Korean J Radiol.  2020 Feb;21(2):119-124. 10.3348/kjr.2019.0488.

The Third Asian Radiology Forum: Screening Programs in Asia

• Chien N
• Chen JY
• Chen SJ
• Chang YC

• KMID: 2471629
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.3348/kjr.2019.0488

Abstract

According to reports presented at the Asian Radiology Forum 2017 in Taipei, the landscape of screening in Asia is growing, and the role of radiologists is also evolving. The Asian Radiology Forum was first held by the Korean Society of Radiology and the national delegates of Asian radiological partner societies, who attended this meeting with the aim of discussing selected subjects of global relevance in radiology. In 2017, current trends and policies concerning various cancer screening programs from each delegate country were discussed. Various screening programs were discussed, including liver screening in Thailand, thyroid cancer screening in Korea, and lung cancer screening data from the ongoing projects in Taiwan and Japan. The Asian Oceanian Society of Radiology could serve as a platform for international collaboration, and educational exchange between member societies was also highlighted in the forum. Most Asian radiology societies are looking forward to an expansion in the scale of international collaboration and for the provision of additional exchange programs in the future.

Keyword

Radiology; International cooperation; Screening; Asia; Oceania

MeSH Terms

Asia*
Asian Continental Ancestry Group*
Cooperative Behavior
Early Detection of Cancer
Humans
International Cooperation
Japan
Korea
Liver
Lung Neoplasms
Mass Screening*
Oceania
Taiwan
Thailand
Thyroid Neoplasms

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  Fig. 1 Photograph of delegates from participating societies at Asian Radiology Forum 2017 in Taipei. From right to left in first row are Jin-Mo Goo from (Korea Society of Radiology), Aziza G. Icksan (President, Indonesian Society of Radiology), Yung-Liang Wan (CTSR), Yi-Hong Chou (President, AOSR), Yeun-Chung Chang (President, CTSR), Byung-Ihn Choi (Councilor, AOSR), Bhupendra Ahuja (President, Indian Radiological and Imaging Association), Pua Uei (Council member, AOSR), Chi-Wai Stephen Cheung (HKCR). On second row from right to left are Ning Chien (Deputy Secretory, CTSR), Danny Hing-Yan Cho (HKCR), Jong Min Lee (Councilor, AOSR), Tun Tun Lin (President, Myanmar Radiological Society), Cher-Heng Tan (Vice President, Singapore Radiological Society), Kardinah (Indonesia Society of Radiology), Surachate Siripongsakun (Royal College of Radiologists of Thailand), Kazuto Ashizawa (Japan Radiological Society). AOSR = Asian Oceanian Society of Radiology, CTSR = Chinese Taipei Society of Radiology, HKCR = Hong Kong College of Radiologist