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ISSUE 39 DECEMBER 2012

Last month I was invited to attend “We Day” in Waterloo. This was an incredible event where inspirational speakers and over 6,000 youth leaders collaborated in the launch of a year of action to effect local and global change, fight poverty and make the world a better place. Craig Kielburger, founder of Free The Children, an award-winning international charity and educational partner, initiated “We Day” in 2007 with a mandate to create a world where all young people are free to achieve their fullest potential as agents of change. The movement started when 12 year-old Kielburger travelled across South-Asia to raise awareness about, and help rescue children from the chains of inhumane conditions and slavery. Kielburger and his brother Mark, have been nominated for the Nobel Prize and have attracted major sponsors in Canada such as RIM and The Royal Bank.

Free The Children and We Day has special significance for MUMC because we are donating three of our used ultrasound machines to be shipped to the village of Baraka, in Kenya, where they will be deployed in primary healthcare clinics to help develop a prenatal screening program. We will also provide technical training and support. I thought it would be appropriate to bring to your attention our act of generosity at a time of the year when we reflect on our past achievements and make pledges for the coming new year. It is fitting, I think, to quote well known actor Martin Sheen, one of the guest speakers at We Day, who said: “Work is what makes me live, but activism is what keeps me alive.” On the topic of social responsibility, our department lead a second successful educational event on November 21st at Liuna Station designed to help referring physicians and healthcare

partners understand the appropriateness of imaging in common conditions such as low back pain, lung nodules, knee pain, headaches and breast disease. More than 100 of our colleagues attended Decoding Diagnostics. Presentations are available on the event web-site at www.decodingdiagnostics.ca. I invite you to visit the website and stay tuned for next year’s edition. November is RSNA month, our great radiology celebration. You will be interested to hear that we are not the only place to promote patient-centric care, as it was one of the main topics in a context of increasing awareness of cost-containment, meaningful use and need to improve communication and radiology image. Please join me in congratulating Dr. Meg Chiavaras on receiving the Magna Cum Laude award and an invitation to publish her educational exhibit in Radiographics. See complete story and pictures inside. I would like to take this opportunity to sincerely thank you all for your dedication and hard work this year. Your continued commitment makes our department a better place. I wish you and your families a very enjoyable holiday season and a happy new year in 2013. May it bring you health, wealth, and success. Dr. David Koff Chief of Diagnostic Imaging HHS Chair, Department of Radiology, FHS

INS IDE THIS ISSUE

Educational News 2

Rounds Calendar 3

RSNA 2012

Dr. Meg Chiavaras

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RSNA photos 5

Dr. Karen Finlay

birthday

Message from David

Wormald

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5th Annual Academic Get-

Together

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CBO and Mi-Req

Optimization Project

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MRT Week Photos 9

The Back Page 10

Event Tracking Assistant (ETA) Now Available !

https://fhseta.mcmaster.ca/

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EDUCATIONAL NEWS

VISITING PROFESSOR SERIES

Dr. Benoit Desjardins Associate Professor of Radiology

Director, Cardiovascular Program & Translational Imaging University of Pennsylvania

“Imaging for Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology” Tuesday, January 8th, 2013, 6:00 p.m.

“Principles of Cardiac MRI”

Wednesday, January 9th, 2013, 7:30 a.m.

“Optimizing Imaging of the Myocardium and Pericardium” Wednesday, January 9th, 2013, 12 p.m.

Juravinski Innovation Tower, Campbell Auditorium Level 2 Rm. T2202, St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton

RADIOLOGY GRAND ROUNDS

Dr. Reza Forghani Associate Chief, Department of Radiology

Jewish General Hospital Montreal QC

“Diffusion-weighted MR imaging for evaluation of acute ischemia and other neurological disorders” Tuesday, January 22nd 2013, 5:30 p.m. Juravinski Innovation Tower, Campbell Auditorium Level 2 - Rm. T2202, St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton

