Announcement Archive

_{January 2020}

Beginning of ESR Electronic Elections 2020

January 14-27

On January 14, all ESR full members (as of Dec. 31) will receive an invitation to vote in the ESR electronic elections from the following address: voting@polyas.com. Please look for an email with the subject line "VOTE NOW! ESR Electronic Elections, deadline: January 27, 2020" and also check your spam folder. Detailed information on the candidates for five positions in the ESR Executive Council is published on the ESR website.

_{January 2020}

Mukund Joshi (1942 - 2020)

The ESR is sad to report that Dr. Mukund Joshi, a prominent Indian radiologist has passed away on January 7, 2020, in his 77^th year of life.
Dr. Joshi produced numerous articles in national and international radiology journals and gave more than 500 lectures and CME courses nationally and internationally. He served as editor-in-chief of the Indian Journal of Radiology & Imaging and was a past-president of both the Indian Radiological & Imaging Association and the Indian Federation of Ultrasound in Medicine & Biology. Furthermore, he was also the president of the Indian Academy of Medical Sciences.

Dr. Joshi received innumerable honors and awards for contributions to radiology and ultrasound in particular.

He was an inspiration to many and will be dearly missed by his colleagues and friends.

Full obituary

_{December 2019}

The ESR raises its voice on AI and digital health in Brussels

The European Society of Radiology (ESR), represented by its President, Prof. Boris Brkljacic, participated in a series of successful meetings and events on the 10^th of December in Brussels to strengthen the position of medical imaging on the European Union (EU) health policy agenda.

_{December 2019}

Congratulations to SRIHER for being awarded the Silver Certification of Excellence in Radiology!

The ESR would like to wholeheartedly congratulate the Radiology Department of Sri Ramachandra Institution of Higher Education and Research (SRIHER) in Chennai, India for being awarded the Silver Certification of Excellence in Radiology Education by the European Training Assessment Programme - ETAP 2.0! We pleased to announce that SRIHER is the first Medical institution in Asia and fifth in the world to be recognised this way.

Learn more about ETAP 2.0

_{December 2019}

Women in Radiology: Gender diversity is not a metric – it is a tool for excellence

December 2019 - A group of prominent European and North American members of the radiological community have collaborated to produce an important publication on the status of women in the field of radiology, highlighting positive developments as well as areas where greater progress is needed.

_{December 2019}

ESR Past-President, Prof. Bernd Hamm receives Honorary Membership of the Radiological Society of North America

The ESR is pleased to report that our Past-President and a previous Chairman of the ESR Board of Directors, Prof. Bernd Hamm has received Honorary Membership of the RSNA. Prof. Hamm was handed the award at an awards ceremony which took place during the RSNA's 105th Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting, hosted in Chicago, IL on 02 December 2019.

_{December 2019}

ECR 2021 Programme Planning Committee (PPC)

On December 10, 2019, the ECR's 2021 PPC will hold its inaugural session to discuss new topics for the European Excellence in Education (E³) programme, New Horizons Sessions, State of the Art Symposia, Special Focus Sessions and Professional Challenges Sessions. Numerous proposals have already been provided by the scientific and ESR subcommittees. Meet your 2021 programme planning team on our new digital brochure site or by clicking the link below!

ECR 2021 PPC

_{November 2019}

The European Society of Radiology welcomes healthcare push on the EU policy agenda

The European Society of Radiology (ESR) warmly welcomes the ambition of Commission President-elect Ursula von der Leyen, a medical doctor herself, to push forward healthcare in the EU policy agenda by appointing a Commissioner for Health with a strong mandate and increased attributions. Stella Kyriakides, a health expert and a long-standing advocate for health prevention, was nominated for the post with a clear mandate to promote public health and deepen collaboration on pressing health challenges in the European Union.

_{November 2019}

Clinical trial results presented at ECR 2019 published in The New England Journal of Medicine

Thursday, November 28, 2019 - The outcomes of the multicentre DENSE trial on breast cancer, which was conducted in The Netherlands and first presented at the European Congress of Radiology (ECR) 2019, has now been published in The New England Journal of Medicine. Presented by Prof. Carla H.

_{November 2019}

Kurt Anton Amplatz (1924 - 2019)

The ESR is sad to report that Professor Kurt Anton Amplatz, one of the great pioneers in Adult and Paediatric Cardiology and Interventional Radiology, has passed away on November 6, 2019, in his 95^th year of life.

Prof. Amplatz has published hundreds of scientific papers, book chapters and books, while teaching and training generations of cardiologists and interventional radiologists. He was also awarded the Gold Medal of the European Congress of Radiology and the European Association of Radiology in the year 2000.