Equilibrium: National and Provincial Roles in Canadian Radiology

The major impetus for the Lentie review, conducted by an accounting-management firm in 1998, was the steadily declining membership in the CAR, which threatened its fiscal viability. It had become apparent that the Association was not providing the political leadership needed to rectify problems such...

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Published in:Canadian Association of Radiologists journal 2009-02, Vol.60 (1), p.16-16
Main Authors: Hammond, D. Ian, MD, FRCPC, FACR, Lentle, Brian C., FRCPC, FRCR, FACR, Fraser, David B., MD, FRCPC, FACR
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Associations
Canada
Careers
Delivery of Health Care - organization & administration
Humans
Medical practices
Radiology
Radiology - organization & administration
Societies, Medical - organization & administration
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Summary:The major impetus for the Lentie review, conducted by an accounting-management firm in 1998, was the steadily declining membership in the CAR, which threatened its fiscal viability. It had become apparent that the Association was not providing the political leadership needed to rectify problems such as insufficient and outdated diagnostic imaging equipment in Canada. Before this review the link between the provincial radiology associations and the CAR had been through the provincial divisional councillors. There were 4 councillors from each of the provinces of Quebec and Ontario, and 1 from each of the other 8 provinces; all of the councillors held seats on the CAR Council. An important outcome of the 1998 review was the recognition that not all divisional councillors were able to speak with authority on behalf of the provincial radiologists that they were intended to represent. This led to the creation of the Presidents' Forum (PF), a thinktank made up of the presidents of the 10 provincial radiology associations. This body met twice yearly at the time of the CAR Council meetings and replaced the divisional councillors on the CAR council. The PF elected its own representative who served as an official member of the CAR Executive Committee. Whatever its shortcomings, this new relationship created a formal link between the national and provincial radiological associations, and it ensured that the officers and administration at the national association had direct communication with the leaders of radiology in the provinces.
ISSN:0846-5371
1488-2361
DOI:10.1016/j.carj.2009.02.003