RLI Taking the Lead Podcast

Taking the Lead 3 (Part 2): Jonathan Breslau, MD, FACR: Trading Ninety Years of Independence for Employment

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.

Taking the Lead 3 (Part 1): Jonathan Breslau, MD, FACR: Trading Ninety Years of Independence for Employment

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.

Taking the Lead 2: Judy Yee, MD, FACR: Serving Vulnerable Populations From Coast to Coast

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.

Taking the Lead 1: William T. Thorwarth Jr., MD, FACR: From Hickory to DC, Rising to Lead the ACR

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.

Taking the Lead 0: Welcome to “Taking the Lead”

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, MBA, FACR of Duke University.

Leadership Insider 119: Emotional Intelligence

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.

Leadership Insider 118: AI Applications in Imaging Podcast

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.)

Leadership Insider 117: The Nuts and Bolts of Health Care Economics - How and Why You Should Get Involved

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.

Leadership Insider 116: Customer Insights

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.    

Leadership Insider 115: Lean Operations in Radiology

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.