SRS Spring Meeting                                                                  

Date:   Friday 16th May

Time:   09:00

Venue:   The MacDonald Education Suite University Hospital , Ayr

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Date :  22nd & 23rd October 2014

Time : 08:30 am

Venue :  The Royal College of General Practitioners, 30 Euston Square London

Click here for full details including the programme….BIR CONGRESS LEAFLET WEB

When :  Wednesday 27 August 2014                                                                                

Where :  West Park Centre, Dundee

Time:  0900 – 1700

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Friday 7^th November 2014

Symposium Hall Auditorium, The Royal College of Surgeons, Edinburgh

The Scottish Radiological Society is pleased to announce the date for the 2014 Annual General Meeting. The programme includes a series of talks covering a range of topics, including how to interpret and deal with incidental findings in various modalities and specialty interests. Trainee presentations for the Anne Hollman Medal will also be held. A dinner is planned for the evening before to which all are most welcome.

We look forward to seeing you in November.

 Booking Form Now Available

Click Here to View the Programme….SRS Autumn Programme and Booking Form 2014

Cardiac Imaging Conference

                      part of

SCOTTISH MRI SEMINAR series 28

When:   Wednesday 5th November 2014

Where:   West Park 319 Perth Road, Dundee

Time:   09:00 – 17:00

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Click here for info on the……SRS Anne Hollman Medal 2014

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Click here for information on the….SRS Trainee Forum 2014

Friday 7^th November 2014

Symposium Hall Auditorium, The Royal College of Surgeons, Edinburgh

The Scottish Radiological Society is pleased to announce the date for the 2014 Annual General Meeting. The programme includes a series of talks covering a range of topics, including how to interpret and deal with incidental findings in various modalities and specialty interests. Trainee presentations for the Anne Hollman Medal will also be held. A dinner is planned for the evening before to which all are most welcome.

We look forward to seeing you in November.

 Booking Form & Programme Now Available

Click Here to View the Programme….SRS Autumn Programme and Booking Form 2014

Emergency and out of hours Radiology – New Lister Building, Glasgow Royal Infirmary – 20 May 2015

This event will help equip radiologists with knowledge of the changing face of emergency imaging in different body areas/systems including protocols for out of hours CT scanning addressing optimum performance of scans.

Aims:

1. To choose appropriate out of hours CT protocols for different clinical indications

2. Interpret major diagnosis with confidence and learn of potential pitfalls in image interpretation Programme –

Programme:   http://www.bir.org.uk/media/196269/scottishbranch_-_emergency_radiology.pdf

Booking Details:  https://membersarea.bir.org.uk/multievents/displayEvent.asp?Type=Full&Code=5234

European Congress of Radiology 2015

 I would like to thank the Scottish Radiological Society for generously supporting my visit to the European Congress of Radiology (ECR) during March 2015. I was able to attend educational sessions on emergency radiology aimed at registrars, and of particular interest to me, multiple sessions related to population-based imaging.

My interest in population-based imaging stems from my work on a systematic review of the prevalence and types of incidental findings on body magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), which led to the development of a PhD proposal on the epidemiology and impact of incidental findings detected on the UK Biobank imaging study. The UK Biobank (www.ukbiobank.ac.uk) will be the world’s largest multi-modal imaging study, and plans to perform brain, cardiac and abdominal MRI in 100,000 of its healthy participants. I wished to learn more about the current state of healthy, population-based and disease-specific imaging cohorts around the world, to hear about current thinking on some of the methodological, logistical and ethical issues facing these types of studies, and to meet researchers working on both the UK Biobank, and other European cohorts during the congress in order to inform my future PhD work.

 Several initiatives have attempted to collate information on completed and ongoing biobanks. Dr Hans-Ulrich Kauczor, who chairs the European Society of Radiology’s Research Committee, summarised the work of the European Society of Radiology Working Group on Imaging Biobanks, which will soon be published in Insights in to Imaging. The Working Group has attempted to document all existing sources of imaging data, from both disease-specific patient cohorts and population-based studies, and this summary will be an important resource to direct imaging researchers to relevant biobanks in order to ask epidemiological questions relating to risk factors for diseases, or to develop normal reference values or imaging biomarkers of disease.

Several speakers also described current large European imaging cohort studies in more depth. The German National Cohort have currently imaged approximately 800 participants with whole-body MRI at multiple centres around Germany, and so far the prevalence of serious incidental findings is approximately 10%. I discussed this with the presenter, Dr Fabian Bamberg, as the impact of incidental findings detected during large imaging studies on participants and health services likely relates to the final diagnoses, and many of these findings may well turn out to be benign. We discussed the need for more evidence to inform the management of incidental findings, and how such data could be generated by the ongoing UK Biobank and German National Cohort studies.

