"Breast" radiography leading "Barom" Mona Al-Manjoum, published in Al-Hayat on 04 - 12 - 2009 Despite the suffering that Saudi women used to endure during their running for elections in front of men in all fields, Dr. Iman Barum out of the ordinary, after he contributed to presenting a specialized program In mammography, she was granted membership in the board of directors of the Saudi Radiology Scientific Society, to register herself as the fourth Saudi woman to enter the board of directors, at a time when the recent elections of the society witnessed the continuation of Dr. Sattam Langawi as president for the third time in a row by the majority of votes.
Barum said to Al-Hayat: “I had a feeling that I would be among the members of the association’s board of directors in this election cycle, especially since I knew in past periods of my interests in the field of mammography.” She added, "My previous activities in this field have contributed to strengthening the confidence of my colleagues, which prompted them to withdraw and support my project aimed at improving mammography procedures in Saudi Arabia," noting that she is about to establish an association under the name of "Breast Society" that aims to set standards for mammography in hospitals and centers. Medical.
"The new council will start its work six months from now, and its first work will be the establishment of the Breast Association," she said, explaining that the association will be established to improve the quality of mammograms, as it will monitor all medical centers and hospitals that provide this service.
And she added: "It has been observed in the recent period that medical centers and hospitals provide mammography services, and most of them lack the techniques required in such imaging, and we seek to legalize this process through its practice of qualified specialists, in addition to setting imaging standards," noting that the members of the association They will be qualified doctors working in the field of radiography from various medical sectors.
Returning to the elections of the Saudi Radiology Society, in addition to Dr. Sattam Linjawi, Dr. Hamad Al-Suhaibani from the Specialized Hospital in Riyadh, Dr. Ibrahim Al-Shabreen from the Military Hospital in Riyadh, and Dr. Zakaria Al-Safran, Head of the Radiology Department at King Fahd Specialist Hospital in Dammam won Dr. Nazaz Al-Naqshbandi, head of the radiology department at King Khalid University Hospital in Riyadh, Dr. Ahmed Al-Nuaimi, head of the radiology department at Asir Central Hospital, Dr. Iman Baroum, head of the radiology department at King Abdulaziz Hospital and Oncology Center, and Dr. Athar Razavi from King Abdulaziz University Hospital in Jeddah.
