ASNR is Now Accepting Radiology Residents as Members-in-Training...
Monday, July 26, 2010
As a result of a recently approved Constitutional amendment, the criteria for Member-in-Training status has been revised. In addition to including physicians in an ACGME or RCPSC-accredited (Canadian) Neuroradiology fellowship program, it now includes physicians in an ACGME or RCPSC-accredited Radiology residency program.
Letter from the ASNR President
Friday, June 25, 2010
As introduced by Dr. John Hesselink, ASNR President 2009-2010, at the business meeting in Boston last month, we are embarking on a new strategic plan to guide our society through the next 3-5 years. The strategic planning team, led by Dr. Glenn Forbes (ASNR President 1993-1994), was charged by Dr. Hesselink and assisted by Lifton Associates. Many ASNR members were included in the process, including team leaders Drs. William Dillon, David Hackney, James Provenzale, Patrick Turski, and Robert Zimmerman. Click here to read a summary of the Strategic Plan.
Annoucing the next Chair of the NER Foundation
Friday, June 25, 2010
We are honored to announce the appointment of Howard A. Rowley, MD, FACR, as the next Chair of the NER Foundation. Following approval by the NER Foundation Trustees and ASNR leaders, the year promises to be instrumental as NERF sharpens its strategic initiative under Dr. Rowley' guidance. The appointment is effective July 1, 2010 for a three-year term through June 30, 2013. Dr. Rowley served as Secretary of ASNR, 2008-2010 and Chairman of the Research Committee, 2005-2007, a background that offers insight into future of neuroradiology through research that is critical to all ASNR members.
The changing of the guard gives pause, as we recognize Eric J. Russell, MD, FACR for his service to both NERF and ASNR. He served as the NERF Chair from July 2007 to June 2010 and as ASNR president in 1999-2000. His leadership and his wisdom have strengthened the Foundation. Recently, the NERF mission was reaffirmed through an extensive Strategic Planning process that culminated with a new plan at the May Boston Annual Meeting. Both Drs. Rowley and Russell were part of that work which drives ASNR and NERF onward to promote education and research in the field of Neuroradiology.
We applaud both of these distinguished leaders for their continued support and dedication to the NER Foundation. Watch for frequent updates as we prepare for 2011 NERF activities and major campaign.
ASNR 2010 Scientific Exhibit Awards, Outstanding Presentation Awards, and Trainee Award
Thursday, June 24, 2010
ASNR announces the 48th Annual Meeting Outstanding Presentation Awards and Scientific Exhibit Awards. Congratulations to everyone!.
ASNR 2010 Trainee Award
Thursday, June 24, 2010
The ASNR Trainee Award was developed to recognize the outstanding work performed by fellows, residents, or medical students, based on their Annual Meeting abstract submission and oral presentation. The first recipient of the $1,000 honoraria is Sunil A. Sheth, M.D., from Stanford University for his presentation, "Long-Term Outcomes in the Repair of Spinal Cord Perimedullaary Arteriovenous Fistulas."
Congratulations to Dr. Sheth!
Thomas Hans Newton, M.D., An ASNR Founder May 9, 1925 - June 6, 2010
Thomas Hans Newton, M.D. passed away peacefully surrounded by his family on June 6, 2010. Hans was born May 9, 1925 in Berlin, Germany. His father was an ENT surgeon, and his mother ran a family business. The family escaped Nazi Germany before World War II, first to Palestine, and then to the United States, initially settling in Portland, Oregon. Hans entered grade school at the age of 11, speaking very little English. Like many immigrants he excelled through hard work and was accepted at the University of California, Berkeley. His undergraduate years at Cal were interrupted by military service in the Navy where he served in the Pacific Theater as a radiology technologist. Hans graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in 1949, and then attended UCSF School of Medicine, where he received his MD degree in 1952. He interned at the University of Wisconsin, spent a year as a resident in medicine at UCSF, and then entered a residency in radiology at the Peter Bent Brigham Hospital under Dr. Merrill Sosman. As was common at the time, Hans spent one and a half years as a fellow in Stockholm, Zurich, and London, where he trained in neuroradiology at the National Hospital for Nervous Diseases, Queens Square. It was in Stockholm that he learned the new Seldinger technique for endovascular access, and then with a series of innovative guide wires, perfected endovascular access to the cerebral arteries, which up to that time was performed using direct puncture. In 1959, he returned to UCSF, where he remained on the faculty for 50 distinguished years.
