Providing and Receiving Feedback: It Takes Two to Tango!

Effective feedback is essential for maximizing learning, improving teacher effectiveness, and ensuring optimal team performance. Despite how critical feedback is to patient care, many educators find it difficult to provide feedback, and learners sometimes feel uncomfortable receiving feedback

Displacement of the Spleen Mimicking Renal Cell Cancer Recurrence Post-Nephrectomy: A Case Report

Local regional recurrence of renal cell cancer post-nephrectomy most often occurs within three years after surgery. Post-nephrectomy, many processes may mimic RCC recurrence. We present the case of a 75 year-old Caucasian male patient with a mass in his renal fossa post-nephrectomy for renal cell cancer, suggesting local recurrence. Use of the technetium-99m sulfur colloid scan showed that the mass was his spleen which had been displaced into the renal fossa. With high index of suspicion, characterization of these processes as splenic in origin would prevent subjecting patients to risks of biopsy or even surgery

Fostering Patient- and Family-Centered Care in Radiology Practice

Patient- and family-centered care (PFCC) is “a model of providing care in which the patient and family are partners with the provider and care team”. With reimbursement linked to health care outcomes and patient satisfaction, radiology has an opportunity to add value to the health care system by fostering partnerships with patients and families

Ensuring a Smooth Transition for Trainees Returning from Parental Leave - A Guide for Program Directors

Transitioning from parental leave during radiology residency training can be a time of stress and uncertainty. However, there are ways that program directors can help make the transition smoother and less overwhelming. Trainees report numerous stressors upon returning from leave involving childcare, lactation concerns and logistics, and discrimination. Program directors can help alleveate these stressors by counseling trainees returning from parental leave and providing reseources and a supportive enviroment. This article provides a structured frame work with tool for programs directors to ensure the transition from parental leave back to training is a smooth one