CAR 2027 PRELIMINARY AGENDA

 

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7:25 AM - 8:45 AM
7:30 AM - 9:00 AM
7:30 AM - 5:45 PM
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
8:00 AM - 6:00 PM
8:45 AM - 9:00 AM
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Raquel del Carpio-O’Donovan

Introduction: Christopher Fung

10:00 AM - 10:30 AM
10:30 AM - 12:05 PM

Growing Pains: Navigating Challenges in Pediatric MSK Imaging
Moderators: Elka Miller & Neetika Gupta

Pearls and Pitfalls in Pediatric Upper Extremity Imaging with a Focus on the Elbow
Caroline Rutten

Pearls and Pitfalls in Pediatric Knee Imaging
Gali Shapira

Pearls and Pitfalls Pediatric Hip Imaging
Ayesha Hadi

Pearls and Pitfalls in Pediatric Ankle Imaging
Alejandra Dedoya

10:30 AM – 11:15 AM
Pulse Check: Must-Know Updates in Cardiothoracic Imaging

Moderators: Elsie Nguyen & Christian Houbois

Acute Aortic Syndromes: Key Elements to Include in Your Report
Felipe Torres

Imaging Acute and Chronic Pulmonary Embolism: Interpretation Pitfalls and Technical Tips and Tricks
Scott Adams

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11:20 AM – 12:05 PM
The High-Stakes Abdomen: Critical Diagnoses and State-of-the-Art Updates

Moderators: Angus Hartery & Heather Martin

Small Bowel Obstruction: Beyond the Basics
Gavin Sugrue

Cases You Don’t Want to Miss
Kelly Harper

10:30 AM – 11:15 AM
The High-Stakes Abdomen: Critical Diagnoses and State-of-the-Art Updates

Moderators: Angus Hartery & Heather Martin 

Appendiceal Tumours
Tanya Chawla

Fatty Liver Disease: State of the Art
An Tang

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11:20 AM – 12:05 PM
Pulse Check: Must-Know Updates in Cardiothoracic Imaging

Moderators: Elsie Nguyen & Christian Houbois

Coronary Atherosclerosis and Risk Lessons from CCTA
Jonathon Leipsic

Beyond Late Gadolinium Enhancement: Advanced Tissue Characterization Tools for Imaging Cardiomyopathy
Kate Hanneman

12:05 PM - 1:30 PM
12:10 PM - 1:10 PM

In the Light of Contrast Enhanced Mammography
Anat Kornecki

Moderator: Maya Grisaru Kacen

12:15 PM - 1:15 PM
1:15 PM - 2:30 PM

Speakers: Giada Sebastiani, An Tang, Alexandra Medellin
Facilitator: Christopher Fung

  • 1:15 pm: Hepatologist Perspective: Where Elastography Fits in MASLD Care – Giada Sebastiani
  • 1:30 pm: Elastography Fundamentals – An Tang
  • 1:45 pm: Recommendations and Implementation – Alexandra Medellin
  • 2:00 pm: Panel Discussion
  • 2:30 pm: Panel End
2:30 PM - 2:45 PM
2:45 PM - 4:20 PM

Guidelines in Action: What Radiologists Need to Know
Moderators: Ania Kielar & Heather Martin

Practice Guidelines on Breast Imaging and Intervention
Carolyn Flegg

Guidelines for Knee MRI Prioritization
Richard Walker 

Fibrotic Interstitial Lung Diseases: Integrated guidelines for HRCT diagnosis
Carolina Souza

Practice Statement on Pelvic MRI for Endometriosis
Basma Al-Arnawoot

2:45 – 3:30
Under Pressure: Navigating Emergencies, Trauma, and Diagnostic Error

Moderators: Ismail Ali & Fatma Eldehimi 

Trauma Without a Reliable Clinical Exam: Imaging Strategies and Diagnostic Pitfalls
Jacques Du Plessis

High-Yield Chest and Cardiovascular Trauma: CT Findings That Matter
Parmiss Mojtabaie

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3:35 – 4:20 PM
Practical AI Implementation

Moderators: Jaron Chong & Kartik Gupta

AI in Acute Stroke Imaging: Promise, Performance, and Pitfalls
Shobhit Mathur

2:45 – 3:30 PM
Practical AI Implementation

Moderators: Jaron Chong & Kartik Gupta

Frontiers in AI
Sheldon Derkatch

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3:35 – 4:20 PM
Under Pressure: Navigating Emergencies, Trauma, and Diagnostic Error

Moderators: Adnan Sheikh & Ismail Ali

Spine MRI in the Emergency Setting: Critical Findings and Diagnostic Challenges
Daniel Lyndon

Emergency Radiology Under Pressure: Understanding and Preventing Diagnostic Error
Robert Moreland

4:20 PM - 5:45 PM
5:45 PM - 7:45 PM
7:25 AM - 8:30 AM
7:30 AM - 9:00 AM
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
8:00 AM - 1:30 PM
8:00 AM - 6:00 PM
8:50 AM - 9:00 AM
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Co-Hosts: Kathleen MacMillan & Angus Hartery

10:00 AM - 10:30 AM
10:30 AM - 12:05 PM

From Abstract to Applause: Crafting Presentations That Leave an Impact
Moderators: Elka Miller & Bo Gong

