“Put Your Phone Away!”: Addressing Unprofessional Behavior in Students and Employees

ULTRASOUND SOLUTIONS CORP. is delighted to welcome Robert C. Moody, Jr., PhD, MS, BS, RVT, for an eye-opening discussion on how to deal with unprofessional behaviors among those in our healthcare field.

Course Description:

Many of us are familiar with frustration caused by the Student Sonographer or imaging co-worker who seems to violate the rules of professionalism. But, did you know that there are methods of creating solutions to these disturbing behaviors using dispute system designs? This lecture will address what unprofessional behaviors are, their causes, and help us understand what we can do to effectively change these unprofessional patterns. (Approved for 1 SDMS CME credit, provided one is present for the entire event.)

Course Objectives:  Upon completion of this educational activity, the participant will be able to:

• Recognize and describe the most common unprofessional behaviors and what potentially causes their onset.
• State solutions to unprofessional behaviors that could mold more positive professional comportment in both students and staff members.
• Describe dispute system designs that avoid and address existing conflict via productive, educational methods rather than typical punitive measures.

About Our Speaker:

Robert C. Moody, Jr., PhD, MS, BS, RVT has taught for the Cardiovascular Sonography program at the beautiful Tampa Bay Regional Campus of Nova Southeastern University for 10 years. He worked for nine and a half years in an IAC-accredited vascular lab at Reading Hospital in Reading, PA. Robert graduated from NSU in 2023 with his PhD in Conflict Analysis and Resolution and is expanding his career through presentations, publications, and further research into conflicts affecting medical imaging professionals. Dr. Moody serves on the SVU Board of Directors for 2024 and is passionate about advancing the vascular profession through technology and research. He is solutions-oriented and enjoys viewing issues through the lens of complex systems theory, of which he is a passionate life-long student.

In his spare time, Professor Moody spends too much time reading books, watching movies, playing old video games, talking to his cat, and building models in his garage.

This activity is an approved SDMS CME activity – approved for 1.0 SDMS CME credit.

Please note that partial credit will not be issued.

 The CME participant roster will be reported by Ultrasound Solutions Corp. to the

SDMS CME Tracker System.

Important update from the SDMS:

SDMS no longer allows its CME providers to issue Partial Credit for attendance. If you join late or leave early, the SDMS will no longer permit us to award partial pro-rated credit.

Therefore, from now on, in order to receive CME credit, you must be in attendance for the ENTIRE event via your own unique Zoom link that Zoom emailed to you when you registered. Then, and only then, will USC be able to award you any credit. So, please be prompt and attentive to the time schedule. We apologize for any inconvenience, but again, this is a new SDMS policy we must abide by. Thank you for understanding.