Meet the Canadian Emergency, Trauma and Acute Care Radiology Society (CETARS), one of CAR’s four affiliate societies. CETARS officially joined as a CAR affiliate on July 13, 2020, after the inaugural meeting of their Executive Committee. Working under the direction of the CAR Board of Directors, CAR Affiliate Societies provide the opportunity for close collaboration on education, research, and advocacy activities with the radiology community. Working together the CAR can deliver the most value for members while maintaining distinct mandates. Read More

We are so proud of our Research Grant awardees who selflessly dedicate their time to carry out medical research to benefit radiologic care for patients. This testimonial from a past grant recipient captures the value and impact that this award provides. Read More

The Canadian Society of Pediatric Radiology (CanSPR) is a new CAR affiliate society and recently launched their new logo and webpage. CanSPR strives to encourage educational, research and networking connections to maintain the highest standards of pediatric imaging across Canada. Representation of the founding members include senior leading pediatric radiologists from across the country. Read More

Sponsored Content by IBM What is the cost of fragmented data in imaging? It’s difficult to quantify, but most health systems recognize the value of a more comprehensive approach – an enterprise imaging system – to help them overcome the challenges caused by siloed imaging systems. Read More

The CAR would like to extend a warm welcome to Dr. Daria Manos, who assumed the role of President of the Canadian Society of Thoracic Radiology (CSTR), an Affiliate Society of the CAR, on May 1, 2021. We also want to take this opportunity to sincerely thank Dr. Carole Dennie for her amazing leadership and dedication as the founding President of the CSTR. Dr. Dennie will continue to serve on the CSTR Executive in the role as Past President and Dr. Elsie Nguyen will be assuming the role of Vice President. Read More

The application deadline for the Fellowship of the American College of Radiology (ACR) has been extended to June 21, 2021. This FACR membership category is an honour bestowed on members of good standing who have demonstrated excellence in service, teaching, research and/or volunteer leadership roles in diagnostic radiology, interventional radiology, nuclear medicine, radiation oncology and/or medical physics. Read More

The Canadian Association of Radiologists is pleased to announce our new sponsorship with Amgen Canada. Amgen Canada applies science and innovation to help fight serious illness and dramatically improve people’s lives. With Canadian headquarters located in Mississauga’s vibrant biomedical cluster, and a research facility in Burnaby, British Columbia, Amgen’s Canadian affiliate has been an important contributor to Canada’s biotechnology sector since 1991. Read More

Members of the CAR have long been asking for more opportunities to obtain Section 3 Self-Assessment Program (SAP) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) Program credits. We are pleased to have facilitated this agreement between the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada (Royal College) and the American College of Radiology (ACR) that recognizes eight ACR accredited self-assessment programs as eligible for Section 3 MOC credits. Read More

The CAR is working with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to drive artificial intelligence and machine learning adoption across Canadian healthcare AWS is the world’s most comprehensive and broadly adopted cloud platform. It has more than 200 services including a deep bench in the area of artificial intelligence. The CAR’s collaboration with AWS is to help advance the intersection of technology and healthcare delivery for radiologists through education and access to industry leading cloud services. Read More

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Sponsored Content At the onset of the pandemic, chilling reports and images from hard-hit Italian hospitals circulated worldwide. Operations and workflows of the hospitals were severely disrupted, increasing their workloads and stress due to the necessity of increasingly safe and separate diagnostic pathways and the need to constantly monitor the development of the disease after its onset. During the rapid spread of the coronavirus, there was growing interest relating to the role of diagnostic imaging, appropriateness of chest X-rays and CT scans when it comes to screening, detection and follow up management. Artificial intelligence has been found to be a useful supporting tool for managing the heavy workload, by offering the possibility of conducting examinations quickly and effectively to detect the presence of pulmonary parenchymal consolidation caused by the virus. Read More

The CAR will be hosting its first ever virtual Annual Scientific Meeting (ASM) from April 27-May 2, 2021 and we couldn’t be more excited! This year the CAR 2021 includes a Trainee Day (April 27) and a Canadian Society of Thoracic Radiology (CSTR) Day (April 28) followed by four days of scientific programming for the broader radiology community. The scientific program is approved for a maximum of 20.25 credits (Section 1)*. Register today! Read More

Dr. Carole Dennie, cardiothoracic radiologist in Ottawa, is a Fellow of the CAR and President of the Canadian Society of Thoracic Radiology (CSTR). Her passion is teaching and providing access to continuous learning opportunities to enable the delivery of high-quality service throughout a radiologist’s work lifecycle. Her recent trips to Iqaluit have helped to make medical imaging equipment accessible in remote communities and illustrate that change is possible through active listening. Read More

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). Read More

Did you know the CAR has Affiliate Societies that members can join? The Affiliates are integrated with the CAR and provide the opportunity for close collaboration on education, research, and advocacy activities for the radiology community. The CAR’s newest Affiliate, the Canadian Society of Abdominal Radiology (CSAR), officially launched in November 2020 after the inaugural meeting with the CSAR Executive. As a growing society the CSAR is currently seeking new members. Read More

In response to an open call for applications in Fall 2020, the Canadian Radiological Foundation (CRF) and the Canadian Heads of Academic Radiology (CHAR) are pleased to award funding to two research projects related to COVID-19:

1. Using AI to Determine Prevalence of Pre- or Asymptomatic COVID-19 in Patients Undergoing Chest CT for a Non-COVID Indication within Eastern Ontario – A Collaborative Multicenter Observational Study
2. Using Virtual Reality as a Remote Educational Tool During the COVID-19 Pandemic

The hope is that this directed funding will help our community, and most importantly our patients, during these challenging times. Thank you to Bayer for partially supporting these awards. Read More

There’s no one-size-fits-all answer to the question of whether it’s better for a physician to put money into a registered retirement savings plan (RRSP) or a tax-free savings account (TFSA): both options can boost savings and help lower the amount of tax to be paid. Whether you contribute to one or the other, or both, you can maximize their benefits by using RRSPs and TFSAs in strategic ways, which may change at each stage of your life, where you are in your career, and the current environment. We understand that this year is different and that your ideal planning strategy could look very different too. It’s more important than ever that you get the right advice. An MD Advisor* can help determine the best strategy for you. Read More

In the 2019 Canadian Financial Capability Survey, nearly two-thirds of Canadians said they had an emergency fund to cover three months’ worth of expenses. Have you had access to the money you needed over the last few months? Read More

On Saturday, June 6, 2020 for the first time ever, the CAR and Canadian Radiological Foundation held their annual general meetings virtually. We were very pleased with the turnout and the support from our members. Read More

The purpose of these recommendations is to provide guidance and information to the radiology community regarding the safe conduct of imaging and image-guided intervention in patients with suspected or confirmed COVID-19 infection. For more information regarding image-guided procedures you can refer to specific guidelines issued by the CAIR and the CAR. Read More