Dalhousie Radiology

We were delighted to welcome back Dr. Thien Huynh, Diagnostic and Interventional Neuroradiologist at the Mayo Clinic in Florida, as guest speaker for the inaugural Dr. William Maloney Lectureship.

Dr. Hyunh presented Grand Rounds entitled "The New Frontier in Spontaneous Intracranial Hypotension: Emerging Role of Dynamic CT Myelography and Transvenous Embolization" and clued up the morning with resident teaching cases.

A HUGE kudos to Ms. Melissa MacLeod, this year's recipient of the Dalhousie PGME Program Administrator Award of Excellence!

She received this prestigious award at the recent PD/PA Education Day hosted by Dalhousie PGME on February 23rd, 2024. As an integral part of the Diagnostic Radiology and Nuclear Medicine programs, Melissa demonstrates her passion and commitment to education through every interaction. From earning her Master of Education, contributing to medical education through projects and being the 'mom' to our residents, no one is more deserving of this award. Congratulations Melissa!

See full story:
https://medicine.dal.ca/departments/department-sites/radiology/news-events/news/2024/02/23/program_administrator_award_of_excellence.html?mc_cid=6f74231175&mc_eid=30464f6b71

Congratulations to current Past-President Dr. Daria Manos on being named the CSTR Medal of Excellence Award winner!

The award recognizes Dr. Manos' achievements, leadership, research, and dedication to the field of thoracic radiology. Congratulations on this incredible honour.

Reminder to register today for this year's Physician Leadership Workshop for Women in Radiology! Another great line-up of speakers and topics.

Saturday, Jan 27

Keynote speakers include Dr. Gigi Osler, CMA President and Canadian Senator, and Dr. Ramneek Dusanj, Past-President of Doctors of BC.
Additional speakers include Dr. Charlotte Yong Hing, Dr. Maura Brown, Dr. Rebecca Hibbert, Dr. Linda Probyn, Dr. Kiana Lebel, Dr. Lindsay Milroy (Cherpak), Dr. Daria Manos, and Dr. Kristin Greenlaw.

Physician Leadership Workshop for Women in Radiology This half-day course designed for practicing radiologists (both community and academic radiologists) and residents is hosted by the Dalhousie University Department of Diagnostic Radiology.

Fantastic Dalhousie Radiology representation at both ICRE and RSNA this year. Congratulations to all the presenters!

ICRE 2023:

"Help, I’m drowning! Tips and methods for staying organized and keeping afloat" Karley Gilbert & Melissa MacLeod

"When residents evaluate faculty: Deconstructing and optimizing the clinical teaching evaluation process in your residency program" Michael Fry, Margaret Garnier-Liot & Daria Manos

"Development and evaluation of an oral presentation skills module" Melissa MacLeod, David Bowes, Laura Stiles-Clarke, E. Ashley Wiley, Janice Chisholm, Daria Manos

"Investigator and research skill development among residents: Using a hands-on approach to facilitate clinical audit readiness" Jennifer Payne, Angie Kinsman, Heather Curtis, James Clarke, Margaret Garnier-Liot, Melissa MacLeod, Daria Manos

RSNA 2023:

"Pulmonary Arteriovenous Malformation Embolization with 0.018 coils: Long-Term Safety, Efficacy and Persistence Rate Comparison with Amplatzer Vascular Plugs" Alex Botsford

"Is Smoking Ma*****na Safe? The Effects of Smoking Cannabis on the Chest" Jessie Kang

"Reinterpretation of Hepatopancreaticobiliary Imaging Exams by Subspecialty Radiologists: Assessment of Clinical Impact, Radiologist Peer Learning, and Referring Physician Satisfaction" Gregory Photopolous, Darcie Wilson, Sharon Clarke, and Andreu Costa

"Assessment of Low-dose Chest CT Protocols Prior to Implementation of Lung Cancer Screening Program" Elena Tonkopi, Kylie Colford, Olivia Oulette, and Catherine Gunn

"Skeletal Muscle Uptake in FDG-PET: Physiology and Pathology, Pearls and Pitfalls" Jessica Dobson, Ian Macdonald, Ash Wiley

Dr. Tahani Ahmad was an invited guest at the Corporate Donor Reception and joined the RSNA Vanguard Program and Leadership Circle Program's event as a recent Philips-RSNA Seed Grant recipient;

Dr. Daria Manos was an invited panelist a review course on mentoring.

