Teleradiology in Disaster Events, Screening and Second opinions (TIDES) provides remote radiology services to Samoa and the Cook Islands by a team of volunteer radiologists in Australia and New Zealand. Working on a rotating roster, the radiologists provide pro bono second opinions and reporting during disaster events
Project Leads - Dr. Glyn Llewellyn-Jones, Dr Peter Dixon
If you are a RANZCR fellow and would like to volunteer for the TIDES project, please click on the button below to complete your volunteer agreement and upload a copy of your medical indemnity insurance certificate.
The Teleradiology In Disaster Events and Second opinions (TIDES) project provides amongst other things opinion reporting to two nations in the Pacific - the Cook Islands and Samoa. The Cook Islands has no qualified radiologist presently and Samoa has only two, so it provides tangible benefits on a regular basis both in clinical management and triaging patients as to who can stay in the nation and who may require overseas support if available.
The focus of the TIDES project in 2022 was on supporting the Cook Islands as they installed their first CT scanner. The team of volunteer radiologists from Australia and New Zealand has been supporting the local radiographer-led department and in-patient physicians by providing second opinions on over 150 cases, the majority of which have been CT. The cases we have reviewed have been wide ranging including trauma, oncology, neurology, and musculoskeletal imaging.
The project provides a shared on-line rostering system to allow radiologists to allocate their preferred weeks and keep track throughout the year, and CPD certificates to recognize the pro bono hours spent reviewing cases.
We hope to add a third nation in 2023, provided we procure further radiologist support. If you are a radiologist in Australia or NZ who is interested in joining the volunteer group, please contact Dr. Glyn Llewellyn-Jones This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
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