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Objet

Le prix CAIR vise à récompenser les personnes qui ont apporté des contributions importantes et rendu des services exceptionnels au domaine de la radiologie d’intervention et/ou à l’Association canadienne pour la radiologie d’intervention (CAIR).

• Les services rendus au domaine de la radiologie d’intervention peuvent comprendre l’enseignement, la recherche, les examens cliniques et/ou la promotion de la radiologie d’intervention ou de CAIR. La qualité et la cohérence de la recherche doivent être validées par des publications dans des revues professionnelles reconnues.
• Les services rendus à CAIR peuvent comprendre des contributions exceptionnelles à CAIR, à d’autres organismes médicaux et/ou à des agences gouvernementales.

Le prix CAIR peut également être décerné à des personnes qui ont mis à profit leurs compétences passées ou actuelles en vue d’améliorer la qualité des soins aux patients grâce à la pratique de la radiologie d’intervention et/ou qui, par leurs accomplissements exceptionnels, contribuent à la pérennité de ce domaine.

Admissibilité

• Les candidats doivent être membres en règle de CAIR depuis cinq (5) ans
• Il n’est pas possible de proposer sa propre candidature
• Les membres du conseil d’administration de CAIR ne sont pas admissibles pendant leur mandat
• Les candidatures des lauréats des cinq (5) dernières années ne seront pas retenues

Processus de mise en candidature

Les propositions de candidatures doivent être envoyées par courriel à cairservice@cair.sociationdev.com, avant le 31 decembre 2025. à l’attention du Comité des candidatures, avec comme objet « Candidature au prix CAIR », et comprendre les éléments suivants :

1) Les renseignements nécessaires à la mise en candidature, soit :

• Les nom, affiliation, titre, adresse, numéro de téléphone et courriel de la personne qui propose la candidature;
• Les nom, affiliation, titre, adresse, numéro de téléphone et courriel du candidat proposé.

2) Une lettre de mise en candidature de moins de 500 mots détaillant les éléments suivants :

• Importance des contributions;
• Qualité et répercussions des contributions;
• Durée (nombre d’années) de travail significatif;
• Portée géographique des contributions.

3) Une (1) lettre d’appui à la candidature (en plus de la lettre de la personne qui propose la candidature) de la part d’une personne qui connaît les accomplissements du candidat.

Remarque : la lettre d’appui à la candidature doit provenir d’une personne autre que celle qui propose la candidature.

 Critères d’évaluation

Le processus d’évaluation des candidatures est le suivant :

1) Vérification de l’admissibilité de la candidature

• La candidature respecte-t-elle les conditions d’admissibilité?
• Le dossier de candidature est-il complet?

2) Détermination de la valeur de la candidature

• Si un candidat est jugé admissible, la valeur de sa candidature sera évaluée d’après la lettre de mise en candidature, la lettre d’appui, le CV et l’ensemble des documents du dossier.

3) Sélection : Le Comité des candidatures évaluera les propositions et fera des recommandations au conseil d’administration de CAIR, qui prendra la décision finale.

• Rien n’oblige CAIR à remettre le prix chaque année.
• Le prix sera décerné à un lauréat chaque année, sauf circonstances exceptionnelles.
• Le prix ne pourra être remis à titre posthume que si le lauréat décède après avoir été choisi.

Remise du prix

Le président du conseil d’administration de CAIR remettra le prix lors du Congrès scientifique annuel de l’Association canadienne pour la radiologie d’intervention.

 

The Department of Radiology at Niagara Health is seeking a fellowship-trained Interventional Radiologist to join the Diagnostic Imaging Service for a start date in 2025. The candidate will join a team of 30 radiologists. NH is a campus of McMaster University and candidates will be expected to be eligible for academic appointment.

Interventional radiology at Niagara Health has undergone rapid growth in the past few years. With the exception of EVAR and peripheral arterial interventions, the full gamut of interventional procedures are performed in our department. Procedures we perform include all aspects of interventional oncology, spine augmentation, dialysis access, emergency embolizations, PAE amongst many others. Our hospital has been identified by the HNHBB Working Group as offering the equivalent level of service as the major McMaster University teaching sites, with the exception of subspeciality services like interventional neuroradiology and paediatric IR. We have recently started a thrombectomy (including pulmonary thrombectomy) service. The successful candidate will join a progressive and collegial team of 3 other interventional radiologists on a 1:4 interventional call with full technologist/nursing support. The radiologists work closely with- and have an excellent working relationship with the technologists and nurses in our department.

We currently have access to a Philips angiography suite and a Philips fluoroscopy suite in St Catharines. Interventional procedures are also performed in the ultrasound and CT departments. The Philips fluoroscopy will be replaced by a Canon Alphenix Core system while plans are being made to replace the angiography suite with a hybrid CT-angio system. The new Niagara South site will feature one Canon Alphenix Core and one Canon Alphenix Sky angiography suite, along with a recovery unit within the radiology department itself. We have a strong record of teaching and research for a community teaching centre. We have an IR fellowship program that is run in conjunction with the Juravinski hospital.