"Is Smoking Ma*****na Safe? The Effects of Smoking Cannabis on the Chest"

Dr. Jessie Kang's presentation at RSNA chosen for an RSNA Press Release

Congratulations on this fantastic work and well-deserved highlight!

Check it out here:
https://press.rsna.org/timssnet/media/pressreleases/14_pr_target.cfm?ID=2465&mc_cid=a01f4031ad&mc_eid=194bbaf49f

Congratulations to recent grant winners:

Congratulations to Dr. Joy Borgaonkar, who received a $17,152 grant from AstraZeneca for her project to improve lung cancer care pathways for patients without a primary care provider!

Congratulations to Diagnostic Radiology resident Dr. David Hodgson, CMO & co-founder of Hollo Medical: Hollo Medical was recently awarded $50,000 by the QEII Foundation's Innovation Hub, winning the Accelerator Award for Health Innovation.

As 2023 wraps up, over the next couple of days, let's highlight a few recent accomplishments among the department!

HUGE congratulations to

Dr. Steven Beyea, recipient of the 2023 Discovery Awards' Public Impact Award

and

Dr. Bob Abraham, with partners Dr. Daniel Boyd and Dr. Sharon Kehoe of ABK Medical Inc, recipients of the 2023 Discovery Awards' Innovation Award.

Check out Research Nova Scotia's newest podcast episode featuring Dr. Adela Cora and Dr. Steven Beyea:

NEW EPISODE: SEASON 3, EPISODE 1 - RESEARCH IMPROVING DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING IN THE ER

There are many challenges impacting a healthier population in Nova Scotia. Some of these include physician recruitment; access to primary care; an aging population; infrastructure, equipment, and facilities renewal; and increased costs for health care research and delivery. In this episode, Dr. Steven Beyea and Dr. Adela Cora discuss their research in local emergency departments to help address some of these challenges.

Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/049bzqGzHIF5Y2OoGEw292?si=gBBQTq2xSCCA8xVUJnjASg&nd=1

We were thrilled to have some delightful elective medical students with us these past two weeks--our first group of the academic year! Our residents had a blast getting to know you. Good luck with the rest of your electives!

Congratulations to PGY1 resident Dr. Kathleen MacMillan on her appointment to the CAR Resident & Fellow Section executive committee as Medical Student Network Coordinator!

Shout-out to our Department Award Winners!:

Congratulations to all of this year’s award winners! Thank you for being exemplary members of the department and for working together to make our education programs such great experiences for faculty, staff, residents and visiting learners alike.

And the winners are…

Education Awards:

Excellence in Teaching Award (chosen by the resident group)
– Dr. Laura Fitzpatrick

Most Supportive on Call (chosen by the resident group)
– Dr. Alex Botsford

Fellow Teaching Award (chosen by the resident group)
– Dr. Daniel Duggan

Dr. A.D. (Bebo) MacKeen Prize (awarded to the PGY3 resident who has the highest aggregate score on case quizzes throughout the year)
– Dr. Patrick Iles

Gerald E. Davis Book Prize (awarded to the resident with the highest percentile ranking on the ACR exam)
– Dr. Jess Dobson

Resident Award for Elective Medical Student Teaching (awarded to a single PGY3 resident as voted upon by medical students participating in electives at Dalhousie)
– Dr. Sumit Sharma

Resident Honour Roll for Education (awarded to residents at any stage of training who have shown exemplary commitment of medical student teaching during the academic year)
– Dr. Morgan Lawley, Dr. Patrick Rogers

Department Head's Awards:

Department Head’s Outstanding Faculty List (recognizes the top faculty of the year, as rated by residents)
– Dr. Alex Botsford,
– Dr. Andreu Costa,
– Dr. Katie Eddy,
– Dr. Laura Fitzpatrick, and
– Dr. Daria Manos

Teaching Innovation Award (recognizes faculty and/or trainees who have developed and implemented innovative teaching strategies):
- Dr. Daria Manos for her work in developing the Longitudinal Radiology Rotation (LRR) for PGY1 residents in our department;
- Dr. Daddy Mata-Mbemba for his work in developing international Radiology education using novel media

Research Awards:

Charles Lo Prize in Radiology Research
- Dr. Kim Brewer

RSNA Roentgen Resident Research Award
- Dr. Andrew Fenwick

Radiology Research Day Winners
Best Trainee Presentation by a Radiology Resident
- Dr. Warda Limaye,
- Dr. Kale O'Neill
Best Trainee Presentation by a Non-Radiology Resident
- Gregory Photopoulos & Darcie Wilson

Congratulations to Dr. David Hodgson, one of our PGY1 residents who just started residency this week!

