From September 22-24 the CAR Board of Directors gathered in Halifax, Nova Scotia to discuss the upcoming priorities for the fall and to undertake the development of a new strategic plan for the next five years. Despite the challenges presented from Hurricane Fiona, the Board, with representatives from British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan (2), Ontario (2), Quebec (2), New Brunswick (2), Nova Scotia, the ACR and a resident representing the Resident and Fellow Section, weathered the storm and had a very productive discussion. The meeting kicked off with a presentation from Dr. Gilles Soulez, CAR President, summarizing the successes and highlights of the last several months. Read More

With the warmer weather upon us, for many of our members the focus is on summer vacations. I hope that you have been able to get away from work to recharge your batteries. I would like to thank our members for their continued support and recognize the many radiologist leaders who have taken time out of their hectic schedules, even through prime vacation season, to support and lead initiatives that will have a significant impact on patient care in Canada. Read More

Radiology departments consist of a variety of overlapping and intersecting responsibilities, with tremendous interplay between disciplines. This can make managing the professional relationships between radiologists, technologists, booking clerks, nurses, and others a complex challenge. Read More

The CAR Journal (CARJ) continues to be an important educational pillar of the radiology community in Canada and internationally. The Journal brings together the best work and scientific activities from radiologists who engage with the field’s most challenging topics and earlier this year, reached an all-time high Impact Factor of 4.186. Read More

For over four decades, the Canadian Heads of Academic Radiology (CHAR) have been an expanding authority in promoting radiology education, research, and academic practice among Canadian academic institutions. The CHAR is an association that brings together the Heads of the 16 academic radiology departments in Canadian universities. Read More

The relationship between patient, radiologist, and primary care physician is critical when determining the best course of action for diagnostic imaging. Clinical Decision Support (CDS) systems can better facilitate the exchange of information in this relationship to ensure patients receive the test they need in the time they need it. “We often imagine that most medical care occurs in hospitals when in actuality it occurs in primary care in the community,” says Dr. Cathy MacLean. “Family Physicians and NPs rely on radiology referrals every day in active practice.” Read More

The CAR Affiliate Societies are integrated with the CAR and provide the opportunity for close collaboration on education, research, and advocacy activities with the Canadian radiology community. Come and collaborate with us and make a difference. Discover the roles, goals, and objectives of each Affiliate Society: Read More

The Canadian Association of Radiologists (CAR) is aware of the global shortage of iodinated contrast media (ICM). The CAR has been monitoring the situation at a national level with both our radiologist members and industry partners. In addition, the CAR has met with Health Canada to gain a better understanding of its efforts to monitor and respond to the shortage, and we have made an outreach to the federal Minister of Health to request a coordinated national response and public statement on this issue.  The following statement provides updated information for the Canadian medical imaging community about Health Canada’s mechanisms to monitor the shortage, and the efforts of manufacturers to mitigate the risk to Canadian patients. Additionally, it summarizes risk mitigation strategies relevant to this and any future shortages of ICM.   Read More

Have you ever felt soreness or discomfort after spending hours at your workstation? Instead of enhancing the work of a radiologist or trainee, workstations are often the cause of musculoskeletal discomfort that can quickly inflame injury or lead to burnout. Dr. Charlotte Yong-Hing led a national ergonomics survey and presented the results during a plenary session at CAR 2022's Trainee Day. Dr. Yong-Hing believes that making knowledge of proper ergonomics more common in the radiology community will have a positive impact, improving the well-being and productivity of radiologists and trainees. Read More

The CAR Resident and Fellow Section will be under new leadership in the upcoming academic year. Dr. Kiana Lebel is set to take over as RFS Chair for 2022-23, a role previously occupied by the departing RFS Chair Dr. Jessica Dobson. Read More

Each of the CAR Affiliate Societies are led by incredible professionals. Meet each of the Presidents and get to know their thoughts on being integrated with the CAR, which provides many opportunities for close collaboration on education, research, and advocacy activities with the Canadian radiology community. Read More

Thanks to all the participants, sponsors, and staff who made CAR 2022 an overwhelming success! The event featured prominent speakers, engaging presentations, and fun social events. Review the CAR 2022 Snapshot today. Read More

Earlier this month, the Minister of Finance unveiled the 2022 Federal Budget. The focus of this year's budget was largely centred around affordable housing and the environment. From a healthcare perspective it was quite light and most of the health-related spending was targeted towards the pandemic recovery. Read More

Featuring Outgoing  Annual Scientific Meeting Planning Committee Chair, Dr. Michael Patlas

It was another tremendous year at the Canadian Association of Radiologists Annual Scientific Meeting (CAR 2022), with dozens of engaging speakers, presentations, and social events, drawing in nearly 700 attendees for the virtual event. CAR 2022 spanned five days in early April and brought together members of the radiology community, comprised of a wide range of education and experience. As Dr. Michael Patlas knows, having served as the  Annual Scientific Meeting Planning Committee (SPC) Co-Chair in 2017-2018 and as Chair from 2018-2022, successful events like this are long in the making and require diligent teamwork. Read More

Background

As previously announced, the Canadian Association of Radiologists (CAR) is redoing its diagnostic referral guidelines. Last released in 2012, the CAR imaging referral guidelines consisted of recommendations for 338 clinical/diagnostic scenarios over 13 sections: Breast Disease, Cancer, Cardiovascular, Central Nervous System, Gastrointestinal System, Head and Neck, Musculoskeletal System, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Pediatrics, Spine, Thoracic, Trauma, and Urological, adrenal, and genitourinary systems. Read More

The Affiliate Societies had a stronger presence at the CAR 2022 ASM. Affiliate members had the opportunity to participate in live discussions around key topics facing their subspecialties in radiology in Canada and around the world. There were plenty of highlights and hot topics discussed by each society both on the Whova Community Boards and during the annual scientific networking meetings. Read More

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The CAR is pleased to present the recipients of the 2022 CAR awards. The CAR strives to maintain the highest level of quality, safety, and innovative practices in the radiology profession. Within the radiology community there are many extraordinary leaders. There are some, however, who go above and beyond. Their contributions advance the profession, improve patient care, and influence its future development.

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On April 1, 2022, the Canadian Radiological Foundation (CRF) Board of Directors met virtually to discuss the goals of the Foundation and how they can support radiology now and into the future. The CRF was overwhelmed by the support provided by donors over the course of 2021 and in the early months of 2022. Read More

The CAR welcomes the government's announcement today of a $2B federal investment in reducing wait times, including for diagnostics. Echoing our #Budget2022 submission, we are pleased to see that the investment would be allocated on a per capita basis to the provinces. We are committed to working with federal and provincial governments to ensure that Canadian patients have timely access to diagnostics. We would like to acknowledge the CAR Board of Directors who have had over 150 (registered) meetings with Members of Parliament. Read More