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ECR 2015 attendance edges down
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
In-person attendance at this month's ECR 2015 slipped slightly, although the congress was helped by strong growth in the number of viewers who followed the proceedings online via streaming video.
March 11, 2015
RCR lauds NHS England's proton-beam centers bid
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
The U.K.'s Royal College of Radiologists (RCR) welcomes the announcement that the National Health Service (NHS) England is the preferred bidder for two new planned proton-beam therapy centers in London and Manchester.
March 11, 2015
Interview with new ESR president: Dr. Lluís Donoso Bach
The incoming European Society of Radiology (ESR) president, Dr. Lluís Donoso Bach, PhD, from Barcelona, Spain, discusses his priorities for the year ahead, the threats facing radiology, and e-health, as well as the other issues on the society's agenda.
March 10, 2015
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JIRA begins 2-year chairmanship of DITTA
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
The Japan Medical Imaging and Radiological Systems Industries Association (JIRA) has begun a two-year chairmanship of the Global Diagnostic Imaging, Healthcare IT, and Radiation Therapy Trade Association (DITTA).
March 8, 2015
Hybrid imaging to heighten delegates' interest at ECR 2016
By MĂ©lisande Rouger
ECR 2016 Congress President Dr. Katrine Åhlström Riklund, PhD, deputy head of the department of radiation sciences and director of the medical school at Umeå University in Sweden, discusses hybrid imaging and what's in store for next year's congress.
March 7, 2015
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Yellow wristbands cause a stir at editorial meeting at ECR
By Philip Ward
VIENNA - Emerging trends and new developments in medical imaging came under scrutiny at Friday's 5th annual AuntMinnieEurope.com editorial meeting at ECR 2015. More than half of the Editorial Advisory Board attended the 90-minute session. And on a lighter note, the compulsory yellow wristbands for delegates caused widespread amusement.
March 6, 2015
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Video from ECR 2015: Nicola Bedlington on finding the human touch
VIENNA - Think more deeply about your patients and how you communicate imaging results to them. That's the advice of Nicola Bedlington, secretary general of the European Patients' Forum, in an interview with AuntMinnieEurope.com Editor-in-Chief Philip Ward at ECR 2015.
March 6, 2015
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Screening sweet spot key for personalized medicine
By Rebekah Moan
VIENNA - "Personalized medicine" is quickly becoming overused, with many institutions even starting to rebrand themselves using the phrase. It's often associated with genomics, but that's a mistake; instead, radiologists should focus on hitting a screening sweet spot, according to a presentation at ECR 2015.
March 5, 2015
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No second chance: Lawsuits set to rise across the board
By Edna Astbury-Ward, PhD
Radiology is one of the specialties most liable to claims based on medical malpractice, according to a presentation on Friday at ECR 2015 in Vienna. Radiologists can increase their awareness and knowledge of malpractice risks, as well as identify strategies that reduce the problems leading to malpractice litigation.
March 5, 2015
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Video from ECR 2015: Dr. Norbert Hosten on German radiology
VIENNA - This is a big week for Germany -- one of the three host nations and home of the ECR president, Dr. Bernd Hamm. In an interview with AuntMinnieEurope.com Editor-in-Chief Philip Ward at ECR 2015, Dr. Norbert Hosten, president of the German Radiological Society, speaks about the hot issues facing the country's radiologists.
March 4, 2015
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SCoR supports plan for independent prescribing by radiographers
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
The Society and College of Radiographers (SCoR) is throwing its support behind National Health Service proposals to introduce independent prescribing by diagnostic and therapeutic radiographers across the U.K.
March 3, 2015
Video from ECR 2015: Dr. Nicola Strickland on radiology's future
VIENNA - How can radiologists make themselves future-proof and indispensable? Dr. Nicola Strickland, consultant radiologist at London's Hammersmith Hospital, provides some answers in an interview with AuntMinnieEurope.com Editor-in-Chief Philip Ward at ECR 2015.
March 3, 2015
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