Soto Gloria,  Nievelstein Rutger,  Boechat Ines,  Pool Kara-lee,  Dehaye Amanda,  Ducou Le Pointe Hubert,  Halliday Kath,  Lam Wendy,  Lopez Pino Miguel,  Mentzel Hans-joachim,  Mwango Gladys

Final Pr. ID: Poster #: EDU-065

Five years ago the leaders of the world’s regional pediatric imaging societies launched the World Federation of Pediatric Imaging (WFPI), a pediatric imaging body with global overview. According to its mission statement "WFPI provides an international platform for pediatric radiology organizations united to address the challenges in global pediatric imaging training and the delivery of services".
To guide WFPI's outreach endeavors as well as of other organizations interested in improving pediatric radiology services worldwide a project to better define the needs and gaps of pediatric radiologists and training centers worldwide was undertaken.
The project aims to:
-Establish the number of Pediatric Radiologists (as regionally defined) per country/region around the world
-Outline the training pediatric radiologists receive and availability of training centers
-Highlight major disparities and gaps in availability of pediatric radiologists and pediatric imaging training
-Based on this information create a roadmap for WFPI’s global efforts. Read More

Authors:  Soto Gloria , Nievelstein Rutger , Boechat Ines , Pool Kara-lee , Dehaye Amanda , Ducou Le Pointe Hubert , Halliday Kath , Lam Wendy , Lopez Pino Miguel , Mentzel Hans-joachim , Mwango Gladys

Keywords:  Outreach, Training, Education

Nketiah Linda,  Taragin Benjamin,  Silva Cicero,  Andronikou Savvas,  Otero Hansel

Final Pr. ID: Poster #: EDU-007 (S)

CT can be a powerful tool for the evaluation of the chest and abdominal pathology in children. While not as commonly used as in the USA, CT studies represented approximately 15% of cases received from low- and lower-middle income Countries for expert second opinion by a pediatric radiologist in the WFPI teleradiology platform, over the last 4 years. This pictorial review lists the indications, details the technical parameters, and exemplifies imaging findings of CT studies from this setting. Read More

Authors:  Nketiah Linda , Taragin Benjamin , Silva Cicero , Andronikou Savvas , Otero Hansel

Keywords:  Outreach, teleradiology, CT

Darge Kassa,  Tomlinson Chris,  Debebe Tequam,  Gorfu Yocabel,  Zewdneh Daniel,  Bedane Alemayehu,  Kebede Tesfaye,  Renjen Pooja,  Boechat Ines,  Dehaye Amanda,  Reid Janet,  Cahill Anne Marie,  Jaramillo Diego,  Keller Marc,  Mahboubi Soroosh,  Mong Andrew,  Servaes Sabah,  Shekdar Karuna,  Victoria Teresa

Final Pr. ID: Poster #: EDU-134

Pediatric radiology focuses on appropriate and safe diagnostic imaging and intervention in children of all ages. In Ethiopia, a sub-Saharan developing country in East Africa, almost 60% of the population is in the pediatric age group. In the main referral general hospital of the country children make up 48% of the patient population. Currently, there is no pediatric radiologist in the country. The aim of this presentation is to describe the undertakings of the International Outreach in Pediatric Radiology Education Program in Ethiopia of the Department of Radiology, The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP), which is aiming to improve the existing situation. This program is carried out under the auspices of the World Federation of Pediatric Imaging (WFPI). Read More

Authors:  Darge Kassa , Tomlinson Chris , Debebe Tequam , Gorfu Yocabel , Zewdneh Daniel , Bedane Alemayehu , Kebede Tesfaye , Renjen Pooja , Boechat Ines , Dehaye Amanda , Reid Janet , Cahill Anne Marie , Jaramillo Diego , Keller Marc , Mahboubi Soroosh , Mong Andrew , Servaes Sabah , Shekdar Karuna , Victoria Teresa

Keywords:  Education, Fellowship, International Outreach, Continuing Medical Education, Ethiopia, Africa

Zember Jonathan,  Zewdneh Daniel,  Gorfu Yocabel,  Reid Janet,  Steenhoff Andrew,  Darge Kassa

Final Pr. ID: Poster #: EDU-051

Since 2008, the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) Department of Radiology has conducted pediatric radiology international education outreach in Ethiopia. In 2008, there was not a single Ethiopian pediatric radiologist in a country of 100 million people, where 60% of the population is under the age of 20. As such, children are a major population for diagnostic imaging and the majority of radiologists are confronted with pediatric imaging. However, there was a lack of emphasis on much-needed training of pediatric imaging in radiology residencies. With an increasing number of pediatric subspecialties, the need for adequate pediatric imaging service had grown. This was particularly true at Black Lion Hospital (BLH), the country’s main referral center, affiliated with Addis Ababa University (AAU). Radiology faculty at AAU saw value in a pediatric radiology fellowship. The partnership goals between CHOP and AAU were to support and expand the pediatric radiology component in the BLH radiology residency and to carry out regular national pediatric radiology continuing medical education. The purpose of our project was to establish an accredited local pediatric radiology fellowship training in the Department of Radiology at BLH. Read More

Authors:  Zember Jonathan , Zewdneh Daniel , Gorfu Yocabel , Reid Janet , Steenhoff Andrew , Darge Kassa

Keywords:  Outreach, Education

Dehaye Amanda,  Barth Richard,  Boylan Jennifer,  Coley Brian

Final Pr. ID: Poster #: EDU-132

Five years ago, the Society for Pediatric Radiology (SPR) supported the founding of the World Federation of Pediatric Imaging (WFPI). In order to guide future activities, SPR members were surveyed about their views on international outreach in general and the activities of WFPI specifically. Read More

Authors:  Dehaye Amanda , Barth Richard , Boylan Jennifer , Coley Brian

Keywords:  Outreach, WFPI, Member attitudes