Radiology and Imaging Conclave 2018 held in Delhi

The conclave drew the best minds in the field of diagnostic imaging to congregate and discuss on the future of radiology

Radiology as a medical discipline has evolved tremendously in India. Right from the first X-ray machine which was installed at Lady Hardinge Hospital in 1918 in Delhi to several artificial intelligence research centres for imaging diagnostic these days being established across the country, the progress that the Indian radiology fraternity has witnessed is stupendous.

In keeping with this progress, The Indian Express Group and the Radiology Education Foundation have designed,The Radiology and Imaging Conclave with a vision to brace the radiology fraternity for future developments within the sector.

The conclave which was held on the sidelines of Indian Express’s largest private healthcare business summit from July 13-14, 2018 at Radisson Blu, Delhi Airport drew the best minds in the field of diagnostic imaging to congregate and discuss on the future of radiology. The two-day summit saw several leaders of India’s diagnostic imaging sector and medical technology providers come together to converse and contemplate on key drivers shaping the future of radiology. The Theme of the conclave was ‘Radiology 2023’.

Industry veterans such as Dr P K Dash Sharma, Head , Radiological Safety Division, Atomic Energy Regulatory Board (AERB), Dr Bhavin Jhankaria, Chief Radiologist, Picture, Dr Arjun Kalyanpur, Chief Radiologist, Teleradiology Solution, Dr Sumer Sethi, Founder, DAMS & Telerad Providers, Dr Bharat Agarwal, Head of Radiology, Max Hospitals, Dr K Mohanan, IRIA President, Dr Pranshant Warier, CEO, Qure.ai, Dr Vidur Mahajan, Associate Director and Head of R&D, Mahajan Imaging, Rohit Sathe, President, Philips Health Systems, Vivek Kanade, CEO, Siemens Healthineers, Dileep Mangsuli, Chief Technology Officer, GE Healthcare, South Asia, Pankaj Tandon, AERB, Dr Nobhojit Roy, national Advisor, NHSRC, Tishampati Sen, Advocate, Supreme Court, and many more deliberated on subjects ranging from Al in radiology, policies and regulations, business models, educations and patient care techniques that are key to the future growth of the sector.

Informative panel discussions saw leaders debating on various technical and business related challenges faced by radiologists. For Instance, the panel discussion on AI in radiology touched upon how radiologist can facilitate in creating an ecosystem for AI. Panelists in this session discussed ways to use AI to create more opportunities for radiologists and patient care. This discussion also highlighted that affordability, accessibility, accuracy, acumen are the essentials for the success of AI in radiology.

The panel discussion on teleradiology and its future brought to light that teleradiology is uberisation of radiology. It will give us an increased global reach and scope for greater subspecialisation as well as drive education in radiology.
“Radiology is an all enveloping stream in healthcare. The real value that radiologists need to demonstrate is their ability to span the entire spectrum”, participants in the discussion on ‘Adding value in radiology’, unanimously affirmed. Further, the panelists spoke on how radiologists will have to improve their competencies to keeping providing value to healthcare and stay relevant in future.

Similarly, the panel on changing needs for education drew attention to the need to redefine the classroom. It is a top choice for aspiring doctors. Panelists in this discussion brainstormed on how doctors are seeking wider impact, selecting macro over micro opportunities, looking to be entrepreneurs, innovators and researchers.
The panel discussion on ‘Is radiology a viable business?’ brought to light several challenges that radiologists face in building an sustaining a radiology business. One of the issues pointed out during the discussion was that the referral fee system is a huge challenge for young radiologist trying to do viable business. Experts on this panel also advised that viability is not based on funding, but on revenue generation and market research is significant to the viability of any radiology business.

The event also witnessed some interesting dialogues between leading radiologist, policy makers and equipment leaders on the next big thing in radiology and the big brother debate that pointed out the need for better governance in radiology in place, value systems need to be revised in order to build patient trust. The partners of Radiology and Imaging conclave also came forward at the event to address the august audience and keep them updated about their solutions and services for radiologists.

The event also honoured the radiology heroes, game changers and front runners in this industry through Express Medical Imaging Awards 2018 for their invaluable contributions to healthcare in India. Stay tuned to know about the winners of these awards. Thus, the two days of the Radiology and Imaging Conclave 2018 witnessed great exemplars of excellence, experience, innovation and knowledge.

Stay posted on our print coverage in Express Healthcare’s issue for the month of August 2018 to know about each session in detail.