• Zoom On: Christopher Chute, Data Comparability and Consistency Expert

    Johns Hopkins has named Christopher G. Chute, MD, DrPH as one of its four newly appointed Bloomberg Distinguished Professors. Dr. Chute is the chief health research information officer at Johns Hopkins Medicine, where he will focus on what the institution needs to manage its clinical data. The endowed professorships at Johns Hopkins are funded by a...

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  • Zoom On: Dr. Nicola Strickland

    Dr. Strickland trained in medicine at the University of Oxford and in radiology at Hammersmith Hospital, London. She currently works as a Consultant Radiologist at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust in London, where she is in charge of the clinical aspects of imaging informatics, and her specialist radiological interests are focused on body...

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  • ECCMID 2014 Conference Report

    Invasive Fungal and Bacterial Infections: new challenges and developments The European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ECCMID) is the most attended scientific gathering in the field of infectious diseases worldwide. The   2014   meeting focused on new challenges raised by and developments in fungi and anti mould prophylaxis....

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  • Zoom On: Jasjit Ahluwalia, Champion of Minority Health and Health Disparities

    Jasjit S. Ahluwalia will be the new dean of the Rutgers School of Public Health, effective April 2015. The nationally recognised researcher in health disparities and nicotine addiction in minority populations previously chaired the National Advisory Council for Minority Health and Health Disparities at the National Institutes of Health (NIH), a role...

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  • Zoom On: Robert J. Siegel, Director Cardiac Noninvasive Laboratory, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

    Robert J. Siegel, MD, the Director of the Heart Institute’s Cardiac Noninvasive Laboratory and the S. Rexford Kennamer, MD, Chair in Cardiac Ultrasound, will be awarded the 2015 Distinguished Teacher Award from the American College of Cardiology during the medical society’s 64th Annual Scientific Session & Expo. Siegel is Professor of Medicine at...

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  • Zoom On: Michael R. Pinsky, Professor of Critical Care Medicine

    Dr. Michael Pinsky is Professor of Critical Care Medicine (primary), Bioengineering, Cardiovascular Diseases, Clinical & Translational Science, and Anesthesiology at the University of Pittsburgh in the United States. He is also Docteur Honoris Casusa at the Universite Rene Descartes Paris V, School of Medicine in Paris, France. Dr. Pinsky is currently...

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  • Zoom On: Arturo Chiti, President, European Association of Nuclear Medicine

    Professor Arturo Chiti was elected as the President Elect of the European Association of Nuclear Medicine (EANM) in October 2012 and took office in January 2015. Chiti says he is “very proud, happy and excited” to take up the new challenge. Professor Chiti is Full Professor of Diagnostic Imaging at Humanitas University and Director of the Nuclear...

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  • Zoom On: Frans Van de Werf, Chair European Affairs Committee

    Dr. Frans Van de Werf is Professor and Chair of the Department of Cardiovascular Medicine at the University Hospitals Leuven, Belgium. He has served as visiting professor at several institutions including Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, and the Mayo Clinic. Dr. Van de Werf is widely published with...

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  • Zoom On: Dr. Kate Granger, #hellomynameis Campaign Founder

    Dr. Kate Granger is the founder of the “Hello my name is…” campaign, which aims to promote respectful treatment of patients by reminding hospital staff to introduce themselves to the people they serve. Granger is also a terminally ill cancer patient who has been undergoing chemotherapy. The campaign grew from her desire to improve the hospital experience...

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  • Zoom On: Prof. Hans Blickman, Paediatric Radiologist

    Prof. Johan G. (Hans) Blickman is Vice Chair, Department of Imaging Sciences at the University of Rochester’s Medical Center and Radiologist-in-Chief at the Golisano Childrens Hospital. Prof. Blickman is a valued member of the HealthManagement Editorial Board and prior to that served on the Editorial Board of IMAGING Management.  We put our 7...

