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The Importance of Syncope Assessment, Diagnosis and Management
Professor Michele Brignole is the the coordinator of the Faint & Fall programme at the IRCCS Istituto Auxologico, Milan, Italy. He was formerly the Director of the Department of Cardiology of Ospedali del Tigullio, Lavagna, Italy. Prof Brignole’s main fields of research are diagnosis, pathophysiology, therapy of syncope and rhythm disturbances and...
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Dare to Change!
An overview of the successful collaboration between Centre Hospitalier Emile Mayrisch (CHEM) and Agfa HealthCare and the implementation of the Enterprise Imaging platform. The Centre Hospitalier Emile Mayrisch (CHEM) is the biggest hospital in the southern region of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg. 1861 staff and 258 doctors work across...
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Peer Review System: Collaborative Learning to Achieve Clinical Excellence
An overview of Affidea’s Peer Review system that allows radiology teams to learn and grow together and benefit from each other’s expertise and experience for better clinical outcomes. At Affidea, we aim to create a strong culture of quality where every member of the clinical team feels empowered and encouraged to participate in...
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AI vs Human: The Use of Artificial Intelligence for Medical Analysis
An overview of the role of Artificial Intelligence during the treatment process and implementation of AI algorithms to increase patient awareness and improve access to anonymised data. Artificial intelligence has been pushing itself into the digital space of the medical industry for several years. Recently, however, this process has...
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Does Mechanical Thrombectomy Provide Economic Benefit In Ischaemic Stroke?
The impact of COVID-19 on stroke services and using mechanical thrombectomy and best medical management, as per national guidelines, for patients with large vessel occlusion-related acute ischaemic stroke. In the last 20 years, death rates from stroke have fallen mostly due to successful prevention strategies such as hypertension control and...
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Diagnosing Initial Orthostatic Hypotension – The Race Against Sudden Blood Pressure Drops
Initial Orthostatic Hypotension (OH) is described as a rapid and transient drop in blood pressure associated with the increased risk of falls, fractures and syncope, especially in the ageing population (Tran et al. 2021). As prevalence is high, the problem is evident, but due to limited access to reliable continuous diagnostic methods, the detection...
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Can Telemedicine Save Money? Case Study of Comarch Diagnostic Point in the Workplace
A case study of Comarch Diagnostic Point and its application and results at a large organisation with twenty offices in Italy. We speak a lot about equity , equal treatment, equal access to care . But does it include workplaces? After all, we all spend a lot of time there. Employers care for their employees...
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Patient Pathway Digitisation – More Than Meets the Eye
An overview of the patient pathway digitisation process and the tools and strategies that can facilitate the journey of digitisation in radiology. Key Points Can digitisation of patient pathways create seamless patient interactions with healthcare providers and enable novel ways of cooperation between clinicians? To what extent,...
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Digital Solutions Are the Now and the Future of Diabetes Management
Diabetes is a chronic disease that requires daily management including lifestyle and behavioural modifications, compliance with medications, blood glucose control and close patient monitoring, all of which can be efficiently supported by digital solutions. Diabetes is a global health crisis. Recent estimates suggest the incidence of diabetes...
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The Wait is Almost Over – An Imminent Return to Elective Orthopedic Surgeries
Torbjorn Skold and Prof David Barrett, one of the design surgeons for ATTUNE Knee System, explore ways to tackle the backlog in orthopedics and get more people moving pain free. Key Points Osteoarthritis is one of the most frequent diseases leading to the need for joint replacement. Medical professionals face huge challenges...
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Regional Radiology Collaboratives - Benefits of Intelligent Networking?
The Yorkshire Imaging Collaborative (YIC) is a combined technology and business transformation project which unified radiology imaging and report-sharing between 8 NHS trusts across Yorkshire, including the recently established NHS Nightingale Hospital Yorkshire and the Humber. Dr Daniel Fascia has extensive experience in radiology practices...
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