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Canadian Association of Radiologists Diagnostic Imaging Referral Guidelines: a guideline development protocol
Candyce Hamel, Ryan Margau, Paul Pageau, Marc Venturi, Leila Esmaeilisaraji, Barb Avard, Sam Campbell, Noel Corser, Nicolas Dea, Edmund Kwok, Cathy MacLean, Erin Sarrazin, Charlotte J. Yong-Hing and Kaitlin Zaki-Metias
March 14, 2023 11 (2) E248-E254; DOI: https://doi.org/10.9778/cmajo.20220098
Candyce Hamel
Canadian Association of Radiologists (Hamel, Venturi, Esmaeilisaraji), Ottawa, Ont.; Department of Medical Imaging (Margau, Avard), North York General Hospital, Toronto, Ont.; Department of Emergency Medicine (Pageau), University of Ottawa, and Emergency Medicine (Pageau), The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Ont.; Charles V. Keating Emergency and Trauma Centre (Campbell), Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre; Department of Emergency Medicine (Campbell), Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS; Society of Rural Physicians of Canada (Corser), Shawville, Que.; Hinton Medical Clinic (Corser), Hinton, Alta.; Department of Surgery (Dea), Vancouver General Hospital; Division of Neurosurgery (Dea), Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; Department of Emergency Medicine (Kwok), University of Ottawa; Ottawa Hospital Research Institute (Kwok), Ottawa, Ont.; Department of Academic Family Medicine (MacLean), University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Sask.; Nurse Practitioner Association of Canada (Sarrazin); BC Cancer (Yong-Hing); Department of Radiology (Yong-Hing), University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; Trinity Health Oakland Hospital and Wayne State University School of Medicine (Zaki-Metias), Pontiac, Mich.
PhDRyan Margau
Canadian Association of Radiologists (Hamel, Venturi, Esmaeilisaraji), Ottawa, Ont.; Department of Medical Imaging (Margau, Avard), North York General Hospital, Toronto, Ont.; Department of Emergency Medicine (Pageau), University of Ottawa, and Emergency Medicine (Pageau), The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Ont.; Charles V. Keating Emergency and Trauma Centre (Campbell), Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre; Department of Emergency Medicine (Campbell), Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS; Society of Rural Physicians of Canada (Corser), Shawville, Que.; Hinton Medical Clinic (Corser), Hinton, Alta.; Department of Surgery (Dea), Vancouver General Hospital; Division of Neurosurgery (Dea), Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; Department of Emergency Medicine (Kwok), University of Ottawa; Ottawa Hospital Research Institute (Kwok), Ottawa, Ont.; Department of Academic Family Medicine (MacLean), University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Sask.; Nurse Practitioner Association of Canada (Sarrazin); BC Cancer (Yong-Hing); Department of Radiology (Yong-Hing), University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; Trinity Health Oakland Hospital and Wayne State University School of Medicine (Zaki-Metias), Pontiac, Mich.
MDPaul Pageau
Canadian Association of Radiologists (Hamel, Venturi, Esmaeilisaraji), Ottawa, Ont.; Department of Medical Imaging (Margau, Avard), North York General Hospital, Toronto, Ont.; Department of Emergency Medicine (Pageau), University of Ottawa, and Emergency Medicine (Pageau), The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Ont.; Charles V. Keating Emergency and Trauma Centre (Campbell), Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre; Department of Emergency Medicine (Campbell), Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS; Society of Rural Physicians of Canada (Corser), Shawville, Que.; Hinton Medical Clinic (Corser), Hinton, Alta.; Department of Surgery (Dea), Vancouver General Hospital; Division of Neurosurgery (Dea), Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; Department of Emergency Medicine (Kwok), University of Ottawa; Ottawa Hospital Research Institute (Kwok), Ottawa, Ont.; Department of Academic Family Medicine (MacLean), University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Sask.; Nurse Practitioner Association of Canada (Sarrazin); BC Cancer (Yong-Hing); Department of Radiology (Yong-Hing), University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; Trinity Health Oakland Hospital and Wayne State University School of Medicine (Zaki-Metias), Pontiac, Mich.
