“I feel heard,” says Catherine Bourque.
Bourque is a Patient Partner with the Niagara Health Engagement Network (NHEN), a group in the Niagara Health community who are patients and/or family members that have received care and want to be actively involved in improving local healthcare. The CAR is currently developing a national CT Accreditation Program, now in the pilot stage at Niagara Health in the Niagara region, the central focus of which is to listen to and incorporate the input of patients requiring CT services. Read More
Accreditation
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Introducing the CAR/CSTR Lung Cancer Screening Education and Accreditation Project
Today, the Canadian Association of Radiologists (CAR) in partnership with the Canadian Society of Thoracic Radiology (CSTR) is pleased to announce the initiation of a national project focused on the development of a new national lung cancer screening accreditation program and specialized education in CT lung cancer screening for radiologists. This project has been made possible through collaboration and financial support from the Canadian Partnership Against Cancer (the Partnership).
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MAP extending CPD cycles by 6 months
With the evolving COVID-19 situation, many conferences have and are being cancelled. We acknowledge and understand that many of the medical professionals affected may not have access to the required continuing professional development (CPD) credits to maintain the MAP approved status in the coming months. Read More
Getting to Know the Mammography Accreditation Program (MAP)
The Canadian Association of Radiologists (CAR) began the Mammography Accreditation Program (MAP) over 20 years ago. This program was developed to ensure the quality of mammography images in Canada. The primary objective of MAP is to safeguard patients by certifying that images meet the proscribe standards. Read More
CAR holds bi-annual training session for mammography accreditation reviewers
The CAR held its 5th biannual national Mammography Accreditation Program’s reviewer training in Edmonton on November 4th. We were pleased to welcome 18 of our 25 MAP reviewers to the course. Read More