivity, and scientific rigor in all of its educational activities. 

In accordance with ACCME Standard 3, AHEC requires that all individuals in control of content—including planners, faculty, committee members, and administrative personnel involved in the planning, development, or production of educational activities—disclose all financial relationships with ineligible companies within the past 24 months. A financial relationship is considered relevant if it exists between the individual and an ineligible company whose products or services are related to the content of the educational activity.

AHEC has implemented mechanisms to identify, mitigate, and disclose relevant financial relationships to prevent commercial bias in its educational activities. All disclosed relevant financial relationships have been mitigated prior to the commencement of the educational activity.

The individuals listed below are acknowledged by AHEC as having control of the content, planning, development, or administrative support of all educational activities.

• Marilyn Sackett, M. Ed, RT (R), Committee Member

  • AHEC: President

  • No relevant financial interest to disclose

• Jence Garza, MHA RT(R) - Committee Member

  • AHEC: Chief Executive Officer (CEO)

  • No relevant financial interest to disclose

• Peggy Hoosier, M.Ed RT(R)(M) - Committee Member

  • AHEC: Consultant

  • No relevant financial interest to disclose

• Kelli Reddix, MBA, BAAS, LVN - Program Director

  • AHEC: Senior Vice President

  • No relevant financial interest to disclose

• Nanette Joiner

  • AHEC: Administrative Support

  • No relevant financial interest to disclose

• Chevaun Fletcher, BS, RDMS
  • Ultrasound Faculty
  • No relevant Financial interest to disclose
• Jessica Smith, BS, MHA, RDMS
  • Ultrasound Faculty
  • No relevant financial interest to disclose

• Virlene Guzman, RT(R), RDMS, RVT

  • Ultrasound Faculty

  • No relevant financial interest to disclose

• Shawn Shanmuganathan, BS, RDMS, RVT

  • Ultrasound Faculty

  • No relevant financial interest to disclose

Content Validation:

All presentations designated for AMA PRA Category 1™ credit undergo a rigorous review process to ensure content validity. This process includes:

• Curriculum Committee Review: All content is reviewed and approved by members of the curriculum committee for scientific accuracy, balance, and alignment with current evidence-based practices.

• Peer Review: Where applicable, content is subjected to peer review by individuals with appropriate clinical expertise and no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies.

• Conflict of Interest Assessment: Prior to the advertisement and delivery of the educational activity, all individuals involved in the planning, development, or production of the activity disclose any relevant financial relationships. Any identified conflicts are resolved in accordance with ACCME Standard 3.5.

• Identification of Emerging Topics: New and evolving topics are clearly identified as such within the program to distinguish them from established, evidence-based practices.

This comprehensive approach ensures that all educational content is fair, balanced, and based on the best available evidence, thereby supporting safe and effective patient care.