After alignment carried out in a face-to-face meeting with the Advisory Council during the Jornada Paulista de Radiologia (JPR) 2019, in May, the presidents of all state societies were invited to participate in the 1st Meeting of the Advisory Council with the president of CBR via videoconference , held on July 18.
The initiative, which reinforces CBR's national presence and its support to regional ones, had the participation of 10 state societies. CBR President Dr. Alair Sarmet Santos, was at the College's headquarters when he connected with the societies. In person with him were Dr. Cibele Alves de Carvalho, director of Professional Defense at CBR and president of the Radiology Society of Minas Gerais (SRMG), Dr. Maria de Fátima Viana Vasco Aragão, second secretary of the CBR and president of the Advisory Board of the Society of Radiology of Pernambuco (SRPE) and Dr. Cesar Higa Nomura, vice-president of the São Paulo Society of Radiology (SPR). By videoconference participated: Dr. Gustavo Balthazar da Silveira Carvalho (president of the Society of Radiology of Bahia), Dr. Paulo Roberto Fernandes Vieira (President of the Society of Radiology of Pernambuco), Dr. Bernardo Tessarollo (President of the Society of Radiology of Rio de Janeiro), Dr. Luciano Farage (President of the Society of Radiology and Imaging Diagnosis of Brasilia), Dr. Wagner Peitl Miller (representing Dr. Dolores Bustelo, president of the Radiology Society of Paraná), Dr. Thiago Krieger Bento da Silva (President of the Rio Grande do Sul Association of Radiology), Dr. Daniel José Martins Barbosa (president of the Piauí Society of Radiology) and Dr. Samuel Castiel (President of the Association of Radiology and Diagnostic Imaging of Rondônia).
“It was a milestone for the CBR in terms of reinforcing closer ties between the presidents of state societies and the current board of directors of the College. I really appreciate the participation of those who managed to connect and I reiterate that we, from the CBR board, are available to the presidents of all regional offices, in every way”, concludes Dr. Alair.