RAPID TREND SHIFT IN RADIOLOGY TECHNOLOGY AND ACCESSIBILITY
With
Dr Mansoor Parker,
Diagnostic & Interventional Radiologist & Founding Partner,
Quantum Radiology, Sydney &
Board Member,
Australian Diagnostic Imaging Association
PEOPLE IN HEALTH CARE SEGMENT
Filmed in Sydney | October 2025
Dr Mansoor Parker obtained his medical degree from the University of Tasmania. He then completed his specialist radiology training at Nepean Hospital, Sydney with subspecialty interests in Interventional Radiology and Pain Management, Musculoskeletal, Cardiac and Abdominal Imaging. Dr Parker is a qualified specialist since 2005 and is a member of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Radiologists and the exclusive Australasian Musculoskeletal Imaging Group (AMSIG) as well as the Interventional Radiology Society of Australasia (IRSA).
Dr Parker has completed his Masters Training in Cardiac CT (Level B) and CT Colonography. He has also completed CT Colonography and Cardiac CT Angiography Accreditation obtaining Level 2 Society of Cardiovascular CT (CTCA), the highest level available in Australia. He sits on the board of directors of Australian Diagnostic Imaging Associated (ADIA) and is a committee member of the Medical Imaging Accreditation Scheme Advisory Committee (MIASAC) as part of the Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care.
Dr Mansoor Parker has been involved in developing CT Colonography software used on many CT machines today. Dr Parker is the founding partner of Quantum Radiology (founded in 2005) and serves in the position of the Chair of the Doctors Management Committee (DMC) at the Quantum Medscan Radiology Group
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South Australia prioritises preventive health
On 28th November 2024, the SA Parliament passed legislation to make preventive health a key part of South Australian health system for the first time, through a new agency aptly named Preventive Health SA.
Preventive Health SA will lead evidence-informed and innovative action to prevent and reduce the burden of non-communicable health conditions and improve health equity across the South Australia population.
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Allied Health Building Leadership Experience in Tasmania
A notable program run by Hospitals South is the ABLE program, or Allied Health Building Leadership Experience. This program was created to address the challenge of allied health professionals being seen as a single entity, rather than as individual disciplines, when it comes to leadership and management opportunities. The program is delivered entirely internally, with seminars presented by senior staff and mentorship opportunities for participants to become more effective representatives of allied health in meetings and working groups.
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New research papers show productivity gains and gaps
Commissioner Catherine De Fontenay talks about the Productivity Commission’s new approach to analysing health productivity, shifting the perspective from the unit measurement of individuals using the health system to the actual improvement of health. This has shown Australia’s health treatment productivity is improving, but identifies gaps in preventative health measures and duplication, where digital technology needs to be more effectively used.
