Key aims:

1. To represent and recruit ILTS members specializing in all aspects of diagnostic and interventional Radiology,
2. To promote education, communication and fellowship in this specialty area,
3. To raise standards of clinical care and improve outcomes, including through the development of official ILTS clinical practice guidelines,
4. To foster collaborative links with other relevant specialist societies.

Key tasks and dates:

1. Meet at the Annual Congress (May-July) to review recent activities and member feedback, discuss council input from the most recent council meeting, and develop an agenda for following year
2. Develop relevant program sessions in ILTS Annual Congress: June-September, submit to program chair (President-Elect) by September 30
3. Review Radiology abstracts for ILTS Annual Congress: beginning from abstract closing date (December-January), to be completed one week before the program Committee Meeting in January or February.
4. Develop or approve specialty programs or sessions for other ILTS-sponsored meetings, e.g. regional meetings worldwide.
5. Review online applications for committee membership annually (January-March) and nominate replacements for members expiring in that year. The process as per ILTS Committees Policy, to be completed four weeks before Annual congress
6. Advise and assist ILTS website team re Pediatric content: continuous
7. Report twice yearly to ILTS Council: January-February written report for Winter Council Meeting agenda book, May-June written report for Annual Congress Council Meeting agenda book and chair to present in person.
8. Advise Executive Committee and Council on specialty-related issues, especially education and member recruitment: continuous

Key performance metrics:

1. Satisfactory reports to ILTS Council
2. Participant numbers and feedback re Radiology sessions and workshops at the Annual Congress and other ILTS-sponsored meetings
3. Growth in Radiology membership

Committee Members:

• Yu Fan Cheng, MD– Past Chair {2022} Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taiwan
• Tan To Cheung, MD– Chair {2022} The Universtity of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR China
• Yaman Tokat, MD– Affiliated Councilor {2022} International Liver Center & Acibadem Health Care Group, Istanbul, Turkey
• Nagihan İnan Gürcan, MD– {2022} Florence Nightingale Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
• Ramazan Kutlu, MD- {2023} Inonu University, Malatya, Turkey

*Committee terms end at Annual Congress in year shown in brackets

Committee Terms of Reference