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The following list contains links to a variety of web sites and tools helpful to anyone developing a research project and needing IRB approval or writing a grant. This list is also available on the Research section of Radiology’s SharePoint.
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New Search Engine Capabilities Can Expose Patient Identifiers Thought to Be Anonymized Search engines can now index patient identifiers in slide presentations that were previously believed to have been de-identified. RSNA, ACR and SIIM urge radiologists and allied professionals to use the guidance below to help ensure that no protected health information (PHI) exists in their presentations. Organizations that may host such content should ensure that it is appropriately de-identified.
Xiaoquin (Jennifer) Wang, MD, from the Division of Women’s imaging has arranged a research agreement with an artificial intelligence company, Bunkerhill Medical. BunkerHill is a Y Combinator-backed startup out of Stanford University’s Artificial Intelligence in Medicine and Imaging (AIMI) center.
Responsible Conduct of Research or RCR is, according to an NIH definition, "the practice of scientific investigation with integrity. It involves the awareness and application of established professional norms and ethical principles for all activities related to scientific research." Our Vice President of Research, Lisa Cassis, has mandated that all faculty and students who, in anyway, are involved in research take this training. Similarly, Robert S. DiPaola, MD, Dean of the College of Medicine also has asked faculty and trainees to take this training.
The FINDERS Alliance team combines clinical experts in Epilepsy, the analysis of EEG waveform, and neuroimaging. It brings together energetic and ambitous faculty from multiple departments and even from multiple colleges within our university. The FINDERS alliance team is ably lead by Brian Gold, PhD from the department of Neuroscience and Meriem Bensalem Owen, MD from the department of Neurology. Dr. Gold is an experienced researcher who leads an active research effort using advanced MR imaging techniques to study Alzheimer's disease. Dr.
On Friday, September 18th, 2020, the Department of Radiology hosted David A. Bluemke, MD, PhD and Jeffrey S. Klein, MD, the editors of Radiology and Radiographics respectively. Drs. Bluemke and Klein came to our department, via zoom, as part of the RSNA visiting editors program. Originally they were to visit us in March just at the start of travel restrictions imposed by the surging COVID-19 epidemic and their visit was cancelled.
University of Kentucky radiology resident Dr. Leanna Lin likes to use her strength for good causes.
This Saturday, Lin has organized an event called Deadlifts Against Domestic Violence, a powerlifting-style deadlift competition hosted by The Moco Gym in Mount Sterling, Ky. All the money received with sales and registration fees will benefit GreenHouse17, an advocacy agency committed to ending intimate partner abuse in families and the community.
UK HealthCare has more than 155 physicians practicing medicine with University of Kentucky Albert B. Chandler Hospital, Kentucky Children's Hospital, UK Good Samaritan Hospital who appear on the Best Doctors in America List for 2019 — more than any other hospital in Kentucky. Only four percent of doctors in America earn this prestigious honor, decided by impartial peer review.
On April 12, 2017, the Department of Radiology at the University of Kentucky hosted Daniel Mollura, MD, CEO and founder of RAD-AID International, at an Advanced Imaging Symposium open to the College of Medicine and UK HealthCare communities. He delivered an inspiring and thoughtful presentation on the status of Radiology in the developing world and shared the impressive achievements of RAD-AID in the fields of Radiology and Radiation Oncology.
Left to right: Drs. Jacilyn Brainard, Jack Kupies, Mohammed Issa, Eduardo Chacon, Baher Guirguis and Daniel Ramsey
The American College of Radiology has awarded University of Kentucky Department of Radiology with its Gold Seals in all modalities of Accreditation, which recognizes the highest level of imaging quality and safety.
Resident Sarah Deraney, MD, won the first place Poster or Exhibit Trainee Prize at the Annual Meeting of Association of University Radiologists (AUR) in New Orleans in April.
Her poster was titled “Pediatric Head CT Protocol Optimization: Simultaneously Lowering Radiation Dose and Eliminating Artifacts.” It is the same poster that won the 1st Annual Department of Radiology Quality & Safety Forum last May.
On June 3, 2015, the 2nd Annual Department of Radiology Quality & Safety Forum was held in the Pavilion A Lobby. The Forum featured seven Quality Improvement poster projects from the Department of Radiology. With the help of UKHC OVIHD, all of the posters used the 8-step problem solving process.
The Office of Dr. Bernard Boulanger provided snacks and refreshments for attendees.
**THIS LECTURE HAS BEEN POSTPONED. SORRY FOR THE INCONVENIENCE**
The Department of Radiology and UK HealthCare Information Technology are pleased to host a visiting professor, Dr. Paul Chang, of the University of Chicago. He will be addressing the College of Medicine faculty and staff regarding "Meaningful IT Innovation to Support the Radiology Value Proposition: The Return of the “Doctor’s Doctor.”