Diagnostic Imaging at TOH-General: Your Virtual Visit during the pandemic
Channel: Glenn Posner
Date: 04/06/2020

This virtual reality video tour of the Department of Imaging at The Ottawa Hospital (TOH) to highlight the new procedures we have in place during the COVID-19 pandemic to keep you safe during your appointment. It’s filmed from the view of a patient while showing different processes you can go through as a patient while attending one or more of the following imaging appointments: X-ray, CT Scan, Angiography, Ultrasound, MRI or Breast Exam at TOH General Campus.

X-ray: 3:24 
CT: 4:40
Angiography: 5:33
Ultrasound: 6:34
MRI: 6:55
Breast Health: 7:42

Director: Jennifer Dale-Tam, Simulation Educator, TOH
Videographer & Editor: Kaitlin Endres, Simulation Technician, TOH
Producer: Dr. Glenn Posner, Medical Director, Simulation Patient Safety Program, TOH
Objectives: 

1. To provide information on what to expect during your visit for your imaging appointment (X-Ray, CT, MRI, Angiography, Ultrasound or Breast Exam);
2. Decrease your anxiety related to the “unknown”;
3. Answer questions and address concerns;
4. Inform you of our routines and practices during COVID-19.

Content Experts: 
Dr. Richard Aviv, Chair, Head of Medical Imaging, TOH
Dr. Carole Dennie, Radiologist, TOH
Dr. Jean Seely, Radiologist, TOH
Paul Healey, Manager, CT Scanning, TOH
Ellen (Odai) Alie, Manager, Breast Imaging, TOH
Ines Lonz, Manager, Nuclear Medicine and MRI, TOH

Actors: 
X-Ray Technologist: Maryanne Rivet 
Angiography Nurse: Yves Anglehart
CT Technologist: Micheline Dupras
Ultrasound Technologist: Darren Pearson
MRI Technologist: Jenny Presta
Rose Ages Breast Health Centre Clerk: Meagan Metcalfe
Breast Exam Technologist: Carolle Anderson