Announcement Archive

_{August 2019}

European Society of Radiology to plant 30,000 trees

ESR at the forefront of environmental awareness in the congress industry

With over 30,000 attendees at the European Congress of Radiology (ECR) in 2019, the meeting, which is the flagship of the Austrian conference industry, has been growing continuously for years, hosting visitors from 133 countries in Vienna at the last congress.

_{August 2019}

ESR welcomes record number of members from the USA

Vienna, August 12, 2019 (ESR) – The European Society of Radiology (ESR) is pleased to announce that membership from the United States has reached a record high. As of August 6, 2019, 7,277 radiologists, related physicians and scientists from all over the US count themselves ESR members, therefore becoming part of the largest radiological society in the world. Americans now make up the second biggest national group amongst all ESR member countries, right after India and just ahead of Brazil and France, which tops the list of European nations.

_{August 2019}

Prof. Regina Beets-Tan, ESR 2nd Vice President, appointed as one of the Members of the Mission Board for Cancer

The ESR would like to wholeheartedly congratulate our current 2nd Vice President, Prof. Regina Beets-Tan for the honour of being appointed as one of the Members of the Mission Board for Cancer. The European research and innovation missions are a part of Horizon Europe and aim to deliver solutions to some of the greatest challenges facing our world, including cancer, climate change and healthy oceans.

_{July 2019}

ESR to organise special ‘Children in Focus’ programme for ECR 2020 with support from the European Society of Paediatric Radiology

After the success of ECR 2019’s ‘Women in Focus’ programme, the European Society of Radiology (ESR) will once again organise an exclusive ‘in Focus’ event at the European Congress of Radiology 2020. The programme, titled ‘Children in Focus’, will explore a broad range of health and social issues related specifically to children and young adults and will be dedicated in memoriam Prof. Helen M.L. Carty.

_{July 2019}

Former ESR President Prof. Guy Frija receives honorary membership of the Radiological Society of Kazakhstan

Congratulations to former ESR President Prof. Guy Frija for receiving the honorary membership of the Radiological Society of Kazakhstan. Prof. Frija, who is incumbent Chair of the ESR EuroSafe Imaging Steering Committee, received the award during the 8th Eurasian Radiological Forum, on 27-29 June 2019 in Astana/Kazakhstan.

_{June 2019}

Former ESR President, Prof. Lluís Donoso-Bach awarded honorary membership of the Sociedade Paulista de Radiologia e Diagnóstico por Imagen

Former President of the ESR, Prof. Lluís Donoso-Bach has been awarded honorary membership of the Sociedade Paulista de Radiologia e Diagnóstico por Imagen. Prof. Donoso was presented with the award during the 49th Jornada Paulista de Radiologia (JPR 2019) held in May 2019 in Sao Paulo, Brazil. The ESR would like to congratulate Prof. Donoso on his achievement.

_{May 2019}

ESR renews calls for the harmonisation of the radiology profession

The European Society of Radiology (ESR) has renewed its initiatives to adapt the EU legal framework governing the recognition of professional qualifications. The radiology community urges the European Commission and the Member States to increase the minimum duration of training for radiologists from four to five years, in compliance with the European Training Curriculum for Radiology, and change the name of the discipline from “Diagnostic Radiology” to “Radiology”, reflecting the profession’s current practice.

Read the full statement

_{May 2019}

The ESR Patient Advisory Group launches new strategy

The ESR Patient Advisory Group (ESR-PAG), bringing together patients and imaging professionals, is excited to launch a new strategy “ESR-PAG: a Strategy for 2019 and Beyond” to meet growing patient expectations in the rapidly changing field of medical imaging. The ESR-PAG is convinced that the deepened collaboration between the ESR and the patient community will further enhance patient-centredness in medical imaging.

_{May 2019}

ECR 2020 to feature keynote speech by world-leading neuroscientist, Nenad Sestan

Next year’s European Congress of Radiology (ECR 2020) will include a lecture by Prof. Nenad Sestan, the leading researcher of a Yale study, which successfully partially revived pig brains six hours after death. Prof. Sestan joins a line-up of many top scientists from across the world who will be speaking at Europe’s largest radiological meeting.

_{April 2019}

Siemens Healthineers and European Society of Radiology initiate partnership for digitalization

Collaboration on events for digitalization and artificial intelligence (AI)
Webinars and webcasts for information and discussion with radiologists
Blog posts from Siemens Healthineers offer insights into development

With their first course under the heading “Intelligence. Innovation. Imaging – The perfect vision of AI,” held in Barcelona on April 5-6, Siemens Healthineers and the European Society of Radiology launched a collaborative arrangement aimed at promoting discussion with the radiology community.