Pour lire la biographie de Mme Glaze, consultez le avisglaze.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/AVIS-GLAZE-FULL-PAGE-BIO-2016.pdf. Le gouvernement provincial a embauché Avis Glaze, une experte de renommée mondiale, pour effectuer un examen administratif du système scolaire. Dans le cadre de l’examen, Mme Glaze évaluera l’administration des écoles publiques, y compris l’administration du bureau central des conseils scolaires élus, ainsi que l’administration au sein du ministère de l’Éducation et du Développement de la petite enfance. Mme Glaze a été commissaire à l’éducation de l’Ontario et conseillère principale auprès du ministre de l’Éducation. Elle a été la première directrice générale du rendement des élèves de la province et présidente fondatrice du Secrétariat de la littératie et de la numératie. Elle a reçu l’Ordre de l’Ontario ainsi que de nombreux prix internationaux pour ses contributions à l’éducation. Elle possède une vaste expérience en matière d’amélioration des écoles et des systèmes scolaires, et elle a travaillé avec des éducateurs dans presque 50 pays. Le gouvernement du Canada lui a demandé de se rendre en Afrique du Sud pour contribuer à la réforme scolaire et à la reconstruction nationale, et elle a contribué à la réforme scolaire en Nouvelle-Zélande. Plus récemment, elle a été invitée à aider l’Écosse dans son processus d’amélioration des écoles et du système scolaire. Elle a également été enseignante ordinaire, éducatrice spécialisée, conseillère en orientation, administratrice et professeure dans une faculté d’éducation. « Cet examen a pour but de faire en sorte que notre système fonctionne le mieux possible au profit maximal de nos élèves, souligne Zach Churchill, ministre de l’Éducation et du Développement de la petite enfance. Le dernier examen administratif a eu lieu il y a deux décennies. Je crois que nous pourrons tous profiter de la profondeur et de l’ampleur de l’expérience d’Avis dans le cadre de cet examen. » « La Nouvelle-Écosse a un système scolaire qui fait du travail novateur, affirme Mme Glaze. Il met l’accent sur l’amélioration continue et accorde la priorité aux élèves dans tout ce qu’il fait. Le système prend au sérieux la collaboration avec les partenaires pour améliorer les chances de vie des élèves et la prospérité de la province. » « Je n’ai aucun doute qu’avec les efforts qui seront déployés, la Nouvelle-Écosse aura, à tous les points de vue, un système scolaire de classe mondiale. » L’examen débutera immédiatement et le rapport final doit être soumis au ministère au plus tard le 31 décembre. 31. « Cet examen administratif, qui s’ajoute au travail de la Commission sur l’intégration dans l’éducation et du Conseil pour l’amélioration des conditions en salle de classe, est une autre façon d’améliorer le système scolaire pour nos enfants », déclare M. Churchill. Pour voir le mandat de cet examen, consultez le https://www.ednet.ns.ca/fr/examen-administratif-systeme-educatif read more

MONTREAL – Former Quebec Liberal cabinet minister Jacques Daoust, who quit politics because of controversy surrounding his alleged role in a government agency’s sale of Rona Inc. shares to a U.S. company, has died. He was 69.Premier Philippe Couillard lauded Daoust, who suffered a stroke less than two weeks ago.“During his time as economy minister he did work to help Bombardier…and to help improve programs, notably for people running small businesses,” the premier said Thursday in Hebertville-Station, Que.“So I think we have to be grateful to him for his public service. Politics is never easy and he experienced it from every angle. But today, let’s think of the man, let’s think of his family.”Daoust was elected to the national assembly in 2014 and was named economy minister before taking on the transport portfolio in January 2016.He kept the position until he stepped down as a member of the legislature last August after he landed in hot water for his alleged role in Investissement Quebec’s sale of 11 million Rona shares to Lowe’s, the U.S. hardware giant.Daoust, who was head of the province’s investment agency between 2006 and 2013, always insisted he did not know about the sale until it was a done deal.Daoust previously worked for the federal Defence Department as well as the SNC Group before going on to the National Bank and the Laurentian Bank.It was during his tenure as economy minister that the province committed to a US$1-billion investment in Bombardier Inc. to help it complete the development of its CSeries jet.His stint at the helm of the Transport Department was marked by the stormy Uber dossier, which saw the government pass a law in 2016 regulating the taxi inddustry.Immigration Minister Kathleen Weil called her former colleague “a really brilliant man who was able to find innovative solutions.”“We will miss him,” she said in Montreal. read more

VICTORIA — Members of British Columbia’s marine mammal network are mobilizing to help a sea lion with a plastic packing band wrapped tightly around its neck.The creature was spotted last week in the Cowichan Bay area of southeastern Vancouver Island, where hundreds of sea lions have gathered to feed on spawning salmon.Fisheries and Oceans Canada marine mammal co-ordinator Paul Cottrell says the team was notified several days ago and monitored the sea lion to ensure it will stay in the area.A veterinarian with the Vancouver Aquarium has now been contacted and will work with fisheries officials to tranquilize the animal and cut off the band, possibly within the next week.Cottrell says action is required because the band will not deteriorate and can become deeply embedded in the mammal’s neck, causing further injuries, infection and sometimes death.Cottrell says the team will also travel to the Race Rocks Ecological Reserve off Esquimalt, where there have been other reports of sea lions with similar bands around their necks.“It takes quite an effort to get all these experts and teams together to go out and do this,” said Cottrell.He said they receive a lot of reports about entangled sea life every year, adding that they’re grateful for the Vancouver Aquarium’s assistance in helping the animals. (CFAX)The Canadian Press read more

OTTAWA — The Canadian government is restructuring how it deals with the aquaculture industry in an attempt to bring more economic returns and environmental sustainability to the sector.Fisheries Minister Jonathan Wilkinson laid out the new approach to the sector on Monday, including creating a single comprehensive set of regulations to clarify how aquaculture is run in Canada.The department is also ordering a study on alternative aquaculture technologies to inform development of the industry, to be carried out with Sustainable Development Technology Canada and the province of British Columbia.Other aspects of the renewed approach include developing a risk management framework and moving towards area-based management plans to take regional environmental concerns into account.The details follow last week’s announcement of plans to develop a federal Aquaculture Act, as discussed at the Canadian Council for Fisheries and Aquaculture Ministers meeting in St. John’s.Federal environment commissioner Julie Gelfand issued a report earlier this year calling for better monitoring and more detailed scientific study of the industry’s effects on wild fish.The Canadian Press read more

Organizers for the 26th Annual William Shatner Priceline.com Hollywood Charity Horse Show, Sponsored by Wells Fargo, announced today that country music’s Neal McCoy will perform live at the event to be held on June 4, 2016.The Priceline.com Hollywood Charity Horse Show, Sponsored by Wells Fargo enters its 26th year of fundraising with a spectacular affair at the Los Angeles Equestrian Center, 480 Riverside Drive, Burbank, California. Guests will be treated to an exciting arena show and a world-class reining competition, followed by a western dinner catered by STONEFIRE Grill. The evening concludes with a special LIVE performance by Neal McCoy.Proceeds from the event will benefit special-needs children’s charities across the city of Los Angeles including: Ahead With Horses, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, Hollenbeck Police Activities League (PAL), St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, The Painted Turtle and others.“Over the last 26 years, we have been able to help thousands of young Angelenos thanks to the support we receive from our generous sponsors and attendees,” commented William Shatner. “We are so fortunate to have the great talent of Neal McCoy for our entertainment this year. He is absolutely terrific and generous with his time, talent and support.”WHAT: 26th ANNUAL “PRICELINE.COM HOLLYWOOD CHARITY HORSE SHOW SPONSORED BY WELLS FARGO”WHEN: SATURDAY JUNE 4, 2016
5:00 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. – Press ‘Meet & Greet’ 
5:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. – Arena Show, which is free to the public
7:00 p.m. – 9:30 p.m. – Western Dinner, Entertainment by Neal McCoy and Live Auction by William Shatner, AuctioneerWHERE: Los Angeles Equestrian Center, 480 Riverside Drive, Burbank, CA read more

Reports from the UN International Organization on Migration (IOM) “suggest that Government forces are now approaching the town of Maiwut, 25 kilometres north-west of Pagak. I’m gravely concerned by this ongoing situation,” the Special Representative of the Secretary-General in South Sudan, David Shearer, told reporters from Juba, the capital. He added that while it is unclear which side began the fighting, the military advance by the South Sudan forces “is not in the spirit of the unilateral ceasefire” declared by the Government in May. Mr. Shearer said there has been “active military engagement” over the past week north of Pagak, and at least 25 aid workers have relocated in the area as a result of the insecurity.The senior UN official, who is also the head of the UN Mission in the country, or UNMISS, also voiced great concern about an orphanage near Torit, south of Juba, surrounded by Government and rebel fighters who are preparing to fight. “It’s unacceptable that 250 innocent children, and the people who care for them, find themselves in no-man’s land between the warring parties,” Mr. Shearer stressed. RELATED: South Sudan: UN, partners seek $1.4 billion for ‘world’s fastest growing refugee crisis’Requests by UNMISS to access the Hope for South Sudan Orphanage have been denied “locally, on the ground.” The Government forces central command in Juba yesterday gave UNMISS “the go-ahead to send peacekeepers to the orphanage. I’m hopeful that will happen today,” he added. Mr. Shearer urged both sides to reflect on President Salva Kiir’s Independence Day message of peace and withdraw from the facility. In addition to accessing the orphanage, a group of Nepalese peacekeepers have been sent to protect civilians and the UN base in Torit. “The number of patrols we can undertake in the town will increase with the additional peacekeepers. In turn, that should provide more security and boost confidence,” said Mr. Shearer. He noted that his deputy, Moustapha Soumaré, is travelling to Torit tomorrow and will report back. read more

