Journal of Medical Imaging and Radiation Sciences – Détails, épisodes et analyse

In this episode, JMIRS Deputy Editor Mark McEntee speaks with Dr. Tobias Heye, a diagnostic radiologist at the Universitätsspital Basel in Switzerland about sustainability in radiology.

References:

• Sustainability and Climate Protection in Radiology – An Overview
• Turn It Off! A Simple Method to Save Energy and CO2 Emissions in a Hospital Setting with Focus on Radiology by Monitoring Nonproductive Energy-consuming Devices

• The Energy Consumption of Radiology: Energy- and Cost-saving Opportunities for CT and MRI Operation
• Planetary Health and Radiology: Why We Should Care and What We Can Do

Join JMIRS Editor-in-Chief Amanda Bolderston as she speaks with Naman Julia-Anderson (UK Research Radiographer, Allied Health Professional Clinical Advisor with Macmillan and co-host of RadChat, the UK radiation therapy podcast).

Naman is the award-winning author of "Structural Racism in Radiation-Induced Skin Reaction Toxicity Scoring". Read the full article here.

The transcript of this chat is available here.

Great news! Our podcast was added to the Top 35 Radiology Podcasts - check them out for more great radiology listening. 

Pete Bridge, JMIRS Editorial Board member and Senior Lecturer (Radiotherapy) at the University of Liverpool, interviews his father, Robert Bridge, for our latest podcast. Robert speaks on his role with JMIRS in relation to the four "P's": as a patient, a painter, a philosopher and a poet. Robert recently won the cover art competition for our special issue on Interpersonal Skills - see his artwork, read his poem (and explore the issue) here: https://www.jmirs.org/issue/S1939-8654(20)X0007-5. Read their joint article, Artificial Intelligence in Radiotherapy: A Philosophical Perspective here: https://www.jmirs.org/article/S1939-8654(19)30502-8/fulltext. If any listeners have feedback about the philosophical question posed at the conclusion of the podcast, drop us a line at editor@camrt.ca! 

This podcast features the Guest Editor of the upcoming special issue on Interpersonal Skills, Sue Robins, and patient author Amy Ma in conversation about the term soft skills, their experiences in medical imaging and the power of the patient story.

This podcast summarizes the key findings of the article, Relationship Between Emotional Intelligence, Leadership Attributes and Workplace Experience of Australian Chief Radiographers. JMIRS Deputy Editor Mark McEntee speaks with primary author Dania Abu Awwad, a diagnostic radiographer and a PhD candidate at the University of Sydney.

A discussion with JMIRS Editor-in-Chief Amanda Bolderston and author Phyllis Butow about the article, Unmasking Anxiety: A Qualitative Investigation of Health Professionals; Perspectives of Mask Anxiety in Head and Neck Cancer.  

Read the full paper at JMIRS.org!

Lene Andersen is an author, advocate, accessibility consultant, and photographer. She joins Natasha Batchelor, a mammographer who has been involved in the disability world through allyship, education and advocacy to talk about their recently co-authored JMIRS paper.

Their conversation with Amanda ranges from barriers in breast screening, ways to improve accessibility and how individual practitioners, clinics, and funding agencies can make much-needed change.

Links:

• Podcast Transcript (Word document)
• Making Mammography Inclusive for Patients with Disabilities JMIRS Narrative (example of media release coverage)
• Natasha's CAMRT webinar: "Mammography in Patients with Physical Disabilities" (free for CAMRT members)
• Mount Sinai Hospital tip sheet: "Creating an Enabling Environment in Mammography"
• Lene's blog" "The Seated View"
• "Am I ableist?" - Free e-book by Dalhousie medical students Abbey MacLellen, Marihan Farid and Zach Ford written with disability activists

A conversation with JMIRS Deputy Editor Mark McEntee and Peter Hogg

Stephen Starkman is a visual artist based in Toronto. His work has been shown internationally and published in several book projects. He has transformed his recent experience with incurable lung cancer into a visually stunning new book. Stephen has shared some of the images from his book, “The Proximity of Mortality” with JMIRS with an accompanying narrative and discusses the process of writing his book and his experience of treatment with JMIRS Editor in Chief Amanda Bolderston in our latest podcast.

Stephen's website

Stephen's Instagram

Globe & Mail book review of "The Proximity of Mortality"

JMIRS Narratives Collection