Dr. Newton's academic accomplishments and awards are myriad. He founded the section of neuroradiology at UCSF, and trained over 160 fellows over a span of 40 years. He published over 200 peer-reviewed articles and his multi-volume text "Radiology of the Skull and Brain," otherwise known as "Newton and Potts" was the "Red-Bible" of neuroradiology for decades. With the advent of CT and MR, he continued his contributions with "Modern Neuroradiology," a four-volume series still considered a standard. He was one of thirteen founding members of the American Society of Neuroradiology, was its president in 1973-74, and received the ASNR,s first gold medal. He was an honorary member of the European Society of Neuroradiology' a president of the Western Neuroradiologic Society, and served on the editorial boards of many of the leading journals in radiology. More...
ASNR Annual Meeting Keynote Speaker Darrell G. Kirch Addresses the Politics and Ethics of Healthcare Reform:
Watch Online Webcast Now!
Wednesday, May 19, 2010
If you were unable to attend the ASNR 48th Annual Meeting Keynote Address, make sure to watch our online webcast of the presentation.
Darrell G. Kirch, MD, president and CEO of the American Association of Medical Colleges, is an engaging speaker who presented a compelling case for the need to reform a system that is moving toward crisis. Dr. Kirch challenges physicians to reform aspects of the health-care that politics have failed to address. An engaging Q&A session follows the session.
President's Message: Don't Mock the MOC!
Thursday, April 15, 2010
We are approaching the fifth year of the ABR Maintenance of Certification (MOC) process, and if you are not in the thick of it, as a practicing neuroradiologist you may soon be. As a professional organization the ASNR is committed to the MOC process to assure the public that our members are providing the very highest level of neuroradiology to our patients and referring physicians. Below is a synopsis of what you must do to maintain certification in our subspecialty, and our goal is to provide you with the resources for achieving this. Please print this message and use it as a checklist for completion so that you won't be surprised by the requirements in the final years of your 10-year cycle. Within the 10 years you must:
- Maintain your license and privileges to practice medicine in one or more states
- Average 25 CME hours per year (total 250 CME hours over 10 years)
- Average of two self-assessment modules (SAMs) per year (total of 20 SAMs in 10 years). Please note that 20% of these must be in a general radiology category, such as critical or emergency imaging findings, contrast media usage, and radiation safety. This is currently divided into 4 noninterpretive skills SAMs and 16 clinical content SAMs. Also note that most SAM modules online are 90 minutes in length.
- Complete a PQI (practice quality improvement) project
- Pass the MOC examination (a four-hour computer-based multiple-choice examination)
To assist you, the ASNR has the following resources:
- Over 50 hours of eCME credits on line : http://members.asnr.org/ecme/
- 16 online SAMs (24 hours) : http://members.asnr.org/ecme/default.asp?category=1007
- A link to ABR neuro and general radiology SAMs: (http://theabr.org/moc/moc_neuro/moc_neuro_sam.html)
- On line MOC case reviews: http://members.asnr.org/ecme/
- A link to our ASNR-derived spinal nomenclature PQI project at: http://www.asnr.org/pqi/
- A link to other ABR sponsored neuroradiology PQI projects at : (http://www.theabr.org/moc/moc_neuro/moc_neuro_pqi_projects.html).
- A simplified portal, ASNR.MOC, guiding you through the MOC requirements and ASNR's resources for meeting them is at http://members.asnr.org/dot-moc/.
The ABR website for neuroradiology MOC is at http://www.theabr.org/moc/moc_neuro_landing.html and is a good way to get oriented to the process.
In addition, all of your past and future licensure, SAM, CME, and PQI data can be stored at one online location supported by the ASNR at the CME gateway at http://www.cmegateway.org.
The MOC process is a self-administered means of guaranteeing continued professional excellence. The ASNR supports this process and encourages all members to participate, and we are here to help. The ASNR has proudly taken a leading role in the development and implementation of SAMs in our field. This is another way that the ASNR is demonstrating leadership in the development of practice standards, educational understanding of new issues, and ultimately influencing practice guidelines. We hope this summary letter and the resources the ASNR supplies will assist our members in an efficient completion of MOC requirements. Information on all the MOC components will be presented at the ASNR 48th Annual Meeting next month.
See you in Boston!
John Hesselink, ASNR President
David Yousem, 2nd Past President
