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Mark S. Parker, MD, FACR

Professor, Department of Diagnostic Radiology and Internal Medicine; Director, Thoracic Imaging Division
VCU Health Systems

Chair, ARRS Scientific Abstract Review Subcommittee
2022 ARRS Distinguished Educator

Presented for free to ARRS In-Training Members on Friday, January 28 by leading radiologists—alongside experts in epidemiology, public health, and oncology—COVID-19: Prevailing Clinical, Imaging, Health Care, and Economic Issues of 2022 will deliver a frontline-focused update on the principal problems still plaguing physicians around the world.

Relevant for in-training radiologists, as well as primary care providers and critical medicine attendings and fellows, our esteemed panel will focus on:

  • The current state of SARS-CoV-2 mutations and variants
  • The wide spectrum of clinical symptoms experienced by survivors of “long-haul COVID,” as well as various imaging manifestations and approved treatment strategies
  • The adverse impact the COVID-19 pandemic has had on lung, colorectal, and breast cancer screening
  • The financial toll COVID has had on our economy, health care system, and radiology at large
  • How to address COVID vaccine hesitancy, in line with vaccine therapies, possible post-vaccination complications, and boosters for susceptible populations

In addition to the live event, all registrants will receive anytime, anywhere access to each session and every recording for one full year after the virtual symposium.

I encourage you to visit ARRS.org/COVIDSymposium for more details regarding registration, scheduling, as well as the illustrious faculty of subspecialized radiologists and infectious disease, public health, and cancer specialists that we have assembled.

On behalf of North America’s very first imaging society, I cordially invite you to join us Friday, January 28 for COVID-19: Prevailing Clinical, Imaging, Health Care, and Economic Issues of 2022.

Showcasing practical tips (and even a few tricks) from residents who have recently aced the American Board of Radiology’s qualifying assessment, Preparing for the ABR Core Exam: A Panel Discussion on Thursday, February 17 is uniquely positioned to assist ARRS In-Training Members of every learning style in identifying the truly indispensable study guides.

This May, join radiology professionals for the 2022 ARRS Annual Meeting and receive clinical education you can trust on your schedule. Participate live in New Orleans, LA or virtually and interact with world-renowned faculty in real time, then extend your learning with on-demand streaming sessions and E-Posters for one full year after the meeting, including:

  • Radiology Review Track—Comprehensive case review across 11 subspecialties, included with your registration fee.
  • Resident Track—Content covering subspecialty domains, physics problems, and noninterpretive skills.
  • Leadership, Fellowships, and Work-Life Balance—The first of these four, 30-minute lectures focuses on enhancing leadership abilities and interview skills, fully understanding the fellowship process, and addressing specific concerns regarding work-life balance for radiology trainees.
  • Fellowship Directors Panel—This ARRS Resident Advisory Subcommittee-curated lecture series concludes with a full hour of expert panel discussion, a Q&A session featuring multiple fellowship directors, as well as dedicated time for social interaction and professional networking.

ARRS In-Training Members save nearly 60%—register by Thursday, March 17 to receive the lowest rates!

Every month, AJR Editor in Chief Andrew Rosenkrantz handpicks an article from “the yellow journal” specifically for ARRS In-Training Members. For January, Dr. Rosenkrantz has chosen Hepatocellular Carcinoma Staging: Differences Between Radiologic and Pathologic Systems and Relevance to Patient Selection and Outcomes in Liver Transplantation.

Highlights:

  • Because of differences in terminology and staging conventions, accurate radiologic-explant-pathology correlation in liver transplant for HCC is challenging.
  • Not accounting for these challenges contributes to the high rates of radiologic-pathologic HCC staging discordance reported in the literature.
  • Higher congruency between pathology and radiology staging systems may further advance the understanding of radiopathologic phenotypes of disease and their prognostic value.

Subscribe to AJR Podcasts to hear our Resident and Fellow Podcast Editors critique articles and provide synthesized overviews of timely research for both in-training and practicing radiologists.

Also each month, AJR Journal Club authors write questions for ARRS In-Training Members to encourage more thorough participation in evidence-based medicine. January’s article investigates the learning curve for performing CT-guided percutaneous transthoracic needle biopsies.

Learn more about these findings in Health Imaging.

Crash Course in Obstetric and Gynecologic Ultrasound is this month’s Web Lecture, also specially selected for ARRS In-Training Members by our own in-house experts. Packed with practical information, residents and fellows will:

  • Demonstrate the features that distinguish adenomyosis from uterine myomas.
  • Identify benign ovarian lesions.
  • Review criteria diagnostic of failure for first trimester pregnancy.
  • Describe sonographic appearance of borderline and malignant ovarian neoplasms, with differentiation from benign disease.

How Residents and Fellows Can Join ARRS for FREE:

  1. Visit the ARRS Membership page, select In-Training Members, and complete the application online.
  2. Fill out the ARRS In-Training Membership Application, and mail or fax it back to us.

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