MDMarc Venturi
Canadian Association of Radiologists (Hamel, Venturi, Esmaeilisaraji), Ottawa, Ont.; Department of Medical Imaging (Margau, Avard), North York General Hospital, Toronto, Ont.; Department of Emergency Medicine (Pageau), University of Ottawa, and Emergency Medicine (Pageau), The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Ont.; Charles V. Keating Emergency and Trauma Centre (Campbell), Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre; Department of Emergency Medicine (Campbell), Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS; Society of Rural Physicians of Canada (Corser), Shawville, Que.; Hinton Medical Clinic (Corser), Hinton, Alta.; Department of Surgery (Dea), Vancouver General Hospital; Division of Neurosurgery (Dea), Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; Department of Emergency Medicine (Kwok), University of Ottawa; Ottawa Hospital Research Institute (Kwok), Ottawa, Ont.; Department of Academic Family Medicine (MacLean), University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Sask.; Nurse Practitioner Association of Canada (Sarrazin); BC Cancer (Yong-Hing); Department of Radiology (Yong-Hing), University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; Trinity Health Oakland Hospital and Wayne State University School of Medicine (Zaki-Metias), Pontiac, Mich.
MHALeila Esmaeilisaraji
Canadian Association of Radiologists (Hamel, Venturi, Esmaeilisaraji), Ottawa, Ont.; Department of Medical Imaging (Margau, Avard), North York General Hospital, Toronto, Ont.; Department of Emergency Medicine (Pageau), University of Ottawa, and Emergency Medicine (Pageau), The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Ont.; Charles V. Keating Emergency and Trauma Centre (Campbell), Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre; Department of Emergency Medicine (Campbell), Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS; Society of Rural Physicians of Canada (Corser), Shawville, Que.; Hinton Medical Clinic (Corser), Hinton, Alta.; Department of Surgery (Dea), Vancouver General Hospital; Division of Neurosurgery (Dea), Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; Department of Emergency Medicine (Kwok), University of Ottawa; Ottawa Hospital Research Institute (Kwok), Ottawa, Ont.; Department of Academic Family Medicine (MacLean), University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Sask.; Nurse Practitioner Association of Canada (Sarrazin); BC Cancer (Yong-Hing); Department of Radiology (Yong-Hing), University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; Trinity Health Oakland Hospital and Wayne State University School of Medicine (Zaki-Metias), Pontiac, Mich.
MDBarb Avard
Canadian Association of Radiologists (Hamel, Venturi, Esmaeilisaraji), Ottawa, Ont.; Department of Medical Imaging (Margau, Avard), North York General Hospital, Toronto, Ont.; Department of Emergency Medicine (Pageau), University of Ottawa, and Emergency Medicine (Pageau), The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Ont.; Charles V. Keating Emergency and Trauma Centre (Campbell), Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre; Department of Emergency Medicine (Campbell), Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS; Society of Rural Physicians of Canada (Corser), Shawville, Que.; Hinton Medical Clinic (Corser), Hinton, Alta.; Department of Surgery (Dea), Vancouver General Hospital; Division of Neurosurgery (Dea), Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; Department of Emergency Medicine (Kwok), University of Ottawa; Ottawa Hospital Research Institute (Kwok), Ottawa, Ont.; Department of Academic Family Medicine (MacLean), University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Sask.; Nurse Practitioner Association of Canada (Sarrazin); BC Cancer (Yong-Hing); Department of Radiology (Yong-Hing), University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; Trinity Health Oakland Hospital and Wayne State University School of Medicine (Zaki-Metias), Pontiac, Mich.
