Lying for a Living - a conversation with Megan Brydon

Join the Guest Editor of our upcoming special issue, “ArtificialIntelligence Revisited”, Nikos Stogiannos, as he speaks with Christina Malamateniou about the importance of including patients and the public in the lifecycle of an AI product for medical imaging and radiation sciences. Look for the special issue to be released this December!

In this latest JMIRS podcast, Editor-in-Chief Amanda Bolderston speaks with Megan Brydon, the author of "Lying for a Living," about how her top-downloaded narrative poem came to be written.TranscriptJMIRS Narratives Collection

Listen in on a wide-ranging conversation with JMIRS Deputy Editor Mark McEntee and Helle Precht starting with Helle’s unique roles in research and academia and how she became a co-Guest Editor for the recent “Future of the Workforce” issue, including advice on those looking to get more involved. They discuss the Patient First Strategy in Denmark, with mobile radiography units as an example (see Helle’s papers here and here) and her editorial for the special issue that covers the Choosing Wisely and Watchful Waiting movement in Denmark. Some highlights of the issue are discussed, including the Shortage of Radiographers: A global crisis in healthcare and the multifactorial causes behind this. Helle concludes with her predictions on the future of the profession from a Scandinavian and global perspective.

Join Amanda Bolderston in conversation with three of our Top Papers of 2024! First is Hayley Gullen from the UK discussing her Narrative, a comic strip, This might surprise you – selected by Amanda as Editor-in-Chief Highlight. Next is Nikos Stogiannos from Greece chatting about A multidisciplinary team and multiagency approach for AI implementation: A commentary for medical imaging and radiotherapy key stakeholders – selected as Top Commentary. Finally, Tracey Lundstrom from Canada talks about her Top Clinical Perspective, Surveying the landscape: First Nations, Métis, and Inuit cancer resources in radiation therapy. You can view all the Editor’s top paper selections throughout 2025 on the www.jmirs.org homepage!

JMIRS Editor-in-Chief Amanda Bolderston speaks with Jennifer Carey (Manager of the CAMRT Atlantic and Manager of National Advocacy) and Mark Given (CAMRT Director of Professional Practice and Research) about a recent publication in the journal, An MRT workforce shortage is no laughing matter⁠, based on CAMRT Health Human Resources data and vacancy rates in Canada, including reporting about mental health and workplace violence. More from the CAMRT website: CAMRT Research on the Profession CAMRT Advocacy

In this episode, JMIRS Deputy Editor Mark McEntee speaks with Dr. Tobias Heye, a diagnostic radiologist at the Universitätsspital Basel in Switzerland about sustainability in radiology. References: Sustainability and Climate Protection in Radiology – An Overview Turn It Off! A Simple Method to Save Energy and CO2 Emissions in a Hospital Setting with Focus on Radiology by Monitoring Nonproductive Energy-consuming Devices The Energy Consumption of Radiology: Energy- and Cost-saving Opportunities for CT and MRI Operation Planetary Health and Radiology: Why We Should Care and What We Can Do

Join JMIRS Editor-in-Chief Amanda Bolderston as she speaks with Naman Julia-Anderson (UK Research Radiographer, Allied Health Professional Clinical Advisor with Macmillan and co-host of RadChat, the UK radiation therapy podcast). Naman is the award-winning author of "Structural Racism in Radiation-Induced Skin Reaction Toxicity Scoring". Read the full article here. The transcript of this chat is available here.

Lene Andersen is an author, advocate, accessibility consultant, and photographer. She joins Natasha Batchelor, a mammographer who has been involved in the disability world through allyship, education and advocacy to talk about their recently co-authored JMIRS paper. Their conversation with Amanda ranges from barriers in breast screening, ways to improve accessibility and how individual practitioners, clinics, and funding agencies can make much-needed change. Links: Podcast Transcript (Word document) Making Mammography Inclusive for Patients with Disabilities JMIRS Narrative (example of media release coverage) Natasha's CAMRT webinar: "Mammography in Patients with Physical Disabilities" (free for CAMRT members) Mount Sinai Hospital tip sheet: "Creating an Enabling Environment in Mammography" Lene's blog" "The Seated View" "Am I ableist?" - Free e-book by Dalhousie medical students Abbey MacLellen, Marihan Farid and Zach Ford written with disability activists

A conversation with JMIRS Deputy Editor Mark McEntee and Peter Hogg

Stephen Starkman is a visual artist based in Toronto. His work has been shown internationally and published in several book projects. He has transformed his recent experience with incurable lung cancer into a visually stunning new book. Stephen has shared some of the images from his book, “The Proximity of Mortality” with JMIRS with an accompanying narrative and discusses the process of writing his book and his experience of treatment with JMIRS Editor in Chief Amanda Bolderston in our latest podcast. Stephen's website Stephen's Instagram Globe & Mail book review of "The Proximity of Mortality" JMIRS Narratives Collection