Credit Hours: 2.00

Target Audience:

Physicians and health professionals who use fluoroscopic equipment.

Educational Objectives:

Upon completion of this activity, participants should be able to:

Review risks involved with occupational use of fluoroscopy.
Recognize and improve knowledge of radiation dose effects to the skin.
Gain knowledge of the regulatory requirements of the state of PA Department of Environmental Protection (DEP)
Improve basic personnel protection skills.
Implement techniques to optimize fluoroscopy image quality.
Implement techniques to manage radiation dose to patients, physicians, and staff.

Authors:

Course Director: John Holmes, DMP, DABR — Diagnostic Medical Physicist, University of Pittsburgh, Radiation Safety Office
No planners, members of the planning committee, speakers, presenters, authors, content reviewers and/or anyone else in a position to control the content of this education activity have relevant financial relationships to disclose.

Planning Committee: Lara R. Paciello, DrPH, CHP — Director, Radiation Safety, Radiation Safety Officer
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No planners, members of the planning committee, speakers, presenters, authors, content reviewers and/or anyone else in a position to control the content of this education activity have relevant financial relationships to disclose.

No other members of the planning committee, speakers, presenters, authors, content reviewers and/or anyone else in a position to control the content of this education activity have relevant financial relationships with any companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.

In support of improving patient care, the University of Pittsburgh is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians. The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine designates this enduring material activity for a maximum of 2.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Each physician should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Other health care professionals will receive a certificate of attendance confirming the number of contact hours commensurate with the extent of participation in this activity.

The University of Pittsburgh is an affirmative action, equal opportunity institution.