Dr Langner described the clinical and imaging data routinely collected by German trauma centres, and the collaborative efforts of the German Röntgen Society and the German Society of Trauma to develop a centralised national biobank which could store and provide access to these data for researchers. Similarly, in Scotland, clinical and imaging data are generated for each trauma patient during routine clinical care, and these data are used for audit purposes. However, in contrast to the current work in Germany, there are no plans to develop a national Scottish trauma clinical and imaging biobank for research.

Population and disease-based imaging cohorts face methodological and ethical issues. Dr Kauczor discussed the need for large studies to acquire images using different scanners located at multiple sites, which introduces variability, despite best efforts to standardise imaging acquisition protocols and post-processing methods. These sources of variation may affect researchers’ abilities to develop, standardise and validate potential imaging biomarkers of disease in future. Regarding ethical issues, Dr Reinold Schmücker discussed the concept that feedback of incidental findings compromises the integrity of research by influencing the behaviour and access to health care of those participants, thus systematically biasing the sample. I had not considered this before, however given the estimated prevalence of incidental findings, for example, on brain imaging, is in the magnitude of 1-2% (Morris 2009), and those requiring action will be fewer, I think the risk of incidental findings seriously jeopardising the integrity of a study is likely to be low.

I also took the opportunity to hear Dr Alexander Bankier describe the development of the Fleischner guidelines for the management of incidentally detected lung nodules, as there is a general paucity of evidence to inform the management of incidental findings in general, and I wished to learn more about the evidence behind this specific finding. Dr Bankier focussed on describing the limitations of the guidelines, in particular, the inter- and intra-rater observer agreement on size measurements of nodules is poor, and discrepant size measurement may result in differences in management in two-thirds of cases. In addition, stratification of a patient’s risk of malignancy is based only on smoking status, and does not take in to account other potential risk factors including gender, environment, family or personal history, therefore the identification of high-risk patients is limited.

Dr Bankier also showed that the vast majority of the evidence which informed the development of the guidelines was low or moderate quality. With the increasing use of CT imaging during clinical practice, there is a real need for robust data on the risk of different types of lung nodules developing in to malignancy, and how this relates to patient characteristics and the timeframe required for follow-up. Without such data, we risk inappropriately deploying limited NHS resources in a cost-ineffective manner, without benefiting patients, and possibly causing them harm.

My visit to the European Congress of Radiology was thought-provoking, inspiring, and enabled me to meet the researchers who are at the forefront of European population-based imaging, and tackling the methodological and ethical issues generated by this type of research. I am again extremely grateful to the Scottish Radiological Society for their generous support which enabled me to make the most of the educational, scientific and networking opportunities presented by this conference.

Dr Lorna Gibson

ST3 clinical radiology, South-East Scotland Training Deanery.

References

Morris 2009: Morris Z, Whiteley N, Longstreth T, Weber F, Lee -C, Tsushima Y, Alphs H, Ladd SC, Warlow C, Wardlaw JM, Al-Shahi Salman R. 2009. Incidental findings on brain magnetic resonance imaging: systematic review and meta-analysis. BMJ 339:b3016.

When:  7-8 September 2015

Where:  The Univesity of Edinburgh

Time:  08:00 – 17:30

The course is designed to help you develop a systematic method of reviewing thoracic CT scans.
Up to 50 thoracic CT scans reviewed on dedicated workstations (maximum 2 delegates per workstation).
Course topics:
• Understanding CT imaging technique
• Cross sectional thoracic anatomy
• CT signs in chest imaging
• Lung cancer diagnosis and staging
• Interstitial lung diseases (including pulmonary fibrosis, sarcoidosis,
• occupational lung disease)
• Airways and airspace diseases (COPD, small airways disorders)
• Infectious disorders
• Thromboembolic diseases (acute and chronic)
Category I CPD credits by the Royal College of Radiologists are applied for.

Please contact:

www.ct-academy.org
ct.course@cric.ed.ac.uk

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Click here for info on the……SRS Anne Hollman Medal 2014

When :   September 29th – October 1st 2015

Where :  Edinburgh, Scotland

For more information click on the link below:

www.efdelegates.ed.ac.ac.uk/iwpfi-edinburgh-2015

I would like to thank the Scottish Radiological Society (SRS) for awarding me the scholarship to assist towards my expenses to attend this year’s Annual Congress of the European Society of Musculoskeletal Radiology (ESSR) which was held in York, UK, from the 18^th to the 20^th of June 2015.

 The ESSR Annual Congress is one of the largest dedicated musculoskeletal (MSK) imaging meetings in the Europe, which attracts more than 700 delegates from all around the world. The 2015 ESSR Annual Meeting and refresher course took the shoulder joint as its theme. The refresher course was delivered by renowned speakers from across the world. The lectures ran concurrently as two parallel sessions. One was dedicated to shoulder imaging and included discussion of all normal anatomy and pathological conditions affecting the shoulder. Along with lectures by radiologists, specialist shoulder surgeons were invited to provide a clinical perspective. The second stream covered a wide range of more general themes in MSK radiology including arthritis, metabolic conditions, trauma, tumours and sports imaging. I found the arrangement was useful that I was able to move freely between the two streams to tailor the course to my individual needs and learning requirements.

