Many good reasons to attend The 21st Asian Oceanian Congress of Radiology (AOCR) in Bangkok, Thailand

Abstract

Challenges and opportunities are inevitably embedded to a crisis depending on which perspective we look at. During a couple of years of drowning in the COVID-19 pandemic, some existing concepts, means, work flows and tools failed to respond timely and effectively. Governments, industries, private sectors, and non-profit organizations have exerted all their efforts and resources to sustain the citizens’ livelihood by ensuring the smallest rate of morbidities and mortalities of the people to their full potential. New products and innovations were introduced and accepted at an unprecedented speed. Apparently, imaging, and related informative technological systems, serving as an important part in health industries, plays an indispensable role in triaging, diagnosing and caring for the COVID-19 patients.
 While the COVID-19 pandemic is still on-going, new knowledge and experiences are increasingly obtained. It is time to talk and share on the issue. The 21st AOCR in Bangkok, Thailand will provide the best opportunity in a friendly atmosphere for scientists, technologists and radiologists to share what they have acquired, what we should adopt and how we can adapt to improve our facilities in caring not only for COVID-19 patients but also patients inflicted with other diseases that threaten the health of people and burden the countries in Asia-Oceania.