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The News and Media section of the website provides the latest information on activities within the College, and the clinical radiology and radiation oncology professions.

Clinical Radiology Radiation Oncology
19 January 2018

Specialist Training Program EOI process expected to open in early 2018

The Australian Department of Health’s (DoH) Specialist Training Programme (STP) aims to support the rotation of medical specialist trainees through an expanded training setting, such as rural and private training sites. The...
Clinical Radiology Radiation Oncology
16 January 2018

New President Charts Course in Artificial Intelligence and Advocacy

The incoming President of The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Radiologists (RANZCR), Dr Lance Lawler, has commenced his two-year term with commitments to highlight the role of radiologists in achieving positive...
Clinical Radiology Radiation Oncology
12 January 2018

Revalidation changes by Medical Board of Australia

The Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) has recently released the final report of Expert Advisory Group (EAG) on Revalidation and the creation of a new Professional Performance Framework. This work will...
Clinical Radiology
11 January 2018

New Member Consultation: NSW Health Scope of Practice Draft Model for Nuclear Medicine

The College has been invited by NSW Health to provide feedback on the draft model Scope of Clinical Practice for Nuclear Medicine (which includes Paediatric Nuclear Medicine). More information about the project and the working...
Clinical Radiology
20 December 2017

New Standards for Teleradiology Media Release

Patients in Australia and New Zealand can expect improved healthcare services with a new set of standards governing teleradiology by The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Radiologists (RANZCR).   Teleradiology is a...
Clinical Radiology Radiation Oncology
18 December 2017

Updated ACHS Clinical Indicators for Radiology and Radiation Oncology

During 2017, the Faculties of Clinical Radiology and Radiation Oncology worked with the Australian Council on Healthcare Standards (ACHS) to review the Clinical Indicators (CIs) for radiology and radiation oncology.   Both...
Clinical Radiology
13 December 2017

Australians are missing out on life-saving MRI

Australians are missing out on potentially life-saving Magnetic Resource Imaging (MRI) services due to chronic underfunding by successive Commonwealth governments. MRI is used to detect cancer and other life-threatening...
Clinical Radiology
12 December 2017

Planning for the Future of Interventional Radiology

For interventional radiology (IR) to reach its full potential stakeholders will require collaboration towards a common vision. It was for this reason that the College’s Interventional Radiology Committee (IRC) invited the...
08 December 2017

Introducing MyRANZCR: Our new online member portal

The College's new and improved online member portal, MyRANZCR, is now ready for use. The MyRANZCR portal has been redeveloped in response to member feedback and the findings of our 2016 member survey. MyRANZCR’s...
Radiation Oncology
05 December 2017

The RO Quality Improvement Committee are seeking two new members

  There are two new vacancies for radiation oncology fellows or educational affiliates to join the Faculty's Quality Improvement Committee for the term 2018-2020.   The Quality Improvement Committee aims to promote a...