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bir.org.ukBIR ANNUALCONGRESS20214–5 November 2021Virtual event#BIRAC21CPD: Up to 18 credits
BIR Annual Congress 2021The BIR Annual Congress continues to grow. After being sold-outconsecutively in 2018 and 2019, and a phenomenal registration in2020, we are back this year with six exciting streams and seven topicsthat offers a comprehensive programme on the latest innovations inimaging and treatment to medical imaging professionals.Taking place over two days, the virtual event provides excellentopportunities to engage and interact with attendees, speakers andindustry representatives in an open and relaxed format.Schedule of eventsDay 109:15 Welcome speech by the BIR President09:30 Lectures begin17:30 Close of dayDay 209:30 Lectures begin17:00 Close of eventWho should attend?This multidisciplinary event willappeal to anyone within radiology,radiation oncology and theunderlying sciences, includingradiologists, physicists, radiologymanagers, radiographers,oncologists, clinical scientists,physicians, heads of department,decision makers, radiationprotection advisers andsupervisors.Five reasons to attend1. Enhance your knowledge2. Hear from experts in the field3. Network with colleagues and peers4. ePoster and clips exhibition5. Meet industry representatives
Working across boundaries for excellenceCPD creditsThe Congress is worth up to 18 CPD credits. Watch any talks you misson-demand available online after the event.ePostersand clipsWe once again see the return ofelectronic posters and clips but inan online format, which can beviewed anytime from a computer,laptop or mobile device.Headline sessionsThe BIR Sir Godfrey Hounsfield lecture andawardsProfessor Vicky GohProfessor of Clinical Cancer ImagingKing’s College LondonThursday 4 November 14:00The BIR/Canon Memorial lectureProfessor Clive KayChief ExecutiveKing’s College Hospital NHS Foundation TrustFriday 5 November 14:00
THE BIR ANNUAL CONGRESS 2021WELCOMES ITS INDUSTRY PARTNERSPlatinum SponsorsAdvanced Accelerator Applications, S.A. (AAA), a Novartiscompany, is an innovative medicines company developingtargeted radioligand therapies and precision imaging radioligandsfor oncology. We are committed to transforming patients’ livesby leading innovation in nuclear medicine. AAA currently hasover 1,000 employees working across 31 sites in 12 countries(Canada, France, Germany, Israel, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland,Portugal, Spain, Switzerland, the UK and the US). The companyalso has global manufacturing capabilities with 19 facilities ineight countries, and six research & development sites. For moreinformation, please visit: https://www.adacap.com/Bayer’s Radiology business is well placed to be the partner ofchoice in helping NHS trusts to address the many challengesfaced today including the increasing need for governance todemonstrate best practice and improving patient care withinincreasing financial constraints. With market-leading contrastmedia and power injector systems, Bayer is able to offerinnovative patient care and with the addition of its informaticsplatform, it can support radiology departments in drivingprotocol standardisation and easily accessible audit data thatenable departments to meet further challenges faced aroundcontrast and radiation dose management. 0118 2063999 www.radiology.bayer.co.ukGE Healthcare is a leading provider of medical imaging,monitoring, and life science technologies. GE Healthcare enablesprecision health in diagnostics, therapeutics and monitoringthrough intelligent devices, data analytics, applications andservices to help providers, researchers and life sciencescompanies in their mission to improve outcomes for patientsaround the world.2
