Abstract #5189

Scan With Me (SWiM): A promising train-the-trainer program tailored for resource-limited settings

Cristian Montalba¹, Abdul Nashirudeen Mumuni², Aduluwa Harrison³, Surendra Maharjan⁴, Francis Botwe⁵, Marina Fernandez ⁶, Abderrazek Zeraii⁷, Katerina Eyre⁸, Matthias Friedrich⁸, Fatade Abiodun⁹, Ntobeko Ntusi¹⁰, Tchoyoson Lim¹¹, Ria Garg¹², Muhammad Umair¹³, Hameed Naniwolo¹⁴, Chinedum Anosike^15,16, Farouk Dako^17,18, Sola Adeleke¹⁹, and Udunna Anazodo^6,9

¹Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile, Santiago, Chile, ²Department of Medical Imaging, University for Development Studies, Tamale, Ghana, ³Montreal Neurological Institute, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada, ⁴Department of Radiology & Imaging Sciences, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, United States, ⁵Clinical Imaging Sciences Centre, University of Sussex, Brighton, United Kingdom, ⁶Consortium for Advancement of MRI Education and Research in Africa (CAMERA), Montreal, QC, Canada, ⁷Biophysics department, Higher Institute of Medical Technologies of Tunis., Tunis, Tunisia, ⁸Division of Experimental Medicine, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada, ⁹Crestview Radiology Ltd, Lagos, Nigeria, ¹⁰Department of Medicine, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa, ¹¹National Neuroscience Institute, Singapore, Singapore, ¹²Department of Internal Medicine, Geisinger Wyoming Valley Hospital, Wilkes-Barre, PA, United States, ¹³John Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, United States, ¹⁴IRDOCNIGERIA, Lagos, Nigeria, ¹⁵Accuread Radiology, Nigeria Ltd, Lagos, Nigeria, ¹⁶Warrington and Halton Hospitals National Health Service Foundation Trust, Warrington, United Kingdom, ¹⁷RAD-AID International, Chevy Chase, MD, United States, ¹⁸Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, United States, ¹⁹Department of Oncology, Guy's & St Thomas' Hospital, London, United Kingdom

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Motivation: There is a wide discrepancy in MRI accessibility globally, which has created an insurmountable challenge to fulfill the diagnostic healthcare needs of low- and middle- income countries.

Goal(s): To train MRI radiographers who can train their peers in a growing network.

Approach: The RAD-AID Teach-Try-Use approach was used within 6 weeks to deploy basic to advanced cardiac MRI (CMR) knowledge, followed by expert image acquisition demonstrations, and the use of cases to simulate, analyze and optimize scanner-specific imaging protocols for pathologies.

Results: 43 Participants from 16 countries gained practical CMR experience and implemented their own optimized protocols to generate high-quality images.

Impact: A sustainable skill set training approach was used to provide expertise to MRI radiographers who will then serve as trainers of their peers in resource-limited settings. Outcome of the training was measured by trainee evaluations and engagement and the high-quality images acquired by participants.

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