Partners in Progress:
Improving the Patient Experience in MRI

September 24 – 25 2022

The ultimate goal of the Partners in Progress meetings is to advance MR imaging and quality through physician, technologist, administration, and industry collaboration. The specific goal of the 2022 Partners in Progress meeting will be to expose and educate all members of the MR team (with a focus on the MR technologists) on improving the patient experience in MR. This is a national meeting with a hybrid platform offering in-person engagement and networking with national and regional MR experts while also offering an opportunity for remote participation.

• Mark Bolding, Ph.D. – Director MR Research Core & Assoc. Professor, Div. of Adv. Medical Imaging Research – UAB Medical Center
• Robert W. Biederman, MD, FACC, FAHA, FSGC, FASA – Professor of Medicine, Director, Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance Imaging Temple University School of Medicine – Adjunct Professor of Bioengineering, Carnegie Mellon University – Allegheny Health Network
  Allegheny General Hospital
• Daniel Goldberg-Zimring, Ph.D. – UAB Physics
• Chris Horsley – MR Compliance Specialist UAB
• Dustin Johnson – Ambulatory Imaging Manager, UAB
• Jeff Madison – UAB Inpatient MR Manager
• Yulia Melenevsky, MD – Musculoskeletal Radiologist, UAB
• Moozhan Nikpanah, MD – UAB Diagnostic Radiology Residency Program
• Jordan Perchik, MD – Assistant Professor, UAB Radiology
• Tim Peters, MD – Clinical Assistant Professor, Director of Education, UAB
• Kristin Porter, MD, Ph.D. – MR Modality Chief, Assoc. Professor, Abdominal Imaging Section, Dept. of Radiology – UAB Medicine
• Verlon Salley – Vice President of Community Health Equity, UAB
• Kecia Turner, MSHA, MRSO – UAB Highlands Director of Radiology, Senior MRI Ambulatory Imaging Manager
• Ryan Willoughby, Ph.D. – UAB

1. Contemplate the importance and how the MR team can evaluate, measure, and improve patient experience in MRI, including the contribution of providers in different roles and across patient demographics and imaging facilities.
2. Deliberate process and facility optimization for improved patient experience in MRI, considering protocol and sequence optimization, equipment selection, scheduling and access, and facility design and workflow.
3. Discuss recent innovations in MR equipment, contrast, and scanning methods to improve patient experience in MRI.
4. Consider future avenues for research and product development for improving patient experience in MRI.

Program Description / Statement of Need:
The ultimate goal of the Partners in Progress meetings is to advance MR imaging and quality through physician, technologist, administration, and industry collaboration. The specific goal of the 2022 Partners in Progress meeting will be to expose and educate all members of the MR team (with a focus on the MR technologists) on improving the patient experience in MR. This is a national meeting with a hybrid platform offering in-person engagement and networking with national and regional MR experts while also offering an opportunity for remote participation.

Target Audience:
The content of this CME/CE Symposium is intended for healthcare professionals including Radiologists and other Physicians, Technologists, Radiologic and Imaging Nurses, Facility Managers, Researchers, and other healthcare professionals.

CME/CE Accreditation:
This CME activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essential Areas and Policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME). Northwest Imaging Forums (NWIF) is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians. NWIF designates this live activity for a maximum of 12.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

This MRI program has also been submitted for approval of up to 11.75 hours of Category A American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT) credit as designated by The Section for Magnetic Resonance Technologists (SMRT) Recognized Continuing Education Evaluation Mechanism (RCEEM). ARRT regulations state that an individual may not repeat a live activity for credit if it was reported in the same or any subsequent biennium. To receive the maximum amount of credit hours, you must attend all sessions. Verification of attendance policies will be in place for each lecture.

Faculty and Planner Disclosures:
As an accredited provider of continuing medical education, it is the policy of Northwest Imaging Forums (NWIF) to ensure balance, independence, objectivity, and scientific rigor in all of its activities. In accordance with this policy, faculty and planners must disclose any financial relationships with commercial interests germane to program content. Additionally, in the event a conflict of interest (COI) does exist, it is the policy of NWIF to ensure that the COI is resolved in order to ensure the integrity of the CME activity. The planner has nothing to disclose.