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Dr. Meg Chiavaras received the Magna Cum Laude award and invitation to publish in Radiographics for

her educational exhibit entitled Lateral Epicondylitis: Anatomy, Pathology, and Review of Ultrasound-guided Percutaneous Treatments, at the 98th Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting of the Radiological Society of North America, November 25-30th, 2012, McCormick Place, Chicago, Illinois. The exhibit was a collaborative effort between Dr. Chiavaras (Hamilton General Hospital), Dr. Jon Jacobson (University of Michigan) and Dr. Mark Cresswell (University of British Columbia). Each education exhibit presentation is reviewed by the Education Exhibit Awards Committee during the meeting. After reviewing 2124 education exhibits, the awards committee chose to present 30 Magna Cum Laude awards; 76 Cum Laude awards; and 339 Certificate of Merit awards. RadioGraphics RSNA Education Exhibit reviewers awarded 18 Excellence in Design awards. Dr Chiavaras was also recognized for the RSNA Seed Grant she received for the 2011-2012 academic year for her randomized controlled trial looking at various treatments for lateral epicondylitis, IMpact of Platelet Rich plasma OVer alternative therapies in patients with lateral Epicondylitis (IMPROVE). This is a multidisciplinary, multicentre, international study currently being performed at the Hamilton General Hospital, the Juravinski Hospital and the University of Michigan.

Congratulations!

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Dr. Karen Finlay

Dear Colleagues: I hope that each of you will take time over the holidays to focus on your own wellness, to reconnect with family and friends, and to celebrate the common values of generosity and community that are so essential to this important season. Each of you has made a hugely valuable contribution to the many accomplishments of our program over the last year. On behalf of the Diagnostic Services Executive team, please accept our sincere gratitude for the great work you do every day.

Have a safe and happy holiday season. All the best for 2013!

Message from David Wormald

Happy Birthday! A surprise party was held for Dr. Finlay at JHCC on Wednesday, December 12, hats and all.

Congratulations! Here’s to you!

Steve Zuccolo, Dr. Brian Stewart Dr. Karen Finlay

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5th

Annual Academic Get-Together

Department of Radiology 5th Annual Academic Get-Together Please join us for a gathering of Radiologists, Nuclear Medicine Physicians, Residents and Fellows, as we provide an update on the Academic progress within our department. Monday, January 21st, 2013 6:00 to 8:00 pm LoPresti’s at Maxwell’s The Terrace Room 165 Jackson Street East, Hamilton

RSVP: Marilynn Scott @ scottmar@hhsc.ca or Ext. 74490 by Monday, January 14th, 2013.

McMaster “Academic Radiologist of the Year” Award

Nominations are now being accepted. Radiologists and nuclear medicine physicians are encouraged to nominate qualified candidates for this prestigious award. The Nomination Application must be completed no later than December 31st, 2012. Contact Marilynn Scott if you require an application. The Award will be presented at the 5th Annual Academic Get-Together on January 21st, 2013.

Come and celebrate the “Galette des Rois”

A galette (also known as a King cake) is a type of cake associated with the festival of Epiphany in the Christmas Season, in a number of countries. It is popular during this season in France, Belgium, Switzerland, Portugal, Spain, Catalonia, Greece, Cyprus and Bulgaria. One notable type is the Galette des Rois, eaten on the day of Epiphany. Tradition holds that the cake is “to draw the kings” to the Epiphany. A figurine, “la feve”, which can represent anything from a car to a small character, is hidden in the cake and the person who finds the trinket in their slice becomes King for the day and will have to offer the next cake.

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CBO Working Group Sponsor: Dr. Karen Gulenchyn

Co-Leaders: Carol Dunne and Betty Ng

Members: Lianne Broughton Alana Chisholm Sandy Giles Cheryl Leonard Dr. Chris Marriott Olivia Puglisi Jeanine Risk Sheila Rogers Cheryl Tillmanns Dr. Parag Vora Jodi Weatherbee

