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Sono4nord-ultrasound-training-and-practice-2020

2020 24 Nov

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Health Management

Rapidity-of-change-in-surgery

2020 28 Sep

In early July, Professor Derek Alderson stepped down as President of the Royal  College of Surgeons (RCS). Shortly before that, Prof Alderson discussed with HealthManagement.org the current challenges in education, research and leadership areas and shared his views on the future of surgery. One of your interest areas is improvement of surgical...Read more

Health Management

Conception-of-covid-19-auxiliary-hospital-from-nursing-management-perspective

2020 03 Aug

The following experience report describes the development of a Personnel Concept in the field of patient medical care for the operation of the COVID-19 Auxiliary Hospital at the Hannover Exhibition Centre. The focus of the challenge was the creation of a Training Concept to provide adequate staff for patient care at the hospital. For this purpose,...Read more

IMAGING Management

The-view-from-italy-and-more-esr-free-covid-19-training

2020 14 Apr

  In support of radiologists and learning during the COVID-19 crisis, the European Society of Radiologists (ESR) is currently offering free access to services that were previously only accessible with a subscription.   Radiology has a key role to play in the battle against COVID-19 through diagnosing the disease, tracking its development and...Read more

Executive Health Management

Educating-physicians-to-be-leaders

2019 26 Aug

Summary: For the clinician leaders healthcare desperately needs, training has to begin in medical school and continue throughout a career.   The connection between great leaders and successful organisations that effectively innovate to remain competitive and provide shareholder value has been well demonstrated in business. To that end, many...Read more

Executive Health Management

Reducing-risks-and-generating-economic-benefits-2

2019 26 Aug

Did you know that IV filtration in an intensive care unit (ICU) could help to reduce risks and generate economic benefits?   Introduction   Intravenous administration of fluids and drugs is an important part of patient care for the critically ill. However, the contamination of infusion solutions by particles is a largely unknown and underestimated...Read more

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Medi-learn-emergency-doctor-course-dusseldorf

2019 25 Oct

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Executive Health Management

Brexit-means-brexit-radiologists-without-borders

2019 22 May

An in-depth interview with UEMS Secretary General Prof. Vassilios Papalois   Prof. Papalois talks to Healthmanagement.org about BREXIT and the potential repercussions the break from the EU may bring to patients and medical professionals.   Secretary General of The European Union of Medical Specialists (UEMS) Prof. Vassilios Papalois, talks...Read more

IMAGING Management

Building-radiology-s-future-junior-doctors-as-leaders

2019 14 May

Junior doctors today have worked in the NHS through some of its most tumultuous times. Those who commenced their working life in 2016 will have had the start of their careers coincide with the junior doctor strikes , and will now have seen many of their colleagues leave the NHS to work abroad, on a temporary, or indeed, on a permanent basis; however,...Read more

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Ecr2019-imaging-informatics-management-performance

2019 06 Mar

Professor Luis Donoso-Bach , head of the department of medical imaging, Hospital Clinic of Barcelona, presented the keynote lecture “ Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Informatics: management and performance analysis.” It his poignant and informative presentation he emphasised “ the race is on” as the roles in the healthcare continuum...Read more

Executive Health Management

Understanding-bad-communication-2

2019 22 Feb

Deter defensiveness, solve problems Chris Argyris’ insights on bad communication and defensiveness are the building blocks for organisational communication. A celebrated business theorist, Chris Argyris (1923-2013) was James Conant Professor of Education and Organizational Behavior Emeritus at Harvard Business School. His concepts form...Read more

IMAGING Management

Future-of-ultrasound-ed-gamification-vr

2019 13 Feb

Executive Summary Prof. Paul Sidhu , President of the European Federation of Societies for Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology ( EFSUMB ), shares with Healthmanagement.org a preview of his presentations at the forthcoming ECR 2019 .  The use of ultrasound simulation models as tools in training and education is among the important...Read more

IMAGING Management

Establishing-competence-in-radiology

2018 22 Sep

A UK perspective. Competence in radiology is established by the end of training by a variety of summative and formative assessments, collated within an e-portfolio alongside annual educational supervisors’ reports and review of competence progression. In the United Kingdom training in clinical radiology is undertaken...Read more

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Volume-18-issue-1-2018-1

2018 16 Mar

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Simulate-or-not-to-simulate

2018 16 Mar

Evolution in medicine and the anaesthesia context. A brief discussion about the importance and the state of the art of simulation in anaesthesia and intensive care medicine. Training in simulation plays a key role in complex systems such as aviation and the nuclear industry, to investigate predictable errors that lead to adverse outcomes....Read more

