The other day I was walking by a construction site. I wondered what they were building. The fence around the site was covered by blocking material, and there was a sign with the construction company's name on it. I walked up to the sign and saw a picture of a gleaming building, with a central … Continue reading 20% Dreamer, 80% Builder
Healthcare
Designing with bias in mind
You may remember this alert from 2018, when a ballistic missile warning went out to the people of Hawaii. If you don't remember it, that’s OK—it turned out to be a false alarm. Although the full cause was never made public, there was widespread speculation that it stemmed from a poorly designed UI—the user interface … Continue reading Designing with bias in mind
Let’s not outsource humanity
If you've attended any talks about AI in radiology in the last couple of years (including mine), then you've probably heard Geoffrey Hinton’s 2016 prediction that "in 5 years deep learning is going to do better than radiologists" and so we should stop training new radiologists. Turns out that wasn't just wrong, it was shockingly … Continue reading Let’s not outsource humanity
Physicians as leaders
This is a piece that I co-wrote with Graham Walker and Matt Sakumoto, and originally published in LinkedIn, under the title RuPaul Runs an Amazing Meeting. I thought it would be interesting to share in my blog, as well. It’s a well-known fact that if you’re good at one thing, you’re good at everything. Adele … Continue reading Physicians as leaders
The hierarchy of burnout prevention for healthcare
Burnout is a big problem in healthcare. It's a hot topic in the press right now, highlighted by the pressures of the pandemic, but it's nothing new to those in medicine. Burnout symptoms have been experienced by - I’m taking a leap here - everyone who has worked in a healthcare setting, at least in … Continue reading The hierarchy of burnout prevention for healthcare
RSNA 2020: Attending a virtual medical conference
Every year on the weekend after after Thanksgiving, much to the disappointment of my family, I fly to Chicago to attend one of the largest medical conferences in the world: the RSNA (Radiological Society of North America) annual meeting. The conference is huge, with tens of thousands of attendees, hundreds of educational talks and posters, … Continue reading RSNA 2020: Attending a virtual medical conference
The gift of empathy
I was part of a facilitated discussion for a charitable group, and the question posed to us was: How do we increase empathy? It was a diverse group of entrepreneurs, educators, and others (I include myself as an "other"). There were a lot of thought-provoking questions raised: How and when do you start teaching kids … Continue reading The gift of empathy
Red Goggles 