SNMMI - Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging
08/18/2022 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 08/18/2022 13:50
SNMMI PR Campaign Lands Stories in Major Media Markets
August 18, 2022
SNMMI's consumer-focused public relations initiative to raise awareness about what nuclear medicine is and what it can accomplish has seen continued success in the summer months. Several news stories were published in both consumer and trade media. Top placements include:
Q104.3 Radio Interview
New York-based radio station Q104.3 hosted SNMMI president Munir Ghesani, MD, FACNM, FACR, as a guest on its issues-based talk show, "Sonstein Sundays" on July 21, 2022. During the segment Ghesani spoke with host Shelli Sonstein about nuclear medicine and molecular imaging, touching on COVID imaging, the link between sleep apnea and heart disease, and the latest in prostate cancer radiopharmaceutical therapies.
District Life Television Segment
DCTV, the public access channel of Washington, DC, featured a segment on nuclear medicine and prostate cancer on its "District Life" segment on July 12. The segment featured prostate cancer advocates and veterans, Mike Crosby and Harry DePollar, who spoke about how nuclear medicine helped them in the journey with prostate cancer. SNMMI immediate past-president Richard Wahl, MD, FACR, FACNM, FSNMMI, was also featured on the segment.
Applied Radiology Interview
Applied Radiology conducted an extensive interview with SNMMI immediate past-president Richard Wahl, MD, FACR, FACNM, FSNMMI. In the interview Wahl discussed the SNMMI Annual Meeting, the recently launched Mars Shot initiative, and efforts to increase access to nuclear medicine imaging.
View the interview and read the article.
By focusing on consumer broadcast media-print and digital news publications, radio, TV-SNMMI has been able to reach a very broad audience, including patients, referring physicians, legislators, regulators, payers, and other media. To date, the program has reached more than one billion consumers.