Jun 8th 2017, 6:15 AM http://jrnl.ie/3431826 Thursday 8 Jun 2017, 6:15 AM 3,500 complaints made to energy regulator – including one person who was wrongly charged €2,500 The regulator said it is important that customers know their rights. 6 Comments Short URL Share6 Tweet Email3 By Garreth MacNamee 11,526 Views Image: Yui Mok NEARLY 3,500 complaints were made by customers to the energy regulator last year and in one case one household was wrongly charged€2,500 for their gas.The latest report from the Commission for Energy Regulation (CER) has found that while the number of calls has reduced, they want the public to know their rights when dealing with utility companies in the energy and water sectors.During 2016, there were 3,392 contacts from customers to the CER. While this was a small decrease in the level of contacts from customers in 2015, a spokesman for the commission said that “the high level of demand illustrated the importance of the services” offered to consumers.The most common issues raised by customers were account problems, problems with customer billing by suppliers or network operators, meter issues and leak and flow issues for water users.In one case study, a customer was incorrectly charged €2,500 for gas use due to a crossed meter. Following a complaint to the CER, Gas Networks Ireland offered to waive the total adjustment, offered the customer €100 as a goodwill gesture and apologised for their error.The CER Commissioner with responsibility for the retail sector, Aoife MacEvilly said that it is “vital to provide customers with an independent source for information, referral and dispute resolution to ensure customers are receiving fair and appropriate treatment by utility companies”.She added: “It is important that both energy and water customers continue to refer complaints to the CER as suppliers and network operators have a responsibility to maintain a minimum level of customer service.”Read: Senior gardaí claim armed units could respond to O’Connell Bridge terror attack within eight minutes >Read: Four directors prosecuted for ‘culture of abuse’ at UK care centres > Image: Yui Mok Tweet thisShare on FacebookEmail this article read more

Former Arsenal and England defender Martin Keown has lauded Arsenal midfielder Torreira following his impressive display in North London derby against Tottenham on Sunday.In his post on Daily Mail as quoted in BT Sport, Keown wrote:“It was the best all-round midfield display I have seen in an Arsenal shirt since Patrick Vieira and Gilberto Silva used to run the show,”“Torreira and Vieira could not be more different in terms of size and stature but their drive and determination is exactly the same.”Keown reveals Arsene Wenger’s biggest mistake at Arsenal Andrew Smyth – August 23, 2019 Arsenal legend Martin Keown believes Arsene Wenger’s biggest mistake at the club was trying too hard to emulate Barcelona.“From the first whistle the Uruguayan controlled the midfield. He was utterly fearless, demanding the ball at all times, always eager to snap into tackles and snuff out danger.”“His tireless running gave Arsenal an extra body all over the pitch. You got the sense that if he could, he would happily do everyone else’s job!”He added: “Going forwards, Torreira also excelled. He reads the game exceptionally and when he gets on the ball, he uses it intelligently to feed the quality at the top of the team. His emphatic goal proves he is a mean finisher, too.” read more

RISI, which covers the forest products industry, is merging its Pulp & Paper and Pulp and Paper International print magazines. The new publication, which is set to launch in January, will take the name Pulp & Paper International and will have a global circulation of 30,000.“With ongoing globalization in the pulp and paper industry and the audience’s need to know what’s going on around the world, we have decided to unite the two most powerful magazines in the sector,” Rhiannon James-van Beuningen, RISI senior vice president of marketing services, said in a statement. In 2009, RISI says it will expand its coverage in China by launching Pulp & Paper China, a quarterly. “This worldwide presence makes us the only true global information provider in the sector,” James-van Beuningen said.In addition to the print editions, RISI says it will launch a digital edition of PPI next year, with a projected circulation of 10,000. read more

Protections for eagle nests have been removed from Juneau’s land use code following action by the Juneau Assembly that came down to a single vote.Listen nowThe old rules created a no-building buffer spanning from 50 to 350 feet from an eagle’s nest depending on the time of year and other factors.An adult eagle and immature eagle perch in a tree. (Photo courtesy Skip Gray)Late last year, city staff argued that with too few federal biologists to plot the nest locations, the ordinance had become difficult to enforce.The amendment was made over the objections from some Assembly members.“We do have a healthy bald eagle population in the area,” Assemblyman Jesse Kiehl said at Monday’s meeting. “The notion that removing their reproductive habitat more easily will not impact that ignores and gets wrong how reproductive habitat works. Especially with something like a bald eagle, which uses the same nests in the same trees, over and over and over again.”Deputy Mayor Jerry Nankervis brushed off this criticism. He noted that tree work in recent years near the State Department of Transportation facility near Mile 7 on Glacier Highway seemed to invite even more eagles to roost.“I think if you want to look at eagles, they are still around and in fact, they are taking advantage of some of the activity that our community is engaged in,” Nankervis said.The motion passed 5-4 with Kiehl, Rob Edwardson, Maria Gladziszewski and Loren Jones dissenting.A similar effort to scrap eagles’ nest buffers failed in 2012 following public outcry.No one spoke at Monday’s public hearing. read more

Stories are posted on the APRN news page. You can subscribe to APRN’s newsfeeds via email, podcast and RSS. Follow us on Facebook at alaskapublic.org and on Twitter @aprnListen nowCharges: Ex-Quintillion CEO duped investors in Arctic broadband projectCasey Grove, Alaska Public Media – AnchorageThe former chief executive of an Alaska company working on a massive fiber optic project in the Arctic is charged with committing fraud while she led the company.Senate votes down further increasing PFD amountsAndrew Kitchenman, KTOO – JuneauThe Senate defeated a series of amendments today to the annual state budget, including efforts to raise permanent fund dividends to the full amount.Rep. Kito will no longer commit to voting with Alaska House majorityAndrew Kitchenman, KTOO – JuneauIn an unusual announcement, Juneau Democratic Representative Sam Kito III says he will no longer commit to voting with the Alaska House majority caucus.Draft Walker climate policy urges Alaska to transition away from fossil fuelsRachel Waldholz, Alaska’s Energy Desk – AnchorageThe first recommendations from Gov. Bill Walker’s climate task force run the gamut — from putting a price on carbon to supporting a more diversified economy and improving how climate change is taught in schools.Technology helping small communities cut high energy costs, conference organizer saysTim Ellis, KUAC – FairbanksAbout 400 people from around Alaska and elsewhere converged on the Westmark Fairbanks Hotel and Conference Center Tuesday to talk about how residents of the state’s rural and remote communities can reduce high energy costs during the 20th Rural Energy Conference.Opening statements begin in Bethel tobacco trialTeresa Cotsirilos, KYUK – BethelOn Wednesday, Dolores Hunter vs. Phillip Morris USA went to trial for the third time in seven years. The trial could have wide-reaching implications for the tobacco company.16 teams depart Kobuk 440 start in KotzebueZoe Grueskin, KNOM – NomeSixteen dog teams took off from Kotzebue this afternoon at the start of the 2018 Kobuk 440. Leading the pack across the sea ice was this year’s Iditarod Rookie of the Year, Jessie Holmes.“A Tale of Two Tricksters” pairs Alaska Native and Puerto Rican traditionsWesley Early, Alaska Public Media – AnchorageThe cultures of Puerto Ricans living in the Bronx and Alaska Natives may seem worlds apart. But a new production from the Alaska Native Heritage Center will shed light on some surprising similarities. read more

Crime scene officials inspect the site of a bomb blast inside a church in Negombo, Sri Lanka.ReutersA day after close to 300 people died in bomb attacks at churches and luxury hotels, Sri Lanka has said local jihadist group National Thowheed Jamath was behind the serial attacks on Easter Sunday. The government also accepted earlier reports that foreign intelligence agencies had warned of the serial bomb attacks, Bloomberg reported.”There had been several warnings from foreign intelligence agencies about the impending attacks … Persons named in intelligence reports are among those arrested. Some named in the reports had died during attacks,” Sri Lanka’s Health Minister Rajitha Senaratne said at press conference in Colombo.”We don’t see how a small organization can do all of this. We are now investigating international support for the group and their other links,” he added.”National Thowheed Jamath was involved. It is a local organisation, we don’t know whether they are linked to outsiders. All those arrested are locals,” the minister added. He said the investigation agencies are ascertaining whether NTJ, had international support. IBTimes VideoRelated VideosMore videos Play VideoPauseMute0:03/1:02Loaded: 0%0:04Progress: 0%Stream TypeLIVE-0:59?Playback Rate1xChaptersChaptersDescriptionsdescriptions off, selectedSubtitlessubtitles settings, opens subtitles settings dialogsubtitles off, selectedAudio Trackdefault, selectedFullscreenThis is a modal window.Beginning of dialog window. 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COPY LINKAD Loading … Close 290 killed in serial bomb blasts in Sri Lanka In the aftermath of the Sunday morning attacks on catholic churches, and key luxury hotels in the heart of Colombo where freign travellers stay, experts had commented that the bombing bore the hallmarks of a typical international Islamist terror strike.Even as arrests were made, the Sri Lankan government had not hastened to name the suspects for fear that it would give rise to communal tensions. The government ordered a curfew on Sunday, which was lifted early on Monday morning.Foreign victims yet to be identified No terror outfit has so far claimed the responsibility for the attack, which shattered the relative peace the island nation enjoyed after it decimated the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) in 2009.Apart from hundreds of minority Catholics who were killed in the coordinated bombings at several churches, dozens of foreign nationals were also killed. The foreign victims so far identified are from countries such as India, Portugal, Turkey, Australia, the U.K. and U.S. The authorities said as many as 25 victims, presumably from foreign countries, are yet to be identified.Will seek foreign help, says President SirisenaEarlier in the day, investigators said as many as seven suicide bombers took part in the attacks. Two of the suicide attackers blew themselves up at the Shangri-La Hotel.Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena said his government will request foreign help in tracking down international operators behind the dastardly attack. “The intelligence reports (indicate) that foreign terrorist organisations are behind the local terrorists. Therefore, the president is to seek the assistance of the foreign countries,” a government statement said.National emergency declared President Sirisena also said the nation will be under an emergency from the midnight of Monday. “The government has decided to gazette the clauses related to prevention of terrorism to emergency regulation and gazette it by midnight,” the president’s office said.NTJ, a radical Islamist organisation, has been active in Sri Lanka for some years. It grabbed headlines last year after the vandalisation of Buddhist statues in the country.The April 11 communiqué sent to the security agencies by a senior police official, alerting threat to churches, had mentioned the National Thowheeth Jama’ath, according to the New York Times.NTJ denies role in attack Meanwhile, the suspected outfit had earlier denied any role in the Sunday carnage. It decried the attack on its Facebook page and demanded strict punishment for those who carried out the attacks, NYT added. Governor of The Eastern Province, Mahamood Lebbe Alim Mohamed Hizbullah, also said on Sunday NTJ had no role in the attacks.”Some people claim it is Thowheed Jamaat. We are investigating. We are consistently investigating but there is no evidence against any party, any community or any group. They are innocent but we are sure we can identify them (the perpetrators),” Hizbullah told a local publication. read more

