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The Conference Committee are excited to welcome you all to register for the NZIMRT Conference from 19 – 21 August in Palmerston North. With a jam-packed program and social events, there’s never been a better time to take advantage of the Early Bird discount, book your accommodation and reconnect with your professional network in person at the Conference.

REGISTER OBLIGATION-FREE: If the event is cancelled or has to be moved due to COVID issues, we will offer you a credit or refund. If you test positive to COVID and are therefore unable to attend the event, a transfer of registration or refund will be offered.

Go to the conference website to REGISTER and to get the latest updates.

We look forward to welcoming you to Palmerston North.

Check out the 2022 conference website now

Do you have a colleague or team of people who always go that extra mile to make a difference to patients and to improve service delivery?

The annual NZIMRT Awards and nominations are now open for:
Team Award 2022
Achievement Award 2022
Encouragement Award 2022

The awards are a great way to let friends and colleagues know their work and dedication is recognised and appreciated. 
These awards aim to encourage and honour our colleagues who are excelling and making contributions to the profession.

You must submit your entries by midnight on 8th July 2022 to be eligible for consideration.
Only NZIMRT members can nominate and be nominated
(See specific award criteria).

Don’t fall into the trap thinking that the awards are just for the professions ‘high-flyers’: previous winners have included down-to-earth practitioners carrying out great work – this could be the year that you gain recognition for someone worthy.

• Encouragement Award Criteria
• Achievement Award Criteria
• Team Award Criteria 

Team award nominations are to be submitted alongside a video of the team – so use your creativity to capture the essence of your team and it’s achievements to enhance your nomination.

We look forward to receiving your nomination/s.

Submissions received in 2021 will be automatically included for consideration for the respective award category.

eIntegrity – COVID-19 Programme Released

Have you logged in to explore the internationally renowned eIntegrity online learning programme which is included FREE as part of your NZIMRT membership?   If not, don’t delay!

A COVID-19 programme has been created.  This is available for all NZIMRT members for FREE via eIntegrity; https://www.eintegrity.org/e-learning-healthcare-course/coronavirus.html

NZIMRT members can add this to their account through the register now button on the hyperlinked page above.

If you have not yet set up your eIntegrity learning account please contact the NZIMRT office nzimrt@nzimrt.co.nz

Login to eIntegrity.

Other COVID-19 resources

On behalf of the NZIMRT “Happy World Radiography Day”!

The ISRRT poster celebrating World Radiography Day is beautiful in its simplicity.  There for the world to see is the face of the Medical Imaging Technologist / Radiographer embodied in the image of a chest x-ray.

I share in the frustration when Medical Imaging Technologists are not seen as ‘front line’.  This frustration has been felt world wide where many radiographers have been expected to perform their roles in Covid scenarios with minimal or no PPE, whom have received little or no recognition for the care provided and yet continue to step up and face the unknown.

As the reality of what the world has faced is now front and centre for New Zealanders, I wish to say thank you to those in Tamaki Makaurau whom have led the way, facing multiple patients with Covid 19.  The New Zealand health service is on a cusp and as frontline staff we will be faced with many unknowns.  Sharing our knowledge and experiences can help ensure that we can build on the learnings of each other and by doing so eliminate some of the risks associated with caring for patients with such a virulent virus.

Let us recognise that our profession is greater than medical imaging.  Cancer treatments continue, interventional procedures are still required, babies are still born, the list goes on.  Radiation Therapists, Sonographers, Nuclear Medicine Technologists all continue to maintain a service to their communities in the face of the pandemic.

We belong to a profession of which we can be very proud.  From the discovery of x-rays when Wilhelm Conrad Roentgen imaged himself and family paying the ultimate cost, our profession has led the way in supporting the health welfare of communities worldwide. 

It is hard to think about celebrating when we may already be struggling with the workload, and fearful of what may be in store.  Just take time to remember how each and everyone of you makes a difference in the lives of the people you meet in your day-to-day work.  Think about one smile, squeeze of a hand, thank you, snippet of conversation that left you with a warm feeling.  You are appreciated, sometimes people are in just too vulnerable a place to share that.

Happy World Radiography Day and Stay Safe!

Kathy Colgan, ISRRT Director

Please go ahead and explore the NZIMRT website.  As an NZIMRT member you will have access to the members only area and myCPD online portal, a valuable resource.  In addition members have access to the eIntegrity online learning portal … why wait?  Login and get started!

Current NZIMRT members  subscription renewal – Login to your online membership account from 1st April 2019 – follow the renewal prompts to pay your annual subscription fee.