As a full time member within the Department of Radiology, the successful candidate will promote clinical excellence and have a strong commitment to support the NH vision and mission. The successful candidate will participate in all departmental quality initiatives as well as support our academic objectives. As an Interventional Radiologist the successful candidate will collaborate with a highly efficient team supporting NH clinical programs. NH and the department are going through a period of rapid change including recent PACS and voice recognition renewal, new HIS and expansion of the CT and MRI programs. The department has played an integral part in the planning for a new South Niagara acute care Hospital site.

The successful candidate will be expected to be a supportive team player, with a strong commitment to patient care and quality improvement. The successful candidate will hold certification in Diagnostic Radiology with the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada or international equivalent.

Niagara Health is a regional healthcare provider with multiple sites and a growing network of community-based services. Our team is made up of more than 4,800 employees, 600 physicians and 850 volunteers who we count on to deliver extraordinary caring to every person, every time.  We provide a wide range of inpatient and outpatient services to more than 450,000 residents across Niagara, including Acute Care, Cancer Care, Cardiac Care, Complex Care, Emergency and Urgent Care, Kidney Care, Long-Term Care, Mental Health and Addictions, Stroke Care and Surgical Care.

Our Accreditation with Exemplary Standing is a clear demonstration of our team’s commitment to the highest safety and quality standards. As a community-based academic centre, teaching and learning, research, innovation and partnership are propelling us as we imagine a healthier Niagara.

The transformation of healthcare service delivery across Niagara continues with planning underway to build an additional ultramodern hospital in South Niagara to provide accessible and quality healthcare to residents of the Southern Region. Niagara Health is positioned, by virtue of its geography and regionally distributed resources, to exemplify the best of regional capacity with local service delivery. Strong academic partnerships are a priority for the NH as the organization builds on a robust relationship with McMaster University’s Michael G. DeGroote School of Medicine

Current group

• 30 radiologist group
• Interventional radiology call is shared equally with the other interventional radiologists

The Practice

• The successful candidate is expected to participate fully in a co-operative way with the other members encompassing all image guided interventional procedures included vascular access, arterial, hepatobiliary, and genitourinary interventions including a strong interventional oncology program with tumor ablation and TACE, spine augmentation, UAE and thrombectomy. There are opportunities to be involved in the treatment of vascular malformations for the interested individual.
• The candidate is expected to participate in other diagnostic imaging rotations including fluoroscopy, ultrasound, CT, and x-ray. Opportunities also exist to do rotations in MRI, nuclear medicine and breast imaging for the interested individual.

Academic Affiliations

The McMaster University’s Michael G. DeGroote School of Medicine has expanded to a regional campus in Niagara, which is located at Brock University. Students at the Niagara Regional Campus complete their clinical rotations in one of the six area hospitals with teaching done by the highly skilled and motivated hospital physicians.
Opportunities for strengthening and building strong academic partnerships are a priority for Niagara Health
We are interested in Physicians who will pursue a university faculty appointment and participate in academic activities within a strong regional community hospital setting.

Tertiary Care

• St. Joseph’s Hospital Hamilton and Hamilton Health Sciences < 1 hour away

Qualifications Required

The successful applicant must:

• Have or be eligible for Independent CPSO License
• Fellowship training in all aspects of vascular and non-vascular interventional radiology and interventional oncology
• Strong interpretive skills in all imaging modalities including CT, Ultrasound and X-Ray. Expertise in MRI is not required but would be desirable.
• Excellent clinical skills are a prerequisite for this high volume department
• Must have a strong interest and/or existing background in clinical radiology
• Be eligible for academic appointment
• Hold valid OHIP billing number and have billing privileges

We are especially interested in connecting if you…

Value diversity, equity and inclusion;

Are excited about being part of a respectful and hard-working team in the beautiful Region of Niagara;
Identify as a member of one or more of the following groups: equity-deserving group, Indigenous persons, persons with disabilities, persons of diverse sexual orientations and gender identities and all others who may contribute to the further diversification of ideas.

In accordance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005 and the Ontario Human Rights Code, Niagara Health will provide accommodations through the recruitment process to applicants with disabilities. If selected to participate in the recruitment and selection process, please inform Medical Affairs of the nature of any accommodation(s) that you may require in respect of any materials or processes used to ensure your equal participation.

