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Moore’s Law for radiologists

AuntMinnie

But the pressure kept building, and the number of CT and MRI scans grew by 20% annually in my hospital. Paul McCoubrie, MBBS, is a consultant radiologist at Southmead Hospital in Bristol, U.K. His new book -- More Rules of Radiology -- is available via its publisher Springer and also local bookstores ( ISBN-13 978-3031640933).

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Key interventions cut delays for MRIs performed on sedated patients

AuntMinnie

A team led by Aric Lee, MBBS, of National University Hospital in Singapore found that relatively straightforward initiatives such as workflow standardization and preadmission patient counseling cut delays for these types of exams by more than 30%. The hospital performs 32,000 MRI exams per year.)

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Pre-Hospital Antibiotics in Sepsis?

REBEL EM

PMID: 35387313 Clinical Question: Do prehospital antibiotics impact 28 day mortality, length of stay in the hospital and ICU length of stay for patients triggering sepsis compared to usual care (No prehospital antibiotics)? to 0.97; p = 0.02 to 2.07; p = 0.91 to 12.33; p = 0.26 to 0.97; p = 0.02 to 2.07; p = 0.91 to 12.33; p = 0.26

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Meet the Minnies 2024 finalists

AuntMinnie

He has written on abdominal imaging in more than 500 scientific publications, book chapters, and textbooks. Louis School of Medicine and completed his residency and a neuroradiology fellowship at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston. Dempsey began working in radiography at Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital in Darby, Pennsylvania.

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Levitan/Rezaie Practical Airway Course

REBEL EM

Course Hotel: Hampton Inn Bulverde Texas Hill Country (Email Alison.McCully@hiscentre.com for Corporate Booking Link). CEU Pre-Hospital *Military Discounts Available* View Course Dates The post Levitan/Rezaie Practical Airway Course appeared first on REBEL EM - Emergency Medicine Blog. Available Credit: 15.00 CME Category 1 15.00

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Erika Pace & Matthias Eberhard appointed Junior Deputy Editors

European Radiology

The European Radiology Editorial Team is excited to intoduce their new Junior Deputy Editors. Erika Pace is a pediatric oncoradiologist with clinical and academic commitments at the Royal Marsden Hospital and Institute of Cancer Research in London. He has authored about 100 scientific papers and book chapters.

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Minnies winners for 2023 highlight AI, innovation in radiology

AuntMinnie

A well-known national and international lecturer, Menias has published seven books, multiple book chapters, and over 330 peer-reviewed manuscripts. Under a long-standing agreement between the state and the federal government, all Maryland hospitals receive a single, annual global payment for their services, similar to capitation.

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