Update as per 01/09/24: we have been contacted by the Chair of the FRCR 2B who has kindly given us some further information (thank you for reaching out). The proposed changes to the rapids will unlikely be before June 2025. Also, the option to "bank" passes in individual components of the 2B will not be going ahead.
Welcome to our second video podcast (or is it vidpod or podvid?), In this episode, we share with you insider, not-so-secret info about the new changes to the FRCR 2B exam. We'll also give our thoughts on the highly contentious topic that is Physician Associates aka theywhoshallnotbenamed. From there, we'll talk about some interesting news in the radiology world including what it takes to get an entire radiology department fired! Thanks again for listening and please do make sure to leave a like and comment! If you wanna get in touch, please do so via hello@radcast.co.uk. We love hearing from you! Email: hello@radcast.co.uk Website: www.radcast.co.uk Facebook/Instagram/Twitter: radcastacademy Till next time, Mo, Uzi and Jamie :) RadCast Co-Founders
We are back! After a short hiatus, we are back with our first ever rambles video pod! The three of us sit down to talk about the fall out from ending the pod and what's in store in the exciting new era of video content for RadCast. If you're interested in putting your radiology anatomy knowledge to the test, make sure to check out our Roentgen radiology anatomy competition via www.radcast.co.uk/courses/roentgen24 If you wanna get in touch, please do so via hello@radcast.co.uk. We love hearing from you! Email: hello@radcast.co.uk Website: www.radcast.co.uk Facebook/Instagram/Twitter: radcastacademy Till next time, Mo, Uzi and Jamie :) RadCast Co-Founders & Radiologists p.s. we know our video editing sucks haha. We'll get there in the end!
This month we speak to Dr Salman Qureshi who is a Consultant Head & Neck Radiologist at Sheikh Shakhbout Medical City/Mayo Clinic in Abu Dhabi, having formerly held consultant posts in Qatar and Manchester. We discuss his enthusiasm for medical education and how this takes him all over the world delivering lectures on the global conference circuit. We also take a slight detour from our usual theme to discuss Salman's newfound passion for walking, which has sparked a lifestyle and body transformation that he hopes to share with the world through social media.
This month we chat to Dr Dan Fascia who is a Consultant Musculoskeletal Radiologist, Regional Clinical Director of the Yorkshire Imaging Collaborative and Chair of the RCR Informatics Committee. We discuss the ideal tech set-up for radiologists, the current state of AI adoption in the NHS and beyond with tools like Chat GPT. We also discuss his various entrepreneurial/educational ventures including Pacsbin and Radiology Masters.
This month we chat to Dr Rahil Kassamali, a British Interventional Radiologist who in 2020 quit the NHS and took up a post at Hamad Medical Corporation, Qatar. IR is often neglected in discussions around Radiologists working abroad so he gives us a great insight into how made the switch and whether he would recommend it to others. His experience of working in a public healthcare system in Qatar also provides an interesting contrast to our episode 52 guest, Umi's, experience of working in private healthcare in Dubai.
In this episode we speak to Dr Michael Bernstein who is an Experimental Psychologist and Assistant Professor in the Department of Diagnostic imaging at Warren Alpert Medical School, Brown University, USA. Along with team at the Brown Radiology Human Factors Lab, he conducted a fascinating study that reveals how radiologists have a tendency to follow AI prompts, even when they are incorrect. We discuss the implications of this for patient care as clinical AI adoption increases, and what can be done to mitigate this phenomenon. Check out the full study here: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00330-023-09747-1
This month we catch up to discuss how Uzi is dealing with the strikes in the UK, the joys of the consultant appraisal process and overcoming setbacks after the unforeseen technical issues that affected the RadCast Roentgen Prize last month.
In this episode we speak to Dr Benjamin Hunter, a Clinical Oncologist and PhD student at Imperial College London. He is part of a research team at the Marsden who recently made headline news for their work on using radiomics and AI to detect lung cancer. We discuss the research behind the headlines and the implications of research being picked up by the media, both positive and negative.
Check out the Guardian article here: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2023/apr/30/artificial-intelligence-tool-identify-cancer-ai
In this episode we speak to Dr Jim Zhong who is an Academic Interventional Radiology Trainee in Leeds, currently completing a Cancer Research UK funded PhD in Prostate Cancer reirradiation techniques. He gives us an overview about the rapidly evolving field of Interventional Oncology and its potential to revolutionize cancer therapy. We also discuss his life as an academic interventional radiology trainee and the importance of conducting more high level research in IO to generate evidence to justify its use in the face of competition from other more established cancer treatments such as surgery, chemotherapy and radiation therapy.
In this episode we catch up with Dr John Curtis, our very first guest on the podcast back in 2018, who recently retired from his position as Radiology consultant at Aintree University Hospital. He tells us how he is spending post retirement life, the highlights from his career, gives some top tips for new consultants (see full list below) and also gives us some exclusive news on a potential return...
Advice to new consultants - By Dr John Curtis
1. Under-promise, overdeliver
2. Seek a trustworthy, emotionally intelligent mentor
3. Don’t be afraid to declare your limitations - ask colleagues, radiographers and even trainees!
4. Don’t take on too much, too soon
5. Do what you like, like what you do
6. Develop strong relationships with your clinical colleagues. It is often these colleagues who know your true worth.
7. Teach the trainees – they will never forget the time and expertise you give them (this also applies to clinical colleagues). “Medical Education = saving lives in slow motion”
8. Never compromise on your standards and if asked for a “quick” opinion always provide that opinion as if you are issuing a formal report.
9. Have a list of colleagues (not necessarily within your own department) who will listen to you, keep matters confidential, offer sound advice in cases of conflict, doubts, confidence and for 2nd opinions. These colleagues can be specialty specific radiologists, any radiologist, clinicians or colleagues outside your Trust
10. Be kind to others and to yourself
11. Enjoy your job
In this episode we speak to Dr Umair (Umi) Janjua, a UK Radiologist born and bred who swapped his consultant job in the UK for private medicine in Dubai. He gives us a comprehensive review of his unique experience there from the working conditions (the good and the bad), the social life, the lucrative package and whether he would recommend the switch to others.
In this episode we cover the anxiety inducing topic of litigation in radiology with Majid Hassan who leads the medical malpractice division at Capsticks Solicitors. We discuss why some errors end up in court and others don't, defending radiologists in court, the role of medical experts, whether society is becoming more litigious and much more!