Introduction

INTRODUCTION TO THE WINTER EDITION

The ANZSNM 2021 Annual Scientific Meeting was recently held on the 21st – 23rd of May with great success. Members attended the event both online or in-person at one of the five ‘live and local’ sites organised across Australia and New Zealand. The ANZSNM Annual Scientific Meeting app was an excellent resource for attendees to access presentation information, contact other participants, and ask questions and provide live feedback throughout the event. Our secretary, Katherine Guerrero, reflected on the event – “The ANZSNM 2021 Conference brought together Nuclear Medicine professionals from across Australia and the globe. The scientific program was varied and engaging, and the high attendance reflected this. Importantly, the option for attendance in person allowed for enjoyable social networking with friends and colleagues.” Thank you to everyone involved with organising and running the Annual Scientific Meeting, and to all those who presented. It was a truly fantastic event.

The theme for the ANZSNM 2021 conference was “Unlocking the Potential of Nuclear Medicine”. When reflecting on the past 12 or so months, I believe we as a branch have unlocked our potential by using the ZOOM platform to incorporate our Northern Territory peers into our regular branch meetings. The ability to collaborate with these members brings not only fresh faces, but an abundance of new knowledge and a wealth of opportunities. While we have returned to in-person meetings, we aim to incorporate a ZOOM link to facilitate their continued attendance. This link will also benefit local members unable to attend these meetings on the night, with attendance numbers having increased significantly since the introduction of this online platform. An added benefit of the online meetings is that all presentations are recorded. Our outgoing Treasurer/Secretary, Tess Smith, set up a system so that, with the presenters' permission, scientific meetings are now uploaded to the ANZSNM YouTube channel. This unlocks limitless potential for the valuable insights, research and advances of our esteemed members to be shared with the entire Nuclear Medicine community (while gaining CPD points, too!).

I hope you enjoy this edition of the Gamma Gazette and that it inspires you to recognise the role you as an individual, your team, or your state branch can play in unlocking the Potential of Nuclear Medicine.

Thank you to everyone who contributed to this edition – stay warm!

Madeline Buttfield — MANZSNM Branch Chair, South Australia and Northern Territory