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. 2011 Aug;8(8):556-62.
doi: 10.1016/j.jacr.2011.01.011.

White Paper Report of the 2010 RAD-AID Conference on International Radiology for Developing Countries: identifying sustainable strategies for imaging services in the developing world

Rodney D Welling  1 , Ezana M Azene, Vivek Kalia, Krit Pongpirul, Anna Starikovsky, Ryan Sydnor, Matthew P Lungren, Benjamin Johnson, Cary Kimble, Sarah Wiktorek, Tom Drum, Brad Short, Justin Cooper, Nagi F Khouri, William W Mayo-Smith, Mahadevappa Mahesh, Barry B Goldberg, Brian S Garra, Kristen K Destigter, Jonathan S Lewin, Daniel J Mollura
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White Paper Report of the 2010 RAD-AID Conference on International Radiology for Developing Countries: identifying sustainable strategies for imaging services in the developing world

Rodney D Welling et al. J Am Coll Radiol. 2011 Aug.

Abstract

The 2010 RAD-AID Conference on International Radiology for Developing Countries was a multidisciplinary meeting to discuss data, experiences, and models pertaining to radiology in the developing world, where widespread shortages of imaging services reduce health care quality. The theme of this year's conference was sustainability, with a focus on establishing and maintaining imaging services in resource-limited regions. Conference presenters and participants identified 4 important components of sustainability: (1) sustainable financing models for radiology development, (2) integration of radiology and public health, (3) sustainable clinical models and technology solutions for resource-limited regions, and (4) education and training of both developing and developed world health care personnel.

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Fig 1
Graphic depiction of multidisciplinary strategy for developing radiology in resource-limited regions. Economic and financial resources are the foundation, supporting sustainable clinical model development, technology implementation, education, and training. Integration with public health programs completes the structure by amplifying and broadening the impact of radiology through disease prevention, screening, and surveillance
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Fig 2
The World Health Organization Imaging System for Radiology “prone question mark” design [23]. Reproduced with permission from the World Health Organization.
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