BASam Campbell
Canadian Association of Radiologists (Hamel, Venturi, Esmaeilisaraji), Ottawa, Ont.; Department of Medical Imaging (Margau, Avard), North York General Hospital, Toronto, Ont.; Department of Emergency Medicine (Pageau), University of Ottawa, and Emergency Medicine (Pageau), The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Ont.; Charles V. Keating Emergency and Trauma Centre (Campbell), Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre; Department of Emergency Medicine (Campbell), Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS; Society of Rural Physicians of Canada (Corser), Shawville, Que.; Hinton Medical Clinic (Corser), Hinton, Alta.; Department of Surgery (Dea), Vancouver General Hospital; Division of Neurosurgery (Dea), Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; Department of Emergency Medicine (Kwok), University of Ottawa; Ottawa Hospital Research Institute (Kwok), Ottawa, Ont.; Department of Academic Family Medicine (MacLean), University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Sask.; Nurse Practitioner Association of Canada (Sarrazin); BC Cancer (Yong-Hing); Department of Radiology (Yong-Hing), University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; Trinity Health Oakland Hospital and Wayne State University School of Medicine (Zaki-Metias), Pontiac, Mich.
MB BChNoel Corser
Canadian Association of Radiologists (Hamel, Venturi, Esmaeilisaraji), Ottawa, Ont.; Department of Medical Imaging (Margau, Avard), North York General Hospital, Toronto, Ont.; Department of Emergency Medicine (Pageau), University of Ottawa, and Emergency Medicine (Pageau), The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Ont.; Charles V. Keating Emergency and Trauma Centre (Campbell), Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre; Department of Emergency Medicine (Campbell), Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS; Society of Rural Physicians of Canada (Corser), Shawville, Que.; Hinton Medical Clinic (Corser), Hinton, Alta.; Department of Surgery (Dea), Vancouver General Hospital; Division of Neurosurgery (Dea), Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; Department of Emergency Medicine (Kwok), University of Ottawa; Ottawa Hospital Research Institute (Kwok), Ottawa, Ont.; Department of Academic Family Medicine (MacLean), University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Sask.; Nurse Practitioner Association of Canada (Sarrazin); BC Cancer (Yong-Hing); Department of Radiology (Yong-Hing), University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; Trinity Health Oakland Hospital and Wayne State University School of Medicine (Zaki-Metias), Pontiac, Mich.
MDNicolas Dea
Canadian Association of Radiologists (Hamel, Venturi, Esmaeilisaraji), Ottawa, Ont.; Department of Medical Imaging (Margau, Avard), North York General Hospital, Toronto, Ont.; Department of Emergency Medicine (Pageau), University of Ottawa, and Emergency Medicine (Pageau), The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Ont.; Charles V. Keating Emergency and Trauma Centre (Campbell), Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre; Department of Emergency Medicine (Campbell), Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS; Society of Rural Physicians of Canada (Corser), Shawville, Que.; Hinton Medical Clinic (Corser), Hinton, Alta.; Department of Surgery (Dea), Vancouver General Hospital; Division of Neurosurgery (Dea), Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; Department of Emergency Medicine (Kwok), University of Ottawa; Ottawa Hospital Research Institute (Kwok), Ottawa, Ont.; Department of Academic Family Medicine (MacLean), University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Sask.; Nurse Practitioner Association of Canada (Sarrazin); BC Cancer (Yong-Hing); Department of Radiology (Yong-Hing), University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; Trinity Health Oakland Hospital and Wayne State University School of Medicine (Zaki-Metias), Pontiac, Mich.
MDEdmund Kwok
Canadian Association of Radiologists (Hamel, Venturi, Esmaeilisaraji), Ottawa, Ont.; Department of Medical Imaging (Margau, Avard), North York General Hospital, Toronto, Ont.; Department of Emergency Medicine (Pageau), University of Ottawa, and Emergency Medicine (Pageau), The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Ont.; Charles V. Keating Emergency and Trauma Centre (Campbell), Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre; Department of Emergency Medicine (Campbell), Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS; Society of Rural Physicians of Canada (Corser), Shawville, Que.; Hinton Medical Clinic (Corser), Hinton, Alta.; Department of Surgery (Dea), Vancouver General Hospital; Division of Neurosurgery (Dea), Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; Department of Emergency Medicine (Kwok), University of Ottawa; Ottawa Hospital Research Institute (Kwok), Ottawa, Ont.; Department of Academic Family Medicine (MacLean), University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Sask.; Nurse Practitioner Association of Canada (Sarrazin); BC Cancer (Yong-Hing); Department of Radiology (Yong-Hing), University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; Trinity Health Oakland Hospital and Wayne State University School of Medicine (Zaki-Metias), Pontiac, Mich.
