Bellin announces addition of special session at JFR 2025

Prof. Marie-France BellinCourtesy of SFRThe French national radiology congress, JFR 2025, has commenced with an added focus on professional affairs in radiology, specifically the controversial 2026 PLF social security finance bill and strategic plan for radiology.

In her welcome address, French Society of Radiology (SFR) President Prof. Marie-France Bellin highlighted the 3 October program addition, emphasizing the importance of financing quality radiological care and affirming "loud and clear" that radiology is a healthcare activity.

The "forum for debate and advocacy for our profession" will take place at 3:45 p.m. in the blue lecture hall, she noted.

JFR 2025 begins as radiologists in France announced action to strike over the spending proposals of the French National Health Insurance Fund (Caisse Nationale de l'Assurance Maladie, CNAM), the country’s main public health insurer. It’s being led by the National Federation of Medical Radiologists (FNMR).

The four-day congress in Paris runs until 6 October.

Find Bellin's JFR 2025 full message here.