Medical, Legal, and Practice: Page 110

Security concerns lead to cancellation of ESTI 2016

By Philip Ward

The annual meeting of the European Society of Thoracic Imaging (ESTI), scheduled to take place in Istanbul from 26 to 28 May, has been called off due to security worries in the Turkish city.

January 17, 2016

ESR teams up with biomolecular research group

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

The European Society of Radiology (ESR) said it will collaborate with Biobanking and Biomolecular Resources Research Infrastructures -- European Research Infrastructure Consortium (BBMRI-ERIC) in a project aimed at integrating imaging data with biobank databases.

January 14, 2016

European CME accreditation group goes live

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

The European Board of Radiology has teamed with the European Union of Medical Specialists and the European Accreditation Council for CME to launch the Accreditation Council in Imaging (ACI).

January 11, 2016

Junior doctors in England go on strike

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Junior doctors in England went on strike Tuesday morning, resulting in the postponement of more than 4,000 routine treatments and cancellation of many appointments, checkups, and tests during the planned 24-hour work stoppage.

January 11, 2016

ESC adds to coronary congenital disease research

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

A new position paper from the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) outlines a classification of coronary congenital diseases to help surgeons identify secondary defects in the operating room.

January 11, 2016

Cancer rates rising in lower-income countries

By Kate Madden Yee

Cancer incidence and mortality rates are increasing in low- and middle-income countries, perhaps due to lifestyle changes and lack of appropriate screening or prevention measures, according to a new study published in Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers and Prevention.

January 3, 2016

Röntgen Museum posts new video

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

The German Röntgen Museum has released a new video that provides a behind-the-scenes look into the making of its "X -- An X-ray Journey video."

December 22, 2015

U.K. issues new guidelines on 7-day acute care

By Philip Ward

The U.K. Royal College of Radiologists has published a checklist of 14 standards for a seven-day acute care diagnostic radiology service. Among its key recommendations is that a radiologist must have 11 hours of continuous rest in a 24-hour period.

December 21, 2015

SFR mourns the death of Dr. David Goldlust

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

The French Society of Radiology (SFR) has announced the death of Dr. David Goldlust.

December 20, 2015

EuSoMII plans imaging informatics webinars

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

The European Society of Medical Imaging Informatics (EuSoMII) will be presenting a series of webinars on imaging informatics in 2016.

December 15, 2015

ESR puts new emphasis on patient safety standards

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

The European Society of Radiology (ESR) has introduced its ESR Basic Patient Safety Standards and Audit Tool.

December 15, 2015

EANM casts doubt on new hybrid imaging society

By Frances Rylands-Monk

Concerns have been raised by the president of the European Association of Nuclear Medicine (EANM), Dr. Arturo Chiti, about the risk of duplicating efforts in the emerging field of hybrid imaging, after the recent announcement of the formation of a new hybrid imaging society.

December 13, 2015

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