Full Name
Dr. Bruce Forster
Organization/Company
University of British Columbia
Speaker Bio
Dr. Bruce Forster is Professor at the University of British Columbia, Department of Radiology, recently finishing his 11.5 year term as Dept Head on Dec 31, 2021. Previously he was Director of Diagnostic Imaging for the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics/Paralympics Games and is currently the lead Radiologist for the International Olympic Commission Medical and Scientific Games Group. As an Associate Member of the Allan McGavin Sports Medicine Centre, he has been involved in the clinical, education, and research aspects of sports imaging for 25 years, and is Associate Editor of the “British Journal of Sports Medicine” and Senior Deputy Editor of the Journal of the Canadian Association of Radiologists. Dr. Forster has delivered over 500 invited lectures, many internationally, and has served as a Visiting Professor in Canada, the United States, Indonesia, Singapore, Japan, Russia and the Middle East. He is the author of over 170 peer-reviewed scientific publications, and 140 educational exhibits, and has served on the Board of Directors of the Canadian Association of Radiologists and as President of the Canadian Radiologic Foundation. He has led outreach work in UBC Radiology, and serves on the Executive Steering Committee for the International Certificate for Radiology Fundamentals with Radiologists Across Borders. He currently serves as Co-Chair of the National Artificial Intelligence Council in Healthcare. In 2019, Dr. Forster was awarded the Gold Medal of the Canadian Association of Radiologists, and in 2022, the Haughton Medal from the Faculty of Radiologists in Ireland, to which he was elected an Honorary Member.
Dr. Bruce Forster is Professor at the University of British Columbia, Department of Radiology, recently finishing his 11.5 year term as Dept Head on Dec 31, 2021. Previously he was Director of Diagnostic Imaging for the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics/Paralympics Games and is currently the lead Radiologist for the International Olympic Commission Medical and Scientific Games Group. As an Associate Member of the Allan McGavin Sports Medicine Centre, he has been involved in the clinical, education, and research aspects of sports imaging for 25 years, and is Associate Editor of the “British Journal of Sports Medicine” and Senior Deputy Editor of the Journal of the Canadian Association of Radiologists. Dr. Forster has delivered over 500 invited lectures, many internationally, and has served as a Visiting Professor in Canada, the United States, Indonesia, Singapore, Japan, Russia and the Middle East. He is the author of over 170 peer-reviewed scientific publications, and 140 educational exhibits, and has served on the Board of Directors of the Canadian Association of Radiologists and as President of the Canadian Radiologic Foundation. He has led outreach work in UBC Radiology, and serves on the Executive Steering Committee for the International Certificate for Radiology Fundamentals with Radiologists Across Borders. He currently serves as Co-Chair of the National Artificial Intelligence Council in Healthcare. In 2019, Dr. Forster was awarded the Gold Medal of the Canadian Association of Radiologists, and in 2022, the Haughton Medal from the Faculty of Radiologists in Ireland, to which he was elected an Honorary Member.
Dr. Bruce Forster is Professor at the University of British Columbia, Department of Radiology, recently finishing his 11.5 year term as Dept Head on Dec 31, 2021. Previously he was Director of Diagnostic Imaging for the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics/Paralympics Games and is currently the lead Radiologist for the International Olympic Commission Medical and Scientific Games Group. As an Associate Member of the Allan McGavin Sports Medicine Centre, he has been involved in the clinical, education, and research aspects of sports imaging for 25 years, and is Associate Editor of the “British Journal of Sports Medicine” and Senior Deputy Editor of the Journal of the Canadian Association of Radiologists. Dr. Forster has delivered over 500 invited lectures, many internationally, and has served as a Visiting Professor in Canada, the United States, Indonesia, Singapore, Japan, Russia and the Middle East. He is the author of over 170 peer-reviewed scientific publications, and 140 educational exhibits, and has served on the Board of Directors of the Canadian Association of Radiologists and as President of the Canadian Radiologic Foundation. He has led outreach work in UBC Radiology, and serves on the Executive Steering Committee for the International Certificate for Radiology Fundamentals with Radiologists Across Borders. He currently serves as Co-Chair of the National Artificial Intelligence Council in Healthcare. In 2019, Dr. Forster was awarded the Gold Medal of the Canadian Association of Radiologists, and in 2022, the Haughton Medal from the Faculty of Radiologists in Ireland, to which he was elected an Honorary Member.
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