CEC Nurul Huda. Prothom Alo File PhotoChief election commissioner (CEC) KM Nurul Huda denied the allegations made by the opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) that voters in Rangpur civic polls on Thursday were being intimidated by the ruling Awami League men.He rather expressed his satisfaction at the overall situation of the balloting in the Rangpur City Corporation (RpCC) elections.The CEC made the remarks while responding to queries from newsmen at Nirbachon Bhaban in Dhaka in the morning.“I have collected information from the voters since the morning. The media are also working there. No information of intimidating the voters was submitted to me,” Huda claimed.He said he had also talked to the people in charge of the polling stations where electronic voting machine (EVM) is being used. “No flaws were reported so far,” he added.The CEC, however, said though EVM would be used in some polling centres of local government elections, it would not be possible to use the voting machines in the next general elections. read more

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Videos | Nuclear Imaging | June 24, 2013 VIDEO: Trends in Nuclear Imaging at SNMMI 2013 Brachytherapy Systems | July 23, 2019 VIDEO: New Alpha Emitter Brachytherapy Seeds in Development Lior Arazi, Ph.D., assistant professor at Ben-Gurion University, Israel, explains the potential benefits of a new Radium-224 brachytherapy seed technology he is helping develop. The technology uses high-dose alpha particles to kill cancer cells, but has a very short tissue penetration, so it can be placed very close to critical structures without causing collateral damage to healthy tissue. He discussed this technology in sessions at the American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM) 2019 meeting. Find more SCCT news and videos Find more news and videos from AAPM. Find more news and videos from AAPM. Enterprise Imaging | March 27, 2019 VIDEO: GE Healthcare’s CCA Analytics Provides Governance for Enterprise Imaging GE Healthcare Centricity Clinical Archive (CCA) Analytics, shown at RSNA 2018, works directly with the vendor neutral archive (VNA), allowing users to evaluate clinical, financial and operational processes across the healthcare system. The analytics solution shows how all of the different components of the archive and all of the imaging sources — departments, facilities and modalities — are working across the enterprise. Radiation Therapy | December 06, 2018 Technology Report: Patient-centered Care in Radiation Therapy Radiation therapy has become increasingly effective and safe as vendors continue to innovate technologies that benefit the patient. At ASTRO 2018, this patient-centric approach was exemplified and demonstrated not only in ways that match treatments to patients, but in how technologies can adjust to patient movement and anatomical changes, and to increase the precision of treatments. ITN Contributing Editor Greg Freiherr showcases several new technologies that are helping to advance this field.For additional patient-centered care coverage, see:Conversations with Greg Freiherr: The Accuray PhilosophyASTRO Puts Patients First CT Angiography (CTA) | August 07, 2019 VIDEO: Walk Around of a GE Cardiographe Dedicated Cardiac CT Scanner This is a quick walk around of the GE Healthcare Cardiographe dedicated cardiac CT system on display at the Society Of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography (SCCT) 2019 meeting. It was designed specifically for cardiac imaging and so has a very compact footprint so it can be used in an office setting or small room. It offers a fast gantry rotation speed to freeze cardiac motion and has large enough anatomical coverage to view the scan the entire heart in one rotation.One of these systems was recently installed at St. Paul’s Hospital in Vancouver, Canada, where they have an extensive structural heart program. 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Digital Radiography (DR) | October 05, 2016 Agfa Highlights its DR Solutions Agfa highlights how its digital radiography (DR) systems capture analytics data to help improve management of the radiology department, show ROI on DR investments, and explains how its image processing software works.  Read the article “The Coming Push for DR.”  Watch the video “Technology Report: DR Systems.” Women’s Health View all 62 items Find more SCCT news and videos Information Technology View all 220 items Related content:itnTV “Conversations”: The Accuray Philosophy Enterprise Imaging | July 08, 2019 VIDEO: Building the Right Team for Enterprise Imaging Success — Part 1 ITN Associate Editor Jeff Zagoudis speaks with Don Dennison, healthcare IT consultant and Chris Roth, M.D., associate professor of radiology, vice chair, information technology and clinical informatics, and director of imaging informatics strategy at Duke University Medical Center, about how to find the right people to deploy a successful enterprise imaging strategy. Find more SCCT news and videos Cardiac Imaging | July 30, 2019 VIDEOS | EP LAB | JULY 26, 2019 VIDEO: What Electrophysiologists Need From CT Imaging Prior to AF and VT Ablations Mark Ibrahim, M.D., FACC, assistant professor of medicine and radiology, associate program director, advanced cardiac imaging fellowship, University of Utah, explains what radiologists and cardiologists need to know what is needed from CT imaging prior to ablation procedures for atrial fibrillation (AF) and ventricular fibrillation (VF). He spoke at a joint session of the Heart Rhythm Society (HRS) and the Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography (SCCT) at the 2019 SCCT meeting.  CT Angiography (CTA) | August 07, 2019 VIDEO: Walk Around of a GE Cardiographe Dedicated Cardiac CT Scanner This is a quick walk around of the GE Healthcare Cardiographe dedicated cardiac CT system on display at the Society Of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography (SCCT) 2019 meeting. It was designed specifically for cardiac imaging and so has a very compact footprint so it can be used in an office setting or small room. It offers a fast gantry rotation speed to freeze cardiac motion and has large enough anatomical coverage to view the scan the entire heart in one rotation.One of these systems was recently installed at St. Paul’s Hospital in Vancouver, Canada, where they have an extensive structural heart program. 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Nuclear Imaging | March 22, 2019 VIDEO: Utilization of PET For Evaluation of Cardiac Sarcoidosis Raza Alvi, M.D., a research fellow in radiology at Massachusetts General Hospital, has been involved in a study of a positron-emission tomography (PET) FDG radiotracer agent to image sarcoidosis. The inflammatory disease affects multiple organs and usually include abnormal masses or nodules (granulomas) consisting of inflamed tissues that can form in the heart. Alvi presented on this topic at American College of Cardiology (ACC) 2019 meeting.  Computed Tomography (CT) | July 30, 2019 VIDEO: New Advances in CT Imaging Technology Cynthia McCollough, Ph.D., director of the Mayo Clinic CT Clinical Innovation Center, professor of medical physics and biomedical engineering and the 2019 president of the American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM), shares her insights on the latest advances in computed tomography (CT) imaging technology. She spoke at the 2019 AAPM meeting. She also did an interview at AAPM on her president’s theme for the 2019 meeting – VIDEO: Bridging Diversity in Medical Physics to Improve Patient Care.Find more news and videos from AAPM. Artificial Intelligence | January 15, 2019 Technology Report: Artificial Intelligence 2018 In Artificial Intelligence 2018: What Radiologists Need to Know About AI, ITN Contributing Editor Greg Freiherr offers an overview of artificial intelligence (AI) advances at the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) 2018 annual meeting. Artificial Intelligence | March 13, 2019 VIDEO: How iCad Uses AI to Speed Breast Tomosynthesis At RSNA 2018, iCad showed how its ProFound AI for digital breast tomosynthesis technology might help in the interpretation of tomosynthesis exams. Rodney Hawkins, vice president of marketing for iCad, discusses how this technology can better help detect the cancer.Related content:Artificial Intelligence 2018: What Radiologists Need to Know About AIRSNA 2018 Sunday – Improving, Not Replacing Women’s Health | March 25, 2019 VIDEO: Ultrasound Versus MRI for Imaging of the Female Pelvis Deborah Levine, M.D., professor of radiology at Harvard Medical School and vice chair for academic affairs in the Department of Radiology at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, describes scenarios where magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) could be more useful than ultrasound in issues with the female pelvis. Radiation Therapy | July 30, 2019 VIDEO: Use of Radiotherapy to Noninvasively Ablate Ventricular Tachycardia Pierre Qian, MBBS, cardiac electrophysiologist fellow, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, explains how his facility is working with radiation oncology to use radio therapy to noninvasively ablate ventricular tachycardia (VT). He spoke on this topics during a joint electrophysiology session by the Heart Rhythm Society (HRS) and the Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography (SCCT) at the SCCT 2019 meeting.Find more SCCT news and videos AAPM | July 29, 2019 VIDEO: Trends in Medical Physics at the AAPM 2019 meeting Mahadevappa Mahesh, Ph.D., chief of medical physicist and professor of radiology and medical physics, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, and treasurer of the American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM), explains some of the trends in medical physics and new features of the AAPM 2019 meeting. Watch the related VIDEO: Bridging Diversity in Medical Physics to Improve Patient Care — Interview with AAPM President Cynthia McCollough, Ph.D., at the 2019 AAPM meeting. Artificial Intelligence | April 17, 2019 VIDEO: Artificial Intelligence in Radiology — Are We Doomed? At the Society of Breast Imaging (SBI)/American College of Radiology (ACR) 2019 Symposium, Rasu Shrestha, M.D., MBA, chief strategy officer for Atrium Health, discusses his new role with Atrium, the hype cycle of artificial intelligence (AI) and the key elements of getting AI in radiology — and in healthcare — right.Read the article “Atrium Health Debuts Amazon Alexa Skill to Help Patients Access Medical Care”Listen to the podcast Is Artificial Intelligence The Doom of Radiology?, a discussion with Shrestha. Artificial Intelligence | July 12, 2019 VIDEO: The Economics of Artificial Intelligence Khan Siddiqui, M.D., founder and CEO of HOPPR, discusses the economic advantages and costs presented by artificial intelligence (AI) applications in radiology, as well as potential strategies for healthcare providers looking to add AI to their armamentarium, at the 2019 Society of Imaging Informatics in Medicine (SIIM) annual meeting. Artificial Intelligence | April 02, 2019 itnTV “Conversations:” What is Edison? At RSNA 2018, GE Healthcare formally presented Edison as the company’s new applications platform, designed to speed the delivery of precision care.  Artificial Intelligence | July 22, 2019 VIDEO: Use of Machine Learning to Automate Radiotherapy Treatment Planning Leigh Conroy, Ph.D., physics resident, University Health Network, Princess Margaret Cancer Center, Toronto, Canada, explains how her center is using machine learning to automate treatment plans. The center is one of the first to use the RayStation machine learning treatment planning system for radiation oncology. She spoke at the American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM) 2019 meeting. Find more news and videos from AAPM. Artificial Intelligence | March 28, 2019 VIDEO: Artificial Intelligence – GE Builds AI Applications on Edison Platform GE launched a new brand that covers artificial intelligence (AI) at the Radiological Socoety of North American (RSNA) 2018 meeting. The company showed several works-in-progress, including a critical care suite of algorithms and experimental applications for brain MR. Each is being built on GE’s Edison Platform. Technology Reports View all 9 items Recent Videos View all 606 items Radiation Oncology View all 91 items Digital Radiography (DR) | October 05, 2016 Technology Report: Digital Radiography Systems Contributing Editor Greg Freiherr offers an overview of digital radiography (DR) advances at the Association for Medical Imaging Management (AHRA) 2016 meeting. Read the article “The Coming Push for DR.”  Watch a technology report sidebar video on new DR Systems technology. 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Digital Pathology | July 11, 2019 VIDEO: Integrating Digital Pathology With Radiology Toby Cornish, M.D., Ph.D., associate professor and medical director of informatics at the University of Colorado School of Medicine, explains how the subspecialty of digital pathology has evolved in recent years, the benefits of integrating pathology and radiology, and how artificial intelligence (AI) may smooth the transition, at the 2019 Society of Imaging Informatics in Medicine (SIIM) annual meeting.  Cardiac Imaging | July 30, 2019 VIDEO: Assessing Cardiovascular Risk in Ultra-endurance Athletes Nate Bachman, graduate research assistant in the Human Cardiovascular Physiology Lab of the Dept. of Health and Exercise Science at Colorado State University, describes how he and fellow researchers used multiple types of cardiac imaging to evaluate the health of athletes who compete in endurance events lasting six hours or more, and what the results may suggest for future screening.Watch the VIDEO: Key Topics for Radiology Administrators at AHRA 2019, an interview with AHRA President Chris Tomlinson, CRA, FAHRA, and President-elect Jacqui Rose, CRA, FAHRA. Nuclear Imaging | August 24, 2017 VIDEO: Implementing CZT SPECT Cardiac Protocols to Reduce Radiation Dose Randy Thompson, M.D., attending cardiologist, St. Luke’s Mid-America Heart Institute, Kansas City, explains protocols and what to consider when working with the newer generation CZT-SPECT camera systems for nuclear cardiology. He spoke during the 2017 American Society of Nuclear Cardiology (ASNC) Today technology update meeting. Watch the related VIDEO “PET vs. SPECT in Nuclear Cardiology and Recent Advances in Technology.” Read the related articles “Managing Dose in PET and SPECT Myocardial Perfusion Imaging,”  and “Advances in Cardiac Nuclear Imaging.” RSNA | April 03, 2019 VIDEO: Editor’s Choice of the Most Innovative New Technology at RSNA 2018 ITN Editor Dave Fornell takes a tour of some of the most interesting new medical imaging technologies displayed on the expo floor at the 2018 Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) meeting. The video includes new technologies for fetal ultrasound, CT, MRI, mobile DR X-ray, a new generation of fluoroscopy systems, MRI contrast mapping to better identify tumors, and a new technique to create moving X-ray images from standard DR imaging.Watch the related VIDEO: Editor’s Choice of the Most Innovative New Artificial Intelligence Technologies at RSNA 2018. This inlcudes a tour of some of the recently FDA-cleared AI technologies for medical imaging at RSNA 2018.  