Review of Radiology Together Meetings in 2017
date : 02.01.2018
For second consecutive year, the association of the radiology residents in Bulgaria – Radiology Together (RT) organized three meetings that took place in the city of Sofia. Specialists and residents in the field of radiology and other specialties, not only from Bulgaria but also from abroad (Germany, Austria, Croatia), took part in them. Two of the meeting were in a smaller format on themes “Oncogastroenterology in radiology” and “The Resident’s Nightmares” in which the number of people that attended was 40 and 35 respectively. The meeting with theme “Emergency Radiology” was held in two consecutive days and a record number of 90 people attended. The main aim of the organizing RT committee is to use a unique topic for every event that encompasses different systems in order to cover as many diseases as possible. The main idea of the organizing team is to combine the pleasant and the useful, while enriching the knowledge of the participants but at the same time contributing to the establishment of new contacts and relationships between the colleagues. All of the meetings so far have been organized with the support of the Bulgarian Society of Cardiothoracic Radiology, Bracco-Ewopharma in Bulgaria and Acibadem City Clinic Tokuda Hospital, as well as Siemens, Bayer, General Electric, Software Company and Medical University of Varna.
First meeting for the year (5th consecutive)
Theme: Oncogastroenterology in radiology
Date: 31/03/2017
Attendees: 40
Presenters: 9
Organizing team: Gloria Adam (Acibadem Sity Clinic Tokuda), Daniela Kaloyanova-Sefterova (Medical University Varna), Kalina Chupetlovska (University Hospital St.Ivan Rilski), Radina Radeva (Acibadem Sity Clinic Tokuda)
Supported by: Prof.Galina Kirova (Bulgarian Society of Cardiothoracic Radiology), Bracco-Ewofarma Bulgaria
Place: Betahaus, Sofia
On the 31st of March 2017 the 5th meeting of Radiology Together took place, covering the topic of “Oncogastroenterology in radiology”. Doctors from different hospitals in Bulgaria participated, which once again proved the avid interest that the residents have in such events. The main focus was put on the oncologic diseases which are part of the daily work of radiologists. Dr. Petko Karagiozov was invited to present the point of view of the invasive gastroenterologist of the pancreatic oncological diseases, which confirms the organizers' aspiration to collaborate with colleagues from different fields and to discover the common approach to the patients. The results from the poll that was conducted showed that the Best Lecture category was highly contested, which showed the diligence of the presenters to prepare and deliver their lectures.
Second meeting for the year (6th consecutive)
Theme: Emergency Radiology
Date: 2-3/06/2017
Attendees: 90
Presenters: 20
Organizing team: Gloria Adam (Acibadem Sity Clinic Tokuda), Kalina Chupetlovska, Radina Radeva (Acibadem Sity Clinic Tokuda), Tsvetelina Teneva (Medical University Varna)
Supported by: Prof. Galina Kirova (Bulgarian Society of Cardiothoracic Radiology), Bracco-Ewofarma Bulgaria, Siemens, Bayer, General Electric, Software Company, Medical University Varna
Place: Acibadem City Clinic Tokuda Hospital, Sofia
Certification: Continuing Medical Education (CME) credits of European Union of Medical Specialists (UEMS)
An abstract booklet published by the Medical University of Varna
On the 2nd and 3rd of June 2017 the sixth RT meeting themed “Emergency radiology” was held. Some of the topics that were discussed were management in emergency radiology, emergency in diseases of the cardiovascular system, musculoskeletal system, neurology and pediatrics. A special guest at the event was Prof. Peter Mildenberger (ESR Chair on Professional Issues and Economics in Radiology) and Robert Grünkranz - representative of the European Society of Radiology and organizer of the annual European Congress of Radiology held in Vienna, Austria, who explained the possibilities of the young residents to participate in this congress. The rest of the participants were residents and specialist in radiology and other fields including anesthesiology, forensic medicine and internal diseases, X-ray technicians and medical students. Officially, 90 people were registered, which was a record attendance for a RT meeting. A novelty for the event was the publication of a booklet with abstracts of the presentations with the support of the Medical University-Varna and the CME accreditation of the event by the European Association of Medical Specialists. In addition, with the support of Medical News and the Bulgarian Medical Association the lectures were uploaded to an online learning platform.
3rd meeting for the year (7th consecutive)
Theme: The Radiologist's Nightmares
Date: 09/12/2017
Place: SOHO co-working space, Sofia
Attendees: 35
Presenters: 12
Organizing team: Gloria Adam (Acibadem Sity Clinic Tokuda), Kalina Chupetlovska (University Hospital St.Ivan Rilski), Radina Radeva (Acibadem Sity Clinic Tokuda)
Supported by: Prof. Galina Kirova (Bulgarian Society of Cardiothoracic Radiology), Bracco-Ewopharma Bulgaria
The 7th meeting of Radiology Together was held on the 9th December 2017. The theme of the event was "The Resident’s Nightmares" and the focus was on the specific clinical cases that the residents encountered, in which they were placed in an unusual and difficult situation which was a challenge for them. In such cases, despite the difficulties, they managed to handle the situation and as a result were able to learn from the experience. They shared this experience with each other and not only did they managed to convey their own massage, but also to learn from the others. At the event attended 35 people, mainly residents in the in the field of diagnostic imaging, but also in anesthesiology and cardiology. The message of the young doctors was that anyone can make mistakes but it is important to learn from them and to constantly strive for self-improvement, by the means of which proper and timely diagnosis of the patients is made.
The current organizers of Radiology Together - Gloria Adam, Kalina Chupetlovska and Radina Radeva are tireless and already plan the events for the next year - three in total. Together with Prof. Kirova they are setting up one bigger multidisciplinary meeting on theme “How to Do a Research?” which will be held in the late spring in Sofia and two smaller meetings. The second one will be on topic “Musculoskeletal radiology” in the autumn in Varna. The third meeting in 2018 will be held in the winter and the organizers urge the other residents to show initiative and get involved in its planning and organization.