"The Hollo Medical co-founder, who graduated from Dal Med School in late May, recently took home a $50,000 first-place prize competing in the Global Student Entrepreneurship Awards (GSEA) against 1,100 other business-minded students from around the world." Read more!

New Dal‑trained doctor wins top prize in global startup competition Hollo Medical co-founder David Hodgson's victory brings added recognition to the startup's key innovation — a unique pocket-size asthma inhaler chamber — and provides a huge boost to the company's goal of making it accessible as quickly as possible.

This past week, we held our annual research day, thanks to the excellent researchers and researchers-in-training who presented their work. Congrats to all our presenters and award winners (pictured). Special thanks to Dr. Bruce Forster
who we were delighted to have had as our Dr. J. E. Campbell guest lecturer. Dr. Forster opened the day sharing his experiences as a radiologist in Tokyo 2020 followed by resident teaching and closed with insights toward choosing wisely in medical imaging. Thank you for joining us!

Pictured:
Award winners,
Gregory Photopoulos
Darcie Wilson
Kim Brewer
Warda Limaye
Kale O'Neill

Presenters (left to right),
Sarah Belbraouet
Warda Limaye
Johnathan Rose
Ryan Smith
Tegan Evans
Behzad Taeb
Kale O'Neill
Tahani Ahmad
James Rioux
Ally Klassen
Darcie Wilson
Gregory Photopoulos

Congratulations to programs and med students across the country on an amazing Match Day! We are beyond excited to welcome our next cohort of residents to our programs, to Dalhousie and to Halifax!

In advance of ARC 2022, we've been delighted to have a couple guest speakers in our department.

Yesterday, Dr. Harry Bardgett from Bradford Teaching Hospitals presented grand rounds entitled "Radiology MR-USS cognitive fusion LATP service - the Bradford Experience (West Yorkshire not West Gwilimbury)," providing an overview of their local experience with prostate cancer diagnosis, followed by a GU-focused resident teaching session. If you missed grand rounds, check out the recording.

Today, Dr. Rebecca Hibbert from uOttawa joined our resident group (in person this time!) for an approach to liver lesions teaching session with an overview of helpful differentials and a variety of cases for all PGY levels.

We look forward to hearing their ARC sessions along with those of our local experts over the weekend.

Register for the first of three ILD educational sessions, presented by Dr. Manos and UBC's Dr. Hague, on CAR's RAD Academy:

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The Canadian Society of Thoracic Radiology (CSTR) is pleased to present the first session in this three-part Masterclass series to improve the Canadian radiology community’s knowledge of Interstitial Lung Disease (ILD).

Join Drs. Cameron Hague and Daria Manos on September 20th for Stepwise Approach to ILD: Is this Usual Interstitial Pneumonitis. This 1-hour interactive session will provide a practical approach to the evaluation of fibrotic lung disease on high-resolution computed tomography (HRCT), with a focus on usual interstitial pneumonia (UIP)/idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF).

Register today for this accredited session and earn Section 1 Maintenance of Certification credit!

When:
Tuesday, September 20, 2022
7:30pm ET

Featuring:

Dr. Cameron Hague,
Cardiothoracic and Body Radiologist, St. Paul's Hospital
Program Director, Diagnostic Radiology Residency, UBC

Dr. Daria Manos
President, Canadian Society of Thoracic Radiology (CSTR)
Associate Head - Education, Dept. of Diagnostic Radiology, Dalhousie University

We're excited to see NSAR's Atlantic Radiology Conference making a comeback! Check out the schedule of educational talks and socials, including the Saturday evening dinner at Da Maurizio, taking place at the Westin Nova Scotian Hotel in Halifax Oct 22-23.

nsradiologists.ca/arc/program/

Program - Nova Scotia Association of Radiologists Abdominal & Neuroradiology Saturday, October 22 7:30 am Registration and breakfast Vendors’ lounge 8:00 am Intro and Welcome Dr. Mike Rivers-Bowerman 8:10 am Manchester lecture – Initial diagnosis of SCC in the head and neck Dr. Laila Alshafai 9:00 am Abdominal lecture Dalhousie Faculty 9:45 am ...

