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Belgium seeks to shore up defenses against cyberattack
By Frances Rylands-Monk, Erik L. Ridley
The large-scale ransomware attack that hit many National Health Service facilities in the U.K. has led many countries to urgently review their own cybersecurity measures. Although Belgian hospitals were not affected by the attack, the Belgian government has released a countrywide action plan.
May 16, 2017
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U.K. radiologists struggle to cope in wake of cyberattack
By Frances Rylands-Monk and Philip Ward
As staff in U.K. public hospitals draw breath after the unprecedented cyberattack that strangled many departments over the weekend, radiologists have begun the dual task of catching up on vital clinical work and communication and building safeguards to prevent further breaches of internet security.
May 16, 2017
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New audit pinpoints causes of 'wasteful' unnecessary scans
By Philip Ward
Radiologists' failure to check the validity of requests for CT and MRI scans, along with ignorance among referring doctors of appropriateness criteria for imaging examinations, are the most important reasons for costly inappropriate requests of radiological exams, a new study from Saudi Arabia found.
May 16, 2017
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NHS offers guidance on ransomware response
By Brian Casey
The U.K. National Health Service (NHS) is directing facilities to a security patch designed to counter the 12 May cyberattacks that crippled many healthcare facilities in the country. The NHS has also issued a series of guidances to trusts on how to respond to the attacks.
May 14, 2017
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Massive cyberattack cripples U.K. health services
By Eric Barnes
England and Scotland have been hit by a large-scale cyberattack that has compromised National Health Service facilities in both countries, including radiology services, according to news and social media reports from affected facilities.
May 11, 2017
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Ireland seeks help for breast screening program
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
The Republic of Ireland's National Screening Service is looking for service providers to aid in its BreastCheck breast cancer screening program.
April 2, 2017
Radiology Across Borders aims to go global
By Frances Rylands-Monk
The Australian-based charity Radiology Across Borders is taking sustainable imaging expertise to doctors and patients in the Asia-Pacific region. It plans to grow into a global group over the next five years, and co-founder Dr. Suresh de Silva urges Europeans to get involved.
March 20, 2017
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RCR highlights patient needs in Brexit talks
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
The U.K. Royal College of Radiologists (RCR) said the U.K. government must place patients at the heart of its negotiations on exiting the European Union (EU).
March 14, 2017
8 ways radiology can win turf battles
By Kate Madden Yee
Turf battles in medicine are nothing new, and radiology is not alone in the struggle to protect territory. But how can radiology minimize conflict in a proactive rather than reactive manner? Dr. Christian Loewe from the Medical University of Vienna provides some solutions.
March 7, 2017
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Strickland issues new warning over U.K. workforce
By Nicola H. Strickland
The radiology workforce crisis in the U.K. is the most serious issue facing the Royal College of Radiologists, according to Dr. Nicola Strickland. Around 9% of U.K. radiologist posts are unfilled, with 41% of those having been vacant for over a year.
March 6, 2017
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How radiology can find new roles in post-PACS, networked world
By Vivienne Raper
An unexpected consequence of PACS is that radiologists are increasingly sidelined by referring physicians, who can look at images to make a diagnosis and not even read the radiology report. This problem is confounded as physicians grow more specialized. Radiologists are in real danger if they don't change the way they work, according to Dr. Johan Van Goethem from Antwerp University Hospital in Belgium.
March 3, 2017
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Video from ECR 2017: Shane Foley on radiography & radiology
VIENNA - ECR is well-known for its popular radiographers' sessions, but can it ever become the essential congress for Europe's many thousands of radiographers? Shane Foley, PhD, from the University College Dublin School of Medicine and Medical Science, gives his opinion and also outlines how to boost collaboration and teamwork among radiographers and radiologists.
March 3, 2017
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