Canada Safe Imaging (CSI) was formed in 2015 to address the need for a national strategy and action plan as it relates to radiation safety for medical imaging in Canada, based on the recommendations from the Bonn Call-for-Action.
CSI’s vision is:
- To strengthen medical radiation protection in patients and health care workers and foster a culture of radiation safety in healthcare in Canada.
- To develop an action plan relating to radiation safety for medical imaging care in Canada.
- To support evidence-based best practice guidelines.
- To facilitate a strategic approach to conduct scientific inquiry on the effects of radiation on human health.
The Canadian Radiological Foundation (CRF) is offering a $500 Radiation Safety Award which would be attributed to the best poster presentation aligned with a minimum of one of the five main priorities identified by CSI, namely:
- Optimization
- Justification
- Quality and safety
- Education
- Research
The Award gets presented during the Awards Ceremony of the Annual Scientific Meeting (ASM) of the Canadian Association of Radiologists.
Winners
2023: Dr. Moulay Ali Nassiri (Centre intégré universitaire de santé et de services sociaux de l’Estrie – Centre hospitalier universitaire de Sherbrooke) for Pilot Project to Monitor Patient Radiation Exposure in Medical Imaging Implanted at CIUSSS de l’Estrie – CHUS, Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada
2024: Dr. Kaitlin Zaki-Metias from the Department of Radiology, Trinity Health Oakland Hospital/Wayne State University School of Medicine for Impact of a Collaborative Small Bowel Obstruction Imaging and Care Protocol with the General Surgery Service on Radiation Exposure and Resource Utilization
