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Podcast

May 2026

Episode : The Magnet is Always On

With Megan Stuff

 In this Voices of Experience episode, Dianne Keen, FRBMA is joined by Megan Stuff, COO at Southwest Medical Imaging, for a practical conversation on MRI safety, operational leadership, and what it takes to build a culture that stays proactive in high-risk environments. Drawing on Megan's journey from X-ray student to COO, this discussion explores how strong imaging organizations treat safety as a daily discipline, not a reaction to a bad day.

Together, they unpack why some of the biggest MRI risks begin with small assumptions, inconsistent training, and the pressure to move faster in a post-COVID workforce reality. From failure analysis and root cause review to MRI Safety Week and virtual contrast supervision, Megan shares what leaders can do to protect patients, support technologists, and strengthen operations before complacency leads to harm. 

 

Guests

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Megan Stuff COO at Southwest Medical Imaging

Key Discussion Points:

  • The Magnet Is Always On: Why the most effective MRI safety cultures start with a simple, organization-wide message that keeps every team member alert to risk.
  • Learning Before a Crisis Hits: How studying real-world incidents and lawsuits can uncover hidden vulnerabilities and drive meaningful safety changes before the same mistakes happen in-house.
  • Closing the Experience Gap: Why staffing shortages and rapid onboarding can create new safety blind spotsand what leaders should be reviewing in their training approach right now.
  • Responding Safely Under Pressure: What teams need to remember during patient events, contrast reactions, and MRI emergencies, starting with one immediate priority: get the patient out of the room.
 “The Magnet is Always On”Megan Stuff
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