Radiographic Fluoroscopy (RF) | August 09, 2019 VIDEO: Demonstration of the Shimadzu FluoroSpeed X1 Radiographic Fluoroscopy System Shimadzu displayed the FluoroSpeed X1 conventional radiographic fluoroscopy (RF) system at the Association for Medical Imaging Management (AHRA) 2019 meeting in July. The system was pending U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval at AHRA, but received FDA 510(k) clearance in early August 2019.The system features a 33-inch aperture, large enough to place a wheelchair inside. It can be rotated 90 degrees in either direction and the deck can be parked in any position, making it easier for patients to get on and off the 660-pound weight table. The FluoroSpeed X1 offers controls that are ergonomic for technologists, with duplicate controls on each side for either a left- or right-handed tech. The machine also has a large aperture to allow swallow studies.The FluoroSpeed X1 comes equipped with a 17 x 17-inch dynamic digital X-ray detector (FPD) in the table bucky, allowing it to both be used for fluoroscopy as well as radiographic exams.Read more about the FluoroSpeed X1:Shimadzu Medical Systems Receives FDA 510(k) for FluoroSpeed X1 RF System Related CT Calcium Scorining Content:VIDEO: New Cholesterol Guidelines Support CT Calcium Scoring for Risk Assessment — Interview with Matthew Budoff, M.D.CT Calcium Scoring Becoming a Key Risk Factor AssessmentACC and AHA Release Updated Cholesterol Guidelines for 2018VIDEO: CT Calcium Scoring to Screen For Who Should Take Statins — Interview with Matthew Budoff, M.D. Find more SCCT news and videos Find more SCCT news and videos Radiographic Fluoroscopy (RF) | August 09, 2019 VIDEO: Demonstration of the Shimadzu FluoroSpeed X1 Radiographic Fluoroscopy System Shimadzu displayed the FluoroSpeed X1 conventional radiographic fluoroscopy (RF) system at the Association for Medical Imaging Management (AHRA) 2019 meeting in July. The system was pending U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval at AHRA, but received FDA 510(k) clearance in early August 2019.The system features a 33-inch aperture, large enough to place a wheelchair inside. It can be rotated 90 degrees in either direction and the deck can be parked in any position, making it easier for patients to get on and off the 660-pound weight table. The FluoroSpeed X1 offers controls that are ergonomic for technologists, with duplicate controls on each side for either a left- or right-handed tech. The machine also has a large aperture to allow swallow studies.The FluoroSpeed X1 comes equipped with a 17 x 17-inch dynamic digital X-ray detector (FPD) in the table bucky, allowing it to both be used for fluoroscopy as well as radiographic exams.Read more about the FluoroSpeed X1:Shimadzu Medical Systems Receives FDA 510(k) for FluoroSpeed X1 RF System AAPM | July 29, 2019 VIDEO: Efforts to Define the Roles of Medical Physicists and Assistants for Regulators Brent Parker, Ph.D., DABR, professor of radiation physics and medical physicist at MD Anderson Cancer Center, explains how the American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM) is creating guidelines to better define the roles of non-physicist assistants. He said there is a lack of state regulatory oversight for medical physicists or their assistants, partly because there are no guidelines from the medical societies. AAPM has created a series of policy statements to better define these the roles and requirements for all of these positions. Parker said the goal is to give state regulators the the definitions needed to create oversight guidelines. He spoke on this topic in sessions at the AAPM 2019 meeting. Find more news and videos from AAPM. AAPM | July 23, 2019 VIDEO: Bridging Diversity in Medical Physics to Improve Patient Care Cynthia McCollough, Ph.D., director of the Mayo Clinic Computed Tomography (CT) Clinical Innovation Center, professor of medical physics and biomedical engineering, and the 2019 president of the American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM), explains the “building bridges” theme of the 2019 AAPM meeting. This theme was the focus of her president’s address at the 2019 AAPM meeting. She spoke on the theme of diversity and how to break down the barriers between various minorities, male-female, religion, national origin, etc. She gave many photo examples of how we pigeon hole people into neat categories and that we often say we have equally in society, however her images showed recent images of big political summits where there are no women present, or they were the secretaries in the background. She said in medical practice, department administration and collaboration on projects, people need to be cognoscente of bias they have engrained by culture for which they may not even be aware.She showed a slide of the AAPM membership makeup by generation and said members need to keep in mind the way each generation thinks and communicates varies by their generation’s life experience and upbringing. McCollough said understanding these differences can help bridge perceived gaps in communication. Find more news and videos from AAPM. Cardiac Imaging | July 30, 2019 VIDEOS | EP LAB | JULY 26, 2019 VIDEO: What Electrophysiologists Need From CT Imaging Prior to AF and VT Ablations Mark Ibrahim, M.D., FACC, assistant professor of medicine and radiology, associate program director, advanced cardiac imaging fellowship, University of Utah, explains what radiologists and cardiologists need to know what is needed from CT imaging prior to ablation procedures for atrial fibrillation (AF) and ventricular fibrillation (VF). He spoke at a joint session of the Heart Rhythm Society (HRS) and the Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography (SCCT) at the 2019 SCCT meeting.  Cardio-oncology | March 22, 2019 VIDEO: Characterization of Cardiac Structural Changes and Function Following Radiation Therapy Magid Awadalla, MBBS, is an advanced cardiac imaging research fellow at Massachusetts General Hospital. He has been involved in an imaging study of cardiac changes from photon radiotherapy in breast cancer patients using serial cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). The radiotherapy beams used to treat breast cancer pass close to the neighboring heart, which can cause cardiac cell damage leading to issues like heart failure later on. He spoke on the topic of cardio-oncology at the American College of Cardiology (ACC) 2019 meeting. Find more SCCT news and videos Artificial Intelligence | July 03, 2019 VIDEO: Artificial Intelligence May Assist in Pediatric Imaging Sudhen Desai, M.D., FSIR, interventional radiologist at Texas Children’s Hospital, editor of IR Quarterly for the Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR) and on the Board of Directors for the Society of Physician Entrepreneurs, explained how artificial intelligence (AI) can assist in pediatric imaging and the pitfalls of training AI systems. He spoke at the 2019 Radiology AIMed conference. Deep learning algorithms require large amounts of patient case data to train the systems to read medical images automatically without human intervention. However, in pediatrics, there are often much lower numbers of normal and abnormal scans that can be used compared to vast amounts of adult exams available. This makes it difficult to train systems, so AI developers are coming up with innovative new ways to train their software. Compounding issues with training pediatric imaging AI is that the normal ranges change very quickly for young children due to their rapid development. He explained what is normal for a 2-year-old may not be normal for a 5-year-old.Desai and other pediatric physicians who spoke at the conference said AI could have a big impact on pediatric imaging where there are not enough specialists for the increasing image volumes. Interventional Radiology | October 19, 2018 VIDEO: Y90 Embolization of Liver Cancer at Henry Ford Hospital Scott Schwartz, M.D., interventional radiologist and program director for IR residencies and the vascular and interventional radiology fellowship at Henry Ford Hospital, explains how the department uses Yttrium-90 (Y90) embolization therapy to treat liver cancer.Find more content on Henry Ford Hospital Cardiac Imaging | July 30, 2019 VIDEO: The History of CT Calcium Scoring Arthur Agatston, M.D., clinical professor of medicine, Florida International University, Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine, is the name-sake of the Agatston score used in CT calcium scoring. He explains the history of the scoring system from the early 1990s and the evolution of CT technology for cardiac imaging. The latest American Heart Association (AHA) 2018 cholesterol guidelines now include the use of CT calcium scoring, which was a big topic at the Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography (SCCT) 2019 meeting. Radiation Oncology | July 22, 2019 VIDEO: Use of a Fully Self-contained Brain Radiotherapy System Stephen Sorensen, Ph.D., DABR, chief of medical physics, St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center, Phoenix, Arizona, explains the first commercial use of the Zap-X stereotactic radio surgery (SRS) brain radiotherapy system. The system uses a capsule-like shield to surround the gantry and patient, eliminating the need for expensive room build outs requiring vaults. The goal of the system is to expand SRS brain therapy by making it easier and less expensive to acquire the treatment system. Sorensen spoke about this system in sessions at the American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM) 2019 meeting. Find more news and videos from AAPM. Radiology Imaging View all 288 items Gary Dillehay, M.D., FACR, FACNM, SNMMI president, explains some of the trends in Nuclear Imaging at the Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging (SNMMI) 2013 annual meeting in Vancouver, Canada. Enterprise Imaging | April 26, 2019 VIDEO: A Transformative Approach to Reducing Cost and Complexity at CarolinaEast Health System CarolinaEast Health System, an award-winning health system in New Bern, N.C., was one of the first to collaborate with Philips to implement IntelliSpace Enterprise Edition, a comprehensive managed service. Watch the video to see how we collaborated together to streamline workflows and improve interoperability for better care.Watch the related editorial interview VIDEO: Streamlining PACS Administration — Interview with Mike Ciancio, imaging systems administrator at CarolinaEast Health System. CT Angiography (CTA) | August 07, 2019 VIDEO: Walk Around of a Siemens Go.Top Dedicated Cardiac Scanner This is a quick walk around of the new Siemens Somatom Go.top cardiovascular edition compact computed tomography (CT) scanner on display at the Society Of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography (SCCT) 2019 meeting in July. It is aimed at cardiology office based imaging and was released this past spring at the American College of Cardiology (ACC) meeting.The system has removable tablets on each side of the scanner where the tech can adjust the machine, review scout scans and trigger the scanner. The idea is to improve workflow and allow the tech to remain at the bedside longer to be with the patient, rather tucked away in a remote control room using an intercom.The entire system is built into the gantry seen here, so there is no need for extra equipment in a closet, cabinet or server tower.It comes in a 128 slice configuration with 4 cm of anatomical coverage per rotation.It uses the Stellar detector and tin filtration to eliminate low energy photons and help lower dose. It can be programmed to aid workflow by automatically removing bone, create cured planar reconstructions, lung CAD and other post-processing features so more time can be spent on reading scans. The scanner also comes with a HeartFlow FFR-CT starter pack.Find more information on this system in these related articles:New Cardiovascular CT Technology Entering the MarketNew Technology Highlights on the ACC 2019 Exhibit Floor Artificial Intelligence | July 22, 2019 VIDEO: Use of Machine Learning to Automate Radiotherapy Treatment Planning Leigh Conroy, Ph.D., physics resident, University Health Network, Princess Margaret Cancer Center, Toronto, Canada, explains how her center is using machine learning to automate treatment plans. The center is one of the first to use the RayStation machine learning treatment planning system for radiation oncology. She spoke at the American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM) 2019 meeting. Find more news and videos from AAPM. Cardiac Imaging | July 30, 2019 VIDEO: Assessing Cardiovascular Risk in Ultra-endurance Athletes Nate Bachman, graduate research assistant in the Human Cardiovascular Physiology Lab of the Dept. of Health and Exercise Science at Colorado State University, describes how he and fellow researchers used multiple types of cardiac imaging to evaluate the health of athletes who compete in endurance events lasting six hours or more, and what the results may suggest for future screening.Watch the VIDEO: Key Topics for Radiology Administrators at AHRA 2019, an interview with AHRA President Chris Tomlinson, CRA, FAHRA, and President-elect Jacqui Rose, CRA, FAHRA. Related Cardiac Sarcoidosis Content:ASNC and SNMMI Release Joint Document on Diagnosis, Treatment of Cardiac SarcoidosisNew PET-CT Scan Improves Detection in Rare Cardiac Condition25 Most Impactful Nuclear Cardiology ArticlesRecent Advances in Cardiac Nuclear Imaging Technology CT Angiography (CTA) | August 07, 2019 VIDEO: Walk Around of a GE Cardiographe Dedicated Cardiac CT Scanner This is a quick walk around of the GE Healthcare Cardiographe dedicated cardiac CT system on display at the Society Of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography (SCCT) 2019 meeting. It was designed specifically for cardiac imaging and so has a very compact footprint so it can be used in an office setting or small room. It offers a fast gantry rotation speed to freeze cardiac motion and has large enough anatomical coverage to view the scan the entire heart in one rotation.One of these systems was recently installed at St. Paul’s Hospital in Vancouver, Canada, where they have an extensive structural heart program. Read more about this intall.Find more information on this system in these related articles:New Cardiovascular CT Technology Entering the MarketNew Technology Highlights on the ACC 2019 Exhibit Floor Radiology Business | August 02, 2019 VIDEO: Key Topics for Radiology Administrators at AHRA 2019 Association for Medical Imaging Management (AHRA) President Chris Tomlinson, CRA, FAHRA, and President-elect Jacqui Rose, CRA, FAHRA, discuss some of the most important clinical topics at the 2019 AHRA Annual Meeting and how the association plans to help its members embrace technological change in the coming years. Among the main focuses at the meeting were clinical decision support (CDS), artificial intelligence (AI) and the use of data analytics to improve equipment and personnel performance. Watch the VIDEO: Assessing Cardiovascular Risk in Ultra-endurance Athletes, an interview with Colorado State University graduate research assistant Nate Bachman at AHRA 2019. Breast Imaging | April 18, 2019 VIDEO: Age, Interval and Other Considerations for Breast Screening In a keynote lecture at the Society of Breast Imaging (SBI)/American College of Radiology (ACR) 2019 Symposium, Diana Miglioretti, Ph.D., dean’s professor of biostatistics at UC Davis Health, discussed risk-stratified breast cancer screening and its potential to improve the balance of screening benefits to harms by tailoring screening intensity and modality to individual risk factors.Read the article “How Risk Stratification Might Affect Women’s Health”Read the article “FDA Proposes New Rules for Mammography Reporting and Quality Improvement”Watch the VIDEO: A Discussion on Proposed FDA Rules for Mammography Reporting Radiology Business | August 02, 2019 VIDEO: Key Topics for Radiology Administrators at AHRA 2019 Association for Medical Imaging Management (AHRA) President Chris Tomlinson, CRA, FAHRA, and President-elect Jacqui Rose, CRA, FAHRA, discuss some of the most important clinical topics at the 2019 AHRA Annual Meeting and how the association plans to help its members embrace technological change in the coming years. Among the main focuses at the meeting were clinical decision support (CDS), artificial intelligence (AI) and the use of data analytics to improve equipment and personnel performance. Watch the VIDEO: Assessing Cardiovascular Risk in Ultra-endurance Athletes, an interview with Colorado State University graduate research assistant Nate Bachman at AHRA 2019. Radiographic Fluoroscopy (RF) | August 09, 2019 VIDEO: Demonstration of the Shimadzu FluoroSpeed X1 Radiographic Fluoroscopy System Shimadzu displayed the FluoroSpeed X1 conventional radiographic fluoroscopy (RF) system at the Association for Medical Imaging Management (AHRA) 2019 meeting in July. The system was pending U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval at AHRA, but received FDA 510(k) clearance in early August 2019.The system features a 33-inch aperture, large enough to place a wheelchair inside. It can be rotated 90 degrees in either direction and the deck can be parked in any position, making it easier for patients to get on and off the 660-pound weight table. The FluoroSpeed X1 offers controls that are ergonomic for technologists, with duplicate controls on each side for either a left- or right-handed tech. The machine also has a large aperture to allow swallow studies.The FluoroSpeed X1 comes equipped with a 17 x 17-inch dynamic digital X-ray detector (FPD) in the table bucky, allowing it to both be used for fluoroscopy as well as radiographic exams.Read more about the FluoroSpeed X1:Shimadzu Medical Systems Receives FDA 510(k) for FluoroSpeed X1 RF System Clinical Decision Support | June 29, 2017 VIDEO: Clinical Decision Support Requirements for Cardiac Imaging Rami Doukky, M.D., system chair, Division of Cardiology, professor of medicine, Cook County Health and Hospitals System, Chicago, discusses the new CMS requirements for clinical decision support (CDS) appropriate use criteria (AUC) documentation in cardiac imaging starting on Jan. 1, 2018. He spoke at the 2017 American Society of Nuclear Cardiology (ASNC) Today meeting. Read the article “CMS to Require Appropriate Use Criteria Documentation for Medical Imaging Orders.” Related CT Calcium Scorining Content:VIDEO: New Cholesterol Guidelines Support CT Calcium Scoring for Risk Assessment — Interview with Matthew Budoff, M.D.CT Calcium Scoring Becoming a Key Risk Factor AssessmentACC and AHA Release Updated Cholesterol Guidelines for 2018VIDEO: CT Calcium Scoring to Screen For Who Should Take Statins — Interview with Matthew Budoff, M.D. SPECT-CT | December 12, 2018 VIDEO: Walk Around of the Veriton SPECT-CT System This is a walk around of the new Spectrum Dynamics Veriton SPECT-CT nuclear imaging system introduced at the 2018 Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) meeting. This is a walk around of an innovative new SPECT-CT nuclear imaging system shown at the Radiological Society Of North America (RSNA) 2018 meeting this week. It’s CT system with comes in 16, 64 or 128 slice configurations. It has 12 SPECT detector robotic arms that automatically move toward the patient and use a sensor to stop a few millimeters from the skin to optimize photon counts and SPECT image quality. It also uses more sensitive CZT digital detectors, which allows either faster scan times, or use of only half the radiotracer dose of analog detector scans.Read the article “Nuclear Imaging Moves Toward Digital Detector Technology.” Read the article “Spectrum Dynamics Sues GE for Theft, Misappropriation of Trade Secrets and Unfair Competition.” Technology Reports | April 01, 2018 Technology Report: Artificial Intelligence 2017 ITN Contributing Editor Greg Freiherr offers an overview of artificial intelligence advances at the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) 2017 annual meeting.  