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Fulfilling a promise to Mosul with point-of-care ultrasound

2018 11 Dec

Mosul, Iraq’s second city, is slowly rebuilding its healthcare infrastructure after years of war and destruction. Dr Henryk Pich, a consultant anaesthetist and intensive care physician at the University of Dresden, Germany, visited the region soon after the fighting had ended, supported by the independent aid organisation CADUS. Moved by the makeshift... Read more

Why doctors need leadership training

2018 13 Nov

Medicine involves leadership. In fact, to be a physician is to lead, says an article published online in Harvard Business Review. Unfortunately, as the article notes, physicians are not taught how to lead even though medical schools have designated “leadership” as a core medical competency. Early in their residency training, for example, resident physicians... Read more

The challenges and opportunities of tomorrow’s radiologist

2018 25 Jan

Radiology facing its future head on. An overview of how smart  tools such as artificial intelligence should perhaps  not be feared, but rather accepted and embraced. The future of radiology is indeed a hot topic in healthcare today. The role that smart technologies such as... Read more

Doctors 2.0 & You 2016

2016 26 May

Doctors 2.0 & You, now the « must-attend » digital health event in Europe, was launched in 2011 in Paris, just about the time of the first rush for the iPad, hence the photo of Steve Jobs looming over me during my first keynote at the event.  Seems a million years ago that physicians were discovering that the iPad could fit in their white coat pockets.... Read more

What Referring Physicians Demand from Radiology

2016 06 Apr

Radiology lies at the very center of the healthcare chain. Most patients pass through an imaging department at one point or another in their treatment. That said, an organization’s overall effectiveness is highly dependent upon the ability of radiology to provide excellent service to referring physicians. Sectra polled 150 U.S. neurologists, neurosurgeons,... Read more

Eurosynapses: Recruitment Trip by Mouwasat Medical Services

2016 23 Feb

Eurosynapses would like to inform you that the Mouwasat Medical Services, one of the biggest hospital groups in Middle East, will visit Athens on 27- 29 February 2016. The aim of the trip is to hire physicians for Consultant positions who are interested to work in Middle East. The Mouwasat Medical Services is mainly interested in the following specialties... Read more

Shared Decision-Making in Germany: Patient and Physician Perspectives

2015 26 Oct

Shared decision making is now anchored in the Law on Patient Rights and the Professional Code for Physicians in Germany. Under this new model, both the doctor and patient will decide which treatment to perform. Both parties will exchange information about the patient's disease and treatment options and will jointly choose one treatment.  Two original... Read more

Survey: Duty Hours Impact on Smoking Habits

2015 25 Oct

According to a survey conducted by researchers from the Chinese General Hospital and Medical Center in Manila, Philippines, there may be a link between the number of hours physicians are on duty and the prevalance of smoking. The findings will be presented at CHEST 2015 on October 26 at Palais des congrès de Montréal. The survey was conducted to investigate... Read more

Cardiac Patients Receive Comparable Outpatient Care

2015 15 Oct

According to a study published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology, patients with coronary artery disease, heart failure, and atrial fibrillation receive comparable outpatient care from physicians and advanced practice providers, physician assistants and nurse practitioners. However, the study shows that all clinicians fell short... Read more

Leadership in Healthcare

2015 26 May

According to a systematic review of 45 studies, leadership development programmes for physicians are associated with increased self-assessed knowledge and expertise. The review was conducted by Professor Jan Frich at University of Oslo and colleagues at Yale School of Public Health and is published in the Journal of General Internal Medicine. The... Read more