Medical, Legal, and Practice: Page 55

BMJ: Many patient organizations have industry funding

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

More than two-thirds of patient organizations involved in assessing technology for use in the U.K. National Health System (NHS) receive funding from the makers or a competitor of that technology, according to a new study published on 17 January in the BMJ. However, less than 25% of these interests were known to decision-makers.

January 16, 2019

EANM adds new board position

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

The European Association of Nuclear Medicine (EANM) has added the new position of scientific liaison officer on its board.

January 15, 2019

ESR achieves membership milestone

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

The European Society of Radiology (ESR) has achieved its goal of reaching 100,000 members by the end of 2018.

January 14, 2019

3 new things to see at ECR 2019

By Brian Casey

The upcoming ECR 2019 meeting will feature three new highlights, with a major content focus on artificial intelligence and interventional radiology. These are in addition to traditional events and activities that attendees have come to expect at the Vienna congress, according to the European Society of Radiology.

January 10, 2019

EANM unveils board members for 2019-2020

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

To coincide with the start of the new year, the European Association of Nuclear Medicine (EANM) has announced its new executives and board members.

January 8, 2019

RCR gives lukewarm response to long-term health plan

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

The U.K. Royal College of Radiologists (RCR) has broadly welcomed the overarching new long-term plan by the National Health Service in England (NHS England) aimed at improving the health of the nation, but it emphasized that achieving the initiative's goals will depend completely on resourcing and staffing across the health service.

January 8, 2019

BIR offers guidance on nonmedical referrals to radiology

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

The British Institute of Radiology (BIR) has released a position statement on training nonmedical referrers to ensure that they comply with the U.K. regulations on radiation exposure when referring patients to radiology.

January 7, 2019

U.K. features digital technology in new long-term plan

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

The U.K. National Health Service (NHS) has released a new long-term plan that will focus on using new technology and digital services to achieve many of its goals.

January 7, 2019

Flashback: The grumpy old man in Vienna

As ECR 2019 looms large and the attention of the medical imaging community shifts to Vienna, now is a great time to enjoy this classic video comedy sketch from March 2006. U.K. radiologist Dr. Paul Dubbins is desperate to find something to complain about at the congress and the Austrian capital -- but he fails miserably.

January 6, 2019

French radiology responds strongly to 'disdainful' criticism

By Frances Rylands-Monk

France's National Council of Radiology has reacted angrily to a series of negative comments made about the profession by an expert in infectious diseases. The remarks were made in a recent editorial in the weekly political and news magazine Le Point.

January 2, 2019

Top 10 AuntMinnieEurope stories for 2018

By Philip Ward

Trends from ECR 2018 in Vienna, the golden rules of radiology, the pros and cons of radiographers reporting chest x-rays, and the safety of gadolinium-based contrast agents for MRI were the main topics that caught your attention over the past 12 months.

December 26, 2018

ESR to host Women in Focus event at ECR 2019

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

The European Society of Radiology (ESR) plans to host a new event at the 2019 ECR called Women in Focus.

December 20, 2018

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