Dr. Amy Patel joins to discuss her various rolls with the American College of Radiology and how the advocacy network and RADPAC have been combined. We discuss why it is important to advocate for radiology and how radiologists can get more involved.

https://www.acr.org/

https://www.acr.org/Advocacy-and-Economics/RAN

https://www.radiologyadvocacy.org/SitePages/HomePage.aspx

An amazing conversation with Dr. Melissa Davis who gives us some background and ideas on how to approach diversity from an individual and departmental perspective and how we can improve health disparities in our patient population.

If you are interested in learning more make sure to check out the September issue of JACR and take a look at the organizations Dr. Davis mentions. Here are links to several.

https://www.jacr.org

https://www.acr.org/Member-Resources/Commissions-Committees/Women-Diversity

https://snma.org

https://www.ama-assn.org/delivering-care/health-equity

In this episode we discuss the impact that healthcare and radiology have on climate change. There are many possible areas of improvement and healthcare systems can play a significant role in climate change mitigation. Please see the following resources and let us know if you are interested in helping.

https://www.jvir.org/article/S1051-0443(21)00935-0/fulltext

https://climatehealthconnect.org/resources/physicians-guide-climate-change-health-equity/

https://www.jacr.org/article/S1546-1440(21)00142-3/fulltext

https://www.vumc.org/radiology/radiology-and-radiological-sciences-grand-rounds/radiology-grand-rounds-march-29-2021

Welcome back! We are excitedly gearing up for season 2 with some excellent podcasts planned. Please listen in as I discuss our new season with Dr. Amy Patel. 

We speak with Dr. John Tobben about his experience of being diagnosed with Lymphoma during residency and recurrent disease during his fellowship year.