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Canadian Emergency, Trauma and Acute Care Radiology Society (CETARS)

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About Executive Committee Subcommittees Become a Member / Benefits Education CETARS Journal Club Medal of Excellence Award Careers & Fellowships Contact Us
About

About

Mission

The Canadian Emergency, Trauma and Acute Care Radiology Society (CETARS) is a network of Canadian radiologists with an interest in the diagnosis of acutely ill or injured patients through medical imaging. The society strives to encourage educational, research and administrative connections to maintain the highest standards of emergency radiology across Canada. The society strongly believes in and adheres to diversity, inclusion, respect for all and encouragement of professional behavior from leadership to individual members.

The Role of CETARS:

  • Drive the appropriate, proper, and safe use of emergency, trauma, and acute radiological services in patient-centered care
  • Play a leadership role in the development and update of emergency imaging guidelines, standards, and appropriateness criteria
  • Provide access to medical education in the practice of emergency radiology for trainees and practicing radiologists
  • Advocate for appropriate resources necessary for the delivery of quality emergency radiology services
  • Foster research in all aspects of emergency radiology

President's Message

The mission of CETARS is to advance the imaging of acutely sick or injured as well as critically ill patients by the means of routine and advanced medical imaging. The society also believes in advancing teaching, research, and innovation in emergency radiology within Canada and across the world in helping to improve patient outcomes in the acute setting.


"With a focus on education, research, networking and fostering high-quality patient care, I invite you to become a member of the Canadian Emergency, Trauma and Acute Care Radiology Society, the voice for Canadian emergency radiology."
Savvas Nicolaou, MD, FRCPC, FASER

 

Executive Committee

Executive Committee

President:
Savvas Nicolaou, MD, University of British Columbia

Vice-President:
Michael Patlas, MD, McMaster University

Secretary-Treasurer:
Ferco Berger, MD, University of Toronto

Radiologist-in-Training:
Bo Gong, MD, University of British Columbia

Members at Large:
Adnan Sheikh, MD, University of British Columbia
Tracey Hillier, MD, University of Alberta
Iain Kirkpatrick, MD, University of Manitoba
Thomas Ong, MD, McGill University

Subcommittees

Subcommittees

Awards
Adnan Sheikh (BC), Chair
Prasaanthan Gopee-Ramanan (ON)
Tracey Hillier (AB)
Elka Miller (ON)
Thomas Ong (QC)

Education
Tracey Hillier (AB), Co-Chair
Adnan Sheikh (BC), Co-Chair

Membership
Ferco Berger (ON), Co-Chair
Michael Patlas (ON), Co-Chair

Research
Savvas Nicolaou (BC), Chair

Website/social media
Iain Kirkpatrick (MB), Chair
Prasaanthan Gopee-Ramanan (ON)

Become a Member / Benefits

Become a Member

CETARS is currently seeking new members to join this new CAR affiliate society. Membership is open to emergency radiologists, general radiologists, and other subspecialty radiologists as well as current fellows, residents, and medical students with an interest in emergency radiology and who are current members of the Canadian Association of Radiologists (CAR).

Benefits include:

  • Network, mentor, advance knowledge, and discuss research with other radiologists in the area of emergency, trauma, and acute car
  • Participate in guideline development and review
  • Contribute to the development of educational initiatives within your subspecialty
  • Opportunity to review resources from your subspecialty and to provide your feedback
  • Receive bi-annual subspecialty seasonal education newsletters and other communication news
  • Join a CETARS subcommittee to participate in research and education projects
  • Attend the annual CETARS business meeting at the CAR Annual Scientific meeting
  • Nominate your colleagues for the Affiliate Society Awards

Membership fees: complimentary

If you are interested in becoming a member of the CETARS please join through the CAR member portal or email [email protected].

Education

Education

If you are a CETARS member and will be giving a presentation at an upcoming conference that would be of interest to membership, please contact us at [email protected] so we can add it to the site.

CETARS Journal Club

CETARS Journal Club

March / April 2021 Selection

Wells ML, Fenstad ER, Poterucha JT et al. Imaging findings of congestive hepatopathy. Radiographycs 2016; 36(4):1024-1037. doi: 10.1148/rg.2016150207.

Review a common and frequently missed cause of right upper quadrant pain or new onset jaundice in the emergency department with this definitive reference on congestive hepatopathy.

Nguyen ET, Hague C, Manos D et al. Canadian Society of Thoracic Radiology / Canadian Association of Radiologists best practice guidance for investigation of acute pulmonary embolism, part I: acquisition and safety considerations. Can Assoc Radiol J 2021 Mar 29 Online ahead of print. Doi 10.1177/08465371211000737.

Nguyen ET, Hague C, Manos D et al. Canadian Society of Thoracic Radiology / Canadian Association of Radiologists best practice guidance for investigation of acute pulmonary embolism, part 2: technical issues and interpretation pitfalls. Can Assoc Radiol J 2021 Mar 29 Online ahead of print. Doi 10.1177/08465371211000739.

Hot off the press, update yourself on the latest best practice guidance for performance and interpretation of CT pulmonary angiograms. This is one of the most common and important examinations performed by any radiology department, and the quality of the exam and interpretation has a major impact on patient care. The CSTR and CAR present guidance for optimizing your technique.