📰 New publications from members of Dal Rads 👇

1. Diagnostic Performance and Interreader Agreement of the MRI Clear Cell Likelihood Score for Characterization of cT1a and cT1b Solid Renal Masses: An External Validation Study.

Marshall Dunn, Victoria Linehan, Sharon E. Clarke, Valerie Keough, Ralph Nelson, Andreu F. Costa.

AJR https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35642765/

2. A rare case of gastric varices and splenic artery aneurysm secondary to splenic arteriovenous fistula.

Felix Zhou, Christopher B Lightfoot, Geoff Williams, Julie H Zhu.

Canadian Liver Journal. https://canlivj.utpjournals.press/doi/10.3138/canlivj-2021-0024

3. Efficacy of Risk Prediction Models and Thresholds to Select Patients for Lung Cancer Screening.

Richard J. Smith, Thurairajah Vijayaharan, Victoria Linehan, Zhuolu Sun, Jean Hai Ein Yong, Scott Harris, Hensley H. Mariathas, and Rick Bhatia.

CARJ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35471946/

4. Abstracts published by Dr. Mata-Mbemba who recently presented at The 20th International Symposium on Pediatric Neuro-Oncology in Germany:

"MR Imaging of pediatric low-grade gliomas: Pretherapeutic differentiation ofBRAF V600E mutation,BRAF-Fused and Wild-Type tumors in patients without Neurofibromatosis-1"
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9165166/

"Systematic review of diffuse hemispheric glioma, H3 G34-mutant and clinical factors influencing outcomes"
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9164996/

5. Resting state functional connectivity in SLE patients and association with cognitive impairment and blood-brain barrier permeability.​​​​

John G. Hanly, Jason W. Robertson, Alexandra Legge, Lyna Kamintsky, Guillermo Aristi, Alon Friedman, Steven D. Beyea, John D. Fisk, Antonina Omisade, Cynthia Calkin, Tim Bardouille, Chris Bowen, Kara Matheson, Javeria A. Hashmi

Rheumatology https://academic.oup.com/rheumatology/advance-article-abstract/doi/10.1093/rheumatology/keac343/6608102?redirectedFrom=fulltext&login=true

6. Role of autoantibodies and blood–brain barrier leakage in cognitive impairment in systemic lupus erythematosus.

John G Hanly, Alexandra Legge, Lyna Kamintsky, Alon Friedman, Javeria A Hashmi, Steven D Beyea, John Fisk, Antonina Omisade, Cynthia Calkin, Tim Bardouille, Chris Bowen, Kara Matheson, Marvin J Fritzle.

Lupus Science & Medicine https://lupus.bmj.com/content/9/1/e000668

Diagnostic Performance and Interreader Agreement of the MRI Clear Cell Likelihood Score for Characterization of cT1a and cT1b Solid Renal Masses: An External Validation Study - PubMed Background: The clear-cell likelihood score (ccLS) has been proposed for the noninvasive differentiation of clear-cell RCC (ccRCC) from other renal neoplasms on multiparametric MRI, though further external validation remains needed. Objective: To evaluate the diagnostic performan...

HUGE congratulations to our PGY5 residents
For passing their exams and becoming FRCPC certified Radiologists!

Dr. Yaw Amoako-Tuffour

Dr. Marshall Dunn

Dr. Alex Froc

Dr. Ian MacDonald

Dr. David Salgado

Congratulations to everyone, including all the staff, faculty and fellow residents, who have worked for the past number of years to help these residents progress to this phase of their career!

Dr. Francine Heelan, PGY2, was selected as one of only twenty trainees to attend and present at the Canadian Association for Interventional Radiology ASM Resident & Fellow Day 2022 in Montreal yesterday to present the case "IVC Mass Biopsy" performed by Dr. Mike Rivers-Bowerman.
Congratulations Dr. Heelan!

📢 New CAR practice guideline now published,
Guidance on Contrast Associated Acute Kidney Injury,
with the leadership of the members of the CAR Post-Contrast AKI Working Group -- shout-out Dr. Andreu Costa.
Check it out 👇

https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/08465371221083970?inf_contact_key=c8163da478e7d0dd5a7bd4f9a181ab00

Canadian Association of Radiologists Guidance on Contrast Associated Acute Kidney Injury - D. Blair Macdonald, Casey Hurrell, Andreu F. Costa, Matthew D.F. McInnes, Martin E. O'Malley, Brendan Barrett, Pierre Antoine Brown, Edward G. Clark,... Iodinated contrast media (ICM) is one of the most frequently administered pharmaceuticals. In Canada, over 5.4 million computed tomography (CT) examinations wer...

