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A trip of mine to Paris two years ago was bizarrely disrupted by the river Seine flooding its banks. This week once again the Seine is threatening to flood and the mayor of Paris is quoted as saying that this is “clearly a question of the town adapting to climate change” Along with other recent […]

A trip of mine to Paris two years ago was bizarrely disrupted by the river Seine flooding its banks. This week once again the Seine is threatening to flood and the mayor of Paris is quoted as saying that this is “clearly a question of the town adapting to climate change” Along with other recent

I recently spoke at a conference in New Delhi, the superbly organized and well attended, SER-APCIO joint conference. My contributions included a lecture on the intriguing topic of More than just convenience: Teleradiology beyond a 24/7 global office model I also spoke on a panel discussion on the topic Machine learning and Dr. Computer ‐

The issue of privacy in healthcare is one that crops up and occupies centerstage every now and again, typically every time there is a violation that results in a large legal settlement or payout that captures newsreader attention. However some fundamental issues merit discussion in this regard. 1. Privacy is independent of technology use –

I am happy to report that our Teleradiology initiative in Tripura has till date been a resounding success. Beginning in September 2016 we have till date (July 1, 2017) reported 15662 cases and are providing services to 23 sites in the state. This is our first venture into Government Collaboration (in the past our efforts

This is the end of the year for me, as another birthday looms. From the academic standpoint, , this chronobiological landmark is of value as it enforces the need to renew one’s CME for the purpose of medical license renewal. Like many other things in life, the need to follow a regulation actually serves a

Monday February 13th was a landmark day for TRS, for two reasons a) It marked the signing of our partnership agreement with GE Healthcare. This is a major milestone in TRS history. For one, it is a luminary partnership that positions us more effectively to deliver our teleradiology services in Tier 2 and Tier 3

We are currently at a strange and interesting stage in Indian healthcare. We are juxtaposed between an era when the doctor was God and one in which the doctor is a self-serving schemer and someone to be regarded with suspicion, as any other profit-making service provider. Further, as the internet inexorably spreads its wireless tentacles

The latter part of 2016 has been conference time for TRS, with two international conferences being jointly hosted by TRS. In September, we had the pleasure of jointly hosting the 3rd Annual Conference of the Society of Emergency Radiology along with our partners, Vydehi Institute of Medical Sciences. This was the first year that the

It has been an eventful summer and one of the highlights at TRS has been the launch of our new 3D Lab providing postprocessing services to the Massachusetts General Hospital. Led by Roy D’Souza, who did his 3D Imaging fellowship at the Mass General Hospital, and with a team of technologists specializing in 3D postprocessing