IMAGING Management

Supporting-the-next-generation-of-doctors

2017 18 Oct

Summer school delegates gain some hands-on experience with the SonoSite instruments   FUJIFILM SonoSite continues to maintain its strong focus on supporting medical training and education, and recently supplied instruments for a series of ultrasound workshops at the Doctors Academy International Medical Summer School. On the 31st of July 2017,...Read more

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Future-of-imaging

2017 19 Sep

What does radiologist Prof. Paul Sidhu have planned for his tenure as Presidency of the European Federation of Societies for Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology (EFSUMB) and what are his thoughts on future trends in imaging? Congratulations on being elected to the Presidency of the European Federation of Societies for Ultrasound in Medicine and...Read more

Health Management

Education-and-training-in-affidea-developing-a-new-generation-of-leaders

2017 21 Aug

Affidea is known for clinical excellence and operational efficiency, but at Healthmanagement.org we are most interested in exploring what Affidea is doing with training and education.   We spoke to Dr Rowland Illing, Affidea Chief Medical Officer, about this topic both in the clinical domain and in the more challenging area of leadership.  ...Read more

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Embracing-emergency-ultrasound-in-andalusia

2016 01 Nov

Point-of-care (POC) ultrasound is playing an increasing role in emergency medicine, providing the tools to help physicians rapidly and efficiently assess a wide range of patients. Dr Alberto Ángel Oviedo García, an emergency medicine specialist at the Hospital de Valme in Seville, has been instrumental in developing the use of POC ultrasound in Andalusia,...Read more

Health Management

Future-leaders-what-healthcare-needs-for-cybersecurity-risks

2016 25 Aug

What, in your view, are the greatest threats facing the healthcare sector in cybersecurity?   First, the wrong executives such as Chief Financial Officers are ‏in charge of IT and cybersecurity strategy in half US healthcare ‏organisations. One third have no cybersecurity executive on ‏staff. In too many organisations qualified cybersecurity...Read more

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Implementation-challenges-of-crew-resource-management

2016 30 May

Crew Resource Management (CRM) human factors awareness training is a useable tool in medicine and may fill a void in medical education curricula. Factors impacting CRM implementation into the clinical environment are identified. Human factors (HF) account for the majority of adverse events in highrisk environments, and human factors awareness...Read more

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Volume-16-issue-2-2016

2016 27 May

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Oecd-health-worker-number-rises-more-skills-needed

2016 21 Mar

The number of doctors and nurses has reached record levels among the 34 member states of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), according to the latest report by the economic group. The report suggests that countries should now reform their training and employment strategies to better respond to people’s changing...Read more

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Six-steps-to-implement-bedside-ultrasonography-in-critical-care

2016 11 Mar

A Roadmap to Rapid Improvements in Patient Safety This article will provide an overview of how to accelerate adoption of bedside ultrasonography, based on experience in a large hospital system. Developing an evidence-based ultrasound training programme and the economic benefits of proven safety practices, such as ultrasound-guided central venous...Read more

Executive Health Management

3-leadership-essentials-for-an-exceptional-service-culture

2016 08 Feb

All organisations talk about service, but for healthcare organisations, service is everything. Fostering an exceptional service culture throughout your healthcare organisation can be a challenge, but it can be done.  In my book, Raising the Bar on Service Excellence , I talk about what it takes to get the people within the organisation to this level....Read more

Executive Health Management

How-to-tackle-workplace-bullying

2016 05 Jan

Strenuous work demands, an atmosphere that places an emphasis on performance, and a rapidly changing environment promote a culture in healthcare that is tolerant of workplace bullying, according to an article in the journal Radiology Management . While physicians can be considered as the primary culprit of bullying, healthcare bullies can be any one...Read more

Executive Health Management

Back-to-school-report-card-feedback-effective-for-training-surgeons

2015 22 Dec

One-on-one feedback and written report cards are effective tools for helping surgery residents do better in preventing dangerous blood clots among hospitalised patients, according to a new Johns Hopkins study published in Annals of Surgery . Researchers explain that the feedback strategy was designed to enhance the use of correct therapy in surgery...Read more

ICU Management

Intraosseous-access-training-with-tea-and-cake

2015 22 Dec

A hospital in the UK has adopted a novel technique for technical skill training — used initially for difficult airway training — to train anaesthetic and intensive care unit (ICU) staff for intraosseous (IO) access, according to an article published in the journal Resuscitation . The authors say the training approach can be applied to many resuscitation...Read more

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Having-med-students-in-the-er-does-not-slow-care

2015 21 Dec

As part of their training, medical students have become involved in bedside care and this has raised concerns over the possible effect on quality of care. Now, new research from University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine shows that the presence of trainees does not slow care in the emergency department (ED). The results indicate a balance between...Read more