Concurrent Educational Sessions

Patient-Centered Radiology: The 21st Century CURES Act

Tuesday, May 17, 2022

4:00 PM – 5:00 PM EDT

Location: Room 105-106

Speaker(s)

Mary C. Mahoney, MD, FACR, FSBI

Professor and Chair, Department of Radiology
University of Cincinnati Medical Center
University of Cincinnati
Cincinnati, Ohio
Mary Scott Soo, MD, FACR, FSBI

Professor of Radiology
Duke University Medical Center
Durham, North Carolina

Slides PDF

SBI 2022. "Patient-Centered Radiology: The 21st Century CURES Act".

The radiologist’s ability to understand patients’ perceptions and perspectives during their imaging experience is critical for effective patient care and patient satisfaction. This session will describe the basic tenets of patient-centered radiology holistically, the impact of the 21st Century CURES Act, then focus on the particular patient communication challenges in breast imaging.

Learning Objectives:

Describe the concepts of patient-centered radiology and why they are important.
Discuss the impact of the 21st Century CURES Act in radiology and breast imaging.
Describe patients’ perspectives of breast imaging experiences, with a focus on radiologist-patient communication about abnormal results, based on the CURES Act.