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WINTER 2019 the TECHNI JOURNAL OF THE CALIFORNIA SOCIETY OF RADIOLOGIC TECHNOLOGISTS Meet your New CSRT Board of Directors gram How I’m Surviving The PITS Remembering Betty Mattea President’s Message Tunneled Dialysis Catheter Placement PLUS: AND: How Long Do Surgically Implanted Joints Last? TABLE OF CONTENTS THE TECHNIGRAM JOURNAL OF THE CALIFORNIA SOCIETY OF RADIOLOGIC TECHNOLOGISTS Features Contents 4 9 15 President’s Remembering How Long Do Message Betty Mattea Surgically by Cheryl Young Implanted President’s Joints Last By Jay Stone Message 10 by Cheryl Young 5 Tunneled page 4 Meet your Dialysis Catheter 2018-2019 Placement by Betelehem CSRT Board of Beferdu Directors 13 8 How I’m Remembering Reflections on Surviving Betty Mattea the CSRT 2018 page 9 the PITS Conference By Tiffany Chung by Doris Abrishami How I’m Surviving the PITS by Tiffany Chung page 13 WINTER 2019 | THE TECHNIGRAM 2 TABLE OF CONTENTS THE TECHNIGRAM JOURNAL OF THE CALIFORNIA SOCIETY OF RADIOLOGIC TECHNOLOGISTS EDITORIAL EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Richard Lehrer, MSRS, BS Ed., RT(R), ARRT, CRT [email protected] CONTRIBUTING WRITERS Doris Abrishami, MA, CRT(R)(M), ARRT Betelehem Beferdu Tiffany Chung, RT(T) Jay Stone Cheryl Young, MS, RT(T) ART & PUBLISHING CSRT Staff [email protected] Cover Photo: CSRT 2018 Annual Conference at Foothill College + CSRT 2018 Student Bowl Winners Customer Service Please call 1-415-278-0441 or email us at [email protected]. Advertising The Technigram provides a specific topic delivered to a highly targeted audience. To find out more about The Technigram advertising opportunities, please contact us at 1-415-278-0441 or email us at [email protected]. WINTER 2019 | THE TECHNIGRAM 3 PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE President’s Message By Cheryl Young, MS, RT(T) Dear Fellow CSRT Members: plan is to spotlight members within our profession to include learning opportunities I am honored to serve as president of the CSRT for the 2018- • and provide information regarding all regulatory and nonprofit organizations. 2019 term. I am joined by a team of enthusiastic and capable Resonance, Mammography and Radiation Therapy professionals. Create content and individuals on the board of directors who are all passionate Provide opportunities for ALL RT’s – regardless of field. This includes Magnetic about the CSRT and our profession. study events for all modalities – where any member can have access to CE’s in their field of Current strengths of the CSRT include: To continue our past success, it is important that the CSRT continue to build on current • Representation throughout the entire state of membership and encourage new membership. I urge current members of the CSRT to California – we are represented from top to bottom. become more involved in by attending our conferences, joining a subcommittee, or even reaching out to non-members to encourage them to join. • Membership includes professionals from a variety of disciplines within the profession I look forward to working with the board of directors, staff and members in the coming year to continue the exemplary work that the CSRT has done thus far. • Many individuals on the board of directors are educators within the profession and have diverse backgrounds • That being said, the board of directors are representative of several disciplines Goals for the upcoming year include the following: • One goal that I think we have already accomplished this year which makes me so happy is the increase in board diversity. In the past, all but one member of the board of directors were within radiology – this year we are represented by a variety of varying backgrounds. Call for Presenters The CSRT is seeking presenters for our upcoming face-to-face seminars, live • webinars, and/or pre-recorded online education. Share your knowledge with within the radiological sciences need to be represented. Not only are new members members of The California Society of Radiologic Technologists on topics such as: In order to be inclusive of all modalities, viewpoints from various different fields needed from varying professional backgrounds, but also from varying modalities. • Digital Radiography One goal of mine is to utilize the diversity of our board of directors to reach these • Radiation Therapy differing modalities to share the importance of membership to the CSRT • Fluoroscopy • Increase membership by reaching new RT’s through attracting other advanced • Mammography modalities. This includes improving communication between organization and • Education program directors regarding scholarship/educational opportunities for students. • CT For more information contact the CSRT Office at (415)278-0441 or [email protected]. • goals Reviewing and updating the CSRT’s strategic plan to reflect current organizational • Increase utilization of social media platforms to reach new and existing members. The WINTER 2019 | THE TECHNIGRAM 4 BOARDSECTION OF DIRECTORS HEADING Meet Your CSRT 2018-2019 Board of Directors At the 2014 Annual