RLI Taking the Lead Podcast

December 20, 2018 Join us for an insightful conversation with Jonathan S. Lewin, MD, FACR, Executive Vice President for Health Affairs, Emory University; Executive Director, Woodruff Health Sciences Center and President, CEO, and Chairman of the Board for Emory Healthcare. During this podcast, Dr. Lewin shares how his early work experiences and mentors have influenced his approach to leadership, the critical role culture plays in an organization and why radiologists are well suited to health system leadership.

Join us for part 2 of our fascinating conversation with Jonathan Breslau, MD, FACR, Chief of Sutter Imaging, to learn how he helped navigate the transition from independence to employment for Radiological Associates of Sacramento (RAS) and all the twists and turns along the way.

Join us for a fascinating conversation with Dr. Jonathan Breslau, Chief of Sutter Imaging, to learn how he helped navigate the transition from independence to employment for Radiological Associates of Sacramento (RAS) and all the twists and turns along the way.

Join us for an in-depth conversation about how Dr. Judy  Yee’s early leadership influences and experiences have shaped her current approach as department chair at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine and her perspective on the importance of leadership development opportunities for women in radiology.

Get an inside look at the career of ACR Chief Executive Officer, William T. Thorwarth Jr., MD, FACR, and explore how great mentors and relationship building have been key to a career that has represented radiology both locally and nationally.

Hear a brief overview of the RLI’s newest podcast, “Taking the Lead”, which explores the varied leadership journeys of radiologists across the profession with host, Geoff Rubin, MD, FACR of Duke University.

Cheri L. Canon, MD, FACR, professor and chair, The University of Alabama at Birmingham, Department of Radiology, joins us to discuss the important topic of emotional intelligence and why practice makes perfect as you strive to develop higher EQ skills. She also talks about the importance of EQ for being an effective leader, recognizing burnout and building a better practice.

From the University of Virginia, Cree M. Gaskin, MD, professor and chief of musculoskeletal and intervention, associate chief medical information officer, and vice chair of informatics and operations, and Arun Krishnaraj, MD, MPH, associate professor and chief of the body imaging division and vice chair of quality and safety, discuss an artificial intelligence application that their department is trialing to detect incidental findings on CT scans. They talk about the app’s impact on their work and on patient care and also offer insights about the future of radiology in the era of artificial intelligence. (Read the related Imaging 3.0 case study.)

Kurt A. Schoppe, MD, a board member and chair of Quality and Safety at Radiology Associates of North Texas, ACR advisor to the AMA RVU Update Committee and chair of the ACR Reimbursement and Practice Expense Committee joins us to explain how the RUC works, why it is important that radiology has a permanent seat on the RUC and the nuts and bolts of reimbursement.  He also offers advice for young physicians interested in getting involved in health care economics and why real world experience is so important.

Do Radiologists Have "Customers"?  Brent Wagner, MD, President of West Reading Radiology, Alexander M. Norbash, MD, MHCM, FACR, Professor and Chair of Radiology, University of California San Diego and Mark Carr, adjunct professor at Babson College discuss what exactly we mean when we talk about radiology's customers.  This episode really helps radiologists hone in on the many stakeholders radiologists serve, how to listen to these groups and glean insights by listening to their stories, and how to use these insights to create greater value.    

What exactly is Lean Operations? And would implementing some of its tenets actually increase productivity or improve patient outcomes?  In this episode, we talk with Jim Brink, MD, FACR, radiologist-in-chief at Massachusetts General Hospital and Chair, ACR Board of Chancellors and Paul Mulligan, Ph.D., associate professor in the Technology, Operations and Information Management Division at Babson College about the struggles of lean implementation in radiology, patient flow, and looking to adjacent industries for ideas and inspiration for improved productivity and greater value creation.  

In the first new episode of 2018, we are talking with Amy Patel, MD, a breast imager at Beth Israel Deaconess and Rob Mackey, MD, a radiologist at Doctor’s Imaging Group in Gainesville Florida.  In this episode, we discuss what these two doctors wish they had known as they were entering residency, as residents and as they were first entering practice.  Dr. Patel provides great insights from the perspective of a radiologist in an academic institution, while Dr. Mackey provides insights from a private practice perspective.  This episode covers great topics such as how to prepare for a radiology residency, what opportunities should residents be aware of to take advantage of, tips for managing time, money and relationships, and even advice on things like supplemental insurance.    

What was your best moment in medicine?  In this all-new episode of the Leadership Insider, we talk with Matt Hawkins, MD, director of pediatric interventional radiology at Emory University School of Medicine and Scott Taylor, PhD, associate professor of organizational behavior at Babson College about various ways we can leverage our relationships with our teams and others to foster sustainable change.  This episode was recorded at the 2017 RLI Leadership Summit where we discuss some of the incredible insights and takeaways from the Coaching for Sustainable Change session. Just a few key highlights in this episode: What are the learned negative traits of leaders, how to recognize them and ways to become a valued member of a high-functioning team What leadership actually means, especially in a flat organization like a radiology practice, where often times there is no clear, designated person in charge Why everyone can be a leader, regardless of position, title or experience A simple test you can perform to see how well you know your team and how the test will help you glean critical insights into how to build stronger working relationships And how remembering your best or biggest moments in medicine can help you and your team create a more positive environment to achieve greater results  

What exactly is burnout and why is it impacting physicians, and in particular, radiologists, at increasing rates? In this timely episode, James Y. Chen, MDAssociate Professor of Radiology, San Diego VA Medical Center and UCSD Medical Center and Carol Hamilton, MBA, SPHR, FACMPE, Chief Administrative Officer at West County Radiological Group, Inc join us to discuss some key signs of burnout that may be creeping in, how to recognize them and how leaders can drive a cultural shift to help combat burnout.  

Amy Patel, MD, was the first female chief resident in her program at the University of Kansas at Wichita and was also the only female in an otherwise all male program.  Dr. Patel, who is now a breast imager at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Imaging Center, joins us to discuss her experience as the first female chief resident, the importance of mentors to the rising generation and the power of diversity in today’s health care.