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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App helps Chronic Sleep Deprivation
Earlier this year, Turner Institute for Brain and Mental Health researchers developed SleepSync, the world’s first app that personalises sleep-wake cycles for shift workers to improve their sleep and overall mood.
The research, led by Dr Jade Murray, was published in the journal, Digital Health. Australian Health Journal met with Dr Murray to hear how the application has evolved and been used in personalisation of sleep habits for health care shift workforce.
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Medical research institutes association responds to draft national research strategy
On 27 August 2025, the Minister for Health, Disability and Ageing announced the release of the draft National Health and Medical Research Strategy (the National Strategy).
Involved in the initial consultation phase, was the Association of Australian Medical Research Institutes (AAMRI), the peak body for medical research institutes across Australia. Member institutes work on a broad spectrum of human health issues such as preventive health, chronic disease, mental health, immunology and Indigenous health. Their research ranges from fundamental biomedical discovery through to clinical research and the translation of research findings.
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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.
