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RCR: Long waiting times highlight chronic shortage of radiologists

By Philip Ward, Wayne Forrest

Many patients are waiting more than 30 days to receive the results of x-ray, CT, and MRI scans due to a chronic shortage of radiologists in the U.K., according to new research from the Royal College of Radiologists (RCR).

November 12, 2014

RCR schedules supervisor training for 2015

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

The Royal College of Radiologists (RCR) in the U.K. has announced a series of workshops focusing on supervisor skills with the goal of training program directors, college tutors, trainers, and final-year trainees, as well as clinical supervisors.

November 11, 2014

COCIR meeting to tackle healthcare inequality

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

The first annual COCIR eHealth summit to be held on 18-19 November in Brussels will show how innovative technologies are key to overcoming healthcare challenges across Europe, according to COCIR (European Coordination Committee of the Radiological, Electrometrical and Healthcare IT Industry).

November 6, 2014

RSNA 2014 highlights 100 years of radiology history

By Nicole Pettit

This year marks the 100th annual meeting for RSNA, and the society is pulling out all the historical stops to celebrate. RSNA 2014 attendees will be able to diagnose vintage x-ray images, see Wilhelm Roentgen's laboratory, and check out antique equipment, kicking off a yearlong centennial celebration that will end at the 2015 meeting.

November 6, 2014

ESR: Everything's on track for IDoR

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Everything's on track for the 8 November International Day of Radiology (IDoR), according to the European Society of Radiology (ESR).

November 5, 2014

BIR releases film on radiology in WWI

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

The British Institute of Radiology (BIR) has released a short film that will commemorate the 100th anniversary of the start of World War I and radiology's role on the battlefields.

November 5, 2014

RCR lauds AoMRC waste report

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

The U.K. Royal College of Radiologists (RCR) is lauding a report from the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges (AoMRC) on protecting resources within the National Health Service.

November 5, 2014

ESR makes reform plea to new EU leaders

By Leo Cendrowicz

BRUSSELS - Europe's fast-evolving radiology sector needs common standards in quality, safety, training, and research, or risks seeing imaging procedures become chaotic, expensive, and dangerous, the European Society of Radiology (ESR) warned in Brussels on 4 November.

November 4, 2014

U.K. radiographers announce 2nd strike

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

The Society of Radiographers said it will strike for a second time in its pay dispute with the U.K. government.

November 2, 2014

COCIR makes recommendations for health tech assessment

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

The European Coordination Committee of the Radiological, Electromedical, and Healthcare IT Industry (COCIR) is issuing new recommendations for health technology assessment agencies during the HTA 2.0 Europe meeting.

November 2, 2014

UEMS endorses European guidelines on storage of ultrasound images, reports

By Rebekah Moan

The council of the Union Européenne des Médecins Spécialistes (UEMS) has endorsed -- with only a slight amendment -- best practice guidance published last year by the European Society of Radiology and the European Federation of Societies for Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology.

October 30, 2014

Screening debate 'destabilizes' breast imaging

By Robin Marshall

As president-elect of the European Society of Breast Imaging, Dr. Gábor Forrai from Budapest faces a busy time ahead. In this exclusive interview, we ask him to take out the crystal ball and reflect on the future challenges and opportunities facing the community he will be representing.

October 30, 2014

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