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Radiology Today •

Immersive technologies are changing medical practice and education.

Multiple Realities

By Claudia Stahl

Radiology Today

Vol. 24 No. 2 P. 10



Immersive technologies are changing medical practice and education.



Can augmented reality (AR) make the difference in whether a patient receives open surgical treatment for cancer or a minimally invasive procedure such as tumor ablation? Mina Fahim, president and CEO of Medi-View XR, says the technology could go a long way toward removing one obstacle—fear—from the decision-making process. Doctors tell him
The Hospitalist •

Start with localized goals, move toward the Triple Aim

As chief medical officer for Geisinger Health Plan, John Bulger, DO, MBA, is intimately acquainted with the daily challenges that intersect with the delivery of safe, quality-driven care in the hospital system.

He’s also very familiar with the intricacies of carving out a professional road map. When Dr. Bulger began practicing as an internist at Geisinger Health System in the late 1990s, there wasn’t a formal hospitalist designation. He created one and became director of the hospital medicine program.
The Hospitalist •

Bridging a love for teaching and for driving improvement

Even as a junior physician, Jennifer Myers, MD, FHM, embraced the complexities of the hospital system and the opportunity to transform patient care. She was one of the first hospitalists to participate in and lead quality improvement (QI) work at the University of Pennsylvania Medical Center more than 10 years ago, where, “in that role, I got to know almost everyone in the hospital and got an up-close view of how the hospital works administratively,” she recalled.
The Hospitalist •

Hospitalists trained in family medicine seek critical care training pathway

A nationwide shortage of intensivists has more hospitalists stepping into the critical care arena, but not all with the level of preparation and comfort of David Aymond, MD, a Louisiana-based hospitalist trained in family medicine (HTFM).

Dr. Aymond gained his ICU experience in a fellowship with the University of Alabama, where hospitalists also “were responsible for ICU patients,” he said. Years later, as an employee of both small and large hospitals with busy ICU services, and a faculty membe
The Hospitalist •

SHM launches Chapter Development Fund to enhance reach, impact of chapters

As hospital medicine continues to experience unparalleled growth, the Society of Hospital Medicine (SHM) seeks to supplement its chapter program via a new $100,000 Chapter Development Fund. The monies will be used to further enhance the reach and impact of SHM’s 50 regional chapters.

Chapters can request up to $5,000 from the fund annually to support projects that promote networking, education, leadership opportunities, and improvements in health care delivery.