ConferenceT held Cheryl Young, MS, RT(T) Jennifer Little, MSRS, William Edmunds RT(R)(CT)(MR) President Director-at-Large Vice President Barbara Kissel, MBA, Megan Donaghy, BSRS, CRT(M), RT (R)(MR), ARRT Maureen Sigafoos, CMD, RT(T) ARRT, (R), CRT Secretary/Treasurer Director-at-Large President-Elect Doris Abrishami, MA, CRT(R)(M), ARRT Tiffany Chung, RT(T) Bruce Oda, MAOL, RT(R) Immediate Past President Director-at-Large Director-at-Large Elaine Mari Villanueva Student Committee Chair WINTER 2019 | THE TECHNIGRAM 5 BOARD OF DIRECTORS Throughout her student and professional career, Megan Doris Abrishami, MA, CRT(R)(M), has volunteered, planned events, and raised funds for Jennifer Little, MSRS, RT(R)(CT)(MR) various health organizations including the American ARRT Heart Association and the American Cancer Society. My name is Jennifer Little and I have been a clinical She has worked on research projects in education and coordinator for California State University, Northridge Dr. Doris Abrishami is an assistant professor at California helped her school form an Advocacy Sponsorship to send (CSUN) for 3 years. I received my Masters of Science in 2 students to the Annual ASRT Educational Symposium Radiologic Sciences degree from Loma Linda in 2011 and Radiologic Technologist for the past 20 years. For the last and House of Delegates Meeting every year. This is her I am currently working on my Doctorate of Education 18State years, University Dr. Abrishami Northridge. has been She teaching has been cross a sectionalcertified second year serving on the CSRT Board of Directors back at CSUN. I have worked at both a Level I and Level II anatomy, pathology, and several other face to face and and now holds the position of Secretary-Treasurer. She Trauma Center as a Radiologic Technologist as well as an online courses at California State University Northridge. is actively involved in activities with both the CSRT and MRI Technologist. I currently teach courses in medical Her research interests include cultural diversity in ASRT and looks forward to participating in advocacy imaging, radiographic pathology, and professional health care and effects of cultural competency education efforts throughout her career. development for the radiographer. I look forward for the on radiography students and imaging technologists. She opportunity to serve on the CSRT Board of Directors and has presented the topic of cultural competency at ACERT bring a young fresh voice for our professional society. and written a literature review on the same subject in Will Edmunds, M.Ed, RT(R) the Radiologic Technology journal. Dr. Abrishami has been a part of CSRT as the Spring seminar coordinator My educational background includes: a Post Bachelorette Barbara Kissel, MBA, ARRT, (R), CRT for the past 13 years and she has held positions as the vice president and president on the CSRT board for the Electrical Engineering: CSU Chico, AS in Medical past few years. Radiography:Certificate in LomaDistance Linda Education: University, PennM.Ed :State, University BS Huntington Memorial Hospital Radiologic Technology of Redlands, and doctoral candidate working on my Ed.D Program.Barbara Kissel Having obtained worked her in for radiology many years certification as a Diagnostic from Tiffany Chung, RT(T) in Professional Leadership, Inquiry, and Transformation: Technologist specializing in orthopedics. She began her Concordia University (class of 2021). career at Pasadena City College as an adjunct clinical instructor. Later she returned to school and obtained a Tiffany Chung is a recent graduate of National University’s I started my professional career as a technical support Bachelor’s Degree in Health Care Management. Shortly radiation therapy program and is now a practicing engineer working for a telecommunications company in after obtaining her degree she was hired at Pasadena therapist in the Los Angeles area. She received the northern California, until changing careers to become a City College full time as clinical coordinator/instructor. coveted Elekta Radiation Therapy Scholarship in 2017 radiologic technologist. I am now an Assistant Professor She maintained that position for 6 years and returned to from the ASRT Foundation. Before joining the healthcare and Program Director of that same program I graduated school and obtained her MBA in Heath Care. from at Loma Linda University, while still keeping reading, and traveling, she dabbles in writing when she’s active in clinic per diem once a week. I have worked as a notfield, in she the workedclinic. in public service. Aside from cooking, Upon receiving her degree she was selected to take technologist at a level A trauma hospital and now surgical over as Program Director for the Radiologic Technology hospital for 11 years. I have been involved in medical Program. She is an Assistant Professor and a former Megan Donaghy, BSRS, RT(R)(MR), radiography education for about 10 years. I enjoy the dual board member of CSRT. She is actively involved in ACERT, MRSO role as a technologist and educator to help a wide array of AEIRS and ASRT.