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Every institution needs the proper tools to maintain high standards for patient care and safety. The CAR is excited to introduce two new tools to help accredit your institution and maintain certifications across different modalities. A new platform to make accrediting your facility seamless and streamlined is now online. The newly developed CAR Accreditation website

Reviewing and editing submissions for the Canadian Association of Radiologists Journal (CARJ) requires detailed coordination and the tireless work of many hands. The CAR and the CARJ are pleased to congratulate the 2024 Outstanding Reviewers and welcome the new faces who are taking part in the Reviewer Mentorship Program and as Editors-in-Training. CARJ Editor-in-Chief Dr.

A dedicated and long-standing CAR member has earned a distinguished leadership position at the Centre hospitalier de l’Université de Montréal (CHUM). The CAR is pleased to congratulate Past-President Dr. Gilles Soulez on being promoted to the Head of the Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine at CHUM. As Head of the Department, Dr. Soulez will

With the fall return of Parliament, the CAR has the opportunity to bring forward the needs of Canadian radiologists and patients to the federal government through our advocacy recommendations. This year, the CAR’s 9th Annual Day on the Hill takes place on Tuesday, October 29, and will consist of meetings with key federal ministers and demonstrating the

The CAR Affiliate Societies are launching a variety of dynamic initiatives aimed at advancing the field of radiology through their subspecialties. These include innovative guidelines, collaborative projects, networking opportunities, webinars, and educational projects. Here’s a glimpse of the exciting upcoming initiatives: New Practice Guideline on Fibrotic Interstitial Lung Disease (ILD) 2025 New Practice Guideline on

Two radiologists are finishing up their time as Editors-in-Training (EIT) of the CAR Journal (CARJ). Dr. Hannah Hughes and Dr. Karl Narvacan have both spent the past year working under the leadership of other CAR members as part of the EIT program. Dr. Hughes was selected as part of the first ever Editor-in-Training partnership with

A radiology society from across the world has recognized Dr. Michael Patlas‘ work in the field of emergency radiology by bringing him into their membership. Earlier this month, committee members of India’s Society of Emergency Radiology (SER) voted unanimously to name Dr. Patlas as an Honourary Member. “This is in recognition of your contributions to

Two CAR members have contributed the Canadian perspectives for a major book project cataloguing the history of radiological breakthroughs around the world. Dr. Ian Hammond and Dr. Brian Lentle were approached by the Société Française de Radiologie (SFR), in collaboration with the International Society for the History of Radiology (ISHRAD), to participate in a biographical compilation

A winning project at CAR 2024 is receiving added recognition from Canada’s leading radiology journal. Pediatric Neurosonography: A Comprehensive Review and Systematic Approach won first place at CAR 2024’s Abstract Competition in the Educational Exhibits category. This paper was also selected to receive the prestigious honour of being published in the Canadian Association of Radiology