Mi-Req Working Group Sponsor: Dr. David Koff

Leader: Cheryl Malcolmson

Members: Sheri Agapay

Krista Cammisoli Chrystal Church

Ed Costanzo Dr. Mary Lou Ellins

Sandy Giles Dr. Eric Jurriaans Anne Khoorshed

Steve Leclerc Trish Legault Dr. Rob Lloyd

Dr. Zeev Maizlin Tracy Van Noort

Kelly Peck Dr. Amit Singnurkar

Cheryl Tillmanns Dr. Val Yakemchuk

Dr. Gordon Yip Angelo Zingaro

Submitted by: Jean Beckberger

CBO and Mi-Req Optimization Project

The CBO and MI-Req Optimization Project continues to move forward and the Working Groups outline improvement opportunities. The Central Booking Office was implemented two years ago to improve service level expectations for booking times; increase patient safety by reducing the turn around time; address duplication of work across multiple sites by standardizing processes; and improve Customer Service with a single point of contact for referring physicians. The Booking Clerks at the CBO currently have responsibility for one main modality per site, and provide coverage for the same modality across other HHS sites.

The centralization of the booking office means that Booking Clerks are no longer in the physical areas for which they book. You are encouraged to use the CBO Phone Tree at extension 41484 to get in touch with a Booking Clerk for your modality. Special effort is being made by the CBO working group to review the methods of communication currently in place to identify opportunities for improvement, despite the physical separation. There is variation between sites in terms of the exams offered, equipment used, staff scheduled, and protocols. While respecting the unique specialty of the HHS sites, we are testing the possibility of booking the first available appointment across sites for some routine exams. Senior technologists are currently exploring what would be required to go to site-wide booking for Adult CT Heads and Adult Ultrasound Full Abdomens. Work will continue to see what is possible. The MI-Req Working Group, specifically members of PACS and ICT, has confirmed that there are speed issues caused by operation of MI-Req in the Citrix environment. ICT has ordered additional Citrix Servers which should resolve this and they are expected to be in place within the next month. Speed expectations are being set by members of the Working Group.

Modality Booking Clerks Hours of Service

Nuclear Medicine & Bone Density Kathy McElroy Maryellen Chambers Joanne Botelho

0700h to 1600h

MRI Amanda Koksanowicz Sandy Armstrong Jackie Cooke Sheri Agapay

0800h to 1700h

CT Rosemarie Russell Nancy Boucher

0800h to 1630h

Ultrasound & Mammography Mary Grant Mary Rogalski Krista Cammisoli

0800h to 1700h

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MRT WEEK - Celebration November 5-11

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THE BACK PAGE

Submissions to: Mary Ann Zadvorny - Chedoke Campus, Patterson Bldg., Rm. 311

zadvorny@hhsc.ca

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Did you know that Norad tracks Santa every year? Norad, North American Air Defense is always poised to keep the skies of North America safe for the public. Every December they extend this courtesy to Santa Clause as he makes his way across the world. You can follow Santa’s progress on his journey on Christmas Eve at http://www.noradsanta.org

** DID YOU KNOW? **

St. Joe’s (Charlton Site) reception staff likes to party all the time! Patients were greeted on Halloween by the cheerful reception staff decked out in costume. Thank you for making everyone’s day a little bit brighter!

Way to go HHS! JHCC raised a grand total of $588! MUMC raised a grand total of $415!

“We appreciated the support we received while growing our staches.” Thank you to all who contributed! Totals raised world wide, to date, equal $120.7 million dollars Canada leads with $38.5 million UK with $30 million Australia with 24 million.

All moneys raised contributed towards Men's Health with 92% going directly to funding programs for Prostate Cancer and Men's Mental Health.

L to R–T. Wilson, A. Senia, T. Turansky, Tyler (Volunteer)

The Administative Assistants enjoyed a Christmas get-together at Spice Ave. restaurant. Sorry that some assistants were unable to attend. We will do it again! Special “Thank you” to Dr. Koff for the wonderful surprise!

L-R - J. Vezina, M. Zadvorny, A. Macesic, L. Power, L. Menechella, T. Onken, S. Gaudet, R. DiTullio, D. Turner

Seasons Greetings to all and may you have a happy, healthy New Year!

See you in 2013!