AI was by far the hottest topic in sessions and on the expo floor at RSNA 2017. Here are links to related deep learning, machine learning coverage:Why AI By Any Name Is Sweet For RadiologyValue in Radiology Takes on Added Depth at RSNA 2017VIDEO: Key Imaging Technology Trends at RSNA 2017VIDEO: Deep Learning is Key Technology Trend at RSNA 2017VIDEO: Machine Learning and the Future of RadiologyVIDEO: Expanding Role for Artificial Intelligence in Medical ImagingHow Artificial Intelligence Will Change Medical Imaging Radiation Therapy | July 30, 2019 VIDEO: Use of Radiotherapy to Noninvasively Ablate Ventricular Tachycardia Pierre Qian, MBBS, cardiac electrophysiologist fellow, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, explains how his facility is working with radiation oncology to use radio therapy to noninvasively ablate ventricular tachycardia (VT). He spoke on this topics during a joint electrophysiology session by the Heart Rhythm Society (HRS) and the Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography (SCCT) at the SCCT 2019 meeting.Find more SCCT news and videos Nuclear Imaging | August 24, 2017 VIDEO: PET vs. SPECT in Nuclear Cardiology and Recent Advances in Technology Prem Soman, M.D., director of nuclear cardiology at the Heart and Vascular Institute, University of Pittsburgh, and president-elect of the American Society of Nuclear Cardiology (ASNC), explained advances in PET and SPECT imaging and the learning curve involved in reading scans from the new CZT SPECT cameras. Watch the VIDEO: Trends in Nuclear Cardiology Imaging, an iknterview with David Wolinsky, M.D., director of nuclear cardiology at Cleveland Clinic Florida. Read the related article “Advances in Cardiac Nuclear Imaging.” Enterprise Imaging | July 09, 2019 VIDEO: Building the Right Team for Enterprise Imaging Success — Part 2 ITN Associate Editor Jeff Zagoudis speaks with Don Dennison, healthcare IT consultant and Chris Roth, M.D., associate professor of radiology, vice chair, information technology and clinical informatics, and director of imaging informatics strategy at Duke University Medical Center, about how to find the right people to deploy a successful enterprise imaging strategy.Watch part 1 of the interview at the 2019 Society for Imaging Informatics in Medicine (SIIM) conference. CT Angiography (CTA) | August 07, 2019 VIDEO: Walk Around of a Siemens Go.Top Dedicated Cardiac Scanner This is a quick walk around of the new Siemens Somatom Go.top cardiovascular edition compact computed tomography (CT) scanner on display at the Society Of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography (SCCT) 2019 meeting in July. It is aimed at cardiology office based imaging and was released this past spring at the American College of Cardiology (ACC) meeting.The system has removable tablets on each side of the scanner where the tech can adjust the machine, review scout scans and trigger the scanner. The idea is to improve workflow and allow the tech to remain at the bedside longer to be with the patient, rather tucked away in a remote control room using an intercom.The entire system is built into the gantry seen here, so there is no need for extra equipment in a closet, cabinet or server tower.It comes in a 128 slice configuration with 4 cm of anatomical coverage per rotation.It uses the Stellar detector and tin filtration to eliminate low energy photons and help lower dose. It can be programmed to aid workflow by automatically removing bone, create cured planar reconstructions, lung CAD and other post-processing features so more time can be spent on reading scans. The scanner also comes with a HeartFlow FFR-CT starter pack.Find more information on this system in these related articles:New Cardiovascular CT Technology Entering the MarketNew Technology Highlights on the ACC 2019 Exhibit Floor Radiation Therapy | July 30, 2019 VIDEO: Use of Radiotherapy to Noninvasively Ablate Ventricular Tachycardia Pierre Qian, MBBS, cardiac electrophysiologist fellow, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, explains how his facility is working with radiation oncology to use radio therapy to noninvasively ablate ventricular tachycardia (VT). He spoke on this topics during a joint electrophysiology session by the Heart Rhythm Society (HRS) and the Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography (SCCT) at the SCCT 2019 meeting.Find more SCCT news and videos Radiation Therapy | July 30, 2019 VIDEO: Use of Radiotherapy to Noninvasively Ablate Ventricular Tachycardia Pierre Qian, MBBS, cardiac electrophysiologist fellow, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, explains how his facility is working with radiation oncology to use radio therapy to noninvasively ablate ventricular tachycardia (VT). He spoke on this topics during a joint electrophysiology session by the Heart Rhythm Society (HRS) and the Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography (SCCT) at the SCCT 2019 meeting.Find more SCCT news and videos Nuclear Imaging | April 28, 2017 VIDEO: Trends in Nuclear Cardiology Imaging David Wolinsky, M.D., director of nuclear cardiology at Cleveland Clinic Florida and past-president of the American Society of Nuclear Cardiology (ASNC), discusses advancements in nuclear imaging and some of the issues facing the subspecialty. Radiation Therapy | February 21, 2019 VIDEO: Whole Versus Partial Radiotherapy for Breast Cancer ITN Associate Editor Jeff Zagoudis speaks with Christy Kesslering, M.D., medical director of radiation oncology at the Northwestern Medicine Cancer Center, about the different radiation therapy options for breast cancer patients offered at the center.Watch the VIDEOs Advancements in Radiation Therapy for Brain Cancer and Multidisciplinary Treatment of Brain Tumors with Vinai Gondi, M.D., director of research and CNS neuro-oncology at the Northwestern Medicine Cancer Center.Additional videos and coverage of Northwestern Medicine FacebookTwitterLinkedInPrint分享 Cardiac Imaging | July 30, 2019 VIDEOS | EP LAB | JULY 26, 2019 VIDEO: What Electrophysiologists Need From CT Imaging Prior to AF and VT Ablations Mark Ibrahim, M.D., FACC, assistant professor of medicine and radiology, associate program director, advanced cardiac imaging fellowship, University of Utah, explains what radiologists and cardiologists need to know what is needed from CT imaging prior to ablation procedures for atrial fibrillation (AF) and ventricular fibrillation (VF). He spoke at a joint session of the Heart Rhythm Society (HRS) and the Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography (SCCT) at the 2019 SCCT meeting.  Radiology Business | August 02, 2019 VIDEO: Key Topics for Radiology Administrators at AHRA 2019 Association for Medical Imaging Management (AHRA) President Chris Tomlinson, CRA, FAHRA, and President-elect Jacqui Rose, CRA, FAHRA, discuss some of the most important clinical topics at the 2019 AHRA Annual Meeting and how the association plans to help its members embrace technological change in the coming years. Among the main focuses at the meeting were clinical decision support (CDS), artificial intelligence (AI) and the use of data analytics to improve equipment and personnel performance. Watch the VIDEO: Assessing Cardiovascular Risk in Ultra-endurance Athletes, an interview with Colorado State University graduate research assistant Nate Bachman at AHRA 2019. 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Enterprise Imaging | January 14, 2019 Technology Report: Enterprise Imaging 2018 In Enterprise Imaging 2018: Balancing Strategy and Technology in Enterprise Imaging, ITN Contributing Editor Greg Freiherr offers an overview of enterprise imaging advances at the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) 2018 annual meeting. Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) | January 08, 2016 RSNA Technology Report 2015: MRI Contributing Editor Greg Freiherr offers an overview of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) advances at the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) 2015. Below is related MRI content:RSNA Technology Report 2015: Magnetic Resonance ImagingRecent Advances in MRI TechnologySoftware Advances in MRI TechnologyAdvances in Cardiac Imaging at RSNA 2016Recent Trends and Developments in Contrast MediaComparison Chart: MRI Wide Bore Systems (chart access will require a login, but is free and only takes a minute to register)Comparison Chart: MRI Contrast Agents(chart access will require a login, but is free and only takes a minute to register)Comparison Chart: Cardiovascular MRI Analysis Software(chart access will require a login, but is free and only takes a minute to register) Find more news and videos from AAPM. Cardiac Imaging | July 30, 2019 VIDEO: The History of CT Calcium Scoring Arthur Agatston, M.D., clinical professor of medicine, Florida International University, Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine, is the name-sake of the Agatston score used in CT calcium scoring. He explains the history of the scoring system from the early 1990s and the evolution of CT technology for cardiac imaging. The latest American Heart Association (AHA) 2018 cholesterol guidelines now include the use of CT calcium scoring, which was a big topic at the Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography (SCCT) 2019 meeting. Molecular Imaging View all 22 items Sponsored Videos View all 142 items Conference Coverage View all 396 items Interventional Radiology | June 26, 2019 VIDEO: How Alexa Might Help During Interventional Radiology Procedures Kevin Seals, M.D., University of California San Francisco (UCSF) Health, interventional radiology fellow, is working on a research project using smart speakers such as the Amazon Echo and Google Home to create a new method for accessing information on device technologies in real time in the interventional radiology (IR) lab. Operators can use the conversational voice interface to retrieve information without breaking sterile scrub. The technology uses using natural language processing (NLP) and machine learning to rapidly provide information about device sizing and compatibility in IR.Seals spoke at the 2019 Radiology AIMed conference in Chicago in June. Radiation Oncology | May 13, 2019 Patient-first Innovations from Accuray at ASTRO 2018 At ASTRO 2018, Accuray showcased new patient-first innovations, including motion synchronization on Radixact, and the new CK VoLO, a fast optimizer on the CyberKnife system. Andrew Delao, senior director of marketing for Accuray, highlights the new features. Related GE Edison Platform Content:VIDEO: Artificial Intelligence – GE Builds AI Applications on Edison PlatformGE Healthcare Unveils New Applications and Smart Devices Built on Edison Platform Computed Tomography (CT) | January 08, 2016 RSNA Technology Report 2015: Computed Tomography Contributing Editor Greg Freiherr offers an overview of computed tomography (CT) advances at the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) 2015. The video includes Freiherr during his booth tours with some of the key vendors who were featuring new technology. Cardiac Imaging | July 30, 2019 VIDEO: The History of CT Calcium Scoring Arthur Agatston, M.D., clinical professor of medicine, Florida International University, Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine, is the name-sake of the Agatston score used in CT calcium scoring. He explains the history of the scoring system from the early 1990s and the evolution of CT technology for cardiac imaging. The latest American Heart Association (AHA) 2018 cholesterol guidelines now include the use of CT calcium scoring, which was a big topic at the Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography (SCCT) 2019 meeting. CT Angiography (CTA) | August 07, 2019 VIDEO: Walk Around of a Siemens Go.Top Dedicated Cardiac Scanner This is a quick walk around of the new Siemens Somatom Go.top cardiovascular edition compact computed tomography (CT) scanner on display at the Society Of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography (SCCT) 2019 meeting in July. It is aimed at cardiology office based imaging and was released this past spring at the American College of Cardiology (ACC) meeting.The system has removable tablets on each side of the scanner where the tech can adjust the machine, review scout scans and trigger the scanner. The idea is to improve workflow and allow the tech to remain at the bedside longer to be with the patient, rather tucked away in a remote control room using an intercom.The entire system is built into the gantry seen here, so there is no need for extra equipment in a closet, cabinet or server tower.It comes in a 128 slice configuration with 4 cm of anatomical coverage per rotation.It uses the Stellar detector and tin filtration to eliminate low energy photons and help lower dose. It can be programmed to aid workflow by automatically removing bone, create cured planar reconstructions, lung CAD and other post-processing features so more time can be spent on reading scans. The scanner also comes with a HeartFlow FFR-CT starter pack.Find more information on this system in these related articles:New Cardiovascular CT Technology Entering the MarketNew Technology Highlights on the ACC 2019 Exhibit Floor Radiology Business | May 03, 2017 VIDEO: MACRA’s Impact on Cardiology Kim A. Williams, Sr., M.D., chief of cardiology at Rush University Medical Center, Chicago and former president of both the American College of Cardiology (ACC) and the American Society of Nuclear Cardiology (ASNC), explains the impact of healthcare reform on cardiology and specifically on nuclear perfusion imaging.  Related Artificial Intelligence ContentTechnology Report: Artificial Intelligence 2017VIDEO: RSNA Post-game Report on Artificial IntelligenceVIDEO: AI in Tumor Diagnostics, Treatment and Follow-upVIDEO: Artificial Intelligence May Help Reduce Gadolinium Dose in MRIVIDEO: AI, Analytics and Informatics: The Future is Here Information Technology | April 17, 2019 itnTV “Conversations”: Creating an Interoperability Strategy With Intellispace Enterprise Edition as the foundation, Philips Healthcare is connecting facilities and service areas within enterprises, while developing standards-based interoperability that preserves customers’ investments and best of breed systems.  read more

