Medical Imaging Bulletin DATES OF INTEREST ISSUE 26 JUNE 2011 • Friday, June 17th ‐ Graduation Dinner Dear All, Anderson, who leaves the amalgamation with St. • Friday, July 1st ‐ Canada Day General to pursue a body Peter's Hospital, the Hospital Stat This is the last edition of our fellowship at St Michael’s in implementation of • Monday, August 1st ‐ Civic newsletter before the Toronto. We wish him all Access to Best Care, and Holiday ‐ Hospital Stat summer, so I wish you all an the best. everyone's commitment • Monday, Sept. 5th ‐ Labour enjoyable, relaxing and to working together to rejuvenating time. Day ‐ Hospital Stat We have seen a lot of do what's best for our changes this year on the patients. On the academic side, this is hospital side, with the the end of the year and I implementation of ABC, and A few challenges they INSIDE THIS ISSUE want to extend my most all the apprehension it has identified, beside the sincere congratulations to created. Now two months need for more regular Message from David 2 our PGY5’s who have later, we have noted the performance appraisal Wormald successfully graduated: anticipated shift in activity for our staff, was the Mike Di Ianni, Dorota Linda, Educational News 2 from MUMC to the JH&CC, unacceptable use of Nicoleta Anca , Michelle and a much busier abbreviations. This is Rounds Calendar 3 Walker and Brian Stewart. emergency. Our paediatric really relevant to us, as Resident’s Corner 4 Well done and now for emergency room is also we do not count the some well deserved rest. becoming busier as our number of illegible Our 2011/12 Residents 5 Children’s Hospital at MUMC requisitions, and the A great welcome to our new is getting known as the mysterious abbreviations Dr. Patlas ‐ MSA 6 st President’s Award staff, joining us on July 1 : regional centre of reference. that we have to deal Dr. Luciana Ribeiro, whom with every day. “Ride to Conquer 6 Cancer” ‐ Dr. Doris & you all know, bringing us We also went through a Meaghan Jefferson her expertise in successful Accreditation at I have hope that this will neuroradiology, adult and HHS where the surveyors boost our efforts to Dr. Romeo ‐ 7 paediatrics. She will share assessed the hospital's improve this situation, Milestone her life between the performance relative to and speed up the Dr. Pak ‐ Farewell 7 General and MUMC sites. 2,547 specific standards. implementation of a Dr. Anderson ‐ 7 Dr. Nina Stein, who comes Of which, we had a success badly needed electronic Farewell to us from Sick Kids with a rate of 98 per cent. Specific order entry system. dual fellowship in paediatric successes included our Stay tuned. Welcome New Rads 8 Drs. Ribeiro & Stein neuroradiology and general ability to complete paediatric radiology. Dr. ambitious capital Have a very happy Dr. Tuttle ‐ Tribute 9 Stein is a long awaited development projects, such summer! Chedoke Services 10 addition to our Children’s as our new Juravinski Moving Dr. David Koff Hospital. Hospital, while continuing to Chief of Diagnostic Imaging, HHS The Back Page 11 provide patient care services Chair, Dept. of Radiology, FHS Farewell to Dr. Michael as usual. As well, our 1 1 Message from David Wormald Our mission is to deliver excellence in patient care, research and education today, while defining the landscape of tomorrow. For Diagnostic Services, we have been proactive and purposeful as leaders by moving beyond the established frontiers in our chosen field. In doing so, we continue to aspire excellence and innovation by elevating the benchmark as it relates to the provision of exceptional . quality and patient experience; innovation in service, technology and knowledge; and building and strengthening our partnerships; all as one team within a culture of cohesion and integration. The recent Accreditation Canada on site survey was an opportunity to demonstrate our commitment to quality and safety standards. Thanks to all for the incredible amount of hard work and effort to prepare and make our 2011 Accreditation a success recognizing the work you do each and everyday. EDUCATIONAL NEWS Upcoming Visiting Professors • October 4th & 5th , 2011 ‐ Professor Karl‐Friedrich Kreitner ‐ Chest • November 8th & 9th, 2011 ‐ Dr. Lubdha Shah ‐ Neuro/spine • January 10th & 11th , 2012 ‐ Dr. Carol Benson ‐ Obs/Gyn CITY WIDE ROUNDS - Fall 2011 The next City‐Wide Rounds will resume in October 2011. Watch for further information in the September issue of the Medical Imaging Bulletin MEDICAL IMAGING BULLETIN 2 2 MEDICAL IMAGING BULLETIN 3 3 Reererefdffff Resident’s Corner We would like to say “Congratulations” to all of our graduating PGY 5 residents. They have been a terrific group to work with! Please join us at the 2011 Graduation Dinner event to celebrate. All staff are welcome Date: Friday, June 17th Location: Royal Botanical Gardens, 680 Plains Road