Congratulations to our Research Day award winners, and to all the presenters for their hard work and excellent talks. Thank you for presenting and thanks to all who tuned in!

Congratulations, Mike, on your nomination for MarDocs Resident of the Month. Well deserved!!
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Maritime Resident Doctors
Resident of the Month
Michael Fry (PGY4, Nuclear Medicine)

Maritime Resident Doctors is pleased to announce Michael Fry, a PGY4 in Nuclear Medicine, is our latest Resident of the Month.

Our Resident of the Month award aims to improve resident well-being by recognizing and rewarding resident colleagues with exceptional achievements while maintaining a work-life balance. The criteria includes academic accomplishments, research activities, social events, family life, community involvement, humanitarian service, leadership, and more.

Dr. Fry was nominated by his peers.

"Dr. Fry, our senior radiology chief resident, is an incredible colleague and leader for our group of radiology residents," his nomination reads. "He truly cares about everyone’s experience and always make his best effort to make sure every concern is dealt with and solved in a timely manner.

"Aside from his leadership pursuits, he is a remarkable physician and is undertaking a combined nuclear medicine and radiology residency. Aside from these academic accomplishments, he has recently expanded his family and became a dog dad! We are all grateful to have Mike as our chief resident and feel he is deserving of this award"

As the winner of this award, Dr. Fry will receive a $100 gift card.

Congratulations from everyone at Maritime Resident Doctors on winning this award.

Dr. Daria Manos, head of thoracic imaging at the QEII and president of Canadian Society of Thoracic Radiology, was recently inducted as a Fellow of the Canadian Association of Radiologists.

We'd like to extend a thank-you to Dr. Manos for her dedication and leadership and a huge congratulations on this well-deserved accomplishment.

We would like to extend a HUGE congratulations to all those who went through and a HUGE welcome to our incoming residents!

We cannot wait to welcome everyone to the team in person! ☺️

Save the date! 🗓️

Second annual
Physician Leadership Workshop for Women in Radiology
Saturday, January 21st, 2023

Registration details to come soon.

Reminder that Grand Rounds are at 12pm today instead of our usual 8am, with special guest Dr. Charlotte Yong-Hing, founder of CRW among many other accolades!

March 31, 12:00 noon

Dr. Charlotte Yong-Hing

"Equity, Diversity and Inclusion in Canadian Radiology: Is there a problem?"

Dr. Charlotte Yong-Hing is a Diagnostic Radiologist, Medical Director of Breast Imaging at BC Cancer, Clinical Assistant Professor of Radiology at UBC’s Faculty of Medicine, President-Elect of the BC Radiological Society and President-Elect of the Canadian Society of Breast Imaging. She is an advocate for inclusivity and diversity in radiology. She founded Canadian Radiology Women, a community of female radiologists and radiologists-in-training, to foster community, mentorship, leadership, and diversity to improve patient care. Dr. Yong-Hing has worked with provincial and national leaders to formalize a national strategy to encourage and support diversity in radiology. She has helped create a national community of women radiologists. Her research has brought the radiology gender gap to light and has provided practical strategies for associations and departments to implement in order to improve diversity and, ultimately, improve the lives of patients across the country.

Registration is open now!

We are looking for riders to join team Radiology for the 2022 Ride for Cancer! Register today and join team “Radiology”.

Registration is free while available, but was filled within four days last year, so act fast!

Friends and family are welcome on our team!

Look for team "Radiology" when you register.

https://fundraise.yourrideforcancer.ca/rider

BMO Ride for Cancer : Rider Register as an individual, join a team or create a team. Riders are committed to raise $1000 to help transform cancer care at the QEII.

New today 👉 Insightful guest editorial on providing gender affirming care in DI by Dr. Daria Manos and University of Manitoba radiology resident Dr. Hang Yu: https://doi.org/10.1177/08465371221079196

Confronting Our Blind Spots; the Persistent Use of Gender-specific Terminology in Radiology is Harmful - Hang Yu, Daria Manos, 2022 If you have access to a journal via a society or association membership, please browse to your society journal, select an article to view, and follow the instructions in this box.