Using Population Health to Improve HealthcareAn example of how population health can help improve healthcare can be found in a pilot study conducted in New York to identify patients to target for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Million Hearts Initiative. The national initiative aims to prevent 1 million heart attacks and strokes by 2017. The program brings together communities, health systems, nonprofit organizations, federal agencies and private-sector partners from across the country to fight heart disease and stroke. The program started in 2011 and is focused on tracking preventable risk factors and helping patients modify their behaviors to avoid heart disease. The focus is on the ABCS (appropriate use of aspirin, blood pressure management, cholesterol management and smoking cessation). Heart attack and stroke are responsible for one in three U.S. deaths, according to Ian Brissette, Ph.D., director, Bureau of Chronic Disease Evaluation and Research, New York State Department of Health. At their root, these deaths have a core of modifiable behaviors — smoking, poor diet, physical inactivity — and because they have these common factors they’re considered to be the leading preventable cause of death among adults under 65. He explained heart attack and stroke are very expensive in terms of healthcare costs and lost productivity, accounting for $315 billion annually in the United States. A big step is to identify the patients who are high-risk for heart disease and stroke, and this is where big data comes into focus on specific patient populations. Blood pressure is a trackable vital sign that is found in most patient charts, so it was chosen as one way to track down previously unidentified at-risk patients. In New York there is a Million Hearts partnership between the state’s Department of Health; Hixny, an HIE serving 25 hospitals in eastern New York; county health departments; and federally qualified health centers. Due to a high rate of EHR adoption among the hospitals involved, Hixny was chosen as the pilot site to test how data mining could identify at-risk patients. This includes patients who had two or more blood pressure readings above 140/90 that had not been diagnosed with hypertension. Additional information to identify the patient population came from other data sources, including the Statewide Planning and Research Cooperative System (SPARCS), Medicaid claims data, Healthcare Effectiveness Data and Information Set (HEDIS) and the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System phone survey. The HIE was used to bridge the information gap with existing data sources.“Our project focuses on hypertension,” Brissette said.  “Around half of adults with high blood pressure have a disease that is poorly managed or uncontrolled. Because it is a symptomless disorder, it also has high rates of under-diagnosis.”The process started with 352,000 patients, 47 million lab results, 10 million encounters and 1.6 million observations. The data was then edited to focus on just the target population. In Albany County, this included focusing on patient records from the calendar year 2013 and excluding patients with high blood pressure due to pregnancy, end-stage renal disease and patients without a medical encounter in 2013. Patients were then sorted by zip code and only included those in Albany County. After exclusions, the final sample was 41,000 patients. Once identified, these individual patients were then connected with local federally qualified health centers for follow-up.  FacebookTwitterLinkedInPrint分享 Feature | Artificial Intelligence | May 13, 2019 Artificial Intelligence Adoption in Radiology and Cardiology is Focus of June Conference The integration of artificial int… read more Videos | Clinical Decision Support | March 22, 2018 VIDEO: Clinical Decision Support of the Future Jonathan Teich, M.D., chief medical information officer for InterSystems, discusses the growth of clinical decision s read more Read the related article “Understanding How Big Data Will Change Healthcare.” News | PACS Accessories | March 13, 2018 Siemens Healthineers Introduces Proactive Follow-up Application at HIMSS 2018 March 13, 2018 — At the 2018 Healthcare Information… read more Related Content As healthcare converts to an entirely electronic health record (EHR)-based system, it opens up new opportunities to monitor trends in population health and even identify specific patients for follow-up in targeted populations. Population health has become a major buzzword in healthcare over the past couple years, especially as more hospitals and practices come online with regional health information exchanges (HIE) and EHRs with enterprise- or health system-wide access.One of the biggest drivers for the adoption of more widely accessible and structured data is healthcare reform. This effort is based largely on the rapid conversion to EHRs and leveraging information technology to improve efficiency at all levels via Stage 2 and Stage 3 Meaningful Use (MU) requirements. Some of these requirements for future Medicare reimbursement also will allow new ways of tracking patients. This includes data mining structured data to pull disparate information such as family history, symptoms, vital signs, test results or previous treatments to identify prospective patient populations for new procedures or screening.  For healthcare systems that are able to efficiently data mine millions of points of patient information, they can now search for patients listed as smokers who qualify for the new low-dose computed tomography (CT) lung cancer screens that are reimbursable. Radiology departments can search for all the patients who have been lost to imaging follow-ups for mammography or oncology monitoring exams. Hospitals starting transcatheter heart valve programs can identify patients who might qualify for a transcatheter valve. In the future, population health data mining will include proactive identification of patients who are high-risk for expensive chronic conditions such as cardiovascular disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and heart failure years before they present with acute symptoms.“Big data is really a vision of an interoperable health data infrastructure,” said James Tcheng, M.D., FACC, FSCAI, FESC, Duke University, North Carolina, during a presentation on big data at the 2015 meeting of the American College of Cardiology (ACC). “I think big data will be a major driver in the future for research and how we provide care.” CDS of the Future HIMSS18SharePlay VideoPlayMuteCurrent Time 0:00/Duration Time 8:43Loaded: 0%0:00Progress: 0%0:00 Progress: 0%Stream TypeLIVERemaining Time -8:43 Playback Rate1ChaptersChaptersdescriptions off, selectedDescriptionssubtitles off, selectedSubtitlescaptions settings, opens captions settings dialogcaptions off, selectedCaptionsdefault, selectedAudio TrackFullscreenThis is a modal window.Caption Settings DialogBeginning of dialog window. 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In an article on this topic,… read more News | PACS | November 08, 2017 lifeIMAGE Becomes New Technology Partner with Google Cloud November 8, 2017 — lifeIMAGE announced a new collaboration with Google Cloud Platform (GCP) to help mature global pre read more Feature | Population Health | October 11, 2015 | By Jeff Zagoudis and Dave Fornell Understanding Population Health and its Future Applications Mining healthcare big data will help identify populations for targeted prevention, screening and treatment efforts News | Clinical Decision Support | April 19, 2017 Siemens Healthineers Supports Population Health Management With Planned Acquisition of Medicalis Siemens Healthineers plans to expand its Population Health Management (PHM) portfolio with the acquisition of Medicalis… read more Feature | Population Health | September 07, 2018 | By Jeff Zagoudis Upping the Numbers on Lung Cancer Screening Over the last several years in the U.S., healthcare providers have been trying to shift their focus to more preventive… read more News | Population Health | December 28, 2017 Philips Expands Population Health Management Business With Acquisition of VitalHealth Philips recently announced that it acquired VitalHealth, a provider of cloud-based population health management… read more News | Population Health | November 14, 2017 Siemens Healthineers Signs Service Agreement With WhidbeyHealth Community Health System November 14, 2017 — Siemens Healthineers and WhidbeyHealth of Washington State have signed a ten-year, enterprise-wid read more The Need for Solid DataThe project team encountered a few issues when analyzing the population health data, mainly in how data was being transmitted from practices to the HIE, said Scott Momrow, vice president, marketing and outreach, Hixny. Out of 498 practices, structured data could only be used from 90, which significantly limited the ease and efficiency of collecting data. They also encountered issues in stratified analyses by race because of the lack of standardization in the way this data was reported.  The experience showed there are benefits of HIE in population health data, providing real-time information sharing to enable the entire healthcare community to have the same view of the patient. As the system is programmed to track different criteria, it will be able to send alerts to primary care providers, care coordinators or eventually to patients.“This depicts where we are now with health information exchanges as a source of information for public and population health, and it also describes its capacities and aspirational goals,” Brissette said. “We really feel like we need this type of implementation and in-the-weeds work to achieve the more aspirational goals for how an HIE should function. This ultimately was a story about how we could gain efficiencies and see whether the information in HIE represented a potential source of efficiency in the future — in this case for high blood pressure surveillance. In some ways it may alleviate a few of the burdens of having to maintain separate systems for collecting reportable conditions.”There are points in the chain where there can be data issues, Momrow explained. “It starts with the EHRs and how providers are entering information — if they’re entering the right information, if they’re entering it in the correct place,” he said.Momrow stated it is very important moving into the future that all patient data is structured in a similar manner. An example of how the data from the Million Hearts project could have been better includes the lack of blood pressure readings being attributed to a patient encounter. “The challenge is our analytics needs to understand which encounters — it needs that piece of information,” he explained. “But I think the value of the information is what will drive the changes in behavior and improve the data quality.”Momrow said of the 25 hospitals in Hixny, all of them contribute data to the HIE, which made it a natural choice for the pilot population health study. However, there are still gaps in patient care data. He said about 72 percent of the ambulatory practices in his region contribute data to the HIE, which is high compared to just 17 percent across New York state. “It’s improving, but we need the information,” Momrow explained. He said Hixny currently has 60 new records entered every 60 seconds and the HIE processed 1.75 billion transactions last year.“HIE is real time. What’s important is to mobilize that information so you have one patient-centric view,” he said. “That’s critical to supporting population health initiatives — you need to know what’s happening with the patient.”  News | Population Health | January 10, 2019 Mobile App Data Collection Shows Promise for Population Health Surveys Mobile app data collection can bring access to more potential clinical study participants, reduce clinical study… read more read more

