Search Tag: Cardiology
2019 22 Feb
Social Media is gaining significant popularity amongst the medical and allied health professionals. It enables a platform where dissemination of research can materialise very quickly, at no cost, for the benefit of colleagues and patients across the world. Social media (#SoMe) can now be considered one of the most important methods...Read more
2019 15 Feb
The European Society of Cardiology (ESC) is a leader in the field of cardiology education and has recently laid down its vision for how to improve education for trainees as well as certified cardiologists. Although the ESC has an action plan for how to integrate electronic health services into patient care,the rapidly evolving field of digital...Read more
2018 12 Dec
Social media #SoMe can now be considered one of the most important methods of communication in healthcare, especially in cardiology. Twitter, in particular, is gaining increasing popularity among clinicians, scientists, and researchers. Currently there are a total of 326 million Twitter users . Some 100 million of these users are active...Read more
2018 19 Nov
The healthcare landscape is becoming increasingly complex day by day and with this complexity come new challenges for clinicians, especially cardiovascular fellows in training (FITs) and early career professionals (ECPs). As the healthcare industry continues to change, the lack of training in nonclinical competencies becomes more evident. ...Read more
2018 17 Nov
Despite continued focus on gender equality and equal opportunities for men and women, women continue to remain a minority in cardiology. The "residency to fellowship cliff" as labelled by Pamela Douglas, Chair of the American College of Cardiology (ACC) Task on Diversity, may have something to do with this as only about 21% of cardiology fellows...Read more
2019 31 Aug
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2018 20 Jun
Artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning are poised to influence nearly every aspect of the human condition, and cardiology is not an exception to this trend. In this digital age, physicians are being inundated with data requiring more sophisticated interpretation while being expected to perform more efficiently. The promise of AI in cardiology...Read more
2018 25 Jan
In his groundbreaking novel ‘1984’, British writer George Orwell portrayed a futuristic world that could only be imagined at the time of its 1948 publication. With incisive foresight, even without its dystopian character, 1984 showed a society watched by an all-seeing eye that is evident in today’s data-driven digital world. Technology is not good,...Read more
2018 25 Jan
Top Quote from Blog: Why I'm a Cardiofeminist . "In the Netherlands around 75% of medical students are women, but what we hear from the female students here and in other countries is that the atmosphere that cardiology departments have, the macho behaviour that is still hanging around, means that they don’t want to work there for the rest of their...Read more
2018 25 Jan
A step forward for daily practice. Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools are proving their utility in the evolving field of cardiology. However, it's necessary that cardiologists understand their full potential in order to use them efficiently in the near future. Decision making in medicine Nowadays, the decision-making process in medicine is a...Read more
2017 09 Nov
Why burnout needs to be addressed now and not later Burnout in cardiologists has serious implications on the lives of patients. Healthcare experts all over the world draw their conclusions on an issue which is highly prevalent amongst cardiologists and how to maintain sustainability within healthcare. How energised are you by your...Read more
2017 19 Sep
Whistleblowers who raise concerns continue to be at risk of losing their jobs. Sharmila Chowdhury speaks the truth behind the life of a whistleblower and the severe consquences she continues to face after being dismissed by the NHS. I had worked in the UK National Health Service (NHS ) since 1980 and qualified as a radiographer in 1983. I...Read more
2017 19 Sep
Senior Consultant -University Clinics of Cardiology, Switzerland Research Associate - ARTORG Centre for Biomedical Engineering Research University of Bern Switzerland, Congress Director - European Congress on eCardiology and eHealth Be positive What would you single out as a career highlight? I was one...Read more
2017 21 Aug
Professor of Women’s Cardiac Health Department of Cardiology - Radboud University Medical Center Nijm egen, the Netherlands Never give up. What is your top management tip? Don't forget your personal life, because although ambition is important there is always a personal life behind. What...Read more