Dear AuntMinnieEurope Member,
Workloads have risen so sharply over recent years that radiology has become all about servicing the massive burden of CT and MRI reporting, according to Dr. Paul McCoubrie's hard-hitting new column. "It happened right in front of us, on our watch. We've been taken for suckers."
I suspect many of you will be able to relate to his forthright description of how a radiologist's working life has changed over the past couple of decades. This current situation is going to be very hard to change, but it is unsustainable and unsafe for patients, he wrote.
Can the clinical implementation of AI help to reduce the possibility of burnout? Maybe not, a new study has found. There's an urgent need to prioritize coordination strategies between radiologists and AI tools, according to the authors.
November's been a busy month for medicolegal articles. On Monday, news broke of a report from the office of New Zealand's Health and Disability Commissioner about a series of errors made by a radiologist and sonographer. The report said both men had failed to maintain their respective standard of clinical practice in the performance of multiple ultrasound scans.
In other news, German researchers have published new findings about vaping. They deserve a close look.
RSNA 2024 begins on Sunday. As an appetizer, we've posted an article suggesting lower pulmonary gas exchange in the lungs of long-COVID patients may be associated with cognitive symptoms. The full study will be presented in Chicago. Look out for further updates about the congress over the coming week and check out AuntMinnie.com's extended coverage.
Philip Ward
Editor in Chief
AuntMinnieEurope.com