West, Burlington Time: Cocktails/Hors d’oeuvres: 6:30pm; Dinner: 7:30 pm RSVP: Trish VanSickle, ext. 75294 or e‐mail: [email protected] We wish our graduates well as they head into their fellowship year: Nicoleta Anca ‐ TBA Mike Di Ianni ‐ Breast imaging & Cross‐sectional at JHCC Dorota Linda ‐ Musculoskeletal Imaging – San Diego Brian Stewart ‐ Cross‐sectional at JHCC Michelle Walker ‐ Breast Imaging & Cross‐sectional at JHCC You will be seeing new faces over the summer, as our PGY 2 residents start rotating around the sites and double up with our residents on call. Look out for them and share a warm welcome: Vincent Leung Sarah Karkhanecki Milita Ramonas Michael Schmidt Danielle Walker Malek Meshki Crystal Fong Thank you to Dr. Xi Wang and Dr. Mary Grant for their terrific hard work and efforts as Chief Residents. They have been a great duo! Our new Chief Residents for the 2011/2012 academic year will be : Dr. Shauna Kennedy and Dr. Nick Lougheed Dr. Karen Finlay Radiology Residency Program Director McMaster University MEDICAL IMAGING BULLETIN 4 4 OUR 2011 / 2012 RESIDENTS PGY 5 Vajid Mary Kelly Xi Dmitry Matthew Khan Grant Ainsworth Wang Golev Kuruvilla PGY 4 Ryan Shauna Vu Nick Nida Zameer Foster Kennedy Luong Lougheed Syed Hirji PGY 3 Sasha James (Ian) Remon Nasim Tolami David Francois Hoshang Bhan Moffatt Elyas Hemmati Doucette‐Preville Leduc Zakaria PGY 2 Crystal Vincent Sarah Malek Milita Danielle Michael Fong Leung Karkhanechi Meshki Ramonas Walker Schmidt PGY 1 Abdullah Joanne Bret Luigi Alexandre Chad Alabousi Howey Landry Matteliano Omiccioli Wherry MEDICAL IMAGING BULLETIN 5 5 2011 MSA President’s Award - Dr. Michael Patlas Dr. Michael Patlas is this year’s recipient of the Medical Staff Association President’s Award for Distinguished Service. Dr. Patlas has been recognized for his dedication to patient care alongside a work ethic that is second to none, as well as his contributions to various administrative and leadership roles with the Department of Radiology. He is strongly committed to the roles of mentor, teacher and research supervisor to Medical student, residents and fellows alike, and to the role of Department of Radiology Rounds Coordinator. Dr. Patlas has represented Hamilton Health Sciences on a national and international level as a successful Associate Professor of Radiology. He is an active member and reviewer for a number of national and international societies and editorial boards, including Cancer Care Ontario and the European Society of Radiology. Dr. Patlas was presented his award at the MSA Annual Dinner & Awards 2011 on Friday, June 10th at the Art Gallery of Hamilton. “Ride to Conquer Cancer” A big CONGRATULATIONS to Dr. Ian Doris and Meaghan Jefferson, ultrasound technologist at the Hamilton General Hospital for participating and completing the “Ride to Conquer Cancer” on the June 11th weekend. Dr. Doris and Meaghan together raised over $15,000.00 for Cancer Research !!!! The “Ride to Conquer Cancer” consisted of a 2‐day, 200 mile bike ride throughout Ontario’s picturesque countryside. Day One started from Toronto along the lake towards Mississauga, north‐west towards Halton Hills, and then on to Dundas and Ancaster. Day One ended at a campsite in Hamilton. Day Two commenced with a beautiful ride up the Niagara escarpment, through the wine country, Welland Canal and ending in Niagara Falls for the closing ceremonies. 4,610 participants raised 17.5 million dollars for Cancer Research. Congratulations again to Dr. Doris and Meaghan MEDICAL IMAGING BULLETIN 6 6 Dr. Michael Romeo Dr. Michael Romeo attended his 50 Year Class Reunion from the University of Toronto on the May 28th weekend. A great time filled with lectures, dinners and networking with classmates and colleagues. CONGRATULATIONS on this wonderful milestone Dr. Romeo! Farewell - Dr. Pui Lung Pak After 40 plus years of dedicated service, Dr. Pui Lung Pak has retired as of May 31st. Dr. Pak treated both patients and staff with the utmost of care, compassion and professionalism. Dr. Pak and Dr. Coblentz at luncheon We will be forever indebted for his leadership skills and qualities. A retirement luncheon was held for Dr. Pak at Chedoke on May 31st where past and present staff and colleagues attended. Wishing Dr. Pak all the best in his retirement ! Farewell - Dr. Michael Anderson Dr. Michael Anderson will be leaving us at the end of June after working at the Hamilton General for the past 3 years. Dr. Anderson will be pursuing a one‐year fellowship in body imaging at St. Michael’s Hospital in Toronto commencing July 1, 2011. We thank Dr. Anderson for his contributions to the Hamilton General and wish him much success in the future. MEDICAL IMAGING BULLETIN 7 7 WELCOME New Radiologists We are very pleased to announce the arrival of two new radiologists at the Hamilton Health Sciences as of July 2011.