RAD-AID International Roundtable Meeting Minutes 11/8/15

Points of interest, discussion- What stood out to you from the conference?

  • There are increased opportunities for technology and IT
  • Concern for sustainability of individual chapters, not just the projects
  • Important to stay unified with chapters on west coast- not let distance interfere
  • Chapters want to start new projects but not “remake the wheel”- value in collaboration
  • Canadian involvement- new interest
  • Presentations of increasing pediatric projects and technologist involvement- are promising
  • Impressed by the contacts that you make within RAD-AID and the wide variety of types of projects
  • We have yet to make use of regional connections
  • Global health radiology elective for medical students
  • Difficulty of getting chapter member involvement- more than on a superficial level.
  • Communication between chapters- possible once a year regional meeting. Discussed role of social media.
  • Renewal process- important to do yearly so we know chapter is still functioning and that projects still have leadership
  • Role of ultrasound- appropriate usage. Residents- not all get hands on training. **Unanimous support for creating basic ultrasound curriculum before travel**
  • Possible regional seminar
  • From RAD-AID Volunteers, in prep for international travel/context. Not a substitute for US clinical training. Would be free.
  • Important to be able to quickly assess the level of the person you work with
  • Need involvement at Cape Verde
  • Making connections with vendors- RAD-AID can help you facilitate because of our bargaining power
  • Logistics of purchasing units
  • Importance of radiology readiness assessment before equipment donation
  • We need to keep track of existing radiology projects in other countries so we don’t replicate
  • Leadership within RAD-AID- 3 types: Functional (I.e. pediatrics, informatics, women’s health- has no borders), Geographic (I.e. Asia, Latin America, etc), In Country. Usually the geographic/regional leader keeps track of other existing non-profits in the area.
  • Recommended to put sustaining the project first before sustaining the chapter. The chapter will strengthen around the project.
  • Discussion around web resources for chapters
  • Listing by country instead of by chapter on web page
  • Having contact be a rad-aid management team- a permanent contact
  • Subscribing to listserv of needs and upcoming projects
  • Individualized log on
  • Forum= searching for questions that have already been asked
  • Can be technical- info that has already been learned from projects/trips
  • Subject headings and searchability
  • A role for a chapter member can be checking the forum
  • Content- Geographic vs. functional
  • The global health department at your institution can be a helpful connection
  • Need help with PACS projects informatics
  • Questions of funding
  • Education account at the end of the year
  • RAD-AID grants for management team projects, technologist grants through ASRT
  • Recognizing the gap between public policy and on the ground projects
  • Importance of radiology in public health- publicizing that more with concrete figures on the needs
  • Funding
  • Fundraisers
  • Self-funding- is tax deductible
  • Grants
  • RAD-AID can help you pitch to grant givers- they give donation to RAD-AID for you to avoid looking like a pay off
  • 3rd party funding, I.e. your institution
  • Using meeting presenting money- teaching funds- you can present a letter that RAD-AID has invited X to teach at X hospital