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Monique M. Mogensen, MD, Publishes New Article on Radiation Dose Safety in WJEM A new article co-authored by one of NationalRad's esteemed neuroradiologists, MONIQUE A. MOGENSEN, MD, was published in the peer-reviewed WESTERN JOURNAL OF MEDICINE (WJEM) in May 2012. The publication, entitled RADIATION DOSE FROM MEDICAL IMAGING: A PRIMER FOR EMERGENCY PHYSICIANS, was written by Jesse G.A. Jones, MD of Los Angeles County - University of Southern California (USC) Medical Center, USC Keck School of Medicine, Department of Radiology in Los Angeles, CA, Christopher N. Mills, MD, MPH of Inova Fairfax Hospital, Department of Emergency Medicine in Falls Church, VA, Dr. Mogensen and Christoph I. Lee, MD of UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine, Departments of Internal Medicine and Radiology in Los Angeles, CA. In the article, Drs. Jones, Mills, Mogensen and Lee discuss exposure to ionizing radiation in medicine, specifically in the emergency setting, and provide a general overview of radiation dose from medical imaging with a focus on computed tomography. In addition, they offer a literature review of recent efforts to decrease unnecessary radiation exposure to patients in the emergency department setting. Dr. Mogensen is a fellowship-trained, board certified neuroradiologist with a certificate of added qualification (CAQ) in neuroradiology. Prior to joining NationalRad in 2011, Dr. Mogensen served as an assistant professor of clinical radiology in the division of neuroradiology at the USC Keck School of Medicine, where she also served on the radiation safety committee for the University Hospital. Her areas of interest include neurovascular disease, stroke, spine, brain tumor and diffusion tensor imaging, as well as radiation dose in imaging. To learn more about Dr. Mogensen and her research and publications, please visit her profile on NATIONALRAD.COM. |
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AAOE Annual Meeting Wrap Up! Thank you to the American Association of Orthopaedic Executives (AAOE) and our orthopaedic clients for another great annual conference this year! As always, we enjoyed seeing familiar faces and meeting new people, and we had a great time out on the town in New Orleans with some of you on Saturday night! Pat O'Briens and Bourbon Street are a sure recipe for fun, and the alligator bites were delicious! Congratulations to our "Enjoying New Orleans (A Little Too Much)?" raffle winner! We hope you had a peaceful flight home with your new Bose headphones! Thanks to everyone who stopped by our booth to enter the raffle and have pictures taken in our Mardi Gras masks! Fun was had by all, and we definitely look forward to seeing everyone again next year! |
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New from NationalRad: Announcements PAUL M. SHERMAN, MD, NationalRad neuroradiologist, Residency Program Director at the San Antonio Uniformed Services Health Education Consortium and Assistant Professor of Radiology at the University of Kentucky School of Medicine and the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, F. Edward Herbert School of Medicine, was nominated by the American Medical Association (AMA) in May to be a Residency Review Committee Member for the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME). Please join us in congratulating Dr. Sherman on this honor. |
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New from NationalRad: Upcoming Activities DONALD J. FLEMMING, MD, NationalRad musculoskeletal radiologist and Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center Vice Chairman for Education, G. Victor Rohrer Professor of Radiology and Radiology Program Director, will be lecturing in Europe in June. Dr. Flemming will visit Madrid, Spain, Porto, Portugal and Vienna, Austria on his Europen speaking tour, from June 8 to June 22. TIMOTHY G. SANDERS, MD, NationalRad's Director of Education & Research and musculoskeletal radiologist, has been invited to be a keynote speaker at the MICHIGAN ORTHOPAEDIC SOCIETY (MOS) 2012 Annual Scientific Meeting. Dr. Sanders will speak to Michigan's orthopaedic surgeons about running injuries and MRI of the knee and shoulder this June on Mackinac Island, MI. |
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New from NationalRad: Upcoming Lectures MICHIGAN ORTHOPAEDIC SOCIETY 2012 ANNUAL SCIENTIFIC MEETING, June 15-17, 2012, Mackinac Island, MI + Imaging and Running Injuries - TIMOTHY G. SANDERS, MD + Keynote Speech "MRI of the Knee: Tips and Tricks-of-the-trade" - TIMOTHY G. SANDERS, MD + Keynote Speech "MRI of the Shoulder: Tips and Tricks-of-the-trade" - TIMOTHY G. SANDERS, MD |
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