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Does Intermediate Care Improve Patient Outcomes and Reduce Costs?
In an era of rapidly progressing intensive care medicine, along with rising demand and growing concern on the bottom line, hospital managers are increasingly introducing intermediate care facilities in a move to solve the problem of overcrowded ICUs in an efficient manner; but controversy exists on whether these units really provide all the answers....
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The Portuguese Healthcare System: Universal and Comprehensive
Located in the south-west of Europe, with a mainland area of 91,900 km², along with the archipelagos of Açores and Madeira, Portugal is a developed country with a lot to offer, including a health system with many strengths. Amid the economic crisis and an ageing population, however, the country is facing problems in this sector. In response to...
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End of Emancipation: Unravelling the Effect of Gender on ICU Mortality
Authors Irit Nachtigall, MD Sascha Tafelski, MD Maxim Kartachov, MD Claudia Spies, MD Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care Charité University Hospital Campus Charité Mitte and Campus Virchow-Klinikum Berlin, Germany Introduction Debates have long existed on whether gender might either impact intensive care unit (ICU)...
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CIRSE 2013
Abstract submissions for CIRSE 2013 close on 15 February 2013. CIRSE 2013 will be held September 14-18 in Barcelona, Spain. CIRSE 2013, Europe‘s most comprehensive forum for minimally invasive image guided therapy, will offer more than 250 hours of educational and scientific presentations, including hands-on workshops, foundation...
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GEST EUROPE 2013
The Global Embolization Symposium and Technologies Europe conference will be held May 1-4 in Prague, Czech Republic. Embolotherapy, performed by interventional radiologists, occupies a central and unique role in patient care. Among the many conditions treated with embolization are uterine fibroids,vascular malformations,...
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ECIO 2013
The fourth European Conference on Interventional Oncology takes place in Budapest, Hungary, June 19-22, 2013. ECIO Congress will now be an annual event, to reflect the rapid rate of progress in the field. ECIO 2013 will include double the number of hands-on workshops, for which pre-registration is recommended. ...
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Connectathon 2013
The annual European testing event for healthcare IT interoperability, known as the IHE Connectathon, will be held in Istanbul, Turkey from April 15 to 19, at the Halic Congress Center. Connectathon 2013 will bring healthcare interoperability to the edge of Europe with the ambition to reach further, attracting new participants from...
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2013 CARS Congress
The Computer Assisted Radiology and Surgery(CARS) congress is the yearly event for scientists, engineers and physicians to present and discuss the key innovations that shape modern medicine on a worldwide basis. The 27th International Congress and Exhibition on Computer Assisted Radiology Congress Organizing Committee will...
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IMAGING Management’s Review of the 2012 RSNA Meeting
More than 53,000 delegates descended on Chicago in November for the 98th Radiological Society of North America Annual Meeting 2012. As well as scientific research, the future of radiology was a common theme, with new applications of technology, clinical research and the need for radiologists to become more visible all covered....
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COCIR Welcomes EC EHealth Action Plan
COCIR, as the voice of the European Radiological,Electromedical and Healthcare IT industry has welcomed the European Commission’s new eHealth Action Plan, entitled ‘Innovative healthcare for the 21st century’ as it provides a comprehensive roadmap for smart and sustainable healthcare in Europe. COCIR is pleased to note...
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