Image courtesy of RSNA/Global Learning Center Tanzania
July 8, 2022 — TheRadiological Society of North America(RSNA) has announced “Building Connections Across the Americas: Addressing Access to Radiology”—a new program to cultivate global partnerships and improve health equity, access, safety and patient care in South, Central and North America.
“This program exemplifies RSNA’s position as an organization that fosters cooperation among Latin American radiological societies, contributing to increasing the research, teaching and understanding of how new technologies will impact our practice and the way we take care of our patients,” saidGuillermo Elizondo-Riojas, M.D., Ph.D., chair of the RSNA Committee on International Radiology Education (CIRE).
The “Building Connections Across the Americas: Addressing Access to Radiology” program, funded by the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), will convene thought leaders through three events between 2022 and 2023: in North America at the RSNA 108th Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting (RSNA 2022) in Chicago, in South America at the RSNAGlobal Learning Center(GLC) site in Ecuador, and in Brazil, during Jornada Paulista de Radiologia (JPR), hosted by the Sociedade Paulista de Radiologia e Diagnóstico por Imagem (SPR).
这个系列的目的是讨论每个领域的主要挑战，并找到可持续的解决方案。来自世界各地的主要放射科医师、物理学家、外交官、教育工作者、医院管理人员和行业人员将作为观众和主要合作者参加。
The first event, to be held at RSNA 2022 atMcCormick Place Chicagoon November 30, 2022, will consist of a half-day seminar focusing on issues of health care access, equity, and radiation safety throughout the Americas. The event program will be shared closer to the date of the session.
For the second event, RSNA will host an invited training session for regional radiology department chairs, hospital administrators and industry in collaboration with the GLC site atHospital Metropolitanoin Quito, Ecuador.
RSNA的GLC计划于2019年推出，旨在改善世界各地的放射学教育和患者护理。RSNA与建立在低收入或中等收入国家的放射科合作，目标是使glc成为区域内卓越的放射科教育中心。
The third event will be held in São Paulo, Brazil, in conjunction with JPR 2023.
The three phases of the program seek to build capacity and address deficiencies and barriers in radiology education and practice across the Americas, as well as promote the application of peaceful use standards for improved patient care. The networking opportunities provided will foster relationships between government health representatives and radiology practitioners in the region.
RSNA hopes this series will assist in creating strategy for medical imaging professionals and stakeholders across the Americas to collaborate and create best practices for radiologic patient care.
“During times when connectivity and collaborative partnerships are more important than ever for the practice of radiology, RSNA is taking this opportunity to build long lasting and solid bridges between institutions, industry and radiologists across the Americas, saidJuliana Bueno，医学博士，CIRE GLC小组主席。“这个项目是一个很好的机会，让世界各地的放射科医生了解我们的组织在建立联系和使资源更接近他们需要的地方所做的努力。”
For more information:www.rsna.org
August 11, 2022
