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For this episode we have a rare early release to announce some big news before the cat is out of the bag! Jamie is indeed leaving, but is he leaving his job, RadCast, both and where is he going? Uzoma also gives a review of his first 6 months in his new consultant job.

In this episode we speak to Professor Frank Gaillard, Founder and Editor in Chief of Radiopaedia, one of the most widely utilised and relied upon sources of radiology educational content. He talks us through the origin story, how Radiopaedia fulfil their mission of democratising radiology knowledge, the Radiopaedia conference and much more!

In this episode we speak to Dr Umair (Umi) Janjua, a UK Radiologist born and bred who swapped his consultant job in the UK for private medicine in Dubai. He gives us a comprehensive review of his unique experience there from the working conditions (the good and the bad), the social life, the lucrative package and whether he would recommend the switch to others.  

In this episode we cover the anxiety inducing topic of litigation in radiology with Majid Hassan who leads the medical malpractice division at Capsticks Solicitors. We discuss why some errors end up in court and others don't, defending radiologists in court, the role of medical experts, whether society is becoming more litigious and much more!

In this episode we speak to the new RCR President Dr Katharine Halliday and get her outlook on the opportunities and challenges facing the colleges during her coming tenure including AI, radiology networks, workforce and the relationship between IR & DR. We also discuss the influential Get It Right First Time (GIRFT) report in Radiology, which she lead, and how she intends to implement the recommendations. We debrief on the inaugural RCR Global Congress in Dubai - was it a success and do they intend to do more?

In this episode we speak to Dr Peter Kralt and Dr Lenetta Boyce who report post mortem CT imaging for the digital autopsy company iGene. Peter is one of the pioneers in the field having co-authored the book "Post Mortem CT For Non-Suspicious Adult Death", while Lenetta has recently started PM CT reporting in the last few years. They tell us about the history of PM CT, how PM CT is performed and reported, turf wars with Pathologists, the psychological toll of post mortem reporting and much more.