The ACR Bulletin Podcast

Debra Dyer, MD, Chair of the Lung Cancer Screening Steering committee has a conversation with Dr. Mike Gieske, a primary care physician at St. Elizabeth Medical Center in Edgewood, KY, on radiation and dose exposure.

Debra Dyer, MD Chair of the Lung Cancer Screening Steering committee has a conversation with Dr. Mike Gieske, a primary care physician at St. Elizabeth Medical Center in Edgewood, KY, on the myths surrounding false positive and false negative rates.

Debra Dyer, MD Chair of the Lung Cancer Screening Steering committee has a conversation with Dr. Mike Gieske a primary care physician at St. Elizabeth Medical Center in Edgewood, KY on the difficult topic of stigma from a health care professionals’ point of view. The conversation also covers how to overcome negative feelings about smokers and how to address lung cancer screening in your practice with individuals who may not feel comfortable with the conversation.

Debra Dyer, MD, Chair of the Lung Cancer Screening Steering committee has a conversation with Dr. Mike Gieske, a primary care physician at St. Elizabeth Medical Center in Edgewood, KY, on how to have a conversation with a patient about Lung Cancer Screening. They also discuss the administrative perspective, and how to change patient intake to make asking initial screening questions part of your practice.

Debra Dyer, MD, Chair of the Lung Cancer Screening Steering committee has a conversation with Dr. Mike Gieske, a primary care physician at St. Elizabeth Medical Center in Edgewood, KY. They discuss shared decision making with the patient, how long it takes, and what resources can be used to help facilitate the conversation.

(Running time: 11:47) Dr. Amy Patel stops by on this episode to discuss how breast imagers can get involved with population health management. Dr. Patel is a breast radiologist and Medical Director of Liberty Hospital Women’s Imaging in Kansas City, Missouri. She also serves as Clinical Assistant Professor at The University of Missouri-Kansas City, and is Vice Chair of the Economics Committee of ACR’s Commission on Patient- and Family-Centered Care. 

(Running time: 19:09) Dr. McKinley Glover pays us a visit to discuss how value-based reimbursement can incentivize PHM initiatives. Dr. Glover is Assistant Medical Director of the Massachusetts General Physicians Organization and a neuroradiologist at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston. Dr. Glover is also Vice Chair of the Population Health Management Committee of ACR’s Commission on Patient- and Family-Centered Care.

 

(Running time: 13:42) Dr. Ryan Lee joins the podcast to discuss the potentially key role clinical decision support (CDS) can play in utilization management. Dr. Lee practices in the Einstein Healthcare Network in Philadelphia, where he serves as Vice Chair of Quality and Safety, Radiology, as well as Section Head of Neuroradiology. He is also a member of the Population Health Management Committee within ACR’s Commission on Patient- and Family-Centered Care.

(Running time: 18:09) Dr. Debra Dyer joins us to discuss the effects of COVID-19 on lung cancer screening. Given that lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer-related death in the U.S., guidelines for postponing screening may have profound impacts on those struggling with the disease. Dr. Dyer practices at National Jewish Health in Denver, Colorado where she serves as professor and chair of the department of radiology. She also heads the Lung Cancer Screening 2.0 Committee at the ACR.

(Running time: 19:27) In this episode, I’m joined by Dr. Ashley Prosper. Dr. Prosper is Assistant Clinical Professor of Radiology at UCLA Health. A member of the ACR College Nominating Committee, Dr. Prosper is also Chair of the California Radiological Society Committee on Diversity and Inclusion. This episode centers on health care disparities in the African-American community with particular emphasis on lung cancer screening.