Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiology Society of Europe (CIRSE) Vienna, Austria www.cirse.org www.esir.org @cirsesociety CIRSE’s Annual Meeting, Europe’s premier interventional radiology (IR) congress, attracted over 6,400 delegates from 78 countries this year. The scientific programme again focused on six core themes,...
READ MOREAuthor N Reed Dunnick RSNA President www.rsna.org RSNA’s centennial celebrations begin at the 100th Annual Meeting and Scientific Assembly, 30 November – 5 December. Centennial Showcase The Centennial Showcase will be presented “virtually” by Wilhelm Roentgen, who will share an account of the events that sparked a...
READ MOREThe statistics are impressive: in its 40th year, the second largest healthcare congress and exhibition in the world, and the largest in the Middle East, will be host to 4,000 exhibitors, who will attract close to 95,000 visitors. Scheduled alongside the exhibition, the Arab Health Congress programme is packed with 18 conferences that will be attended...
READ MOREAuthors R Shakir President W Carroll First Vice-President W Grisold Secretary-Treasurer General World Federation of Neurology London, United Kingdom www.wfneurology.org @wfneurology On 22July 2014, the World Federation of Neurology (WFN) launched World Brain Day, dedicated to bringing more attention...
READ MOREImaging Editor-in-Chief Prof. Lluís Donoso Bach, Hospital Clinic – University of Barcelona, Spain Honorary Board Member Prof. Iain McCall, UK (Retired) Editorial Board Members Prof. Stephen Baker, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, U.S. Prof . Hans Blickman, University of Rochester Medical Center, U.S....
READ MOREKey Points • Radiology departments need to communicate with patients about radiation dose and contrast media to confirm with the new European directive. • Departments must track radiation dose, and be prepared for the additional workload this requires. • Radiation dose information and quality assurance can be a marketing tool for departments....
READ MOREKey Points • Point-of-care testing, with the advances in technology and connectivity in the last 20 years, has become a prominent laboratory service. • Point-of-care testing can significantly improve laboratory turn-around times by shortening pre- and post analytical times. • Point-of-care testing can offer easier access for patients at remote...
READ MOREIdentifies Opportunities for European Hospital to Improve Perioperative Efficiency Standardised perioperative process to improve orthopedic surgical throughput Introduction Accelero Health Partners was hired to evaluate the orthopedic perioperative process for a hospital in a major European city. The hospital is one of the large academic...
READ MOREAuthor Dr Kenneth Strauss Endocrinologist and Director of Safety in Medicine, European Medical Association Global Medical Director, Becton Dickinson (BD) In the world of diabetes care, most current discussion centres on effective self-administration, accurate insulin dosage, and the avoidance of short-term lipohypertrophy and longer-term...
READ MOREMore than one million needlestick injuries (NSI) are estimated to occur in the EU each year (EU Commission for Employment 2010). Risks for healthcare workers are omnipresent, but prevention is possible and solutions exist. As promoter of cross-collaboration, leadership, best practices and patient safety, HealthManagement brings you this supplement...
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