Tang’s Living Group’s new property Hotel COZi.Tang’s Living Group’s new property Hotel COZi.Tang’s Living Group, a vibrant young hospitality group growing a range of hotel brands and clubhouse, is delighted to announce the first hotel under its midscale Hotel COZi brand, will welcome its first guests on September 15, 2017.Situated just 5-minute away from Wetland Park, Hotel COZi．Wetland offers guests a fantastic getaway from the hustle and bustle of city life. Its 336-room across 16 floors are spacious with high ceiling, decorated in a contemporary and relaxing style, with soothing tones and fabrics to make guests feel completely at home. All rooms have complimentary Wi-Fi internet access, and smart phones offering free international calls to selected countries for guests to connect with families and friends anytime anywhere.“We understand how pressing the daily life is to city dwellers. We want to develop Hotel COZi to be more than just a place to hang your hat,” said Mr. Eric Cheng, Vice President of Operations & Group General Manager of Tang’s Living Group. “It will be the perfect place where you can catch your breath and unwind, get some exercise. Hotel COZi．Wetland is a place where you can relax and feel at home among friends.”Hotel COZi．Wetland is the first hotel set to open under its brand. There will be 3 more properties debuting in Tsuen Wan, Kwun Tong and Tuen Mun. Each of which carries a unique proposition responding to the needs of families and business travelers.“Aside from Hotel COZi brand, Tang’s Living Group is growing 3 other brands, namely Hotel Ease, Minimal Hotels and T.Lodge,” Mr. Eric Cheng added. “All of them are strategically targeting to different market segments. Our vision is a world where we are all family. A world where anybody, whatever their means or needs, can find comfortable, safe, well-designed and hospitable accommodation, with helpful welcoming staff and contemporary facilities wherever they go. We won’t disappoint you.”To celebrate the opening, Hotel COZi．Wetland has launched a ‘Pay One Stay Two’ Offer which will be available from 15 September to 31 December 2017. At only HK$888*, guest can enjoy 2-night stay at a COZi Premier Room, an exclusive souvenir, late check-out until 2pm, in-town shuttle bus service and a round-trip airport transfer.*Subject to ten percent service charge *Terms and conditions applyHotel COZi．Wetland8 Tin Sau Road, Tin Shui Wai, Yuen Long, Hong KongTel: +852 3583 6288info.wetland@hotelcozi.comwww.hotelcozi.com/wetlandAbout Tang’s Living GroupTang’s Living Group is a vibrant young hospitality group totally committed to providing unparalleledhospitality solutions for property owners, business partners and guests. Established in 2015, the Groupoffers a range of services from hotel and clubhouse management, to food, beverage, and banquetsolutions. The Group embraces four distinctive brands, addressing a broad range of accommodationneeds. The brands are Hotel COZi, Hotel Ease, Minimal Hotel and T.Lodge. Each dedicates to offering apleasing and contemporary ambience to meet the needs of different customers and guests.Source = Tang’s Living Group read more

