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Best Practice in Interdisciplinary Team Management:Inside the Radiation Oncology Department
Author Lorrie A. LeGrand Baptist Hospital of Miami Department of Radiation Oncology Miami Florida, U.S . [email protected] Managing a radiation oncology department brings its own unique challenges. There are a multitude of work processes to consider and such a diverse group of employees...
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The European Working Time Directive:Will it Negatively Impact Radiology Service Delivery?
Author Dervla Gleeson Managing Editor IMAGING Management [email protected] The European Working Time Directive (EWTD) was designed to enhance the wellbeing of European workers to ensure that they are protected from being obliged by employers to carry out excessive hours, healthcare workers included. However,...
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Highlights in Medical Imaging in Finland: The Chairman’s Perspective
Author Prof. Seppo Soimakallio Head of Department Department of Radiology Pirkanmaa Hospital District Tampere University Hospital Tampere, Finland [email protected] How is Medical Imaging Organised in Finland? Finland is divided into 20 hospital districts, each containing either...
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Health Services in Finland: An Overview of Key Issues
Finnish healthcare is divided into the public and private sectors. The public sector is significantly larger than the private sector in Finland. The private sector consists of small health centres and some specialised hospitals (e.g. for heart surgery, orthopaedics, ophthalmology, etc.) mainly concentrated in cities. Citizens can choose freely between...
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Interview with Prof. Hedvig Hricak
Interviewee Prof. Hedvig Hricak Chairman Department of Radiology Carroll and Milton Chair in Radiology Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Centre Also, Professor of Radiology Weill Cornell College of Medicine New York, U.S. [email protected] Prof. Hedvig Hricak is a noted...
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By Editor-in-Chief Prof. Iain McCall
Dear Readers, The concept of auditing the quality of care provided by a healthcare facility and of clinical outcome, is not a new one. However, in a number of countries the importance of auditing clinical work has risen rapidly up the agenda and is now included as a quality standard for healthcare facilities. Evidence of involvement in the audit...
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Research & Technology
Eurostat Figures Show Growth in Research Funding Recent figures from Eurostat on research spending across the European Union show a growing trend in research investment. In 2007, the EU spent 229 billion euro on research and development (R&D), equivalent to 1.85% of Gross Domestic Product (GDP). The EU has set itself the goal of spending 3%...
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News Europe
Swedish Presidency Seeks to Strengthen Knowledge Triangle The Swedish presidency plans to encourage interaction between education, research and innovation by promoting better coordination between these three sides of the 'knowledge triangle'. Of the three points of the triangle, the presidency plans to focus specifically on the role of education....
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Interview with Prof. J. Zamorano
Interviewee Prof. Jose L. Zamorano Director Cardiovascular Institute Hospital Clínico San Carlos Madrid, Spain Also, President European Association of Echocardiography [email protected] With over 190 peer-reviewed publications and an impact factor of over...
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Medical Imaging in Croatia: Interventional Radiology
Author Asst. Prof. Vinko Vidjak Acting Head Clinical Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology University Hospital “Merkur” Zagreb, Croatia [email protected] Asst. Prof. Vinko Vidjak was the...
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