The ECR is recognised as the official annual scientific meeting in medical imaging for radiographers by both the European Federation of Radiographer Societies (EFRS) and the European Society of Radiology (ESR).
ECR 2020 - Submit Your Abstract
Abstract submission open: July 1-October 10
All abstracts need to be submitted in the English language.
Please click below for more information and/or to start the submission process:
Congress support programmes for abstract submitters
The support programmes for trainees / radiographers in training under the age of 30 (“Invest in the Youth”) and radiographers (“Shape your skills”) are exclusively financed by the ESR. For both support programmes, submission of an abstract is required. All abstract types are eligible for the support programmes.
Read more about eligibility and application on the dedicated pages:
Invest in the Youth Programme (for radiography students)
Shape your Skills Programme (for fully trained radiographers)
Become an ESR Member
ESR membership includes various exclusive benefits.
The ESR offers 3 different membership types for radiographers:
Full Membership for Professionals of Allied Sciences
for radiographers residing in Europe
€ 11 per year
Membership in Training for Professionals of Allied Sciences
for radiographers in training
€ 11 per year
Corresponding Membership
for radiographers or radiographers in training residing outside Europe
free of charge
Join ESR as a Friend
NEW and FREE OF CHARGE for undergraduate radiography students! Sign up as ESR Friend and benefit from the following advantages:
Benefits for ESR Friends
- Coverage of Article Processing Charges for accepted articles in Insights into Imaging and European Radiology Experimental.
- Free electronic access to European Radiology (plus monthly contents alert via e-mail), Europe's no. 1 general radiological journal.
- Opportunity to submit to EURORAD, the largest peer-reviewed online teaching database of radiology - myESR.org/eurorad.
- Free access to all contents of Education on Demand, the ESR e-learning platform, including the possibility to earn e-CME.
- Access to your personalised and secured account: MyUserArea.
- Free receipt of various communications.
Education for radiographers
The following ESR's educational services are free of charge for ESR members and offer a variety of contents which are also suitable for radiographers:
ECR Online
ECR Online Watch all radiographer sessions from ECR 2019 - free of charge
Online media
Education on Demand The ESR's e-learning platform
EURORAD Database for radiological case reports
EPOS Poster database
Journals
European Radiology Europe's no. 1 journal for general radiology
Insights into Imaging Education and strategies in European radiology
European Radiology Experimental The newest member of the ESR journal family
Involvement of radiographers in our society
The EFRS is officially involved in 5 ESR bodies and can thereby actively contribute to professional and political issues within ESR:
ECR 2020 Programme Planning Committee
Radiographers Subcommittee Co-Chair: Joana Santos (EFRS)
PEP Subcommittee member: Jonathan McNulty (EFRS)
ESR Audit & Standards Subcommittee
Håkon Hjemly (EFRS Representative)
Graciano Paulo (ordinary member)
ESR e-learning Subcommittee
Andrew England (EFRS Representative)
Jonathan McNulty (EFRS Representative)
Eija Metsäla (EFRS Representative)
ESR Patient Advisory Group (PAG)
Vasilis Syrgiamiotis (EFRS representative)
ESR Subcommittee on Professional and Economics in Radiology (PIER)
Graciano Paulo (ordinary member)
Charlotte Beardmore (EFRS Representative)
ESR Radiation Protection Subcommittee
Shane J. Foley (as co-opted member/advisor)
EuroSafe Imaging Steering Committee
Graciano Paulo (in individual capacity & as EFRS representative, Leader “Ask EuroSafe Imaging” Subgroup)
EU & international affairs
The ESR and EFRS have joined efforts in various European Commission funded projects. Recently, the societies have jointly contributed as project coordinator or consortium member to the implementation of the below projects. New endeavours are continuously evaluated and pursued.
- Evaluation of national actions regarding the transposition of Council Directive 2013/59/Euratom’s requirements in the medical sector - BSS Transposition (2016-2017)
- European Diagnostic Reference Levels for Paediatric Imaging - PiDRL (2013-2016)
- Referral Guidelines for Imaging (2011-2013)
- Medical Radiation Protection Education and Training - A study on the implementation of the Medical Exposure Directive’s requirements within the European Union - MEDRAPET (2010-2013)
The EFRS is a shareholder organisation of the European Institute for Biomedical Imaging Research (EIBIR).
The European Alliance for Medical Radiation Protection Research (EURAMED) is a joint initiative of EIBIR. The EFRS is represented in the alliance by Graciano Paulo.
ESR/EFRS Joint Paper on Patient Safety in Medical Imaging
We are excited to announce the first ever joint publication between the European Society of Radiology (ESR) and European Federation of Radiographer Societies (EFRS)!
Published in both Insights into Imaging and Radiography, the ESR and EFRS aim to highlight the importance of patient safety in medical imaging and the fundamental roles that radiologists and radiographers play in ensuring the physical and psychological well-being of their patients.
Click here to read the article.
A respective ESR/EFRS joint session on Patient Safety in Medical Imaging was held during ECR 2019 and can be viewed via ECR Online.
ESR/EFRS - Patient safety in medical imaging
Saturday, March 2, 16:00 - 17:30
Moderators: A. Brady (Cork/IE), J. McNulty (Dublin/IE)
