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Clinical Radiology
Volume 12 No 2 I March 2016 45
A group of radiologists and registrars
with a special interest in emergency
and trauma radiology met at the 2015
RANZCR Annual Scientific Meeting
(ASM) in Adelaide to establish the
Australian and New Zealand Emergency
Radiology Group (ANZERG). This is
a special interest group under the
auspices of the College and we are
very excited to get this off the ground.
Thanks to the Faculty of Clinical
Radiology Council and the College
staff for the assistance and support
they have provided.
Such subspecialty groups or societies
are well established in North America,
Europe, Canada and more recently in
the UK, the oldest being the American
Society of Emergency Radiology (ASER,
established in 1988). We are pleased to
join our global colleagues with similar
interests.
Several objectives were discussed at the
inaugural meeting in Adelaide including
establishing a network of like-minded
members interested in emergency and
trauma radiology. Other activities the
group intends to undertake include:
• Conducting regular educational
sessions at the College ASM
• Advising the College on matters
relating to emergency and trauma
radiology on scientific, educational
and patient-centered operational
issues
• Liaison with similar international
bodies and societies.
The group will endeavour to raise
awareness of emergency and trauma
radiology among the medical fraternity,
particularly emergency physicians
and trauma surgeons. The group will
promote the importance of the clinical
role of the radiologist in providing
valuable, time-critical opinions on
the choice of appropriate imaging,
consultations and diagnosis, as well as
advising on and providing interventional
services as appropriate. The concept of
“horizontal integration” and working
collaboratively as an integral member of
a multidisciplinary team will be actively
encouraged.
We are looking forward to our first
meeting in 2016 to discuss the initial
focus of the group. Potential projects in
the short term include systems-focused
rotations for Year 4 and 5 registrars
in emergency and trauma radiology,
teleradiology audit and quality
assurance, and teaching modules for the
Key Conditions of Training prescribed
by the College for first year trainees.
Medium to long-term objectives will be
working towards promoting fellowships
in the field of emergency and trauma
radiology and thus creating generations
of emergency radiologists.
Anyone interested in further
information about the special
interest group, or who would like
to become a member, please
contact Member Support on
Contributors
A/Prof Dinesh Varma – Chair, ANZERG
Committee members: Dr Craig Hacking
(QLD), Dr Meredith Thomas (SA), Dr
Sean Skea (NZ), Dr Gerard Goh (VIC).
The Australian and New Zealand
Emergency Radiology Group