Canadian Society of Breast Imaging

What Canadian Society of Breast Imaging does

The Canadian Society of Breast Imaging (CSBI) is a Canadian non-profit professional membership society founded in October 2017 with the support of the Canadian Association of Radiologists (CAR). It serves radiologists, breast imaging technologists and sonographers, medical trainees, allied health professionals (including oncologists, surgeons, pathologists, nurse clinicians, and geneticists), and patient representatives across Canada, with 200+ active members represented in all ten provinces and three territories. The society's mission is anchored on four pillars: advocacy, education, collaboration, and mentorship.

CSBI's product surface centers on tiered annual memberships (Physician $150 CAD, Technologist/Sonographer $50 CAD, Allied Health Professional $100 CAD, International Physician $100 CAD, Trainee free), supported by a members-only video library, live webinars and workshops delivering 10+ CME credits annually, evidence-based position statements co-published with CAR, a fellowship program database covering seven Canadian universities, and patient-facing educational resources. The society operates go-to-market through community-led and event-driven motions: the Annual Scientific Meeting, Thursday virtual event series, AI Vendor Showcases, and hands-on workshops serve as primary acquisition and retention channels, complemented by group enrollment discounts (10+ members at $120 each) and partnered society discount codes.

Revenue is generated through annual membership dues, event and workshop registration fees, and unrestricted educational grants from medical technology sponsors including Hologic (Platinum), GE Healthcare, Bayer, Siemens Healthineers, Christie Innomed, BD, and Lunit (Gold). No revenue, funding rounds, or financial statements are publicly disclosed. Distribution is primarily digital self-serve via csbi.ca with virtual events delivered on Zoom and select in-person workshops across Canadian provinces.

Name

Canadian Society of Breast Imaging

Legal name

Canadian Society of Breast Imaging

Website

https://csbi.ca

Company type

Private

Founded year

2017

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

The Canadian Society of Breast Imaging (CSBI) is a non-profit professional membership society that delivers breast imaging education, CME-accredited events, position statements, and community networking to radiologists, technologists, trainees, and allied health professionals across Canada.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Professional Medical Society / Medical Education

NAICS

Professional Organizations (813920)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Healthcare & Clinical Professional Development (CME/CE) (EDAGANAJ)

Keywords

• Breast imaging education
• Medical professional society
• CME accredited training
• Radiology membership
• Clinical practice guidelines

Headquarters

HQ city

Nepean

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership Dues: CSBI generates revenue primarily through annual membership subscriptions, with tiered pricing for different professional categories. Membership provides access to educational content, networking, CME credits, and reduced event registration fees.
2. Event Registration Fees: Revenue from workshops and educational events, with member and non-member pricing tiers. Events include CEM workshops, Digital Breast Tomosynthesis workshops, and hands-on mammography sessions.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

CSBI is a non-profit professional medical society that sells annual memberships to radiologists, technologists, allied health professionals, trainees, and patient representatives across Canada. Its core offering is a membership bundle that includes access to CME-accredited educational content (webinars, workshops, Annual Scientific Meeting), a members-only video library, clinical position statements and guidelines, a breast imaging fellowship program database, and a national professional networking community. Events and workshops are also sold separately to non-members at higher rates.

Product overview

The Canadian Society of Breast Imaging (CSBI) operates as a professional medical society offering a unified membership-based platform rather than a conventional software product. The core offering is the CSBI Membership, which bundles access to educational content, professional resources, and community networking. Supporting modules include the Members-Only Video Library for on-demand learning, live Webinars and Events for CME-accredited programming, Patient Resources for community engagement, Position Statements and Guidelines for evidence-based clinical standards, and a Fellowship Program Database connecting trainees with Canadian training opportunities. Together these components serve radiologists, technologists, trainees, and allied health professionals across Canada's breast imaging community.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• CSBI Membership Annual membership providing access to breast imaging educational content, webinars, video library, CME credits, and professional networking. Tiers include Physician (CAD $150/year), Technologist/Sonographer (CAD $50/year), Allied Health Professional (CAD $100/year), International Physician (CAD $100/year), and Trainee (free with proof of current status).
• Members-Only Video Library Exclusive on-demand video content portal containing past events, webinars, and training on topics including Contrast Enhanced Mammography, Tomosynthesis, AI Case Studies, Mammography Workshops, and Ultrasound Guided Breast Biopsy.
• CSBI Webinars and Events Live educational events including CEM Workshop, Digital Breast Tomosynthesis Workshop, MRI Webinar, hands-on mammography positioning workshops, and the Annual Scientific Meeting. More than 10 CME credits available annually through FREE and paid activities.
• Patient Resources Patient-facing educational materials including videos on breast health, screening, therapy, nutrition, and annual patient engagement webinars. Links to external resources such as Densebreastscanada.ca, DenseBreast-info.com, and mypathologyreport.ca.
• Position Statements and Guidelines Evidence-based clinical guidelines and position statements covering breast cancer screening recommendations, CAR Mammography Accreditation Program, breast arterial calcification reporting, COVID-19 imaging guidelines, digital breast tomosynthesis, and axillary adenopathy management.
• Fellowship Program Database Comprehensive listing of breast imaging fellowship programs at seven Canadian universities: University of Toronto, McMaster, Western University, University of Ottawa, McGill, University of British Columbia, and Université de Montréal.