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  • Zoom On: Jean-Francois Pittet

    Jean-Francois Pittet, MD, will be succeeding Steven L. Shafer, MD as Editor-in-Chief of Anesthesia & Analgesia (A&A), the flagship journal of the International Anesthesia Research Society (IARS). He will take over the position when Dr. Shafer's term expires in March 2016.  Dr. Pittet is an educator and researcher in the fields of critical care,...

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  • Zoom On: Professor Lorenzo Bonomo, ESR President, 2015

    Prof. Lorenzo Bonomo is President of the European Society of Radiology, which celebrates its 10th anniversary in 2015. Prof. Bonomo is chairman of the Department of Radiological Sciences and Bioimaging at the Catholic University of Rome, Policlinico A. Gemelli, Italy. We asked Professor Bonomo our seven questions. 1. What are your key...

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  • Isku – Breaking the Chain of Infection with Antibacterial Furniture

    Finnish company Isku has launched a range of antibacterial furniture that brings active hygiene to the healthcare environment. Isku’s range was on show at Arab Health in Dubai last month, where HealthManagement spoke to Vesa Vihavainen, Senior Executive Vice President of ISKU Health.   Tell us about Isku and active hygiene Isku is...

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  • Zoom On: Bertrand Guidet, Hôpital Saint Antoine, Paris

    Prof. Bertrand Guidet, a distinguished French intensive care physician, is the director of the Medical Intensive Care at the Hôpital Saint Antoine in Paris, France, and medical director of the academic hospitals located in East Paris. We asked Prof. Guidet our 7 questions. 1. What are your key areas of interest and research? How to improve performance...

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  • Zoom On: Bernd Hamm, President, European Society of Radiology (2018)

    We look back at a brief interview with European Society of Radiology President, Prof. Bernd Hamm, when he was President of the European Congress of Radiology in 2015. As Vienna prepares to welcome the European Congress of Radiology , we Zoom On Prof. Bernd Hamm, 2015 ECR President. Prof. Hamm proudly presents ECR with the motto, “Radiology without...

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  • Zoom On: Dr. Bettina Experton, CEO of Humetrix

    Bettina Experton is the CEO, President and founder of Humetrix, a company that specialises in innovative IT solutions to empower healthcare consumers. Its mHealth applications, including iBlueButton and ICEBlueButton, have transformed the healthcare experience for patients by putting their own data in the palms of their hands. The advantages of designing...

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  • Scott Jenkins, DIRTT – Wowing, Winning and Delivering in Healthcare

    Canadian company DIRTT Environmental Solutions built its name with sustainable, flexible, fast and cost-competitive construction in office and retail design, working with prestigious clients that include everything from AT&T to your local dentist’s office. DIRTT - Doing It Right This Time - describes its approach as less a modular wall system...

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  • Zoom On: Dr. Karl-Heinz Kuck, European Heart Rhythm Association President

    Dr. Karl-Heinz Kuck, MD, PhD is President of the European Heart Rhythm Association (EHRA) and serves as a Director of Cardiology at Allgemeines Krankenhaus St. Georg in Hamburg, Germany.  Dr. Kuck has also served as the Head of the 2nd Medical Department (Cardiology) of the St. Georg Hospital since September 1, 1994 and the Temporary Head of the...

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  • Zoom On: Shirley Cramer, Royal Society for Public Health CEO

    This week we meet Shirley Cramer, the CEO of the UK’s Royal Society for Public Health (RSPH). RSPH is an independent, multi-disciplinary charity organisation which protects and promotes collective human health and wellbeing. It was founded in 1856 and has more than 7,000 members. We posed our Seven Questions to Ms. Cramer: 1. What are your...

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  • Philips Healthcare Best in KLAS

    Interview with CEO Gene Saragnese   HealthManagement caught up with Gene Saragnese, Executive Vice President and Chief Executive Officer, Imaging Systems, at the Best in KLAS awards evening, where Philips was recognised as Overall Performance Leader in Imaging Equipment.   A few years ago most KLAS winners were smaller companies...

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