- 1- CMRITO Quality Assurance Program
- 2- Ultrasound Contrast Agents
- 3- Abdominal and Hernia Ultrasound
- 4- Cultural Sensitivity – An Indigenous Perspective
- 5- Factors Associated with the Use of Prenatal Ultrasound
- 6- Shoulder Ultrasound
- 7- Sonographer well-being
- 8- Scrotal Ultrasound
- 9- Artifacts in Ultrasound Images
- 10- Healthy and happy Workday
- – Ms. Annette Hornby, MRT(R)(DMS)
- – Mr. Anand Rattansingh, MSc., RDMS, RVT, CRGS, CRVT, RT
- – Ms. Maryam Azizi, BSC, DMS, ARDMS
- – Ms. Sue Soney,DMS, CRGS, CRVS, CRCS
- – Ms. Peri Abdullah,PhD(Candidate), DMS, ARDMS
Short Biographies
Ms. Annette Hornby: Ms. Annette Hornby has been Director of Quality Assurance at the CMRITO for the past 6 years. Prior to this role she worked as an Applications Specialist in x-ray, was a department manager of two DI sites within a large hospital corporation and prior to this she was a charge technologist in X-ray and Ultrasound.
Mr. Anand Rattansingh: Mr. Rattansingh has a Masters Degree (City University/U of London, UK, 2001), and is RDMS, RVT, CRGS, CRVT, RT. He has over 20 years’ experience in medical ultrasound, in a wide range of applications. He also has an additional 6 years’ experience in x-ray based imaging, including Computerized Tomography. He has had various roles, including managerial, research and teaching positions. Currently Mr. Rattansingh works at UHN as a Sonographer/Research Assistant, and also an external instructor for the Michener Institute, Toronto, where I deliver the Ultrasound Physics Course for overseas students. He is also a reviewer for the Canadian Journal of Medical Sonography, and an invited reviewer for the Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine. Mr. Rattansingh is first author of three publications, and co-author of a further three. He is also involved in volunteering abroad where he teaches ultrasound skills to physicians as well as technologists.
Ms. Maryam Azizi: Maryam Azizi graduated as a Bachelor of Biology from Azad University (Iran/Tehran). She also was teaching Biology and Chemistry for about 5 years at Pharabi Academy (Iran/Tehran). She received her Art Diploma from Tehran Art Academy. She worked as a science research fellow for Organization of Bio-Technology Centre in 1997. Maryam Immigrated to Canada in 2001 and received her QCL Certificate Diploma from Academy of Applied Pharmaceutical Science in Toronto, ON She Graduated as a General Sonographer from Ultimate Diagnostic Imaging & CMA Medical Centre in Toronto, ON She is fully certified with ARDMS, CMRITO, and a registered member of Sonography Canada. Currently Maryam is working as an Ultrasound Technologist in X-Ray Associates Inc in Newmarket Ontario.
Ms. Sue Soney: Sue Soney is Ojibway/ Potawatomi and a member of the Bkejwanong First Nation (Walpole Island). Sue is a graduate of the Radiology Technologist program – Fanshawe College and the Ultrasound Technologist diploma program – Mohawk College. She is a sonographer for more than 36 years. Her work experience includes various hospitals and clinics in London and Hamilton as a sonographer and prior to retirement, ultrasound coordinator at Victoria Hospital in London. In addition, Sue worked for a few years as applications for a 3D ultrasound software company, Life Imaging as well as applications contract work for Siemens Ultrasound. Since retirement in November 2018, Sue has worked in Inuvik, NWT as a locum ultrasound technologist and currently works as research sonographer at Robarts Research Institute in London and as a general sonographer 2 days a week at London Xray Associates.
Ms. Peri Abdullah: Peri completed a Bachelor degree in Medical Sciences at the University of Western Ontario, followed by a Master’s degree in Human Health and Nutritional sciences at the University of Guelph. While these two degrees provided her with knowledge about the medical sciences, she felt that she was not able to apply this knowledge practically. After much thought she realized that she was severely lacking clinical skills and joined the ultrasound program at the Michener Institute. After happily practicing as a full-time sonographer at the Credit Valley Hospital for 2 years, she noticed some knowledge gaps surrounding prenatal ultrasound use in the literature. This prompted her to consider being involved in research in some capacity which, after much thought and consideration, led her to the PhD program at York University. At York, she was able to develop her research skills and expand her knowledge about the epidemiology of prenatal ultrasound, a field that she is currently very passionate about.
