Fuji debuts 24/7 online continuing education library

Fujifilm Medical Systems has made available its online continuing education Virtual Library, which is geared to diagnostic imaging professionals, and offers online presentations and tutorials followed by testing to visitors seeking continuing education.

The library is available 24 hours a day and 7 days a week. 

The curricula available on Fujifilm’s Virtual Library features courses approved for American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT) and certified radiology administrator continuing education units, according to the Stamford, Conn.-based company. Future enhancements to the Virtual Library will include courses approved for sonographers and cardiovascular technologists, Fuji said.

Sample courses include:
  • Improving the Quality of Difficult Exams;
  • Digital Radiography in the Operating Room; and
  • Introduction to Full Field Digital Mammography.

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