May 2022

ESR and Canon Medical Expand Partnership for ECR 2022

Vienna, Austria, June 2, 2022 – Canon Medical Systems Europe has expanded its partnership with the European Society of Radiology for the 2022 onsite edition in Vienna (ECR 2022, July 13-17, 2022). After a successful Overture edition in March 2022, Canon Medical will be part of the onsite edition with an innovative booth in Hall X3 and a dedicated Canon Medical Experience Area in Foyer B. Together with ESR, Canon Medical will offer all visitors Outcomes driven innovations whilst Building Bridges with each other.

 

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May 2022

ESR and Siemens Healthineers renew partnership and join forces to support free radiological education

Thursday, 19 May, 2022 - The European Society of Radiology is pleased to announce the renewal of its strategic partnership with Siemens Healthineers – a valued Platinum Supporting Member of the society. This renewal of this membership ensures continued collaboration between Siemens and the ESR on several key initiatives. The most recent of these initiatives was a special giveaway of the ESR Premium Education Package which was exclusively supported by Siemens Healthineers. The giveaway awarded 25 lucky applicants a subscription to the 2022 Premium Education Package – a valuable tool for further education in medical imaging.

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May 2022

Important Announcement – Dates of ECR 2023, 2024 & 2025

It is with great delight that we announce the future dates of the European Congress of Radiology for the upcoming three years. As in 2022, ECR will take place in the summer from 2023-25 on the following dates:

ECR 2023: July 5-9

ECR 2024: July 3-7

ECR 2025: July 2-6

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April 2022

Prof. Gabriel P. Krestin awarded royal decoration and ERASMUS medal for pioneering work

The ESR would like to congratulate Prof. Gabriel P. Krestin who was awarded on April 6, on behalf of King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands, with a royal decoration – the Knight in the Order of the Lion of the Netherlands. Prof. Krestin was given the award by the mayor of his hometown, Leidschendam-Voorburg, after giving his valedictory lecture yesterday. In addition, he was awarded the ERASMUS medal by the Erasmus MC Board of Directors and his department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine at the Erasmus MC University Medical Centre Rotterdam also established the Prof Gabriel Krestin Visiting Professorship Program. Prof. Krestin is a pioneer in abdominal and molecular imaging research. He is the Scientific Director of the European Institute for Biomedical Imaging Research, an ESR Gold medallist and a long-standing friend of the society.

March 2022

Congress participants grasp fresh chance to submit their research for ECR 2022

Monday, March 21, 2022 – For the first time ever, the abstract submission period was reopened for ECR 2022, offering even more attendees the chance to submit their work before the meeting, which takes place from July 13-17, 2022. With a total of 1,066 abstracts received, the results highlight an enthusiasm and renewed confidence in returning to an onsite congress after more than three years of online meetings.

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March 2022

Ukraine Invasion: ESR Call for Support for Ukraine

Dear ESR Members,
Dear colleagues and friends,
 
We are writing to you with great sympathy for the plight of all Ukrainians. Individually and collectively on behalf of the ESR, members of the Board of Directors deplore the loss of life and destruction resulting from the invasion of Ukraine  initiated by the Russian leadership. As an apolitical academic, scientific and educational society, we feel it is important for us to do all within our power to support our Ukrainian colleagues and their patients during these catastrophic times.

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March 2022

 The ECR 2022 Overture – embracing opportunities, achieving goals

Last week, the European Society of Radiology organised the very first ECR Overture in an incredibly exciting online event hosted on ESR Connect. In an outstanding success, the five-day event attracted 4,028 participants who enjoyed a variety of live and pre-recorded congress sessions, presentations and activities spread over five channels.

 

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March 2022

Ukraine invasion: ESR support for Ukraine

We applaud the initiatives announced by other societies to support and maintain radiological education for the benefit of the people of Ukraine. We will ensure maintenance of the ESR’s educational offerings and will grant free access to the ESR Premium Education Package to all our Ukrainian colleagues who are victims of the invasion initiated by the Russian leadership.

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March 2022

ESR condemns acts of war and calls for respect of medical neutrality and human rights

The European Society of Radiology (ESR) is an apolitical, non-profit organisation, dedicated to promoting and coordinating the scientific, philanthropic, intellectual and professional activities of radiology in all European countries and beyond.

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February 2022

Statutory changes approved by ESR General Assembly

Following the postponement of the ECR 2022 onsite congress to July, the ESR Board of Directors had convoked an extraordinary General Assembly for February 24 to align the ESR working year with the July date of the congress. The statutory changes proposed for this purpose were approved unanimously and the current ESR working year has been prolonged until July 2022.

The ESR statues as approved on February 24 can be accessed here.

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