January 2021 Selection

Such YJ, Hong H, Ohana M et al. Pulmonary embolism and deep vein thrombosis in COVID-19: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Radiology 2020 published online ahead of print. Https://doi.org/10.1148/radiol.2020203557

This summary of current research conveys two very important facts to radiologists interpreting emergency imaging - approximately 15% of COVID-19 patients are found to have either deep vein thrombosis or pulmonary embolism, and more than half of those with pulmonary emboli have no evidence of deep venous thrombosis.

November 2020 Selection

Garzelli L, Nuzzo A, Copin P et al. Contrast-enhanced CT for the diagnosis of acute mesenteric ischemia. AJR 2020; 215:29-38. https://www.ajronline.org/doi/10.2214/AJR.19.22625

A timely review of the CT findings of acute mesenteric ischemia, which can be a challenging diagnosis to make given the multiple ways in which it may manifest on imaging.”

September 2020 Selection

Zins M, Millet I, Taourel P. Adhesive small bowel obstruction: predictive radiology to improve patient management. Radiology 2020; 296:480-492. https://doi.org/10.1148/radiol.2020192234

Small bowel obstructions are an extremely common reason for patients to undergo emergency CT, and state-of-the-art imaging now allows us to provide far more information to clinicians than simply the diagnosis of obstruction. This article discusses findings that can help predict schema, how to differentiate an open-loop from a closed-loop obstruction, and how CT findings can predict the success of nonoperative management using a series of excellent diagrams and images.

August 2020 Selection

Nasir MU, Roberts J, Muller NL, Macri F, Mohammed MF, Akhlaghpoor S, Parker W, Eftekhari A, Rezaei S, Mayo J, Nicolaou S. The role of emergency radiology in COVID-19: from preparedness to diagnosis. CARJ 2020; 71:293-300.  https://doi.org/10.1177%2F0846537120916419

A succinct and high-yield review of not only the imaging features of COVID-19, but also important considerations that any radiologist scanning suspect patients should be aware of.

Check back regularly for updates.

Medal of Excellence Award

MEDAL OF EXCELLENCE AWARD

The award shall be known as: Medal of Excellence award. This represents the highest award that lies within the power of the CETARS (Canadian Emergency, Trauma and Acute Care Radiology Society) to bestow to a CETARS member.

The CETARS Medal of Excellence award will be awarded by the CETARS to a radiologist for distinguished and extraordinary service to the CETARS and the discipline of Emergency/Trauma radiology.

Service to radiology can be teaching, basic research, clinical investigation, advocacy or mentoring. Research must be recognized for quality and consistency by publication in recognized professional journals. Service to the CETARS can be outstanding contributions to the CAR and the CETARS, other medical organizations, or government agencies.

The CETARS is under no obligation to present the award annually.

Except under very unusual circumstances, the award will be given to one nominee each year.

Only in the event of the demise of the nominee after being selected shall the award be presented posthumously.

Eligibility

The Medal of Excellence Award nominee must be an individual member in good standing of the CAR over the past 8 years and a current active CETARS member.

Nomination and Process

A nomination may be submitted by any CETARS member in good standing.

The nomination should contain a succinct summary of the major contributions of the nominee and be accompanied by a curriculum vitae.

The nomination must be accompanied by one letter of support from one CAR and CETARS member in good standing.

Please submit by email the following documentation:

  • Name of the nominee
  • Name of the nominator
  • Title of the nominee
  • Contact info of the nominee (address, telephone, fax, email)
  • Contact information of the nominator (address, telephone, fax, email)
  • CV/Summary of the nominee
  • The major area of contribution of the nominee (specify one)
    • Basic Research
    • Clinical Research
    • Other Research
    • Clinical Practice
    • Teaching
    • Statesmanship
  • One (1) support letter for the nominee who must be a CAR and CETARS member in good standing

Procedure and Deadline

The award nomination call-out will be in September and must be submitted annually by December 15 to [email protected]. The nominator is responsible for ensuring that the written nomination, C/V, summary, and one support letter are emailed to the CAR office by the deadline. An individual member may nominate or sponsor only one nominee each year.

Selection

A CETARS Awards Selection Standing Committee will evaluate the award nominations.

If unsuccessful the first year, the nomination may be reactivated by any CETARS member in good standing for consideration for a maximum of two (2) years following the first submission. This can be done by submitting a letter requesting reactivation by December 15th of the subsequent year. This reactivation does not require any new supporting data.

Presentation

The award will normally be presented at the CETARS Business Meeting held in conjunction with the CAR Annual Scientific Meeting (ASM) in April.

Careers & Fellowships

Careers and Fellowships

Career Opportunities

The CAR has compiled an up-to-date listing of Canadian radiology career opportunities, searchable by type, location, and institution/company.

CAR members now have access to view and/or post career opportunities available in Canada. Potential employers are also welcomed to post Canadian radiology jobs at no additional cost.

Visit here for more details.

Canadian Fellowship Opportunities

The CAR Resident Section has compiled an up-to-date listing of all Canadian Fellowship Information, searchable by either subspecialty or university.

Fellowship opportunities can be found here.

Contact Us

Mailing Address

Canadian Emergency, Trauma and Acute Care Radiology Society
C/O Canadian Association of Radiologists
1120-220 Laurier Ave W
Ottawa, ON K1P 5Z9
Canada
Email: [email protected]

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