Staff report
The ICE webinar “Improving Abdominal CT Turnaround Time in the Emergency Room” presented by SSM Health Director of Clinical Operations Jessica Chambers, MHA, RT (R)(CT), was eligible for 1.0 ARRT Category A CE credit by the AHRA.
Chambers has 22 years of imaging experience with her career starting with the U.S. Air Force as a radiology and CT technologist. After an honorable discharge in 2007, she continues her career with SSM Health as the Director of Clinical Operation Imaging Services, with oversight of three hospitals and four outpatient imaging centers.
Chambers took attendees on a process improvement journey in CT, to demonstrate how her facility went from an average turnaround time of 130 minutes down to 70 minutes for abdominal CTs with oral contrast. The goal of sharing the struggles and successes is to provide ideas to take back to CT departments and reduce the turnaround time for abdominal pain patients and reduce the overall length of stay in the ED.
The webinar’s objectives included being able to identify gaps with performing abdominal CTs in the emergency department that cause extended delays, review initial state data, follow the process improvement pathway, review results and discuss results.
Seventy-nine people registered for the webinar with 48 logged in for the live presentation. A recording of the webinar is available for on-demand viewing at ICEwebinars.live.
Attendees were asked “Why do you join ICE webinars?”
“Broaden the specialties I’m familiar with. Learn about different practices and ideas. Work towards my CEU credits for CBET,” said Steven Sirois, BMET III, Maine Medical Center.
“ICE webinars also provide relevant and meaningful information as it pertains to the field of imaging,” said Angela Harris, Mammography Care Coordinator, Harris Health System.
“ICE always provides quality and timely education and topics,” Nancy Godby, Director of Radiology, Cabell Huntington Hospital Inc.
For more information, visit ICEwebinars.live.
