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This month we record our first video pod with a guest on as we get back round the table with Dr Paul McCoubrie, a Consultant Radiologist at North Bristol NHS Trust and now a two time author with his new book "More Rules Of Radiology", the sequel to the esteemed 'The Rules of Radiology' book. During our chat, we get to ask Paul what it's like being a 2nd time author, pick his brains behind some of our favourite rules in his new book and of course, get the inside scoop on whether there will be a 3rd in the series,

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 have a shock announcement to make as after almost 6 years of releasing the pod, this will be our final episode! We discuss the reasons behind the decision and what the future holds for RadCast. We also compare our choices of our top 3 RadCast episodes of all time. Listen in to see if you agree with us or if we even agree with each other! On that note we would like to say a massive thank you to all the listeners over the years, goodbye!

This month we speak to Dr Monika Radikė who is a Consultant Cardiothoracic Radiologist at the Liverpool Heart & Chest Hospital. We discuss advanced Cardiac imaging, turf wars and research and explore her experiences working in leading centres across Europe including Lisbon, Barcelona, Brussels and London.

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 speak to Dr Susie Shelmerdine who is an Academic Paediatric Radiologist at Great Ormond Street Hospital in London. We discuss her niche subspecialty interest, post mortem imaging, and how she has channelled this interest into founding a company called Anubix. We also discuss academia, AI and her recent Radiology outreach trip to Nepal. Enjoy!

This month we speak to Dr David Little who is a Consultant Radiologist and Head of School of Severn Radiology. We delve into the MAP debate and discuss the open letter he wrote to the RCR about PA regulation in October which gained over 1200 signatures. He also tells us what it was like running for RCR President in 2002 and we get his perspective on Radiology recruitment as a member of the RCR recruitment subcommittee including his strong views on the MSRA and top tips for anyone applying this year.

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 catch up with Hexarad to hear more about their vision of building a community of teleradiologists in Dubai, led by our very own Jamie. We also hear about some of their other exciting developments, including the launch of OptiRad, their proprietary workflow system aimed at improving efficiency for radiology departments.

For this episode we have a rare early release to announce some big news before the cat is out of the bag! Jamie is indeed leaving, but is he leaving his job, RadCast, both and where is he going? Uzoma also gives a review of his first 6 months in his new consultant job.

In this episode we speak to Professor Frank Gaillard, Founder and Editor in Chief of Radiopaedia, one of the most widely utilised and relied upon sources of radiology educational content. He talks us through the origin story, how Radiopaedia fulfil their mission of democratising radiology knowledge, the Radiopaedia conference and much more!

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!

In this episode we speak to the new RCR President Dr Katharine Halliday and get her outlook on the opportunities and challenges facing the colleges during her coming tenure including AI, radiology networks, workforce and the relationship between IR & DR. We also discuss the influential Get It Right First Time (GIRFT) report in Radiology, which she lead, and how she intends to implement the recommendations. We debrief on the inaugural RCR Global Congress in Dubai - was it a success and do they intend to do more?

In this episode we speak to Dr Peter Kralt and Dr Lenetta Boyce who report post mortem CT imaging for the digital autopsy company iGene. Peter is one of the pioneers in the field having co-authored the book "Post Mortem CT For Non-Suspicious Adult Death", while Lenetta has recently started PM CT reporting in the last few years. They tell us about the history of PM CT, how PM CT is performed and reported, turf wars with Pathologists, the psychological toll of post mortem reporting and much more.

Jamie has just finished his first year as a consultant and I've just finished my Fellowship at Guy's so we both reflect on our experiences over the last year and Jamie gives me some tips for my upcoming consultant job. I also recount my experience of going through the consultant interview process and Jamie discusses his recent stint working as a Radiologist at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham.

This month we speak to Dr Fiona Pathiraja, Founder & Managing Director at the venture capital investing firm Crista Galli Ventures and former Radiology Consultant at University College London Hospital. She tells us about her fascinating career journey encompassing radiology, public health, management consulting and health tech investing with stints at UCL, London Business School and Harvard. We discuss the challenges of leaving medicine, the exciting companies she is investing in and her experience as a female of Asian descent within the world of private investing.

In this episode explore 3D printing in radiology with one of the leading experts in the field, Dr Leonid Chepelev, Cardiothoracic Radiologist and Assistant Professor at the University of Toronto. In 2018 Dr Chepelev was lead author on the RSNA Special Interest Group paper outlining the clinical applications of medical 3D printing. We discuss the current and future use cases of the technology, how radiologists add value to the process and the challenges of setting up a 3D printing practice.

In this episode we speak to Jade Scott-Blagrove, Founder of the Widening Participations Medics Network and Co-Founder RadReach, an RCR collaboration aimed at increasing access to radiology to individuals from under-represented groups. She tells us about her own life experiences that motivate her, gives her assessment on the current state of diversity in radiology and explains the tangible steps her and the RCR are taking to make radiology as inclusive as possible.

