Obstetrical Scanning: The Stakes are High and so are the Emotions
Check Your Pride at the Door and Put Patients First
Katie participated in the Quality Assurance Program offered by Prenatal Screening Ontario. The program provided Katie the opportunity to refine her NT measurements through an imaging review protocol.
The team at Prenatal Screening Ontario collects NT measurement data in the BORN Information System and correlates it with sonographer ID numbers to create personalized performance reports. This is a critical piece of the quality assurance program - sonographers can log into the BORN Information system and compare their data with internationally accepted standards. Looking at their own NT performance report helps sonographers understand biases and habits in their ultrasound practice. Prenatal Screening Ontario also provides a variety of educational resources and point-of-care tools to support sonographers in their practice.
Katie says the fields of radiology and sonography are incredibly humbling and involve constant learning and evolving: “You have to guard against complacency”. But the rewards are worth it: “It’s a great feeling when I know I’ve captured all the things I need to in one tiny picture - that I've gotten the best data for a patient, which is what they deserve. That's why they're here”.
Creating a Culture of Quality
“I could see the gift in it … I just wanted to learn”. We would all do well to learn from Katie.
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