Apart from the refresher course, there were also scientific sessions for selected papers and electronic poster presentations. I felt privileged to be able to share the findings of my research work and at the same time admiring and studying the work from others.

In addition, a dedicated one-day Musculoskeletal Shoulder Ultrasound Course was offered and I felt lucky that I managed to get a place due to the limited spaces available. The course consisted of lectures, live demonstrations, and small group hands-on tutorial workshops taught by internationally-recognised experts in the field. The course content was excellent and really enhanced my understanding and improved my confidence in performing shoulder ultrasound.

 The venue was perfect for the scale of the meeting whilst York itself is a pleasant city and is renowned for its exquisite architecture, tangle of quaint cobbled streets, iconic York Minster and wealth of visitor attractions.

There was also ample opportunity to explore the city around the meeting, which has made my trip even more enjoyable.

Overall, the ESSR Annual Congress was an unforgettable experience and a fantastic platform that allowed me to present my work. As an aspiring MSK radiologist, the meeting provided me with an invaluable learning opportunity. I strongly encourage others to attend and to strive to get their research presented at the ESSR, especially to Radiology trainees with MSK interest.

 Dr. Phey Ming Yeap

ST4 Clinical Radiology (East of Scotland)

Dundee

ESMRMB 2015 Congress

October 1-3, 2015
Edinburgh/UK
32nd Annual Scientific Meeting

Congress venue
Edinburgh International Conference Centre (EICC)
The Exchange Edinburgh
Scotland, United Kingdom

Congress dates
Thursday, October 1, 2015 – Saturday, October 3, 2015

Congress language
official congress language: English

Abstract Submission
Abstract Submission closed!
Click here for the information about our Call for papers and Preliminary Programme!

Preliminary Programme
Please click here to download the preliminary programme.

Accreditation
An application to the UEMS-EACCME for CME accreditation of this event will be made. A certificate of attendance will be online for participation after the congress. The congress will furthermore be accredited by the European Federation of Organisations for Medical Physics (EFOMP).

Publication of proceedings
All accepted abstracts will be published in the ESMRMB Book of Abstracts as supplement of the official ESMRMB society journal MAGMA and accessible online

Scientific exhibition
The ESMRMB will again offer an electronic poster exhibition using EPOSTM, the electronic presentation online system developed by the European Congress of Radiology. In consideration of requests and successful re-introduction in previous years, ESMRMB again offers a traditional paper poster area.

Important deadlines
Registration opening: April 2015
Call for papers: February 2015
Manuscript submission for Young Investigator Award deadline: April 14, 2015
Abstract submission extended deadline: May 6, 2015
Notification of acceptance: early July 2015
Early registration deadline: July 16, 2015
Hotel booking deadline: August 18, 2015

Membership
Benefit from reduced registration fees for the ESMRMB 2015 congress by becoming a member of the ESMRMB first!
Membership application for 2015 will be available starting in December 2014.

Interested?
If you wish to receive further details on the congress by email and/or the preliminary programme and call for abstracts brochure, please contact us at office@esmrmb.org

Date:     3rd February 2016

Location:    Hilton Hotel, Glasgow

Cost:    £195 if booked before 31st October 2015.

            £225 if booked after 31st October 2015.

The Royal College of Radiologists Has Awarded 5 CPD Credits.

To Book and for more Information please visit:

neuroradiologyworkshop.com

I am a second year trainee in Clinical radiology from Edinburgh.

I would like to first of all thank SRS board members for awarding me a travel scholarship to assist with the expenses to go to RSNA 2013; adding to the delight of presenting a study I did on SPECT/CT. The meeting was held in the first week of December in Chicago.

RSNA is the annual meeting of the radiological society of North America. Its is the worlds largest medical meeting with around 55,000 attendees. Although it was so massive the level of organization impressed me.

There were a number of courses to attend apart from the scientific oral presentations running on different topics. There were some amazing digital presentations to look at and a fresh set of cases to ponder over each day. Many useful educational poster presentations added to the experience. There was a large area dedicated for trainee’s alone, providing free refreshments and other resources. It was an excellent platform for me; to meet and interact with other trainee’s from around the globe.

There was also good use of digital technology- we could use the RSNA app to browse the current courses, mark answers and also claim credit at the end of the meeting. Technical exhibits were eye catching.

RSNA offers a wealth of knowledge to soak up. Not only was the academic experience great, Chicago is a lovely city to visit with an amazing skyline, history, friendly folk and a good time to grab a bargain in the holiday season.

All in all RSNA 2013 was a truly incredible experience and well worth the time toiling on the project to present at this impressive meeting. I am grateful to the SRS committee for the encouraging sponsorship.

Umme Sara Zishan
ST2, Radiology,
Edinburgh