MDCathy MacLean
Canadian Association of Radiologists (Hamel, Venturi, Esmaeilisaraji), Ottawa, Ont.; Department of Medical Imaging (Margau, Avard), North York General Hospital, Toronto, Ont.; Department of Emergency Medicine (Pageau), University of Ottawa, and Emergency Medicine (Pageau), The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Ont.; Charles V. Keating Emergency and Trauma Centre (Campbell), Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre; Department of Emergency Medicine (Campbell), Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS; Society of Rural Physicians of Canada (Corser), Shawville, Que.; Hinton Medical Clinic (Corser), Hinton, Alta.; Department of Surgery (Dea), Vancouver General Hospital; Division of Neurosurgery (Dea), Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; Department of Emergency Medicine (Kwok), University of Ottawa; Ottawa Hospital Research Institute (Kwok), Ottawa, Ont.; Department of Academic Family Medicine (MacLean), University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Sask.; Nurse Practitioner Association of Canada (Sarrazin); BC Cancer (Yong-Hing); Department of Radiology (Yong-Hing), University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; Trinity Health Oakland Hospital and Wayne State University School of Medicine (Zaki-Metias), Pontiac, Mich.
MDErin Sarrazin
Canadian Association of Radiologists (Hamel, Venturi, Esmaeilisaraji), Ottawa, Ont.; Department of Medical Imaging (Margau, Avard), North York General Hospital, Toronto, Ont.; Department of Emergency Medicine (Pageau), University of Ottawa, and Emergency Medicine (Pageau), The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Ont.; Charles V. Keating Emergency and Trauma Centre (Campbell), Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre; Department of Emergency Medicine (Campbell), Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS; Society of Rural Physicians of Canada (Corser), Shawville, Que.; Hinton Medical Clinic (Corser), Hinton, Alta.; Department of Surgery (Dea), Vancouver General Hospital; Division of Neurosurgery (Dea), Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; Department of Emergency Medicine (Kwok), University of Ottawa; Ottawa Hospital Research Institute (Kwok), Ottawa, Ont.; Department of Academic Family Medicine (MacLean), University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Sask.; Nurse Practitioner Association of Canada (Sarrazin); BC Cancer (Yong-Hing); Department of Radiology (Yong-Hing), University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; Trinity Health Oakland Hospital and Wayne State University School of Medicine (Zaki-Metias), Pontiac, Mich.
NPCharlotte J. Yong-Hing
Canadian Association of Radiologists (Hamel, Venturi, Esmaeilisaraji), Ottawa, Ont.; Department of Medical Imaging (Margau, Avard), North York General Hospital, Toronto, Ont.; Department of Emergency Medicine (Pageau), University of Ottawa, and Emergency Medicine (Pageau), The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Ont.; Charles V. Keating Emergency and Trauma Centre (Campbell), Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre; Department of Emergency Medicine (Campbell), Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS; Society of Rural Physicians of Canada (Corser), Shawville, Que.; Hinton Medical Clinic (Corser), Hinton, Alta.; Department of Surgery (Dea), Vancouver General Hospital; Division of Neurosurgery (Dea), Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; Department of Emergency Medicine (Kwok), University of Ottawa; Ottawa Hospital Research Institute (Kwok), Ottawa, Ont.; Department of Academic Family Medicine (MacLean), University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Sask.; Nurse Practitioner Association of Canada (Sarrazin); BC Cancer (Yong-Hing); Department of Radiology (Yong-Hing), University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; Trinity Health Oakland Hospital and Wayne State University School of Medicine (Zaki-Metias), Pontiac, Mich.
