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30-31 MARCH 2019
23rd Annual Scientific Meeting
Millennium Hotel, Queenstown, NZ
June 13-16, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
Musculoskeletal Radiology
THEME: “Muscle & Nerve”
45th Annual Meeting & Refresher Course
September 26-28, 2017 – Berlin, GERMANY
In the May Budget, the Federal Government confirmed that from 1 November this year, it will restrict GP referrals for MRI of the knee to patients under 50. We are asking for you to participate in an Australian Diagnostic Imaging Association-led campaign to put pressure on the Health Minister to reverse this decision.
CONTINUE READING →AMSIG Research Grants Applications for 2018 are NOW OPEN. Applications close 1 SEPTEMBER 2018. The purpose of AMSIG’s research grants is to provide research experience to AMSIG members and student members of AMSIG. Grants may also support an initial pilot project prior to a large grant submitted to another funding body. Applicants are required to complete a detailed application form for consideration by the AMSIG Radiology Research Committee. Project funding is restricted to $10 000 per project.
CONTINUE READING →If you are still one of the few 2017 AMSIG Members that has yet to pay your Membership Subscription there is still time to renew your AMSIG Membership for 2018! If you’re still deciding whether or not to renew, or just haven’t gotten around to it yet, this is just a simple reminder to LOGIN […]
CONTINUE READING →PRESIDENT’S UPDATE: Notification of Minister Hunt’s decision to enact the recommendation from the MBS task force to restrict GP referred MRI of the knee to patients under the age of 50 years old from 1 November 2018. This is a recommendation that AMSIG has strongly opposed throughout the review process.
CONTINUE READING →As per previous updates, you will be aware that AMSIG has been actively involved throughout this review. The Government committed to clinician lead, evidenced based review of the MBS. The outcome of the initial review was a recommendation to Minister Hunt to: “remove the ability for a GP to request MRIs for patients ≥ 50 […]
CONTINUE READING →Announcing new collaboration between AMSIG and Radiology Across Borders (RAB) as part of AMSIG’s commitment to further MSK Radiology teaching in the Asia Pacific Region. AMSIG will provide funding to the value of $3000 to two AMSIG Members to lecture at a 3 day MSK educational symposium in Vietnam from 29th June-1st July 2018.
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