Canadian Association of Radiologists 2020 ASM

Abstracts may be submitted in any of the following five categories. The first two categories are open to radiology trainees only. Please identify the category that best describes your project or study. A brief description of each submission category is provided below. With the exception of the Educational Exhibit, top submissions in each category will be invited to give 10-minute oral presentations (7-minute presentation + 3-minute Q&A). If your abstract is selected, it is mandatory that you be prepared to give an oral presentation. In the Scientific Research Project and Value of Radiology Project categories, these presentations are open to staff radiologists as well as trainees.

Submitting authors will be invited to provide their contact details, institutional affiliation, level of training and information about any co-authors (if applicable) on a subsequent input screen.

Please do not enter author details or any personal identifying information in the body of the abstract. The 250 words (or 330 words for Educational Exhibits) are intended for the body of the abstract, not for author details.

DEPARTMENTAL CLINICAL AUDIT PROJECT [RADIOLOGY TRAINEES ONLY]

For the purpose of the Clinical Departmental Audit Project competition at the CAR, the principal lead of this audit project must be a resident, a fellow or a medical student and must be mentored by a staff radiologist. All stakeholders/healthcare workers affected by the implementation or planning this audit project must be included in the project planning and authorship. These presentations should demonstrate an improvement to patient care or outcomes through a systematic review of care against explicit criteria and an explanation of the improvements made. Involvement of all health care workers affected by this project, both in project design and implementation, is strongly encouraged. Awards for the top three presentations are sponsored by CAR/CHAR. Click here to see the criteria used to evaluate abstracts submitted for the Departmental Clinical Audit Projects.

The abstract submission must contain the following sections listed below (abstracts missing a section will not be reviewed):

Audit Title (clear title which indicates what the audit is about)
Authors
Presenter’s level of training (medical student, resident or fellow)
Principal Location of Audit (e.g., type of department, university-based practice, community hospital, community clinic, etc.) Note: do not indicate the name of the institution.
Background and Aim of the Audit (reason why an audit was initiated)
Audit Target
Methods (describing what data is collected and how it is collected)
Results (first cycle is mandatory in the abstract)
Interventions / Action Plan /Discussion (this section is expected to be expanded in the final oral presentation)
Conclusions

RADIOLOGIST-IN-TRAINING RESEARCH PROJECT [RADIOLOGY TRAINEES ONLY]

Submissions are to describe a hypothesis-driven research project with defined outcomes and a reasonable sample size. Case reports should not be submitted. Multiple research projects may be submitted; however, only one may be presented by a given radiologist-in-training. Each project must be mentored by a staff radiologist. Awards for the top three presentations are sponsored by CAR/CHAR.

The abstract submission must contain the following sections listed below (abstracts missing a section will not be reviewed):

Author(s)
Presenter’s level of training (medical student, resident or fellow)
Institutional Affiliation
Objective
Methods
Results / Discussion (the discussion is expected to be expanded in the final oral presentation)
Conclusion
*Authors who submit an abstract for the Radiologists-in-Training Research Project are asked if they would like their abstract to be evaluated for the Scientific Research Project category should it not be accepted in the Radiologists-in-Training category.

EDUCATIONAL EXHIBITS

Submissions in this category are informative exhibits designed to review known topics. They are not new hypothesis-driven endeavors. The presentation is to provide a synthesis of facts, relate them in new ways, or extract common threads from diverse data. Presentations should aim to be memorable, potentially influencing clinical behaviours, and to be as simple and direct as the selected topic permits. Authors will submit digital presentations that will be posted on digital display boards. Each presenter is given 3 minutes at the ASM to present their educational exhibit if they so choose. Awards for the top three exhibits are sponsored by CAR/CRF.

The abstract submission must contain the following sections listed below (abstracts missing a section will not be reviewed):

Author(s)
Level of training (radiologist, resident, fellow and other medical professionals)
Institutional Affiliation
Learning Objectives (minimum of 3)
Background (80 words maximum)
Conclusion (how does this relate to or affect radiology practice?)

SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH PROJECT

Submissions in this category will describe a hypothesis-driven research project with defined outcomes and a reasonable sample size. Case reports should not be submitted to this category.

The abstract submission must contain the following sections listed below (abstracts missing a section will not be reviewed):

Objective
Methods
Results / Discussion (the discussion is expected to be expanded in the final presentation)
Conclusion

VALUE OF RADIOLOGY PROJECT

Submissions in this category are research projects designed to showcase work on how radiology and/or medical imaging adds value to the healthcare system and to patients. For example, projects may consider the economic impact of radiology and diagnostic imaging, how radiology adds value by enhancing diagnostic capacity and appropriateness of care and treatments, or how radiology drives health system improvements and delivers optimal patient outcomes. The projects should advance and enhance the value of radiology in Canada but may also consider international data and comparisons.