To celebrate the start of the summer holidays, Virgin Limited Edition has lined up a selection of villa offers, perfect for families looking for a holiday with a difference.Located on Mallorca’s northwest coast between Esporles and Banyalbufar is the private Son Bunyola Estate. Set behind a gated entrance in a beautiful Balearic setting that covers over 280 hectares are three villas available for rent; three-bedroom Son Balagueret, four-bedroom Sa Terra Rotja and five-bedroom Sa Punta de S’Aguila. Each villa has a private pool, chef and concierge service. If that’s not tempting enough, from July through to October 2017 guests staying seven nights or more will receive their final night for free.Further afield in an area internationally renowned for its wine lands and stunning scenery is Mont Rochelle Hotel and Mountain Vineyard, South Africa. Offering families a ‘home away from home’ is the exclusive Manor House complete with four deluxe suites, a bunk room for the children, two private pools and a games room. When it comes to dining the options are endless; from alfresco dining on the terrace and family dinner parties in Manor House’s beautiful kitchen, to sampling the delights of Mont Rochelle’s two restaurants, Miko and Country Kitchen. Make the most of those last summer days, or book a half term to remember and enjoy an extra night for free when staying three nights or more between 1 September and 31 October 2017. read more

The priest who sexually harassed Elena Frantzi when she was his foster daughter is expected to be defrocked in two weeks by the Holy Synod, it emerged on Wednesday.According to reports, the Holy Synod will convene on April 19 and the decision will move towards defrocking Father Stylianos who served 18 months in prison for sexually harassing Frantzi, 29, when she was under his wing between the age of four to 10.Frantzi took her own life in her Nicosia home last month. The news of her death and that the priest had been reinstated after his release despite the sentence and nature of the offences he committed caused public outrage.The Holy Synod is also expected to defrock another priest from Paphos for having an extramarital affair.Father Stylianos had been the local priest at Ergates village before he went to jail. His first posting after his release was a convent.Meanwhile, friends and family of Frantzi, announced on Wednesday they were seeking to create a foundation supporting abuse victims.According to an announcement by a lawyer appointed by the family, Stavros Stavrianides, her family said they would, in the near future, propose creating a foundation named after Frantzi, that would offer legal, psychological and social support to abuse victims and promote research into these topics.“We hope for financial funds from the state for the creation of this foundation,” the statement added.They also called on journalists, psychologists and the media to respect Frantzi’s memory and stop presenting inaccurate information.They also appealed for the details of Frantzi’s life to be respected and not be exposed to the public.“We reserve our right to proceed with a police report for insulting a deceased person,” said a statement.As an adult, Frantzi had alleged she had suffered years of trauma at the hands of her foster parents – Father Stylianos and his wife – until the age of 10. In the ensuing court case, the priest was jailed for 18 months for sexual harassment as there was not enough evidence to convict him of rape. He was reinstated as a priest on his release.The family hailed a decision by the Bishop of Tamassos to have the Holy Synod re-examine that decision to reinstate the priest.Thanking members of the public, NGOs and political persons for their support to them and to Frantzi while she was still alive, they also welcomed a decision by the attorney-general to re-open the file and prosecute the priest’s wife for physical abuse.The foster mother had been accused of being violent against Frantzi when she was under her care but was not charged. During one court appeal by the priest, the judge had noted that the treatment Frantzi had endured as a child was akin to torture and that the foster mother should also be prosecuted.You May LikeAlphaCute20 Cutest Crossbreeds Perfect For SeniorsAlphaCuteUndoDroneXProBig Drone Companies Are Furious Over New “Selfie Drone” Released OnlineDroneXProUndoI Like GermanyAlte Oper FrankfurtI Like GermanyUndo Famagusta municipality says Varosha entry goes against UN regulationsUndoBrazil prison riot kills 52, with 16 decapitatedUndoFilms and food at RialtoUndoby Taboolaby Taboola read more