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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.
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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.
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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.
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Video from ECR 2015: Dr. Jim Reekers on subspecialization
VIENNA - Should radiologists be subspecialists or generalists? Dr. Jim Reekers, professor of interventional radiology at the University of Amsterdam, shares his views and experiences in an interview with AuntMinnieEurope.com Editor-in-Chief Philip Ward at ECR 2015.
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Decision support in Europe moves ahead with iGuide launch
By Brian Casey
VIENNA - The concept of European-wide clinical decision support for radiology took another step forward at this week's ECR meeting with the official launch of ESR iGuide, a collaboration between the European Society of Radiology (ESR) and U.S. software developer National Decision Support Company.
March 3, 2015
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How 'normal' can revolutionize imaging
By Rebekah Moan
VIENNA - So often "normal" is looked down upon; it's the extraordinary, the outliers, the special cases that get all the attention. However, normal studies can revolutionize the way images are seen, according to a speaker at the ECR 2015 opening press conference.
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Does ECR increase patient survival rate?
By Dr. Peter Rinck, PhD
Spring is in the air -- the conference season has arrived. Major conferences are a win-win situation for both patients and doctors, the Maverinck writes in his latest column. The doctors get some days off, and the patients survive.
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RCR lauds move to add radiologists to shortage list
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
A U.K. committee addressing the country's physician shortage has confirmed that clinical radiology consultants will now be added to the shortage occupation list, according to the U.K.'s Royal College of Radiologists (RCR).
February 25, 2015
ESR opens teaching facility in Bogotá
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
To service the educational needs of its growing membership in South America, the European Society of Radiology (ESR) has opened a teaching center in Bogotá, Colombia.
February 24, 2015
Radiographers in England accept U.K. pay offer
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Radiographers in England have overwhelmingly accepted an offer from the U.K. National Health Service to increase their pay by 3%, bringing to an end a labor dispute that had dragged on for months.
February 24, 2015
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