At Siemens Healthineers, our purpose is to enable healthcareproviders to increase value by empowering them on theirjourney towards expanding precision medicine, transformingcare delivery, and improving patient experience, all enabled bydigitalising healthcare. An estimated 5 million patients globallyeveryday benefit from our innovative technologies and servicesin the areas of diagnostic and therapeutic imaging, laboratorydiagnostics and molecular medicine, as well as digital healthand enterprise services. We are a leading medical technologycompany with over 170 years of experience and 18,000 patentsglobally. With more than 48,000 dedicated colleagues in 75countries, we will continue to innovate and shape the future ofhealthcare. For more information and latest product line, pleaseEnabling better health and better care at lower cost Philips isa leading health technology company focused on improvingpeople s lives across the health continuum - from healthyliving and prevention, to diagnosis, treatment and home care.Applying advanced technologies and deep clinical and consumerinsights, Philips delivers integrated solutions that improvepeople s health and enable better outcomes. Partnering withits customers, Philips seeks to transform how healthcareis delivered and experienced. The company is a leader indiagnostic imaging, image-guided therapy, patient monitoringand health informatics, as well as in consumer health and homecare. www.philips.co.uk/healthcare3
Gold SponsorsAidence rallies the brightest minds in deep learning andradiology to create Veye Chest, an AI-based assistant for lungnodules on chest CT. Cutting through the hype around AI, webring applications that add value for radiologists. Veye Chestis currently running in Lung Health Checks pilot sites and inroutine practice across the UK.annalise.ai fuses the highest quality imaging data with thevery best in computer science to produce comprehensiveAI clinical decision support solutions. The company’s firstsolution is Annalise CXR, the world’s most comprehensive AIclinical decision support chest X-ray solution on the market.Assisting clinicians to interpret radiological imaging studies,Annalise CXR detects 124 findings, empowering clinicians tomake accurate, faster decisions.Our patient-first approach is proudly clinician-led and comesfrom a deep understanding of the challenges faced in medicalimaging. AI provides clinicians with a second set of eyes,allowing them to detect with confidence and drive betterhealth outcomes for all patients.https://annalise.ai/4
BD is a global medical technology company that is advancingthe world of health by improving medical discovery, diagnosticsand the delivery of care. BD leads in patient and health careworker safety and the technologies that enable medicalresearch and clinical laboratories. The company providesinnovative solutions that help advance medical research andgenomics, enhance the diagnosis of infectious disease andcancer, improve medication management, promote infectionprevention, equip surgical and interventional procedures andsupport the management of diabetes.BD Interventional – Peripheral Intervention focuses on beingat the forefront of developing innovative medical devicesthat solve the challenges of healthcare professionals andimproving the quality of patients’ lives. We are committed topursuing technological innovations that offer superior clinicalbenefits while helping to reduce overall health care costs.NeoDynamics AB (publ) is a Swedish Medical TechnologyCompany dedicated to improving diagnostics and care tooptimize the outcome of individualized treatment in cancer.Our innovative pulse biopsy system, NeoNavia is designed tooffer clinicians and patients accurate lesion targeting and hightissue yield for correct diagnosis.We focus on minimally invasive cancer diagnostic methods.Our innovative precision biopsy system, NeoNavia is builton a patented pulse technology, based on research at theKarolinska Institutet in Sweden. The technology enables amore precise way to target lesions and secure high-qualitytissue samples in both breast and axilla with flexibility for alltypes of Ultrasound Guided (USG) biopsies. The NeoNaviasystem ensures optimal needle control, with maximum tissueyield for any lesion type, size or location.5
