title: White Paper Report of the 2010 RAD-AID Conference on International Radiology for Developing Countries: identifying sustainable strategies for imaging services in the developing world.
abstract: The 2010 RAD-AID Conference on International Radiology for Developing Countries was a multidisciplinary meeting to discuss data, experiences, and models pertaining to radiology in the developing world, where widespread shortages of imaging services reduce health care quality. The theme of this year's conference was sustainability, with a focus on establishing and maintaining imaging services in resource-limited regions. Conference presenters and participants identified 4 important components of sustainability: (1) sustainable financing models for radiology development, (2) integration of radiology and public health, (3) sustainable clinical models and technology solutions for resource-limited regions, and (4) education and training of both developing and developed world health care personnel.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, USA.
authors.forename: Rodney D
authors.initials: RD
authors.lastname: Welling
authors.forename: Ezana M
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Azene
authors.forename: Vivek
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Kalia
authors.forename: Krit
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Pongpirul
authors.forename: Anna
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Starikovsky
authors.forename: Ryan
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Sydnor
authors.forename: Matthew P
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Lungren
authors.forename: Benjamin
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Johnson
authors.forename: Cary
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Kimble
authors.forename: Sarah
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Wiktorek
authors.forename: Tom
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Drum
authors.forename: Brad
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Short
authors.forename: Justin
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Cooper
authors.forename: Nagi F
authors.initials: NF
authors.lastname: Khouri
authors.forename: William W
authors.initials: WW
authors.lastname: Mayo-Smith
authors.forename: Mahadevappa
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mahesh
authors.forename: Barry B
authors.initials: BB
authors.lastname: Goldberg
authors.forename: Brian S
authors.initials: BS
authors.lastname: Garra
authors.forename: Kristen K
authors.initials: KK
authors.lastname: Destigter
authors.forename: Jonathan S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Lewin
authors.forename: Daniel J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Mollura
mesh_terms: D003226:Congresses as Topic; D003906:Developing Countries; D003952:Diagnostic Imaging / Q000592:standards* / Q000639:trends*; D006801:Humans; D007390:International Agencies; D011634:Public Health; D011871:Radiology / Q000639:trends