Dear AuntMinnie Member,
If you're a radiologist working the overnight shift, are you getting enough sleep? Chances are it's impossible for you to get a solid eight hours at a stretch, but there are strategies you can adopt to keep overnight call from wrecking your health.
That's according to the latest installment of the Healthy Radiologist, our regular series by Dr. Stacey Funt on how radiologists can preserve their health in an increasingly stressful work environment.
The literature is full of studies that document the negative health effects of sleep deprivation and shift work, but at the same time radiologists are being pressured to shoulder increasingly unconventional work schedules. Fortunately, there are steps that overnight radiologists can take to keep their sanity.
Find out what some of them are by clicking here, for an article in our Imaging Leaders Community.
While you're there, check out a new study in JAMA Oncology that found a link between overutilization of imaging for two very different kinds of diseases, breast cancer and prostate cancer. What's driving the relationship? Find out by clicking here, or go to the community at leaders.auntminnie.com.
7 DBT tips
Are you getting ready to acquire a digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) system? If so, don't make a move into this exciting technology until you've had a chance to read a new article in our Women's Imaging Community.
In the article, Dr. Lara Hardesty from the University of Colorado details seven things to consider before taking the DBT plunge, ranging from planning for the extra image storage that tomo requires to staying calm as the transition occurs.
Learn more by clicking here, or visit the community at women.auntminnie.com.
