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New European charter aims to unite radiology training

By Rebekah Moan

The revised European Training Charter for Clinical Radiology will harmonize training across the continent, while also providing flexibility among the major subspecialties, according to an editorial published by the European Society of Radiology on 15 January in Insights into Imaging.

January 24, 2012

Bring young people into radiology with recruitment, retention

By Wayne Forrest

With radiology playing an increasing role in the diagnosis and subsequent treatment of various maladies and diseases, the demand for qualified radiologists in Europe is expected to continue throughout this decade.

March 27, 2011

ESOR scholarship program aims to build cooperation with China

By Philip Ward

The European School of Radiology (ESOR) has launched a bold initiative designed to forge stronger links between radiologists in China and Europe.

March 2, 2011

More seasoned doctors may make more diagnostic errors

By Reuters Health

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Second-year residents are more likely than first-year residents to make diagnostic mistakes due to a certain type of cognitive bias, a new study published yesterday in JAMA shows.

September 15, 2010

E-learning tool may offer value in radiology education

By Erik L. Ridley

VIENNA - An online e-learning tool shows promise for providing case-based radiological content, according to a presentation Tuesday at the European Congress of Radiology.

March 9, 2009

Bulgarian doctors strike over healthcare funding

By Reuters Health

SOFIA (Reuters), Jan 21 - Bulgarian doctors began a week of one-hour daily strikes on Monday to protest against insufficient funding for the Balkan country's ailing healthcare sector and demand reforms, officials said. The European Union newcomer has pledged to reform its inefficient and corrupt health sector, but has done little to tackle the problems in the 18 years since the fall of communism.

January 20, 2008

U.K. $1 billion medical research center gets go-ahead

By Reuters Health

LONDON (Reuters), Dec 6 - The government has backed plans to build a 500-million-pound medical research center in London to bring together the country's best scientists. It has agreed to sell land in central London to a consortium planning the new U.K. Centre for Medical Research and Innovation.

December 5, 2007

Britain bans doctors' coats to battle superbug

By Reuters Health

LONDON (Reuters Life!), Sep 18 - Long-sleeved white coats, favored by physicians for decades, are set to be banned under a shake-up of Britain's state-run National Health Service (NHS) aimed at tackling hospital superbugs. Under a "bare below the elbow" dress code unveiled by Health Secretary Alan Johnson, every doctor, nurse, and therapist will also be banned from wearing watches, jewelry such as rings and bracelets, and neckties.

September 17, 2007

BMA says 30,000 doctors start new jobs amid chaos

By Reuters Health

LONDON (Reuters), Aug 2 - A catalogue of new problems, including cancelled operations, are emerging as 30,000 junior doctors start their new jobs, the doctors' union warned on Wednesday. The British Medical Association (BMA) said the last-minute scramble to fill doctor posts in England will have a knock-on effect on quality.

August 1, 2007

British medics worried by lack of dead bodies

By Reuters Health

LONDON (Reuters), Jul 18 - Many medical schools in Britain now use pro-sections -- prepared body part samples which have been predissected by a tutor and which the students are allowed to examine. Increasingly few get hands-on experience of proper dissection. The problem, in part, is that there simply aren't enough bodies to go around. According to medical authorities, Britain needs around 1,000 bodies a year for use in training medical students and conducting scientific research.

July 17, 2007

Foreign doctors play key role in U.K. health system

By Reuters Health

LONDON (Reuters), Jul 3 - Foreign doctors play a vital role in running Britain's publicly funded health service and have to come through stringent tests before they are allowed to work here, health authorities said on Tuesday.

July 2, 2007

Occupational stress common among oncologists

By Reuters Health

NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Jul 3 - A study of oncologists and palliative care specialists reveals that occupational stress is common in these fields, according to a report in the June issue of Clinical Medicine.

July 2, 2007

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