New and Just Over the Horizon

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1049 These meta-analyses have been preselected by the section editors to provide a quarterly review article describing the optimal approach to imaging of specific pathologic conditions. The first article by Drs. Bahman S. Roudsari and Jeffrey G. Jarvik was published in the September 2010 issue of AJR and was titled “Lumbar Spine MRI for Low Back Pain: Indications and Yield.” The second Best Practices article by Drs. Svati Singla Long, Christopher Long, Hong Lai, and Katarzyna J. Macura is scheduled for the January 2011 issue. This article will be in the Women’s Imaging section and is titled “Imaging Strategies for Right Lower Quadrant Pain in Pregnancy.” The last new product we will discuss is the Career Pathway series. This series has been designed by Dr. Ronald Eisenberg and Dr. Corrie Yablon from Harvard Medical School and will be provided under the guidance of Dr. Howard P. Forman, section editor for Health Care Policy and Quality. The target audience is our trainees and radiologists in the early years of practice. This series will provide articles on vital career planning issues, a topic too often left behind in residency and fellowship programs. Content will include features such as selecting the appropriate fellowships, defining your practice personality, the evolution of teleradiology, and the impact of outside forces on radiology careers. Career Pathways is scheduled to begin in January 2011. All of these new products appear to be important to our readers. However, we must monitor them to be certain we are adding value to the AJR. In 2011, we will conduct another readership survey. Additional surveys will occur as needed to evaluate the features described here. Hopefully, there will be optimal participation in these surveys so that the data we receive truly reflect the input of our diverse audience. We look forward to your responses to current content and our new additions to AJR in the near future. Thomas H. Berquist Editor in Chief ajrsubmit@acr-arrs.org DOI:10.2214/AJR.10.5682 “Malpractice and Ethical Issues in Radiology: In Response to Your Query,” will appear in the online journal beginning with the December 2010 issue of AJR. The questions and responses will provide a one-page monthly column in each issue. Dr. Berlin welcomes additional queries regarding medical, legal, and ethical questions relating to your practices. Questions should be sent to lberlin@live.com. His responses will be directed to the sender and not necessarily added to the series. The Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) considers Journal Club an important part of scholarly activity for accredited radiology residency and subspecialty fellowship programs. Supporting trainee research and scholarly activity can be a challenge but is critical to maintain quality in all programs. The ACGME suggests that monthly Journal Clubs with engaged faculty are frequently the foundation for a training program’s scholarly activity. The AJR Journal Club feature was suggested by Dr. Charles E. Kahn, Jr., and Dr. Joseph J. Budovec. Their initial article on this subject, titled “Evidence-Based Radiology: A Primer on Reading Scientific Articles,” was published in the July 2010 issue of AJR. The article provided our readers with tools for evaluating manuscripts. This foundation is critical to establishing an effective Journal Club. Subsequent issues of AJR will feature selected articles from the associated highlighted issue for review. Questions specific to each manuscript will be provided to assist with consistent and effective manuscript review and critique. We are also looking into the possibility of making Journal Club interactive in the future. Another important new initiative is our Best Practices series. This series is orchestrated by Dr. Pari V. Pandharipande, senior scientist at the Massachusetts General Hospital Institute for Technology Assessment. The articles will be designed using the following format: • Clinical vignettes and imaging approaches • The imaging question • Background and importance • Synopsis and synthesis of evidence • Evidence-based guidelines • Outstanding issues that warrant further research. New and Just Over the Horizon