The European Association of Hospital Managers’ 25th congress was held September 10-13 in Berlin. Moderated by Dr. Ralf Michael Schmitz, EAHM Education and Training, the ceremonial opening began with an outline of this year’s theme ‘Health Sector: Our role and responsibility’. Achieving a balance between the ethical responsibilities of healthcare and...
READ MORECardiovascular 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 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 MOREAuthor Freeman Wong Program Manager Enterprise Imaging Repository eHealth NSW Sydney, NSW, Australia [email protected] Key Points • Background and context to the Enterprise Imaging Repository in New South Wales, Australia • Strategy of eHealth NSW • Enterprise Imaging Repository goals and objectives...
READ MORECarlos Costa Assistant Professor José Luis Oliveira Associate Professor University of Aveiro, DETI / IEETA, Aveiro, Portugal BMD Software Lda Key Points • Citizens are becoming increasingly concerned about their personal health information. • Personal health records (PHR) put the control of these data in their...
READ MOREAs the newly installed President of the European Society of Neuroradiology (ESNR), what are your goals for your term of office? The ESNR is a professional society with more than 3,000 members. A strategic plan and mission for the ESNR was initiated a few years ago. Under my presidency we will expand, improve and update this concept. The ESNR will continue...
READ MOREAuthors Prof. Karl A. Stroetmann empirica Communication & Technology Research Bonn, Germany School of Health Information Science University of Victoria, BC, Canada Dr. Rainer Thiel empirica Communication & Technology Research Bonn, Germany [email protected] Dr. Veli Stroetmann ,...
READ MOREKey Points • The brain itself is “big data”: coordinated systems, which continually process and produce voluminous information. • Alzheimer’s Disease and other forms of dementia disrupt neural systems with devastating consequences. Fortunately, big data can offer preventive, diagnostic and therapeutic healthcare solutions. • A number of projects...
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