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

A normal chest CT scan cannot exclude the diagnosis of COVID-19 especially for patients with recent onset of symptoms. According to the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) and the World Health Organization (WHO), the final diagnosis of COVID-19 infection should be confirmed by a positive RT-PCR test. Read More

In this unprecedented time, every action that we take now can have a profound impact on our patients, our colleagues, technologists and families. To comply with recommendations for social distancing in order to blunt the spread of COVID -19 (novel coronavirus) and avoid significant impact to our patients and staff, the CSBI and CAR recommend that all average risk and high-risk screening mammography, ultrasound and breast MRI be discontinued temporarily with immediate effect. These should be postponed for 6-8 weeks. Read More

This is your prime opportunity to learn and connect with radiology leaders from around the world. The CAR conference runs April 16-19, 2020, at Le Westin, Montreal. We’ve had a record number of registrants this year Read More

The British Columbia Radiological Society (BCRS) is pleased to announce that Dr. Simon Bicknell has assumed the role of President until Dec 2021. He has been at Coastal Community of Care since 2002, centrally involved at Lions Gate Hospital (LGH) and North Shore Medical Imaging (outpatient community clinic) in North Vancouver while also travelling to Sechelt and Squamish/Whistler for provision of onsite radiology services. Read More

For over a decade, Siemens Healthineers has been as CAR partner, providing support for many initiatives, including the CAR Annual Conference, the Canadian Reception at the RSNA and playing an active role in clinical decision support discussions. We are happy to announce that Siemens Healthineers is expanding this relationship and entering a corporate partnership with the CAR. Read More

Adding to a group of distinguished corporate partners, and after years as a CAR sponsors, Bayer has now joined the CAR as a corporate partner. Read More

Come one, come all! Sign up for CAR 2020's CT colonography workshop, MSK workshop or CSTR 2020 today! Read More

The CAR would like to thank our corporate partners for their valuable contribution to radiology and the advancement of quality care in Canada. Your support is greatly appreciated, and we look forward to another successful year in 2020. Read More

Every self-employed physician has an important decision to make as they move ahead with their career: whether to incorporate their medical practice or not. Read More

The Canadian Association of Radiologists (CAR) and the Canadian Society of Breast Imaging (CSBI) recently released a position statement on Breast Density and Supplemental Screening. This position statement was developed in response to increased media attention on mammographic breast density, as well as North American legislative changes. Read More

Though Dr. Anita Chakravarti did not know it at the time, a family vacation she took some 20 years ago would change her life forever. Dr. Chakravarti — a professor at the University of Saskatchewan, retired anesthesiologist and CEO of the health and wellness company [M]POWER Mindful Professional Practice — had gone on a three-week road trip with her husband and children through British Columbia, Washington and Oregon. Read More

The CRF Board gathered in Ottawa in October 2018 for a landmark facilitated strategic planning session. The resultant five-year plan aims to solidify our position as an effective, responsive not-for-profit organization, supporting imaging research, innovation and education in Canada and beyond, whilst demonstrating best practices in raising funds. Read More

The Canadian Society of Breast Imaging (CSBI) kicked off its second annual conference on Saturday, May 18th, 2019 over the Victoria Day long weekend in historic Quebec City. The conference, held in conjunction with the Société de Radiologie du Québec and Canadian Organization of Medical Physicists, welcomed over 200 radiologists, physicists, medical radiation technologists and family physicians. Read More

Join an elite group of 500 leaders from Canada’s radiology community to forge a path of innovation in radiological science and technology. This campaign of the Canadian Radiological Foundation is designed to create a solid foundation of $250,000 in annualized giving to develop programs and partnerships. Read More

What a busy year it has been! The CSTR would like to let you know what we’ve been up to this past year and what is coming up next. Read More

These days, it’s easy to diversify your investment portfolio, whether you have $500 or $5 million to invest. Diversifying means not putting all your eggs in one basket. When you diversify, it helps to reduce risk, but it doesn’t completely eliminate it. Read More

The CSBI Conference is only two weeks away! This interdisciplinary event is not only geared towards radiologists but also technologists, physicists and family physicians. CSBI members receive a registration discount. Read More