Pediatric radiology: Radiologist-in-Chief Hospital for Sick Children SickKids⏐Podcast Radiologists

This episode of the podcast Radiologists features Dr. Birgit Ertl-Wagner, Radiologist-in-Chief at the Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) in Toronto. How pediatric radiology differs from adult radiology, why communication is vital in this subspecialty, its challenges and opportunities for the future, how safety is managed for children, is work-life balance in pediatric radiology more attainable than in adult radiology and what makes a great pediatric radiologist. ➤ Video chapters: 00:00 - Introduction 02:20 - What makes pediatric radiology an exciting field today 04:53 - Challenges in pediatric radiology 06:38 - How pediatric radiology differs from adult 08:32 - A special MRI for children 12:05 - How pediatric radiology manages different kids' ages - and sizes 13:38 - Safety in pediatric radiology 16:10 - Why communication is key 20:07 - Work/life balance: adult VS pediatric radiology 23:29 - What's in the future? 26:51 - A new concept of radiology? 32:17 - Skills vital for pediatric radiologists 35:00 - Final thoughts ➤ Catch up on all previous episodes of Radiologists and listen to the audio episodes + 👩‍⚕️🧑🏽‍⚕️Learn more UMIT, Canada's largest medical imaging department: https://universitymedicalimagingtoron... ➤ Follow us on social media @imagingtoronto