Tampa General Hospital, my home away from home on the weekends, does a great deal to ensure that all employees provide the best customer service to all of our patients and visitors. This week, I attended a four-hour training off site at a beautiful hotel on the water. A delicious dinner was also provided, and we even got paid for our time.The ...

It's always a bit refreshing to hit the smaller meeting of SROA after time at ASTRO. With fewer people (about 450 this year compared to ASTRO's approximate 11,000), the networking is more intimate and the feel, more relaxed.  It's kind of like a favorite pair of jeans after a day in a suit. Big topics at both shows centered on the economy, ...

From tissue engineering to words so moving they required tissues, highlights of today's ASTRO meeting centered on a mix of awe-inspiring technical updates and heartfelt reminders of why docs enter the rad onc field to begin with. In Keynote Address 1, ''Advances in Drug Delivery and Tissue Engineering,'' the highly renowned Robert S. Langer, ScD, ...

The Windy City was bustling with excitement early this Sunday morning. With a crisp, autumnal breath of Chicago air, feet not yet encumbered by McCormick's mean corridors, and an extra hour of sleep under our belts, conference attendees dove in with Dean. Howard Dean. The American Society for Radiation Therapists (ASRT) Radiation Therapy ...

The Society of  Diagnostic Medical Sonography's Annual Conference kicked into high gear this weekend with sessions and events designed for inspiring, learning, shopping, honoring and entertaining.  Inspiring After the official welcoming address from outgoing SDMS President Shannon Boswell, Victoria Labalme took the ...

The SDMS took some time Friday evening to honor the achievements and contributions of its professional members as well as up-and-coming sonography students. Following is a list of the major awards and honors presented at the SDMS Awards Dinner: 2009 Fellow Designations Robert DeJong, RDMS, RDCS, RVT, FSDMS Pamela Foy, BS, RDMS, FSDMS Stephen ...

Known for the sounds of country music that have earned it the well-deserved moniker of ''Music City, USA,'' Nashville is playing host to sounds of a different sort this week as it welcomes more than 1,100 sonographers and sonography students to the Society of Diagnostic Medical Sonography's Annual Conference. The SDMS event, being ...

If you think that the people who write the BRPT tests are clueless or are trying to trick you, think again. The people who write the test are you and me. The questions are gone over multiple times, trialed and reviewed again. There is science that goes into every question they ask.  But what really blew my mind was how hard it is to ...

Attending the BRPT Symposium for the first time was a great learning experience. Having the opportunity to meet the leadership of our test body, learn how the test is created, and see where we are going in the future was very enlightening.  The meeting started with a look back at where we came from.  They discussed how many things that ...

There will be a change of leadership at one of the nation's premier medical groups starting in November. On Nov. 6, Paul A. Markowski will succeed Alvin Lever, a fellow of the college of chest physicians (honorary), as the executive vice president and CEO of the American College of Chest Physicians. He will be only the fourth person to serve in ...