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Europe is facing unprecedented challenges to guarantee sustainable and accessible healthcare solutions for its citizens. Research and Innovation will be instrumental to develop new approaches as well as to increase the knowledge, understanding and know-how that underpin innovation for promoting health and for preventing, treating and curing diseases.

The European Society of Radiology (ESR), representing the radiology profession across Europe, welcomes the progress made by the European Parliament and the Member States in defining...

The European Society of Radiology (ESR) has renewed its initiatives to harmonise medical training for radiologists across Europe. Following advocacy on the part of the radiology community, in close coordination with the European Union of Medical Specialists (UEMS), after the modernisation of the Professional Qualifications Directive in 2013, the current political climate offers new opportunities for adapting the legal framework regulating the free movement of doctors and recognition of professional qualifications.

Considering the ongoing evaluation of the Professional Qualifications Directive...

The European Society of Radiology (ESR) officially supports and will participate in a half-day roundtable, organised by the European Respiratory Society (ERS) and the European Alliance for Personalised Medicine (EAPM), on lung cancer screening in Brussels on Monday 8 April. Following recent studies demonstrating the positive effects of computed tomography (CT) screening, the meeting will make the case for implementing lung cancer screening programmes in the EU. ESR experts Prof. Hans-Ulrich Kauczor and Prof. Regina Beets-Tan (ESR 2^nd Vice-President)...

5-year Anniversary of EuroSafe Imaging at ECR 2019

EuroSafe Imaging will celebrate five years of success in medical radiation protection at the forthcoming European Congress of Radiology (ECR) 2019 and will proudly present the campaign’s projects and activities on raising awareness on radiation protection in medical imaging. The ECR 2019 will be held at the Austria Centre Vienna (ACV), from February 27 – March 3, 2019.

You can find more details about what EuroSafe Imaging has in store for ECR...

The European Society of Radiology (ESR) welcomes the European Commission’s commitment to continue investments in EU health policies under the 2021-2027 Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF), which was adopted by the European Commission on May 2, 2018.  In the midst of the debate on the future of the EU, stakeholders and the EU institutions should more than ever collaborate to address common challenges in the field of health that cannot be dealt with at member state level alone.

After...

Value-based radiology in cancer care: it's about the entire care pathway

European Society of Radiology (ESR) President Prof. Lorenzo Derchi gave a lecture on value-based radiology (VBR) in cancer care at the 2018 European Cancer Summit, organised by the European CanCer Organisation (ECCO) in September 2018 in Vienna, Austria.

As part of the New Horizon Session "Access and Value: It's about the entire cancer pathway", Prof. Derchi introduced the ESR's concept on value-based radiology as a way of ensuring radiology...

From health policy to practice: medical imaging as an example for improving patient outcomes through technology adoption

Wednesday, 6 June 2018

European Parliament, Brussels

Event report

On 6 June 2018, the European Society of Radiology organised the event “From health policy to practice: medical imaging as an example for improving patient outcomes through technology adoption”, kindly hosted by Member of the European Parliament Dr Biljana Borzan (S&D, Croatia), at the European Parliament in Brussels. The...

The EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) applies from May 25, 2018 and represents a significant overhaul of European data protection legislation. The GDPR considerably expands the scope of EU privacy legislation and introduces new rules for consent requirements to collect and process data, rights to erasure, data portability, and the use of health and research data. The GDPR is also a central part of the European Commission’s digital single market strategy, designed to boost digital innovation.

The regulation affects...

ESR GDPR Paper

The European Congress of Radiology (ECR) is not only European radiology's most important and innovative scientific get together, it is also the place where professional, political, and technological issues are discussed amongst radiologists, health professionals, and policy makers - and the most important stakeholder of all: the patient!

The ESR has long recognised the importance of reaching out beyond the radiology community. The annual ECR is the ideal place to bring together a diverse group of stakeholders to unite them...

ESR iGuide Portal launched at ECR 2018 - free access!

The ESR iGuide portal was launched during ECR 2018. It provides a stand-alone decision support solution for appropriate imaging using the ESR's imaging referral guidelines. Enabling users to consult the ESR's guidelines across 10 topic areas developed in cooperation with the American College of Radiology, the portal is available for free for ESR radiologist members, and for all individual users until September 30, 2018!

ESR radiologist members will enjoy permanently...