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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Achieving impact in Occupational Therapy
Associate Professor Emma George is a leader in occupational therapy, fascinated by the role and importance of occupation as a right for health and well-being. Her research projects all explore the way we address health inequities among marginalised people and communities with a commitment to social and occupational justice.
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Strengthening Evidence Through Health Research Where Most People Access Healthcare
In February 2025, the Australian Government committed over $22 million for primary care research, including $5.2m awarded to Professor Michael Kidd, Director of the International Centre for Future Health Systems at UNSW and recently appointed Australia’s Chief Medical Officer, to lead the establishment of one of the largest research collaborations in Australia focused on improving primary care.
The Royal Australian College of GPs says a new national multidisciplinary consortium for primary care research is a positive step forward to improve patient care.
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Alfred Hospital leading in pharmacy services for critically unwell patients
Cristina Roman, is the Lead Pharmacist at Alfred Emergency Trauma Centre. In her 12 years working in the Emergency Department, Cristina has established pharmacy services, and filled gaps in patient care with new models of care.
One of those models of care adopted by the US and other countries, is involving pharmacists for critically unwell patients that present to the emergency department.
Australian Health Journal spoke with Cristina Roman and Lisa Bremner, Advanced Training Resident Pharmacist at Alfred Hospital Emergency Trauma Centre.
