EU & International Affairs News

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...

Check out the posters of the ECR 2018 EuroSafe Imaging exhibition!

Thank you to the record 89 submitters that participated in the EuroSafe Imaging poster exhibition at ECR 2018! The posters attracted almost 1,500 views during the congress, which represents another record for EuroSafe Imaging.

We encourage you to browse through the posters online in EPOS™, and would like to briefly present some of the submissions in this newsletter.

EuroSafe Imaging Posters (EPOS™)

Discover ESR iGuide at ECR 2018

ESR iGuide is a clinical decision support system using imaging referral guidelines developed by the European Society of Radiology (ESR) in cooperation with the American College of Radiology (ACR), based on the ACR Appropriateness Criteria.

To ensure the ESR's guidelines for appropriate imaging are as widely available as possible, the ESR and its licensing partner, National Decision Support Company (NDSC), are launching a new stand-alone web portal at ECR 2018. The portal is a...

ESR strengthens collaboration with COCIR

The ESR’s public affairs and advocacy efforts aim to shape policies and standards to ensure radiologists’ interests are taken into account. Making our members’ voice heard at the European and international levels requires action in concert with other stakeholders and forming alliances around issues of common interest.

The ESR has been successful in establishing good working relations with prominent EU health stakeholders to work together towards the goal of improving clinical practice, patient safety...