MDKaitlin Zaki-Metias
Canadian Association of Radiologists (Hamel, Venturi, Esmaeilisaraji), Ottawa, Ont.; Department of Medical Imaging (Margau, Avard), North York General Hospital, Toronto, Ont.; Department of Emergency Medicine (Pageau), University of Ottawa, and Emergency Medicine (Pageau), The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Ont.; Charles V. Keating Emergency and Trauma Centre (Campbell), Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre; Department of Emergency Medicine (Campbell), Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS; Society of Rural Physicians of Canada (Corser), Shawville, Que.; Hinton Medical Clinic (Corser), Hinton, Alta.; Department of Surgery (Dea), Vancouver General Hospital; Division of Neurosurgery (Dea), Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; Department of Emergency Medicine (Kwok), University of Ottawa; Ottawa Hospital Research Institute (Kwok), Ottawa, Ont.; Department of Academic Family Medicine (MacLean), University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Sask.; Nurse Practitioner Association of Canada (Sarrazin); BC Cancer (Yong-Hing); Department of Radiology (Yong-Hing), University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; Trinity Health Oakland Hospital and Wayne State University School of Medicine (Zaki-Metias), Pontiac, Mich.
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- Candyce Hamel, PhD,
- Ryan Margau, MD,
- Paul Pageau, MD,
- Marc Venturi, MHA,
- Leila Esmaeilisaraji, MD,
- Barb Avard, BA,
- Sam Campbell, MB BCh,
- Noel Corser, MD,
- Nicolas Dea, MD,
- Edmund Kwok, MD,
- Cathy MacLean, MD,
- Erin Sarrazin, NP,
- Charlotte J. Yong-Hing, MD,
- Kaitlin Zaki-Metias, MD
- Canadian Association of Radiologists (Hamel, Venturi, Esmaeilisaraji), Ottawa, Ont.; Department of Medical Imaging (Margau, Avard), North York General Hospital, Toronto, Ont.; Department of Emergency Medicine (Pageau), University of Ottawa, and Emergency Medicine (Pageau), The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Ont.; Charles V. Keating Emergency and Trauma Centre (Campbell), Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre; Department of Emergency Medicine (Campbell), Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS; Society of Rural Physicians of Canada (Corser), Shawville, Que.; Hinton Medical Clinic (Corser), Hinton, Alta.; Department of Surgery (Dea), Vancouver General Hospital; Division of Neurosurgery (Dea), Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; Department of Emergency Medicine (Kwok), University of Ottawa; Ottawa Hospital Research Institute (Kwok), Ottawa, Ont.; Department of Academic Family Medicine (MacLean), University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Sask.; Nurse Practitioner Association of Canada (Sarrazin); BC Cancer (Yong-Hing); Department of Radiology (Yong-Hing), University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; Trinity Health Oakland Hospital and Wayne State University School of Medicine (Zaki-Metias), Pontiac, Mich.
- Correspondence to: Candyce Hamel, chamel{at}car.ca
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Candyce Hamel, Ryan Margau, Paul Pageau, Marc Venturi, Leila Esmaeilisaraji, Barb Avard, Sam Campbell, Noel Corser, Nicolas Dea, Edmund Kwok, Cathy MacLean, Erin Sarrazin, Charlotte J. Yong-Hing, Kaitlin Zaki-Metias
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Canadian Association of Radiologists Diagnostic Imaging Referral Guidelines: a guideline development protocol
Candyce Hamel, Ryan Margau, Paul Pageau, Marc Venturi, Leila Esmaeilisaraji, Barb Avard, Sam Campbell, Noel Corser, Nicolas Dea, Edmund Kwok, Cathy MacLean, Erin Sarrazin, Charlotte J. Yong-Hing, Kaitlin Zaki-Metias
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