RSSA news: Radiology society give travel award

In order to stimulate registrars and junior radiologists, qualified for no more than 5 years, to contribute to the South African academic congress programme, the RSSA established a R20, 000 prize for the best lecture given at a RSSA congress, by such person. The award is funded by the RSSA/CPD Education Trust.

The prize money is to be used to attend an overseas congress of the winner's choice within 12 months. The winner will be required to submit a short, adequately detailed report of the congress attended to the RSSA, within 14 days of attending the congress. The report will be published on the RSSA website.

The winner will be decided by a panel of judges appointed by the RSSA Congress Chairman and review of evaluation forms completed by the audience.

For the Durban meeting taking place on 24 - 27th April 2008, there will be musculoskeletal imaging and chest imaging tracts. Both tracts will include Paediatric radiology and the chest tract will also include HRCT, Oncology, Vascular and Cardiac imaging. Lectures will be 30 minutes each. Applicants can enter in any category.

Interested persons must submit the topic and outline of the proposed lecture, names of all contributing co-workers if applicable, affiliation and a letter of academic status. If the lecture is co-authored, a letter signed by all co-workers that the presenter has made the major contribution will be required. By submitting an entry, the applicant accepts the conditions attached to the award.

The closing date for submissions is 30 November 2007. Entries must be submitted electronically to: radsoc@iafrica.com , for the attention of Prof. Leon Janse van Rensburg.