RSNA News - April 2005
Program and Grant Announcements
RSNA Outstanding Researcher, Educator Awards
The deadline is June 15, 2005, to submit an application for the 2005
Outstanding Researcher and Outstanding Educator awards. These awards
recognize and honor senior physicians or scientists who have made
a career of significant contributions to the field of radiology or
radiologic sciences through research and/or education. The awardees
will be announced during the opening session of RSNA 2005.
To download nomination forms, go to www.rsna.org/research/foundation/application.html.
IGI Supplemental Awards
The Image-Guided Interventions (IGI) Branch of the Cancer Imaging
Program (CIP) at the National Cancer Institute (NCI) has teamed up
with the NCI Cancer Centers Program and Specialized Programs of Research
Excellence (SPOREs) to offer IGI supplemental awards aimed at stimulating
translational research in oncologic image-guided interventions at
the Cancer Centers and SPOREs. The awards are available to cancer
center investigators and SPORE directors, as well as their co-investigators
and clinical and basic scientists in other departments.
The deadline is May 1, 2005, to submit a letter of intent. Applications
are due June 1, 2005.
For more information, contact: Keyvan Farahani, Ph.D., at .
Planning for the Filmless Transition
RSNA and the Society for Computer Applications in Radiology (SCAR)
are sponsoring this one-day course that will be held on June 1 at
the Orlando World Center Marriott in Florida. Topics include:
- Changing Expectations
- Workflow Analysis
- Assembling the PACS Team
- Practical Guide to Vendor Selection and PACS Purchase
- Design Considerations for the Filmless Imaging Department
- Survival Guide for Teleradiology and PACS Security
- Developing an Enterprise-wide PACS Solution
6.5 CME credits available
For more information, go to www.scarnet.net/2005RadiologyCourse.html.
Business Strategies for Radiology Leaders
Register online at www.rsna.org/education/shortcourses for this three-day,
RSNA course designed for radiologists in leadership positions and
for radiology business managers. The course will be held July 29-31
at the Hotel InterContinental Chicago.
Topics include:
- Strategic Planning
- Radiology Department Budgeting
- Business Infrastructure
- Contracting with Managed Care Entities
- Contracts Between Radiology Groups and Their Group Members
and Hospitals
- Turf Battles in Radiology
- Joint Ventures Between Hospitals and Radiology Groups
- Self-Referral in Diagnostic Radiology
- Marketing a Radiology Practice
The course, directed by Lawrence R. Muroff, M.D., also explores obstacles
facing today's radiology practices-financial issues, strategic planning,
billing, compliance, contracts and legal matters-and ways to successfully
navigate these challenges.
21 CME credits available
For more information, contact the RSNA Education Center at (800) 381-6660
x 3747 or at ..
Methods in Clinical Cancer Research
This limited-attendance workshop provides the essentials of effective
clinical trial design. Sponsored by the American Society of Clinical
Oncology and the American Association for Cancer Research, the workshop
is designed for clinical fellows and junior faculty clinical researchers
in all subspecialties including radiology and radiation and surgical
oncology. The workshop will be held July 30-August 5 at the Vail Marriott
Mountain Resort in Vail, Colorado.
31.5 CME credits available
For more information, go to www.vailworkshop.org.
BIROW 3
About 150 people attended the third Biomedical Imaging Research and Opportunities Workshop (BIROW 3) held last month in Bethesda, Md. BIROW is designed to identify and explore new opportunities for basic science research and engineering development in biomedical imaging, as well as related diagnosis and therapy. Topics of the third workshop included cell trafficking, informatics solutions in imaging, guiding therapy by multimodality and medical imaging technology.
Additional information about the workshops is available at www.birow.org.
