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2.00 pm
The Annual General Meeting of the Section of Imaging will take place immediately prior to the symposium to formally elect new Office bearers and members of Council: PRESIDENT-ELECT - Hugh Burnett, ORDINARY MEMBERS OF COUNCIL - Subhasis Basu and Vinotha Nadarajah
2.05pm
"Insights from a breast radiologist"
Presidential Address by Dr Caroline Parkin, Consultant Breast Radiologist, Nightingale Centre, MFT (Wythenshawe)
Outline of Lecture:
Breast disease is a major cause of morbidity and mortality. Its prevention, detection and management is evolving in an exciting and increasingly personalised manner. The opportunity to join breast services is an opportunity to (1) join a highly collaborative team, (2) develop nuanced knowledge, diagnostic and interventional skills, (3) make a tangible difference to the lives of others and (4) experience, first hand, the gratitude that our patients have for us.
Learning objectives:
Share a whistle stop tour of the career of the incumbent president.
Discuss why “breast is best” as a career option for health care professionals
Present interesting cases to illustrate the varied and evolving nature of breast care
Trainee Presentations:
2.45pm
Dr Syed Hassan – “Haemoptysis – Is it always PE?”
2.55pm
Dr Alex Garnett – “We have you surrounded!: Multi-directional approach to embolising stomal variceal networks”
3.05pm
Dr Nahla Zahran – “Ecchordosis physaliphora”
3.15pm
Dr Harsha Pratap – “Giant Pseudo Angiomatous Stromal Hyperplasia (PASH) of breast in an adolescent female”
3.25pm
Dr Katie Hodnett – “A curious case of disappearing and reappearing adrenal glands”
3.35pm
Dr Wendy Tan – “Image guided vacuum assisted excision of breast cancer”
3.45pm
A short break for judges to confer
4.00pm
Dr Yousef Alwan, Curriculum Lead, North West School of Radiology - "Developments in Training"
Talk synopsis:
This talk will cover developments in radiology training in the North West School of Radiology over the past several years. These developments are grouped into 3 categories: (1) developments in trainees including recruitment of more trainees and coverage of the RCR curriculum, (2) developments in trainers which includes recruitment of subspeciality Training Programme Directors (TPD) and support staff in the school and (3) expanding the school infrastructure which includes both physical sites and on-line educational platforms. The talk will begin with a brief introduction covering the background of the school of radiology and will include reference to recruitment to the imaging workforce as a whole and the importance and benefits of skill mix.
4.40pm
Announcement of Winners