ASRT Foundation, Canon Medical Systems USA now accepting applications for grant program
The American Society of Radiologic Technologists (ASRT) announced Friday, April 27, that the ASRT Foundation and Canon Medical Systems USA are now accepting applications for the 2018 Safety FiRsT grant program, which helps fund projects aimed at giving radiologic technologists a safe work environment. The deadline to apply is June 29, 2018.
The Safety FiRsT program awards grants of up to $7,000 to two ASRT members each year. This is the program’s fourth year of existence.
“The Safety FiRsT program grants allow facilities to keep their technologists on the front lines of patient care safety, while also meeting their business goals,” Georgia Hitzke, RT (R)(M), ASRT Foundation chairman of the board, said in a prepared statement. “These grants allow providers to purchase new equipment or develop new training programs to improve clinician safety and allows the facilities to focus on providing high quality care to the communities they serve.”
“Beyond lowering radiation dose, safety extends across virtually every imaging modality and is a concept that needs continuous improvement and leadership,” Satrajit Misra, vice president of marketing and strategic development for Canon Medical Systems USA, said in the same statement. “This grant program was developed to enable health care providers to establish unique strategies aimed at improving safety specifically for technologists, so they can better treat their patients.”
Additional information is available on the ASRT Foundation’s website.
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