Art of the Presentation: Tips and Tricks
Tanya Chawla

Which Tools Will Enhance or Ruin your Talk in 2027?
Iain Kirkpatrick

How to Create Good Multiple-choice Questions?
Michael Patlas

How to Prepare Award-winning Poster?
Daria Manos

10:30 – 11:15 AM
Breast Imaging Today: New Technologies, Clinical Challenges, and Practical Pearls

Moderators: Saly Zahra & Ameya Kulkarni

Navigating Breast Density: From Risk Assessment to Supplemental Screening
Isabelle Zheng

Post-Surgical Breast Imaging: Pearls and Pitfalls
Zina Kellow

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11:20 – 12:05 PM
Critical Decisions in Neuroimaging: Guidelines, Mimics, and Emerging Practice

Moderators: Laurent Létourneau-Guillon & Eduardo Portela De Oliveira

Spinal Cord Imaging for Clinical Practice in Multiple Sclerosis: How and When? Update on the New MAGNIMS Criteria and Advanced Sequences
Blanche Bapst

Clinical Perspective: Stroke Guidelines & Imaging's Impact on Workflow
Laura Gioia

10:30 – 11:15 AM
Critical Decisions in Neuroimaging: Guidelines, Mimics, and Emerging Practice

Moderators: Laurent Létourneau-Guillon & Eduardo Portela De Oliveira

Stroke Imaging: Guideline-Based Indications & CTA/multiphase CTA Interpretation
Manish Joshi

Stroke Mimics and Neurocritical Conditions
Eduardo Portela De Oliveira

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11:20 – 12:05 PM
Breast Imaging Today: New Technologies, Clinical Challenges, and Practical Pearls

Moderators: Saly Zahra & Ameya Kulkarni

Advanced Breast Imaging: Ultrafast MRI, Abbreviated MRI, DWI, and Beyond
Silma Solorzano

Local Therapy of Granulomatous and Non-Granulomatous Mastitis
Wade Koberstein

12:05 PM - 1:30 PM
12:15 PM - 1:15 PM
12:20 PM - 1:20 PM
1:30 PM - 2:45 PM

Kelly Harper, Jeannie Callum, Alex Menard
Facilitator: Tanya Chawla

  • 1:30 pm: Hematology Transfusion Science - Jeannie Callum
  • 1:45 pm: Low Risk Procedures - Kelly Harper
  • 2:00 pm: High Risk Procedures - Alexandre Menard
  • 2:15 pm: Panel Discussion
  • 2:45 pm: Panel End
2:45 PM - 3:00 PM
3:00 PM - 4:35 PM

3:00 – 3:45 PM
Financial Readiness for Early Career Radiologists: Navigating the Transition to Practice

Robert Moreland & Kevin Ramsubhag
Moderators: Andrew Chan & Isabelle Zheng 

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3:50 – 4:35 pm
Finding Your Fit: Navigating Practice Setting in Radiology

Moderators: Andrew Chan & Isabelle Zheng

Inside Academic Radiology
Andrew Chan

Community and Academic Radiology Practice in Perspective
TBC

A Mid-Career Transition Story
Angus Hartery

3:00 – 3:45 PM
Tumours, Infection, and Trauma, Oh My! Hot topics in MSK Imaging

Moderators: Viviane Khoury & Suki Dhillon

Imaging of Arthritis: A Case-Based Approach to Common Patterns, Key Findings and Diagnostic Reasoning
Alex Kiu

Imaging MSK Infection: A Case-Based Review of Key Imaging Features and Diagnostic Considerations
Natalia Gorelik

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3:50 – 4:35 PM
Much Ado about Nothing? CAR Incidental Findings Working Group Review

Moderators: Iain Kirkpatrick & Wendy Tu

Adrenal Incidental Findings
Wendy Tu

Bone Mineral Densitometry
Steve Burrell

3:00 – 3:45 PM
Much Ado about Nothing? CAR Incidental Findings Working Group Review

Moderators: Iain Kirkpatrick & Wendy Tu

Incidental Findings of the Pancreas
Christopher Fung

Incidental Findings on Neuroimaging
Adela Cora

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3:50 – 4:35 PM
Tumours, Infection, and Trauma, Oh My! Hot topics in MSK Imaging

Moderators: Bruce Forster & Hadas Benhabib 

Imaging MSK Trauma: A Case-Based Review of Injury Patterns, Important Findings, and Diagnostic Challenges
Hugue Ouellette

Imaging MSK Tumours: Challenging Cases, Complex Patterns, and Diagnostic Approach
Ali Naraghi

5:00 PM - 5:45 PM
5:45 PM - 6:45 PM
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
8:00 AM - 11:00 AM
8:45 AM - 9:00 AM
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Mark Murphey
Introduction by: Christopher Fung

10:00 AM - 10:15 AM
10:15 AM - 12:10 PM

Moderators: Scott Adams & Isabelle Zheng

Lessons I have Learned in MSK
Mark Murphey

Lessons I have Learned in Emergency Radiology
Ferco Berger

Lessons I have Learned in Pediatric Abdomen
Julien Aguet

Lessons I have Learned in Cardiothoracic
Elsie Nguyen

Lessons I have Learned in Neuroradiology
Jai Shankar

12:10 PM - 12:15 PM
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