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Quality Practice
Volume 12 No 2 I March 2016 29
I would urge all members of the College
to read the guidelines in full and to be
familiar with its contents. Adherence
to the guideline ensures that practices
are acting concordantly with their
recognised peers and may provide
significant medico-legal defence in the
event of an adverse event occurring.
I would like to personally thank all
members of the working group, my
radiologist colleagues Dr Christian
Abel, Dr Kwang Chin, Dr Jules Comin,
Dr Sarah Constantine, A/Prof Stacy
Goergen, Dr Conor Murray and
Dr Merle Wigeson, as well as Prof Robert
Walker, nephrologist and Ms Christine
Vanderley-Reichner, radiographer
for their time, immense dedication,
knowledge and input. I would also like
to thank Ms Melissa Doyle, Manager,
Standards of Practice, at the College for
her help in organising us and performing
much of the administration required for
the guideline revision.
Any questions or feedback can be
directed to
Dr Ronny Low
Chair, Iodinated Contrast Guideline
Working Group
Chair, CT Reference Group
Point-of-Care Tools
Additional tools, which will
be available for download, to
help the medical imaging team
implement the new guideline
recommendations include:
1. A list of required drugs and
equipment for the treatment of
adverse contrast reactions
2. A list of recommended patient
screening questions prior to
contrast administration
3. Lists of medications containing
metformin and B-blockers
4. A wall chart of the recommended
treatment regimen for the
management of anaphylaxis
provided by the Australian
College of Emergency Medicine
5. Patient information sheet
regarding iodinated contrast
6. Sample letter for patients who
require metformin cessation
following contrast administration
A new version of the Iodinated
Contrast Media Guideline will be
available for download from the
College website
professional-documents/guidelines