In the corporate world, organizations don’t crumble overnight. Devastating workplace issues often occur because of subtle, unnoticed fissures that, over time, lead to catastrophic breakdowns.
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A clinical evidence assessment by ECRI, a global patient safety organization, found that cranial electrical stimulation relieves anxiety symptoms. The treatment was found to be more effective at relieving symptoms than fake stimulation – with or without medication – for some patients.
Imagine this: A team member is consistently late for their shift, delaying patient imaging schedules. Or perhaps there’s a pattern of repeat scans due to positioning errors, impacting patient care and department efficiency. As a radiology leader, addressing these issues isn’t optional – it’s necessary.
This allowed me to narrow the subject matter to relevant issues encountered by biomedical engineers and field service engineers working on a variety of equipment. Although I researched this article from the view of an ultrasound engineer, I believe the problems encountered go beyond just ultrasound.
One often overlooked area of talent acquisition is neurodiversity in radiology – hiring individuals with diverse neurological profiles, including autism, ADHD, dyslexia and other conditions.
The MRI technologists that I have had the opportunity to get to know over the course of my career all agree on one thing: implant research is a very complex, time consuming, daunting task that gets more imposing every day, since the healthcare industry is implementing new devices continuously.
Having a diverse workforce is critical to advancing innovation, collaboration and patient care in healthcare, particularly in radiology departments. Yet too often, our efforts become knee-jerk reactions – a scramble to recruit broadly from underserved populations without first reflecting on the specific gaps in our teams.
Imagine a workplace in which employees regularly perform at high levels because they feel safe sharing bold ideas and voicing concerns without fear of retribution. Now imagine what happens when such a culture doesn’t exist. In such places, innovative solutions are left unspoken and conflicts linger unresolved. When that happens, it’s easy for teamwork to weaken.
For decades, radiologists were at the forefront of cardiac imaging, pioneering techniques and collaborating with cardiologists, physicists and engineers to develop modalities such as radiography, echocardiography and coronary arteriography.
The same risk factors that contribute to making heart disease the leading cause of death worldwide also impact the rising global prevalence of brain disease, including stroke, Alzheimer’s disease and dementia.