In this episode, named after an article written by Dr Brady in 2021, we discuss how the changing nature of radiologist work is having the paradoxical effect of making us less visible to our clinical colleagues and patients, at a time when radiology has never been more integral to patient care. Dr Brady also introduces the concept of value based radiology and explains why we need to shift the emphasis from volume to value of outputs.

This month we have the 3rd instalment of our fellowship series as we speak to Dr Rosalind Williamson, Paediatric Radiology Consultant at Alder Hey Children's Hospital, who in 2020 spent a year at The Royal Children's Hospital Melbourne, Australia. We discuss the quirks of Paediatric Radiology, how she faired on her fellowship and surviving Melbourne's hardcore lockdown measures.

In this episode we speak to Dr Eric Gantwerker, who is a Paediatric ENT doctor from the US and Medical Director at Level Ex, a company who specialise in making (actual fun) educational video games for doctors. He explains the educational theory that backs up the use of gaming for education, runs us through their current games, gives us a sneak peak into their upcoming Radiology offerings and tells us what the future has in store for medical education. Will we all be learning in the metaverse? Does anyone actually know what that means???...

In this episode we chat to Dr Koshy Jacob, the man behind Revise Radiology, the most well known platform for FRCR exams preparation. We discuss the origins of Revise Radiology and the keys to success in radiology exams. He also tells about his unique career choices that have maximised freedom and autonomy including leaving the NHS to do teleradiology and pursue other interests such as property investing. Timestamp: 00:00 Introduction, 2:55 Exams and Revise Radiology, 24:55 Leaving NHS/Teleradiology, 44:00 property investing and pension, 1:01:19 final career advice

This month Jamie and Uzoma catch-up on what they've been up to since finishing training. Jamie discusses introducing pioneering new services and avoiding the reg room as a new MSK consultant at Arrowe Park Hospital and Uzoma discusses readjusting to London life as a Head and Neck Fellow at Guys & St Thomas Hospital London and how he got on at RSNA.

In this episode we speak to Dan McSweeney, President at TeraRecon, an industry leader in medical imaging and #1 by market share in Radiology Advanced Visualisation. We discuss how AI could help to tackle radiologist burnout, the steady path to clinical AI adoption and how the technology can be delivered equitably around the world.

In this snap pod we run through this years recruitment process covering both Rounds 1 and Round 4 (confusing, we know), give our tips for success and explain how our Clinical Radiology Applications Course could help you get that precious number!

This month we have the 2nd instalment of our fellowship series as we speak to Dr Jehan Ghany, MSK consultant at Royal Liverpool Hospital, who spent a year as an MSK Fellow at Thomas Jefferson Hospital in Philadelphia from 2018-2019. We discuss what makes MSK the best specialty (apparently), the fellowship application process, the dreaded USMLE and her day to day experience working within an American Radiology department.

In this episode we speak to Professor Iain Lyburn, an Academic Breast Radiologist in Gloucestershire who is involved in clincial trials with Micrima, a medical tech company developing novel radio-wave imaging for breast cancer. We discuss the image problem in breast radiology; personalised breast screening; Micrima's MARIA system; research and entrepreneurship in radiology, AI and even have time to tackle the global threat of autonomous weapons! To find out more about Micrima's exciting work visit: https://www.micrima.com/

This month we're in celebration mode as we (Jamie and Uzoma - sorry Muhammad) have finally completed training. To mark the occasion we're releasing a rambles episode where we recap on the last 5 years as registrars, give our top tips for the trainees of the present and future️, discuss post CCT life and consider what the future has in store for RadCast.

In this episode we speak to Dr Paul McCoubrie, Radiology Consultant at North Bristol NHS Trust, about his brilliant new book 'The Rules of Radiology', which is the culmination of a popular long running series that he has been releasing on a personal blog since 2013. Paul tells us about the inspiration behind the book and we pick his brains on the rationale behind some of our favourite rules ranging from the hilarious "Never offer to eat your pants", to the controversial "Never measure anything". This book for should be standard issue for all new radiologists....if you're a serial rule breaker, this episode comes with a trigger warning!

In this episode we speak to Dr Sam Dumonteil and Dr Amy Davis, two of the co-founders of Hexarad, a teleradiology company set up by a group of radiologists who met as registrars on the St George's training scheme. They tell us about the proprietary tech systems that give them a competitive advantage and how they have become the most peer referred teleradiology company through really prioritising the health and well-being of their reporters, even sending everyone a monthly box of healthy snacks! As all of the Hexarad co-founders have "portfolio careers", we also discuss entrepreneurship in Radiology more generally. Please note that the Hexarad scholarship mentioned in this episode has now closed but will re-open next year.

