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The Impact of COVID-19 Related Backlog on Radiology - CAR Member Survey 2021
This survey builds on the work published in the CAR's
Radiology Resilience Report
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1.
Please indication your membership level.
(Required.)
Resident
Fellow
Full practice
Partial practice
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2.
Please select your current practice environment.
(Required.)
Tertiary Care Centre
Regional Hospital
Smaller Community Hospital
Private Clinic
Other (please specify)
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3.
Please indicate your region of practice.
(Required.)
AB
BC
MB
NFLD
NB
NS
NU
NT
ON
PEI
QC
SK
YK
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4.
Please indicate your radiology sub-specialty.
(Required.)
Abdominal
Breast
Cardiac
Chest
General
Gastrointestinal
Genitourinary
Head and neck
Informatics/AI
Musculoskeletal
Neuroradiology
Nuclear medicine
Pediatric
Radiation oncology
Radiation physics
Radiobiology
Vascular and interventional
Whole body imaging
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5.
At what capacity are you currently operating at?
(Required.)
100%
80%
70%
60%
50% or less
6.
Please estimate the wait times for elective medical imaging at your facility.
1 month or less
2 - 3 months
4-5 months
6-7 months
8-9 months
10-11 months
12 months or more
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7.
What is the greatest hurdle to reducing wait times?
(Required.)
Lack of new equipment
Insufficient health human resources
Other (please specify)
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8.
During the past year (2020-2021) what you would estimate is the change in volumes for medical imaging (specifically CT and MRI)?
(Required.)
No change
5%
10%
15%
20%
25%
30% or more
Other (please specify)
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9.
Was your practice able to eliminate the backlog/waiting list?
(Required.)
Yes
No
Other (please specify)
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10.
How has COVID-19 impacted referrals for imaging in your practice?
(Required.)
Referrals have increased
Referrals are the same
Referrals have been reduced
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11.
Do you believe the reduction of in-person visits in primary care settings has increased demand/ referrals for medical imaging?
(Required.)
Yes
No
Other (please specify)
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12.
Has your facility adopted new policies or initiatives to help clear the backlog caused by the pandemic for medical imaging procedures?
(Required.)
Yes
No
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