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On this page, you will find interesting information about the ESR, including facts & figures, details about the executive council, our guiding principles, and much more. Discover everything there is to know about the ESR.

You’re interested in learning more about an ESR membership? Well, you’ve come to the right page. Here, you can discover everything about our memberships, including the benefits and prices. We are sure that you’ll find the perfect option for you.

Part of our mission statement is “Advancing you,” and on this page, you’ll find all of our educational programmes, courses, eBooks, partner links, and downloads, etc., designed to enhance your knowledge and advance your career.

Visit this page for more information about our journals: European Radiology, Insights into Imaging, and European Radiology Experimental, as well as information about Eurorad. Additionally, if you’re interested in publishing your own work, you can find details here.

On this page, patients can find crucial information for their journey towards health, as the European Society of Radiology is at the forefront of advancing patient care and ensuring that individuals receive the assistance they need.

Discover information about our research endeavors and how EIBIR is shaping the future of radiology. Additionally, you’ll find news about research grants, statistics, and details about EIBALL and our Biomarker Inventory.

This is the page for all things ECR and our other events. Learn everything about how to register, submit abstracts, attend in person, become an exhibitor, and much more. There is no congress like ECR. Start your journey here.

Learn more about how the ESR is advancing quality and safety standards in radiology, and access all the information on ESR iGuide, Eurosafe Imaging, our clinical audit tool, as well as ESR-led projects and papers.

Here, you can find information about the ESR’s communal approach to radiology, its relations with EU institutions, international organisations, and other stakeholders, as well as European projects and alliances.

Discover ESR’s initiatives to make radiology greener, from low-carbon imaging practices to education, research, and international collaboration.

Discover the ESR’s initiatives for the future generation of radiologists.

With the aim to facilitate and enhance the mobility of professionals across the EU and to help alleviate staff shortages in some Member States, the European Parliament and the Council of the European Union adopted Directive 2013/55/EU, amending Directive 2005/36/EC. It was implemented in January 2016.

The ESR has been very active on this dossier from the beginning of the publication of the European Commission’s initial draft proposal and has held several bilateral meetings with MEPs, representatives of the European Commission and Member State representatives reiterating the key issues to the EU institutions throughout the process.

The most important elements include:

European Professional Card: an electronic certificate containing the Professionals data and documents.
Automatic recognition – process for 7 professions incl. doctors, nurses, midwives and pharmacists.
A harmonisation of the minimum training requirements, i.e. regarding the duration, tests etc. for the 7 professions of the automatic recognition.
Creation of a specific alert mechanism in all Member States for all, but especially for health professionals who are no longer allowed to exercise their profession in a Member State.
Extension of the scope of the directive to partially qualified professionals (i.e. professionals who hold a diploma but have yet to complete a traineeship).