New Heights Achieved for the RANZCR2023 in Brisbane

The 2023 ASM plans to be anything but ordinary, with our 2023 ASM co-convenors Drs Angela Allen, Tuan Ha, Liat Barrett and Jennie Roberts reaching new heights to deliver what promises to be a memorable ASM.

The convenors want to share with you the cosmopolitan city that is Brisbane and show you why they love living and working in Australia’s third largest city. To help convince you to join them in Brisbane, the committee climbed the iconic Story Bridge to capture the beauty and essence of what we are planning for the College’s flagship event in 2023.

Brisbane and Queensland have it all, beaches in close proximity to the CBD as well as north to Noosa or south to the Gold Coast, plus the natural beauty of the national parks and hiking trails to be explored. The food haven of bars and restaurants across the city at the fashionable Howard Smith Wharves and on to Fish Lane and Southbank offer plenty to explore when in Brisbane for this year’s meeting.

“The theme of this year’s ASM is BEYOND. We are aiming to take delegates beyond the clinical and beyond the traditional scopes of their specialties. In addition to a wonderful scientific program, there will be a strong focus on leadership, professional wellbeing and methods to improve patient care and survivorship”, said radiation oncology co-convenor, Dr Angela Allen.

Prof Mini Pathra

Clinical radiology co-convenors Drs Jennie Roberts and Liat Barrett provided insights into the program and the planned multidisciplinary sessions bridging across clinical radiology, radiation oncology and interventional oncology that will form a keystone for the scientific program.

We want to emphasise that clinical radiology and radiation oncology need to be a driving force in advancing patient care, and in building comprehensive healthcare teams. We want our program to deliver beyond the day-to-day of our disciplines and provides a vision for innovative quality health care.

Prof Stuart Taylor

Confirmed clinical radiology international keynote speakers include MSK specialty radiologist Prof Mini Pathria, University of California, San Diego; GI specialty radiologist Prof Stuart Taylor, University College, London; and chest specialty radiologist (and immediate past president of the Fleischner Society) Prof Cornelia Shaefer-Prokop, Radboud University Medical Centre, Nijmegen.

Dr Sean Collins

We welcome back Dr Sean Collins, now Professor at Medstar Georgetown University Hospital and Cyberknife prostate specialist and Dr Karyn Goodman, Professor at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, an internationally recognised expert in gastrointestinal (GI) cancers. Further speakers will be announced in the coming month and particularly stay tuned for our Nisbet Orator announcement that is sure to wow ASM delegates.

The call for abstracts is now open and will close Monday 3 April. Fellows, trainees, junior doctors and allied health professionals are encouraged to submit an abstract and share their research and experiences among their peers.

If you are planning to add some extra days on to your trip either side of the ASM, we are making the Kids Club available again. The Club is a safe and secure creche facility for all delegates participating at the ASM and provides opportunities for delegates to travel with their children and gain CPD at the same time.

Continuing professional development, networking and social opportunities and inclusivity of working families all in the one place, what better place to be than Brisbane 19–21 October 2023.

Dr Karen Goodman