Resonance Health is an Australian healthcare companyspecialising in the development and delivery of non-invasivemedical imaging software and services. Our products areused by clinicians in the diagnosis and management of humandiseases and by pharmaceutical companies in their clinicaltrials. Resonance Health has gained endorsement by leadingphysicians worldwide for consistently providing high qualityquantitative measurements essential in the management ofparticular diseases.TeraRecon is a leader in advanced visualization and artificialintelligence solutions. Our flagship product, Intuition, is themarket share leader for radiology and cardiology advancedvisualization. Our AI division was awarded the best newradiology vendor for 2018 as well as nominated for best newsoftware in 2019. Further, we were recently named the 2020 &2021 KLAS Category Leader for Advanced Visualization. We arecommitted to redefining advanced visualization by leveragingmachine learning and improving radiology workflows throughpersonalized automation that increases efficiency.6
Thursday 4 NovemberSTREAM A: MUSCULOSKELETAL WITH TRAUMA (AM)CHALLENGING CASES (PM)09:15President’s welcome and introductionDr Sridhar Redla, Consultant Radiologist, Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS TrustChair: Drs Marcela de la Hoz Polo and Kannan Rajesparan09:30Don’t be traumatised by these injuries – commonly missed musculoskeletal injuries in trauma10:00Dr Ramy Mansour, Consultant Radiologist, Oxford University Hospitals NHS TrustThe soft approach to trauma – imaging soft tissues in trauma10:30Dr Dimitri Amiras, Consultant Musculoskeletal Radiologist, Imperial College Healthcare NHS TrustLittle people, many injuries – common paediatric musculoskeletal injuriesDr Rob Hawkes, Consultant Paediatric Radiologist, Royal Manchester Children's Hospital11:00Break11:30Watch your back! – an approach to spinal imaging in traumaProfessor Elizabeth Dick, Consultant Radiologist and Honorary Senior Lecturer, Imperial College NHS Healthcare12:00TrustDual energy for high energy – dual energy CT in traumaDr Krystal Archer-Arroyo, Assistant Professor, Emory University School of Medicine12:30Acute non-traumatic musculoskeletal presentations to the emergency departmentDr Emma Rowbotham, Consultant Radiologist, Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust13:00Lunch13:15Lunchtime symposium: 'BD – Your partner in interventional radiology'BD13:45Lunch14:00The Sir Godfrey Hounsfield award and lecture: ‘PET-MR: Integrating the best of both modalities for cancer care’Professor Vicky Goh, Professor of Clinical Cancer Imaging, King’s College London15:15Break15:45Case 1 and Q&A with Dr Ramy Mansour16:00Case 2 and Q&A with Dr Dimitri Amiras16:15Case 3 and Q&A with Dr Rob Hawkes16:30Case 4 and Q&A with Professor Elizabeth Dick16:45Case 5 and Q&A with Dr Krystal Archer-Arroyo17:00Case 6 and Q&A with Dr Emma Rowbothan17:15Close of day7
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Thursday 4 NovemberSTREAM B: ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE09:15Sponsored by:President’s welcome and introductionDr Sridhar Redla, Consultant Radiologist, Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS TrustChair: Dr Amrita Kumar09:30Current landscape of AI in healthcare across NHS – who are all the stakeholders involved10:00Eleonora Harwich, Head of Collaborations, AI Lab – NHSXTitle to be confirmedMr Chad McClennan, Chief Executive Officer, Koios Medical10:30Update on post-Brexit regulation for healthcare specialistsDr Hugh Harvey, Managing Director, Hardian Health11:00Title to be confirmedAidence11:15Break11:30Implementing AI into clinical practice – a national collaborationDr Kiruba Nagaratnam, Consultant Stroke Physician and Geriatrician and Clinical Lead for Stroke Medicine, Royal12:00Berkshire NHS Foundation TrustPanel dicussion: Implementing AI within the NHS – challenges and learningsDrs Amrita Kumar, Kiruba Nagaratnam and Claire Bloomfield13:00Lunch13:15Lunchtime symposium: 'BD – Your partner in interventional radiology'BD13:45Lunch14:00The Sir Godfrey Hounsfield award and lecture: ‘PET-MR: Integrating the best of both modalities for cancer care’Professor Vicky Goh, Professor of Clinical Cancer Imaging, King’s College London15:15Break15:30From code to clinician – putting comprehensive AI into practice15:45Dr Catherine Jones, Thoracic Radiologist and Chest Lead, annalise.aiPath to procurement and evaluation of AI in the NHS16:20Mr Dominic Cushnan, Head of Imaging, NHSXDeveloping commercial value framework for the NHSDrs Claire Bloomfield, Deputy Director for Value of Data; and Kelly Lin, Deputy Director for Commercial Delivery,NHSX17:00Close of day
