31 May 2022

RANZCR ASM 2022 Adelaide, to be held on the traditional lands of the First Nations Kaurna People, warmly invites the Radiology community to the heart of Adelaide BioMed City, to join together to recognise the pivotal role of Clinical Radiology and Radiation Oncology in the healthcare of all...

31 May 2022

RANZCR member Dr Shalini Amukotuwa and her colleagues has published an article in JMIRO on the Australian perspective of contrast media shortages. This is available with free access. It has very useful current information for clinicians and outlines some of the measures taken in two large...

20 May 2022

RANZCR President Clin A/Prof Sanjay Jeganathan, was interviewed by The Australian about the iodinated contrast media shortage in Australia. Clin A/Prof Jeganathan said such shortages are, unfortunately, the nature of today's medical industry due to COVID-19 lockdowns and the impact on supply...

17 May 2022

The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Radiologists (RANZCR) is aware that there is an Australian and global shortage of iodinated contrast media (contrast). Omnipaque and Visipaque are manufactured by GE Healthcare, which is the primary supplier of contrast media in Australia. Due to the...

03 May 2022

Dr Richard “Harry” Harris was a major part of an international rescue team that captured the world’s imagination. An Australian doctor and expert cave diver, Dr Harris played a crucial role in the rescue of 12 young boys and their soccer coach trapped in a flooded cave in Thailand. The rescue was...

20 April 2022

Expressions of interest are being called for Clinical Radiology Fellows who have held FRANZCR for more than five (5) years to become International Medical Graduate (IMG) Assessors. IMG Assessors are responsible for the assessment of IMGs wishing to work in Australia. Assessments are undertaken for...

20 April 2022

Expressions of interest are being called for current members with interest and experience in examination and assessment to join the Clinical Radiology OSCER Examination Review Panel (CROERP). The Clinical Radiology OSCER Examination Review Panel is a panel reporting to the Clinical Radiology...

19 April 2022

Expressions of interest are invited from Fellows in Clinical Radiology to join the new Clinical Radiology Paediatrics Working Group. The role of the Paediatric Working Group is to review current paediatric training arrangements and identify new opportunities or innovative ways of providing...

13 April 2022

The NZRET Pikimairawea Award The Trustees are proud to introduce the NZRET Pikimairawea Award. Māori legend says that the demigod Maui obtained his knowledge from his grandmother’s jawbone. He fashioned a matau (hook) with that jawbone and fished up the North Island. Taranaki tradition has a name...

13 April 2022

A new program aimed at increasing the number of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander doctors interested in undertaking non-GP specialist medical training, has secured funding in a first for the Australian medical workforce. The Non-GP Specialist Trainee Support Program (AIDA STSP), funded under...