Search Tag: EuroSafe Imaging
2019 26 Aug
Summary: How a European Society of Radiology flagship initiative is addressing quality and safety in medical imaging. EUROSAFE IMAGING has celebrated five years of success in its mission to support and strengthen medical radiation protection across Europe. Through its Stars network, EUROSAFE IMAGING makes efforts to give radiation protection...Read more
2019 07 Mar
The European Congress of Radiology (ECR) closed on March 3 with an impressive growth in attendance, a remarkable achievement as the trend for big meetings seems to be heading in the opposite direction lately. The organisers, the European Society of Radiology (ESR), are proud to announce a total onsite participation of 23,239, including a record...Read more
2019 06 Mar
EuroSafe Imaging celebrated 5 years of success in it’s mission to support and strengthen medical radiation protection across Europe following a holistic, inclusive approach with a dedicated series of sessions, activities and events during this year’s European Congress of Radiology . The flagship initiative created by the European Society of...Read more
2019 13 Feb
An interesting line-up of activities is scheduled during the forthcoming European Congress of Radiology (ECR) 2019 to celebrate EuroSafe Imaging 's five years of success in medical radiation protection. The programme aims to ensure that the issue of radiation protection in medical imaging is front and centre throughout the congress, organisers said. ...Read more
2018 23 May
Lessons learned from using the European Society of Radiology clinical audit templates in a pilot project at Coimbra Hospital and Universitary Centre (CHUC) together with Coimbra Health School in Portugal. The EuroSafe Imaging initiative (eurosafeimaging.org) focuses on promoting appropriateness in medical imaging, maintaining doses within diagnostic...Read more
2017 25 Feb
The European Congress for Radiology 2017 is soon to kick off in Vienna, Austria. Bringing together over 69,000 attendees from across the globe, sessions at ECR will cover industry best practice topics and be presented by leading experts and professionals in the field. Just to help you out a little, HealthManagement.org has recommended 8 unmissable...Read more
2017 19 Jan
The European Society of Radiology (ESR) and the Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiological Society of Europe (CIRSE), have joined forces to address the future of diagnostic and interventional radiology with a special focus on improving patient care. Both societies are non-profit organisations that aim to promote educational and...Read more
2016 27 Feb
A SYMBIOTIC RELATIONSHIP Quality of Healthcare Quality healthcare by definition means safe healthcare, and safety should be managed as an integral part of quality assurance. Safety, as defined by the National Patient Safety Foundation, is “ the degree to which health care processes avoid, prevent, and ameliorate adverse outcomes or injuries that...Read more
2015 06 Oct
Political Background Safety and quality have been highlighted by the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Health and Food Safety (European Commission Expert Panel on Effective Ways of Investing in Health Expert Panel 2014). The Expert Panel on Effective Ways of Investing in Health was tasked with considering the core dimensions of quality...Read more
2014 15 Oct
The European Society of Radiology (ESR)’s EuroSafe Imaging campaign has issued a Europe-wide Call for Action in support of the World Health Organization (WHO) and International Atomic Energy Agency’s (IAEA) Bonn Call for Action launched in 2012. The EuroSafe Imaging Call for Action includes promoting appropriateness in imaging, keeping radiation doses...Read more