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Thursday 4 NovemberSTREAM C: THERAPEUTIC ONCOLOGY09:15President’s welcome and introductionDr Sridhar Redla, Consultant Radiologist, Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS TrustChair: Drs Nicola Blacker, Gopi Gnanasegaran and Ms Amanda Webster09:30Practice of radical thoracic re-irradiation for non-small cell lung cancer09:50Dr Rob Rulach, Clinical Research Fellow, The Beatson West of Scotland Cancer Centre and University of GlasgowRadiomics and AI in nuclear medicine10:10Professor Gary Cook, Professor of PET Imaging, King’s College LondonMotion control in liver and pancreas radiotherapy10:30Dr Luis Aznar-García, Consultant Clinical Oncologist, Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustAbdominal compression or gating in liver SBRT – a radiographers perspectiveMs Lynsey Barwell, Therapeutic Radiographer, Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust11:00Break11:30The impact of radiotherapy late effects on patientsMs Lisa Durrant Macmillan, Consultant Radiographer Radiation Late Effects Service, Beacon Radiotherapy Centre,12:00TauntonAdaptive radiotherapy – implementing plan of the day12:30Ms Amanda Webster, Therapeutic Radiographer, University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustAdaptive planning using CBCT – introduction and workflow physics and radiographersMrs Rachel Hollingdale, Radiotherapy Physicist, Royal Surrey County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust; and SelinaReinlo, Royal Surrey County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust13:00Lunch13:15Lunchtime symposium: 'BD – Your partner in interventional radiology'BD13:45Lunch14:00The Sir Godfrey Hounsfield award and lecture: ‘PET-MR: Integrating the best of both modalities for cancer care’Professor Vicky Goh, Professor of Clinical Cancer Imaging, King’s College London15:15Break15:30Title to be confirmedPhilips15:45Comparative breast planning study – forward planned IMRT – f-IMRT ‘vs’ VMAT breast solutionsMr Simon Coughlan, Principal Dosimetrist, Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Foundation Trust16:05Molecular imaging in assessing treatment response – current role and challengesDr Teresa Szyszko, Consultant in Nuclear Medicine, Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust16:25Immunotherapies and radiotherapy – the abscopal effectDr Toby Talbot, Consultant Clinical Oncologist, Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust16:45The introduction and clinical experiences of tattooless radiotherapy treatmentsMs Deirdre Dobson, Therapeutic Radiographer, Guy's and St Thomas' Hospital NHS Trust17:15Close of day11
Friday 5 NovemberSTREAM A: MANAGEMENT AND WELLBEING (AM)RADIATION ISSUES FOR THE FRONTLINE STAFF (PM)Session: Management and wellbeingChair: Dr Teik Choon See09:30Implementing a successful imaging network10:00Mr Andy Howlett, Director of Diagnostics, Medicines and Pharmacy Improvement, NHS England and ImprovementValue-based imagingDr Adrian Brady, Consultant Radiologist, Mercy University Hospital and University College, Cork, Ireland; and FirstVice President, European Society of Radiology10:30Maximising your impact in online communicationMs Cath Baxter, Voice Coach, Voice for Business11:00Reflections on resilience – the 'what, when and how?' of staying wellDr Susannah Hunt, Professional Wellbeing and Clinician Support, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS FoundationTrust11:30BreakSession: Using team working and networks for optimisationChair: Mr Andy Rogers12:00CT protocol optimisation across multiple organisations; the Scottish Experience12:25Mark Worrall, Ninewells Hospital, DundeeTeam working for successful procurement – specification and evaluation12:50Mr Andy Rogers, Lead Interventional Medical Physics Expert, Nottingham University Hospitals NHS TrustPanel discussionMark Worrall and Andy Rogers13:10Lunch14:00The Canon Mayneord lecture: 'Integrated Care – reasons to be cheerful and reasons to be watchful’Professor Clive Kay, Chief Executive, King’s College Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust15:00BreakSession: Innovations in equipment performance evaluationChair: Mr Andy Rogers15:30QC Lite – The Netherlands’ approach16:00Arjen van HulzenInnovative local quality control for radiographers – easy does it!16:30Jonathan Cole, Principal Physicist, Royal Free London NHS Foundation TrustImage quality assessment – the computer way is ‘Human’Nick Marshall, Medical Physicist, UZ Leuven, Belgium17:00Close of day12