This month we kick off our fellowship review series with Dr Flavius Parvulescu, first year IR consultant at Royal Liverpool Hospital, who spent a year as an IR Clinical Fellow at Sunnybrook Hospital in Toronto from 2019-2020. We discuss his rationale for doing the fellowship, the application process (which begins two years in advance!), and his day to day experience within a Canadian IR department. We also discuss important lifestyle considerations such as the relatively modest fellow's salary and how he managed to make this work while bringing his wife and two pre-school aged kids along with him! A must listen for anyone considering doing an IR fellowship abroad. If anyone would like any more advice on applying for a Canadian IR fellowship, you can contact Flavius directly by email at flavius.parvulescu@gmail.com or on twitter @FIavius_P

In this special extended edition of RadCast we speak to Dr Jeanette Dickson, consultant clinical oncologist at the Mount Vernon Cancer Centre & President of the Royal College of Radiologists. In a wide ranging interview we discuss the shared roots of radiology and clinical oncology; her experience leading the College's COVID response (including how to COVID proof exams); the workforce crisis; diversity in the workforce, mental health and much more. Keep a listen out for some "RadCast exclusives" including the RCRs long overdue appointment of a public relations person to push agenda for radiology and clinical oncology to the media and politicians.  

In this episode we chat to Ward Detwiler, President and CEO of Spin Tech, an MRI technology company specialising in advanced neuroimaging. He discusses several of the groups projects trying to realise the true potential of MRI including their flagship STAGE protocol which provides super-fast comprehensive brain imaging complete with quantitative analysis of biomarkers that has the potential to be used for anything from diagnosis of traumatic brain injury to movement disorders. 

In this episode we chat to Dr Elizabeth Joekes who is a Consultant Radiologist with a special interest in Tropical and Infectious Diseases and Co-Founder of the charity Worldwide Radiology. She shares experiences from her eventful career which has taken her from IR in the Netherlands, to Head of a radiology department in Ghana and now the Liverpool School of Tropical and Infectious Diseases in Liverpool.  She also tells us about her charity, Worldwide Radiology, and the great work they are doing bringing radiology services and education to resource poor countries. Worldwide Radiology are actively recruiting a broad range of volunteers from radiologists and radiographers to sonographers and biomedical engineers. to find out how you can get involved visit: https://www.worldwideradiology.org/ 

2021 Clinical Radiology recruitment is now open, so we run through the key dates for your diary, including major COVID related modifications. We also tell you the RadCast Clinical Radiology Application Course (CRAC) and why we feel it is the best course out there to help you secure a number. Check out the course at https://www.radcast.co.uk/courses/CRAC. This episode is sponsored by Mcqbank who we strongly recommend for SRA prep for this year. Use the discount code radcast6m for a 10% discount on a 6 month subscription.

In this episode we speak to Dr Mat Elameer, who is a radiology trainee in Newcastle with a keen interest in academia and who has recently completed an Academic Clinical Fellowship (ACF). He tells us about his positives experiences of the ACF and gives his insight into the ACF application process. We also discuss his Neuroradiology research interests; the difficult balancing act between research and clinical commitments, and why there are so few academic radiologists. Mat is happy to be contacted for queries on academic radiology/ACF at mselameer@gmail.com

In this episode we speak to Dr Elika Kashef, Consultant Interventional Radiologist and lead for Trauma Imaging at Imperial College Healthcare Trust who gives us a great insight into the exciting and varied worklife of an IR consultant. We discuss turf wars, boosting the number of female IR consultants; whether intervention should split from diagnostic radiology and have its own faculty and much more. An all round brilliant advert for IR!!

In this episode we chat to Elad Walach, in New York, who is the CEO and Co-Founder of the Tel-Aviv based AI start-up AIDOC.  We discuss his transition from AI lead in the Israeli air force to the healthcare space; and the success of AIDOC's 'always on' AI solutions, which led to him being named in the Forbes European 30 under 30 list in Science & Healthcare in 2018. We also discuss AIDOC's contribution to the global COVID response, what the AI community can learn from gaming and Tel Aviv as a tech hub.

In this episode we speak to first year consultants Dr James Hare and Dr Dina Hikmat about their experiences transitioning from being senior trainees. They discuss the pros and cons of doing a fellowship, the step up in workload and responsibility and how to negotiate a great job plan. They also talk about how work life balance actually improves as a consultant and give senior trainees some tips on navigating the transition.

In our first transatlantic interview we discuss AI with Dr Martin Willemink, research lead at Stanford Cardiovascular Imaging group. We cover a range of issues related to medical imaging data from de-identification and labelling to synthetic data and federated learning. We discuss the findings of his international survey of radiologists opinions towards AI; and he tells us about his start-up Segmed, how they aim to solve the data problem in AI, and what its like living and working in Silicon Valley.  Special thanks to Merel Huisman and Eusomii for hooking up the interview!

Its been 6 weeks since our first coronavirus episode and we've now felt the full effects in the UK, so we reflect on the impact the pandemic has had on radiology services and our training and our differing fortunes when comes to redeployment. 

In this episode of RadCast we discuss the Coronavirus pandemic gripping the world. We consider the effect it is predicted to have on already stretched radiology services and the plans being put in place to tackle what the biggest public health emergency the UK has faced in a generation.

In this episode we get a fascinating insight into this little known niche of medical imaging from qualified dentist, and senior Dental Radiology trainee, Dr Lee Feinberg. He explains why he chose radiology over traditional dental practice; why dental radiologists are well placed to report a range of head and neck studies and how he handles those dreaded lung apices!!!