Quantifiable outcome

• Screening mammography associated with 40%–60% lower risk of dying from breast cancer
• +2 more outcomes

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered flagship, core and minor.

• European Society of Breast Imaging (EUSOBI)flagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 12 June 2026Formalized strategic international partnership through Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) signed June 12, 2026. Aims to foster collaboration in education, research, and professional exchange. Will explore collaborative educational programming, speaker exchanges, scientific engagement, and dissemination of best practices in breast imaging. Marks an important milestone in strengthening international cooperation between two leading breast imaging organizations.
• Sociedade Paulista de Radiologia e Diagnóstico por Imagem (SPR)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 29 May 2026Memorandum of Understanding establishing collaborative partnership through 2028 with Brazil's Sao Paulo Radiology Society. Reflects shared commitment to advancing breast imaging education, fostering international collaboration, and supporting professional development. Will work together on educational initiatives, knowledge exchange, and joint scientific activities.
• Egyptian Society of Breast Imaging (EGSBI)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNew collaborative partnership with Egyptian Society of Breast Imaging reflecting shared commitment to advancing excellence in breast imaging through international cooperation, education, and knowledge exchange. Partnership will foster opportunities for sharing educational resources, participation in scientific activities, and promotion of best practices. Includes special inaugural membership offer to EGSBI members.
• HologiccoreOthersPlatinum level sponsor providing unrestricted educational grant support. Hologic is a global champion of women's health advancing diagnostic, detection, and surgical solutions. Recently moved to direct-to-customer model in Canada to better serve radiologists.
• GE HealthcarecoreOthersGold level sponsor providing unrestricted educational grant support. Leading global medical technology company providing integrated solutions for hospitals and clinicians in imaging, ultrasound, patient care, and diagnostics.
• BayercoreOthersGold level sponsor providing unrestricted educational grant support. Life Science company providing products enhancing medical imaging for nearly 100 years, supporting radiologists with portfolio for image acquisition and efficiency.
• Siemens HealthineerscoreOthersGold level sponsor providing unrestricted educational grant support. Leading medical technology company providing holistic 360-degree breast health solutions across the entire Breast Health Journey.
• Christie InnomedcoreOthersGold level sponsor providing unrestricted educational grant support. Develops, distributes, and supports innovative medical imagery equipment and software solutions. One of Canada's largest multi-vendor service organizations.
• BD (Becton Dickinson)coreOthersGold level sponsor providing unrestricted educational grant support. Global medical technology company providing vacuum assisted breast biopsy solutions and published Canadian Recommendations on Optimal Breast Biopsy Practices.
• LunitminorOthersSponsor providing unrestricted educational grant support. Founded in 2013, Lunit is a global AI company developing technologies for earlier cancer detection, trusted by more than 10,000 medical institutions in over 65 countries.
• Canadian Association of Radiologists (CAR)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCAR supported the founding of CSBI in October 2017. CSBI and CAR have published joint position statements on digital breast tomosynthesis, COVID-19 guidelines, and CAR Mammography Accreditation Program. CAR updated MAP reads standards to 1000 mammogram reads per year.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Royal College of Radiologists (RCR): UK professional body for clinical radiology offering specialty training standards, CME, and clinical guidelines. Comparable role to CAR as a broad national radiology authority that subspecialty societies like CSBI complement.
• Radiological Society of North America (RSNA): The largest general radiology society globally, offering CME, journals, and an annual meeting that competes for breast imaging education dollars. RSNA is the dominant incumbent CSBI must coexist with for member engagement.
• American College of Radiology (ACR): U.S. radiology college providing accreditation, practice guidelines, and CME across all imaging subspecialties. ACR's mammography accreditation program is the U.S. counterpart to the CAR MAP that CSBI co-supports.
• Canadian Association of Radiologists (CAR): Canada's broader radiology professional society that supported CSBI's founding in 2017 and co-publishes position statements. CAR serves all radiologists, while CSBI specializes in the breast imaging subspecialty within the same national ecosystem.

Emerging players

• Dense Breasts Canada: Canadian advocacy organization focused on dense breast tissue screening and supplemental imaging awareness. Adjacent to CSBI's patient resources mission and shares overlapping screening-policy advocacy interests.
• DenseBreast-info.org: U.S.-based education and advocacy organization on dense breast screening. Cited as a resource on CSBI's patient resources page, reflecting overlapping audience in dense breast education and screening advocacy.

Others

• American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT): U.S. credentialing body for radiologic technologists, including mammography and breast sonography certifications. Comparable in providing continuing education and credentialing infrastructure for the technologist segment CSBI serves.

Direct peers

• Society of Breast Imaging (SBI): The U.S. national professional society for breast imaging radiologists, with comparable mission around breast imaging education, CME, and screening advocacy. Directly analogous in scope and offerings to CSBI, just at a much larger scale.
• Sociedade Paulista de Radiologia e Diagnóstico por Imagem (SPR): Brazilian radiology society and CSBI's MOU partner through 2028 for educational collaboration and speaker exchange. Comparable as a regional radiology society with subspecialty programming that partners internationally.
• European Society of Breast Imaging (EUSOBI): Europe's leading breast imaging society and a current CSBI MOU partner. EUSOBI provides the same combination of CME, scientific meetings, and clinical guidelines for breast imaging specialists across a regional footprint.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/csbi_ca
• Facebookfacebook.com/CSBI
• Instagraminstagram.com/csbi_ca
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/canadian-society-of-breast-imaging

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