Announcement Archive

ESR calls for common approach on COVID-19 epidemic

In light of the COVID-19 epidemic, the European Society of Radiology (ESR) calls on the EU institutions and Member States to take appropriate measures to preserve the well-being of citizens and guarantee legal certainty for organisations affected by circumstances beyond their control. The ESR strongly supports a united approach that prioritises public health across Europe.

Please read the full statement addressed to the EU institutions and Member States by clicking below.

Full statement

_{March 2020}

European Society of Radiology makes high-quality educational services free to all to aid the fight against COVID-19

The European Society of Radiology (ESR) has made the decision to make its high-quality content on ESR Connect and Education on Demand free for all. This decision comes amidst a growing need for radiology to unite as a profession in order to tackle the great challenges that the world is currently facing. The services, which will include full access to quality e-learning content, will be available for the next four weeks.

_{March 2020}

United behind science – World leading geneticist to give lecture on potential COVID-19 treatment

Addressing the ongoing developments and challenges for public health related to the 2019 novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19), the European Society of Radiology (ESR) will be hosting a top-class online event on the disease on March 12, featuring Prof. Josef Penninger, a world-leading geneticist and immunologist.

Despite the postponement of the European Congress of Radiology (ECR) 2020, the ESR remains fully committed to supporting the fight against COVID-19 through science and research. For this reason, the session on COVID-19 will be made available to all, streamed live and free-of-charge from the ESR studio in Vienna on Thursday, March 12 at 17:00 CET.

_{February 2020}

European Radiology and Respiratory Societies team up to promote organised lung cancer screening in Europe

February 2020 - The European Society of Radiology (ESR) is pleased to announce the publication of an important joint statement with the European Respiratory Society (ERS) on lung cancer screening (LCS) in Europe. Endorsed by both societies, the paper contains a contemporary, non-systematic review of the literature and common practice in lung cancer screening in Europe and also refers to the important NELSON study results.

_{February 2020}

European Congress of Radiology first major congress to hold dedicated trending topic session on novel coronavirus

Addressing the ongoing developments and challenges for public health related to the 2019 novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19), the European Society of Radiology (ESR) will hold a special ‘trending topic session’ at the European Congress of Radiology (ECR) 2020. The session will feature first-hand experts, and will be publicly available on-site and online.

_{February 2020}

ESR wins European Commission tender on clinical audit

We are very happy to announce that an ESR-led consortium, was awarded the European Commission tender QuADRANT. The tender project aims to promote constant improvement in quality and safety of radiology, radiotherapy and nuclear medicine through the implementation of clinical audit.

_{January 2020}

Statement by the ESR regarding the coronavirus and possible travel restrictions

In response to various requests that have reached us within the last few days, the European Society of Radiology would like to issue the following statement regarding its annual meeting, the upcoming ECR 2020.

_{January 2020}

ESR Electronic Elections Results 2020

The ESR Electronic Elections closed on January 27, midnight. The ESR is proud to announce the results and would like to thank all voters and candidates.

_{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.