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Welcome to RANZCR
Welcome to RANZCR
The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Radiologists
The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Radiologists
Welcome to RANZCR
Welcome to RANZCR
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Expert Witness Guidelines
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Request an Expert Witness
Expert Witness Directory Criteria


Expert Witness Guidelines
The Guidelines for Fellows participating in the RANZCR Expert Witness Directory were endorsed by Council in November 2005.
In order to be registered with the College as an Expert Witness, you need to read and declare your willingness to abide by the Guidelines.

Download the Guidelines for Expert Witnesses


Contact
For more information about the Expert Witness Directory please contact the College:
Ph: 61 2 9268 9777
Fax: 61 2 9268 9799
Email: chris.bonaventura@ranzcr.edu.au

Register as an Expert Witness
Fellows who apply for registration as expert witnesses must agree to abide by the RANZCR Guidelines for Expert Witnesses Guidelines.

Download the Expert Witness Member Registration Form


Request an Expert Witness
If you are seeking an expert witness in the specialty of radiology or radiation oncology please forward your enquiry by fax or email stating your name, company, your contact details and a brief description of the assistance you are seeking to Ms Chris Bonaventura at chris.bonaventura@ranzcr.edu.au


Expert Witness Directory Criteria
To be on the list Fellows should ensure that they:
a) Are in Good Standing with the College and Medical Board (or other relevant medical registering body) in the jurisdiction in which he or she practices Radiology or Radiation Oncology
b) Are in active Radiological or Radiation Oncological practice (or within 3 years of leaving active practice) in the relevant field or subspeciality area of expertise at the time of providing an opinion. In certain circumstances, a Fellow who is retired or no longer practising in the subspeciality area may be asked to provide an opinion based on practice which was current at the time of the alleged incident.
c) Are an active participant in the Continuing Professional Development program of the College, including any medico-legal component, if available.

Members who wish to be included on the “Expert Witness Directory” should first read the “Guidelines for Expert Witnesses” document and the College “disclaimer” see below and then complete and return registration form.

Expert Witness Guidelines

This directory contains the contact details of Fellows of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Radiologists (‘the College’) who have agreed to their details being made available to the public for the purposes of acting as Expert Witnesses in legal proceedings or otherwise, by providing reports or giving evidence based on their specialised knowledge and skill of radiological or radiation oncological practice.

It is not a comprehensive list of all radiologists or radiation oncologists who are capable of acting as Expert Witnesses in legal proceedings or otherwise.

The entries in this directory in relation to the areas of specialised knowledge and skill have been supplied to the College by the Fellows concerned.

The College has not made its own enquiries about, and does not take any responsibility for, the accuracy of the information contained in these entries. More detailed enquiries about the areas of specialised knowledge and skill of Fellows of the College in the directory should be directed to the Fellow concerned.

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INSIDE NEWS
Update on Australasian Implementation of MRI Conditional Pacemaker
The first MRI-conditional pacemaker, the Medtronic 'Advisa DR MRI Surescan', was launched on the Australian market at the end of April. It is understood that about 100 units have already been implanted.
Passenger Airport Screening Technologies
ARPANSA has recently released a fact sheet providing information on radiation risks associated with the recently introduced Passenger Airport Screening Technologies.
Unnecessary CT Scans
Dr Matthew Andrews, President of RANZCR has endorsed the concerns raised by Dr Tony Webber, Director of Medicare’s Professional Services Review, about the inappropriate use of CT scans.

However, Dr Andrews said that this concern about CT should not be about blaming doctors. He said that Radiologists are always concerned to minimise all risks including radiation risks to patients from ionising imaging examinations;
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