Abstracts may be submitted in any of the following five categories. The Departmental Clinical Audit Project and Radiologist-in-Training Research Project categories are open to radiology trainees only. The Scientific Research Project and Value of Radiology Project categories are open to staff radiologists as well as trainees. 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, anyone seeking to enter a competition category should be prepared to provide an oral presentation on their work. Awards for the oral competitions and exhibit competition are sponsored by CAR/CRF.
Submitting authors will be invited to provide their contact details, institutional affiliation, level of training and information about any co-authors (if applicable).
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. 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.
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
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.
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. Click here for more information on the Value of Radiology Project.
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 oral presentation)
- Conclusion
For more information about abstracts please contact Carissa Piercey at cpiercey@car.ca.