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5 Things in 5 Minutes

XV CONGRESO NACIONAL DE RADIOLOGIA E IMAGES

Anthony HanbidgeAssociate ProfessorAbdominal ImagingUniversity of Toronto

Ken SchreibmanProfessor

Musculoskeletal ImagingUniversity of Wisconsin, Madison

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1) Thank you CIRE! Teresita Angtuaco, Chair

Cori Niskala, Manager

2008 IVP: China

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1) Thank you CIRE… from Marty!

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1) ¡Gracias a nuestros anfitriones!

María Isabel Barrantes Monge

ANRI President (Past)

Cecilia PerezANRI President

Julio Cesar Castillo Blandino

ANRI Vice President

Asociación Nicaragüense de Radiología e Imagen (ANRI)

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1) Thank you for sharing local foods…

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...con su familia

esposa,Georgina

primo,Ramiro Vega

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... y con sus hijas

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1) Thank you for showing us Nicaragua

Los Arboles de la Vida

Granada

Playa San Juan del Sur

Parque NacionalVolcán Masaya

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2) Nicaragua: Utilizing what works/Transitioning to the future

“Old” Military Hospital

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2) Nicaragua: Utilizing what works/Transitioning to the future

“New” Military Hospital

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2) Nicaragua: Utilizing what works/Transitioning to the future

Tony teaching in resident’s library,Hospital Bautista

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2) Nicaragua: Utilizing what works/Transitioning to the future

Ken teaching in emptied supply room,Old Military Hospital

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2) Nicaragua: Utilizing what works/Transitioning to the future

Ken teaching in emptied supply room,Old Military Hospital

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2) Nicaragua: Utilizing what works/Transitioning to the future

MRI control room,Hospital Bautista

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2) Nicaragua: Utilizing what works/Transitioning to the futureEveryone in Nicaragua has a smartphone

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3) Advice for future IVPsEveryone in Nicaragua has a smartphoneAny teaching materials you’d like to share

HandoutsProtocols

Should be accessible via a smartphoneWebsiteDropboxEmail attachment

Also give them everything on USB flash(I avoid taking back USBs to avoid viruses)

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3) Advice for future IVPsBring a white coat

Resident’s library, Hospital Bautista

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3) Advice for future IVPsBe prepared to teach at any timeAlways bring your computer with youMAKE SURE YOUR BATTERY IS FULLY CHARGED!

Also bring:VGA & HDMI adaptersRemote mouse

Ken teaching in emptied supply room,“Old” Military Hospital

Turning off the overhead lightsalso turned off all the AC outlets!

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3) Advice for future IVPsBe prepared to teach at any timeAt the scanners

“Old” Military Hospital Hospital Bautista

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3) Advice for future IVPsBe prepared to teach

EVERYONE!As eager as the residents were to

learn…The staff were even more eager

to learn how we practically read real cases at the scanners…

The technologists were REALLY eager to learn about optimizing scanning protocols

www.radiology.wisc.edu/sections/msk/protocols.php

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3) Advice for future IVPsTrust your hostsAt no time did we feel unsafe We didn’t miss a meal

Everything was muy deliciosoWe ate everything, no one got sick

My lack of Spanish wasn’t a problemMost residents spoke English wellMost of the staff/technologists

understood English well enoughCongress: Simultaneous translation

English Spanish for the attendeesSpanish English for Tony & me!

Translators

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4) Advice for future hostsNeed a representative with good English skills to serve as liaisonWe like to have a detailed itinerary

early in the planning processBroken down by half-daysIndicating when you’d like us to lecture

To whom? (Residents? Others?)For how long?

A teleconference with everyone, including Cori, early on was very helpful

Dr. Castillo

Photo courtesy of Tony Hanbidge

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5) Advice for CIREMost people want to learn:MRIUltrasoundThe ideal IVP would be able to teach both!

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¡Nos vemos, Nicaragua!

Playa San Juan del Sur