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COLLEGE OF RADIOLOGISTS, SINGAPORE

12 February 2004

Dear Fellow Academicians of the Chapter of Radiologists

I’m writing to all of you to update you of events that have taken place over the past 6 months. This recent period has indeed been very busy for the Academy as well as the Chapter.

First, I’m glad to report that after our recent fellowship drive, our ranks now stand at 109 Fellows in our Chapter. This makes up approximately 75% of the Radiologists in Singapore. I would like to take this opportunity to extend a very warm welcome to all the new Chapter inductees.

The Chapter also has been very involved on the professional front, and together with the Singapore Radiological Society, has worked on several professional guidelines. The following guidelines are presently in press:

1. Guidelines on Breast Biopsy Using Vacuum Assisted Devices (such as Mammotome)
2. Guidelines for Professional Responsibilities for PET-CT Imaging
3. Guidelines on the Use of Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Clinical Medicine
4. Clinical Practice Guidelines on Radiosurgery and Stereotactic Radiotherapy

As you all know, the 13th ASM of the Singapore Radiological Society (SRS), co-organized by the Chapter, will be held soon from the 21st to the 22nd of February. One of the highlights of the programme will be the inauguration of the F Y Khoo Lecture. The establishment of this annual lectureship, initiated by both the Chapter and the SRS, is a signal of the coming of age of our Radiological community. I attach the terms of reference of this lectureship for your perusal.

Dr Chow Khuen Wai, a very eminent member of our community and past Master of the Academy, has kindly consented to deliver the inaugural lecture (scheduled for 2.00pm on the 21st February). I would like to encourage all of you to participate in this year’s ASM and be present at this inaugural lecture.

On an even more important note, I’m sure that all of you are aware that the M&A of the Academy has been amended at the last AGM to allow for the formation of Colleges. The Council of the Academy and the respective Chapters have worked very hard to come out with the proposed M&A of the Colleges and an Academy EOGM is tentatively being called for on the 27th March 2004 to pass this.

The Chapter has concurrently formed a subcommittee (Drs Chua Eu Tiong, Anthony Goh, Tchoyoson Lim and Tan Bien Soo, with John Hoe, representing SRS) to look into this and has been actively feeding back issues pertinent to us Radiologists to the Council. As this move will have significant impact on each of us, I like to invite all of you to a dialogue and feedback session. This will be held on the 26th February at 6.00pm, at the Conference Room of the Department of Diagnostic Radiology, SGH. I have also invited Master, Dr Satku, to attend this session and to meet our Fellows and answer any queries you all will have on this issue. Please fill in the attached form so that we will have an indication for catering of refreshments. If you are unable to attend this session and would like to bring up any questions, please feel free to discuss this with any of the subcommittee members or email us your questions. As the aim of this move is to help us reconfigure so that the College, when formed, can be better equipped to serve the professional needs of all of you, the more we rigorously debate this now the more robust the M&A will be.

Thank you very much for your time and attention. I look forward to seeing you all at the ASM and the dialogue session.

Yours sincerely

Dr Tan Bien Soo
Chairman
Chapter of Radiologists
Academy of Medicine, Singapore
Email: gdrtbs@sgh.com.sg

cc. Master, Academy of Medicine, Singapore
President, Singapore Radiological Society