Optimizing the radiologist work environment: Actionable tips to improve workplace satisfaction, efficiency, and minimize burnout

Minu Agarwal^{1

2}, Christian B van der Pol^{3

4}, Michael N Patlas², Amar Udare^{1

2}, Andrew D Chung^{5

6}, Julian Rubino⁶

Affiliations

¹ Department of Diagnostic Imaging, Department of Radiology, Juravinski Hospital and Cancer Centre, Hamilton Health Sciences, 711 Concession Street, Hamilton, ON, L8V 1C3, Canada.
² Department of Radiology, McMaster University, Hamilton Health Sciences, 711 Concession Street, Hamilton, ON, L8V 1C3, Canada.
³ Department of Diagnostic Imaging, Department of Radiology, Juravinski Hospital and Cancer Centre, Hamilton Health Sciences, 711 Concession Street, Hamilton, ON, L8V 1C3, Canada. vanderpolc@hhsc.ca.
⁴ Department of Radiology, McMaster University, Hamilton Health Sciences, 711 Concession Street, Hamilton, ON, L8V 1C3, Canada. vanderpolc@hhsc.ca.
⁵ Department of Radiology, Kingston Health Sciences Centre, 76 Stuart Street, Kingston, ON, K7L2V7, Canada.
⁶ Queen's University, Kingston, Canada.

Editorial

Minu Agarwal et al. Radiol Med. 2021 Oct.

. 2021 Oct;126(10):1255-1257.

doi: 10.1007/s11547-021-01397-x. Epub 2021 Jul 16.

Minu Agarwal^{1

2}, Christian B van der Pol^{3

4}, Michael N Patlas², Amar Udare^{1

2}, Andrew D Chung^{5

6}, Julian Rubino⁶

¹ Department of Diagnostic Imaging, Department of Radiology, Juravinski Hospital and Cancer Centre, Hamilton Health Sciences, 711 Concession Street, Hamilton, ON, L8V 1C3, Canada.
² Department of Radiology, McMaster University, Hamilton Health Sciences, 711 Concession Street, Hamilton, ON, L8V 1C3, Canada.
³ Department of Diagnostic Imaging, Department of Radiology, Juravinski Hospital and Cancer Centre, Hamilton Health Sciences, 711 Concession Street, Hamilton, ON, L8V 1C3, Canada. vanderpolc@hhsc.ca.
⁴ Department of Radiology, McMaster University, Hamilton Health Sciences, 711 Concession Street, Hamilton, ON, L8V 1C3, Canada. vanderpolc@hhsc.ca.
⁵ Department of Radiology, Kingston Health Sciences Centre, 76 Stuart Street, Kingston, ON, K7L2V7, Canada.
⁶ Queen's University, Kingston, Canada.

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