Workshop Sends Patient-Centered Radiology Course on the Road
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More than a dozen people gathered at RSNA Headquarters in April for Patient-Centered Radiology, a workshop for developing concepts based on the "Patient-Centered Radiology: Use It or Lose It" refresher course at the RSNA annual meeting. The workshop was designed as a "train the trainer" session to further develop the concepts presented in the course, primarily that radiologists should consider the patient's experience and perception of radiology and become more comfortable with and visible in patient interactions. Workshop attendees developed tools to present the concepts at their institutions, local and regional societies, subspecialty meetings and other forums.
The session also included information on new patient-care models being promoted by other medical specialties and how they affect radiology, as well as news about the American College of Radiology's "Face of Radiology" campaign. In a related effort to build relationships with referring physicians, the group also learned about "Radiology and the Family Physician," a refresher course to be presented in conjunction with the American Academy of Family Physicians at RSNA 2009.
Members interested in hosting a Patient-Centered Radiology session can contact Marijo Millette at 1-630-590-7727 or mmillette@rsna.org.
RSNA Sessions Foster Quality Grant Writing
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The four-session 2008-2009 Advanced Course in Grant Writing, began in September and concluded in late April at RSNA Headquarters in Oak Brook, Ill.
A dozen attendees completed the course, designed to help faculty members in radiology, radiation oncology or nuclear medicine programs—who have never been principal investigators on NIH or NSF-funded projects—develop a quality grant application to submit to a government or private funding entity.
