The UK Center of Excellence in Rural Health, in conjunction with the Commonwealth of Kentucky Department for Public Health and Deloitte, hosted a virtual Contact Tracing Engagement event on September 22, 2020.

Mark Carter, Executive Director of the Kentucky Contact Tracing effort, provided a brief overview of the Contact Tracing process, expanded on communication efforts across the Commonwealth, and followed up with a Q&A session.

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.

Biostatistics Consulting for Radiology

LEXINGTON, Ky. (Sept. 22, 2020) – The University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center has joined a consortium of 17 cancer centers around the country to better understand the consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic as it relates to disrupted cancer prevention, detection and care.

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.

Meredith Landorf, MD, recently began a leadership role as assistant dean for the University of Kentucky College of Medicine-Northern Kentucky Campus. Through this position she will oversee and build upon the third- and fourth-year clerkships while promoting the regional campus’s mission of educating physicians in Kentucky for Kentucky. Dr. Landorf is also a practicing physician in Edgewood, Ky.

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.