All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply; however, Canadian citizens and permanent residents will be considered first for this position. For applicants trained in the United States, please refer to our website here for more information on licensure pathways in Ontario.
*Caution* Applicants are encouraged to include one of the following statements in their cover letters or resumes:

• “Yes, I am a citizen or permanent resident of Canada” or
• “No, I am not a citizen or permanent resident of Canada”

 

Closing Date: Until Filled

Contact

Medical Affairs Office
Niagara Health
905-378-4647 Ext. 44224
Medicalaffairs@niagarahealth.on.ca

On behalf of:
Dr. Kevin Chan
Chief of Staff
Dr.Julian Dobranowski
Chief of Diagnostic Imaging
Dr. Amit Mehta
Deputy Chief of Diagnostic Imaging

It is with pleasure that we introduce our CAIR-RFS member spotlight: Dr. Aida Ahrari. Aida is a second-year radiology resident at the University of Toronto. She completed her undergraduate degree at the University of Ottawa, and MD-MSc at the University of Toronto. In her role as a member of the CAIR-RFS committee, Aida is involved in organizing a variety of educational opportunities for trainees interested in the field of interventional radiology.

Aida’s research interest includes optimizing safety in the field of interventional radiology. In collaboration with a team at University Health Network, she has studied sources of error in the use of vascular closure devices and angiographic equipment. She has presented this work as an oral presentation at the 2022 annual Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiological Society of Europe (CIRSE) and the 2022 North American Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR) conferences. Aida is grateful for the mentorship of her supervisor, Dr. Sebastian Mafeld, and for the contribution of her colleagues to this work.

Aida has a strong interest in healthcare leadership and innovation, which led her to complete a Master’s in Health System Leadership and Innovation at the University of Toronto. She went on to create the Entrepreneurship in Healthcare Program—a teaching initiative that promotes innovative design to medical students through a structured curriculum delivered by physician innovators and entrepreneurs. Now in its fourth year, the program has expanded its offering to medical students across Ontario.
For Aida, working with her colleagues to develop and grow the program has been deeply rewarding.
Looking ahead into the future, Aida hopes to combine her interests in medical innovation, program building, and interventional radiology.

In her spare time, Aida is an avid cyclist who rarely misses a morning spin session. She also enjoys playing tennis and hiking. Aida has a pet cat named Dalton who isn’t camera shy and has appeared in most of her zoom meetings at one point or another.

Dalhousie University Department of Radiology and Nova Scotia Health’s QEII Health Sciences Center Department of Diagnostic Imaging is offering a full-time faculty position for an Interventional Radiologist. The candidate will be an addition to an academic practice group of 36 sub-specialized radiologists, 6 of which are interventional radiologists.

The successful candidate will have Royal College Radiology certification and preferably Royal College Interventional Radiology subspecialty certification. The ideal candidate will have a strong interest and academic track record in education and/or research and a desire to advance the field of Interventional Radiology. Academic rank will be in accordance with prior achievements.

Interventional radiology work is primarily at the QEII Health Sciences Center (Halifax Infirmary and Victoria General hospitals); however, there is some additional procedure time at the IWK Health Centre, a women’s and children’s hospital. The QEII is the largest adult tertiary care center in Atlantic Canada and is a Level 1 trauma center, 590 bed facility. The three hospitals are in close walking distance. A large expansion project is underway at the Halifax Infirmary site (https://healthredevelopment.novascotia.ca/qe2/halifax-infirmary-expansion)

Our practice involves the complete breadth of Interventional Radiology procedures under ultrasound, computed tomography and fluoroscopic imaging guidance. From biopsies and drainages to oncologic and complex vascular angiographic work, we do it all! This year we are on track for over 8,000 procedures. With 3-4 Interventional radiologists doing procedures daily, there is also a mix of IR clinic and diagnostic imaging work in our practice.

The Halifax Infirmary site has been redeveloped this past year with new IR recover bay, single and biplane units, C-arm room and dedicated IR CT. The Victoria General site has a new single plane unit, dedicated IR CT and additional IR C-arm.

We have a great working relationship with referring services and provide interventional radiology care for patients from around the province and some patients with complex medical care needs throughout the Atlantic region.

The QEII Health Sciences Centre is the core adult clinical teaching facility for Dalhousie University’s Faculty of Medicine. In addition to residency programs in Diagnostic Radiology, Neuroradiology and Nuclear Medicine, the Department of Diagnostic Imaging offers a variety of fellowship programs. The Department is affiliated with the Biomedical Translational Imaging Centre (BIOTIC), a lab conducting research in high field strength magnetic resonance imaging, and preclinical imaging devices and techniques.

All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, in accordance with Canadian immigration requirements, Canadian citizens and permanent residents of Canada will be given priority. The prospective start date will be July 1, 2022.

Interested individuals should send a letter of interest and their curriculum vitae to:

Contact

Dr. James Clarke
Head, Department of Radiology
Dalhousie University
Central Zone Chief, Department of Diagnostic Imaging
QEII Health Sciences Centre
1276 South Park Street
Halifax, NS B3H 2Y9
(c/o sherry.wilson@nshealth.ca)
https://medicine.dal.ca/departments/department-sites/radiology.html