Eric P. Tamm MD, Presenter: Consultant, General Electric Company

Joel Sullivan Dunnington MD, Abstract Co-Author: Nothing to Disclose

Priya Ranjit Bhosale MD, Abstract Co-Author: Nothing to Disclose

Raghunandan Vikram MBBS, Abstract Co-Author: Nothing to Disclose

Harmeet Kaur MD, Abstract Co-Author: Nothing to Disclose

Janio Szklaruk MD, PhD, Abstract Co-Author: Speakers Bureau, Bayer AG Advisory Board, Bayer AG

Vikas Kundra MD, PhD, Abstract Co-Author: Nothing to Disclose

To review a program for systematically maintaining state-of-the-art clinical protocols, fostering creative development of new protocols while avoiding potentially disastrous negative impacts from implementation in a large volume practice with multiple hardware platforms

Makeup of supervising committee: (physicists, radiologists, nurses, technologist, managers) Imaging protocol creation: germinated in subspecialty groups, championed by "primary project radiologist (PPR)," test piloted, cases collected/analyzed, reviewers assigned Protocol approval: presentation by PPR to committee including literature review, formal vote Implementation: technologist/radiologist education Phased implementation Online tools to facilitate process

Objectives: Review a comprehensive system for protocol creation/updating Appreciate small teams for protocol creation with supervision Understand incorporation of criticial review including scientific literature, case collection Appreciate approval process by an oversight committee Understand role of education of technologists, radiologists Understand phased implementation to minimize unintended negative consequences

Tamm, E, Dunnington, J, Bhosale, P, Vikram, R, Kaur, H, Szklaruk, J, Kundra, V, Quality Improvement in CT: A Program for Modifying/Improving Abdominal/Pelvic CT Imaging Protocols While Maintaining Throughput in a Large Clinical Practice.  Radiological Society of North America 2010 Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting, November 28 - December 3, 2010 ,Chicago IL. http://archive.rsna.org/2010/9007185.html