This year will be my first time attending RSNA (see my full schedule of healthcare IT conferences), the massive radiology conference held in Chicago each year. I’d been wanting to check it out for years, but traveling to Chicago right after the Thanksgiving holiday never seemed all that appealing to me. Don’t ask me what convinced me to do it this year. I’m not sure why other than a real desire to experience the show first hand. I’d heard it was massive and would be worth my time. I’ll be sure to let you know what I think.
I’ve already got a schedule that’s nearly as full as HIMSS or MGMA and that’s saying something. I’ll be interested to see how many of them give me the radiology pitch as opposed to the healthcare IT pitch. I think I’ve made myself pretty clear, but we’ll see when we get to the actual meetings. Of course, there’s plenty of healthcare IT that’s worth hearing about. Not to mention amazing innovations around 3D printing and other mobile health technologies. I even saw a virtual reality viewer that I hope I get a chance to check out.
As I’ve prepared for my first trip to RSNA, I’ve been watching the #RSNA15 hashtag on Twitter. It’s been a great way for me to connect with those in the RSNA community. Plus, it’s given me a good overview of what’s likely to be topic of conversations at RSNA. The power of Twitter and hashtags is really amazing to me.
One thing that surprised me on the Twitter stream is how the message to Radiologists is very similar to many of the other healthcare IT events I go to around the country. No, I’m not talking about the #RSNA15 tweetup or the Cannoli Shooters. It seems that radiologists are being encouraged to be more involved in health care. This tweet illustrates an example of this message:
Calls for rads to be engaged w HCPs as collaborative soln toward appropriate image utiliz &improved outcomes #RSNA15 https://t.co/SNHtaYRJMx
— Ian Weissman, DO (@DrIanWeissman) November 30, 2015
Here’s a good roundup of tweets from the opening RSNA keynotes and day 1 of RSNA 2015:
@DChannin The Opening Keynotes & selected tweets -Sunday Nov 29, 2015 #RSNA15 Day 1 AM Curation by @nxtstop1 https://t.co/gZJ2PaGn7m
— Bernadette Keefe MD (@nxtstop1) November 29, 2015
I look forward to seeing many of you at RSNA and reporting on the event for those of you who can’t make it.
John,
Wish I was attending this year to join you! RSNA is an important event in healthcare. Every HIT professional should attend at least once to discover medical imaging’s perspective. Glad you are getting the chance to roam those halls!
Yes, radiologists are always encouraged to join the larger healthcare conversation. Sometimes they do! Beth
Beth,
I agree. It’s a very important event in health care. They can impact health care a lot more than I think most people realize. It’s been quite an adventure learning about a new world.