Medical, Legal, and Practice: Page 52

Solar power brings imaging to Himalayan villages

By Tami Freeman, PhD

With no central power grid or infrastructure in the region, clinical staff members relied exclusively on solar power to deliver imaging to remote mountain communities in the Himalayas. They used a low-cost, lightweight solar panel; a handheld ultrasound unit; and a tablet to display the images.

April 3, 2019

Shortage of radiologists puts lives at risk, U.K. report finds

By Philip Ward

New figures reveal the continuing shortage of radiologists in the U.K. is putting patients at risk and driving massive rises in outsourcing costs for the National Health Service (NHS). The NHS does not have enough radiologists to keep patients safe, according to 75% of hospital imaging bosses.

April 3, 2019

COCIR seeks renewed effort for standards harmonization

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

The European Coordination Committee of the Radiological, Electromedical, and Healthcare IT Industry (COCIR) is calling on the European Commission to take action to eliminate the backlog of harmonized standards for medical devices and to reinstall a sustainable and efficient process for harmonizing standards.

April 2, 2019

ECR 2019 Video Roundup: Top 5 trends

What were the top five trends at the ECR 2019 conference in Vienna? Artificial intelligence (AI) was a big deal, but AI was overshadowed by the rising importance of women in top leadership positions in radiology -- indicating that medical imaging's glass ceiling is starting to crack. Find out what other trends were hot in this video slideshow.

March 29, 2019

Registration opens for ESR's free AI event

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Online registration has opened for the artificial intelligence (AI) course being organized in April by the European Society of Radiology (ESR). The live stream from Barcelona, Spain, is available free of charge.

March 28, 2019

NHS England cancels privatization plan for Oxford

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Following vehement opposition from cancer patients and U.K. Members of Parliament, National Health Service (NHS) England has reversed its plan to privatize PET/CT scanning services for cancer patients at Churchill Hospital in Oxford, according to a 27 March report in the Guardian.

March 27, 2019

IAEA launches competition for radiation safety

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) is taking submissions from healthcare professionals to be included in an upcoming training program on demonstrating radiation safety in medicine.

March 27, 2019

TB screening can give boost to migrants' health

By Frances Rylands-Monk

More mobile x-ray units for tuberculosis (TB) screening is a practical solution for migrants in Europe and should be a priority for populations at risk, as long as screening is conducted without stigmatization, according to an expert in healthcare provision for migrant communities.

March 27, 2019

Top Dublin hospital grapples with appropriateness criteria

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Medical staff at a leading Irish hospital continue to struggle with too many inappropriately requested and performed radiographs, despite guidelines to reduce the wasteful practice, according to a study published online on 14 March in the Irish Journal of Medical Science.

March 26, 2019

Strickland gives priority to modernization of RCR

By Philip Ward

Over the coming months, Dr. Nicola Strickland will start a thorough overhaul of the U.K. Royal College of Radiologists (RCR) modus operandi. In a video interview, she explains about her team's plan to update the charter, amend the status of overseas fellows, and adopt a new approach to training.

March 25, 2019

EMA struggles with staffing issues after relocation

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

The European Medicines Agency (EMA) has acknowledged that it will require several more months to rebuild its workforce following its recent relocation from London to Amsterdam due to Brexit.

March 24, 2019

ESTRO working group launches practice survey

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

A working group from the European Society for Radiation Oncology (ESTRO) has created a survey to determine the practice patterns for adaptive and real-time radiotherapy.

March 19, 2019

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