Friday 5 NovemberSTREAM B: INCIDENTALOMAS AND INCIDENTAL FINDINGS (AM)CHALLENGING CASES (PM)SessionL Incidentalomas and incidental findingsChair: Professor Stuart Taylor09:30Cystic pancreatic Lesions10:00Dr Raneem Albazaz, Consultant Radiologist, Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS TrustImaging of the adrenalsDr Dylan Lewis, Consultant Radiologist, King's College London10:30Adnexal cysts and massesDr Sue Freeman, Consultant Radiologist, Addenbrooke's Hospital11:00Break11:30Incidental bone lesions12:00Dr Ian Pressney, Consultant Radiologist, Royal National Orthopaedic HospitalThyroid nodulesDr Simon Morley, Consultant Radiologist, University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust12:30Unexpected intracranial findings (vestibular schwannoma, pineal cyst, pituitary, aneuryms)Dr Harpreet Hyare, Honorary Clinical Associate Professor in Neuroradiology, University College London13:00Lunch14:00The Canon Mayneord lecture: 'Integrated Care – reasons to be cheerful and reasons to be watchful’Professor Clive Kay, Chief Executive, King’s College Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust15:00BreakSession: Challenging casesChair: Professor Stuart Taylor and Dr Andrew Nanapragasam15:30Challenging cases16:15Dr Hameed Rafiee, Consultant Radiologist, Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustChallenging casesDr Mary Roddie, Consultant Radiologist, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust17:00Close of day13
Friday 5 NovemberSTREAM C: LEARNING FROM EXPERTS AND ERRORS (AM)CHALLENGING CASES (PM)Session: Radiological discrepancyChair: Dr Simon Jackson09:30Why errors occur in radiology09:50Dr Giles Maskell, Consultant Radiologist, Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS TrustCelebrating excellence: An alternative approach to errors in radiologyDr Jonathan Smith, Consultant Radiologist, Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust10:10Panel Q&ADrs Giles Maskell and Jonathan Smith11:00Break11:30"Looked but failed to see” errors in radiology and elsewhereProfessor Jeremy Wolfe, Professor of Ophthalmology and Professor of Radiology, Harvard Medical School; and11:50Director, Visual Attention LabMedico-legal update for radiologists12:10Dr Shawn Halpin, Consultant Neuroradiologist, University Hospital of WalesPanel Q&AProfessor Jeremy Wolfe and Dr Shawn Halpin13:00Lunch14:00The Canon Mayneord lecture: 'Integrated Care – reasons to be cheerful and reasons to be watchful’Professor Clive Kay, Chief Executive, King’s College Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust15:00BreakSession: Challenging casesChair: Professor Stuart Taylor and Dr Andrew Nanapragasam15:30Challenging cases16:15Dr Hameed Rafiee, Consultant Radiologist, Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustChallenging casesDr Mary Roddie, Consultant Radiologist, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust17:00Close of day14
BIR ANNUAL CONGRESS 2021Reviews from BIR Annual Congress 2019–2020“This was yet again an excellent congress. With three so good streamsit is difficult to choose between them.”“The variety of topics, it educated me on topics I never thought tolearn about.”“Good range of topics, well delivered, reinforced my knowledge,even where one already knew the facts it’s reassuring to have thisconfirmed and reinforced, also picked up some useful take-homepoints. Very pleasant and informative day.”“Pleasant atmosphere; good learning environment.”“Learning something about a topic important to my work.”15
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Dr Krystal Archer-Arroyo, Assistant Professor, Emory University School of Medicine 12:30 Acute non-traumatic musculoskeletal presentations to the emergency department Dr Emma Rowbotham, Consultant Radiologist, Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust 13:00 Lunch 13:15 Lunchtime symposium: 'BD - Your partner in interventional radiology' BD 13:45 Lunch
