Authors Thomas J. Vogl (above) M.G. Mack T. Lehnert Department of Radiology Institute of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology Johann Wolfgang Goethe University Frankfurt, Germany [email protected] Digital technology has revolutionised our lives. We...
READ MOREAuthor Dr. Hanna Pohjonen (above) Healthcare IT Consultant Rosalieco Oy Finland [email protected] The EU e-Health initiative and action plan is a driver for the sharing of patient information and networking of expertise across different institutions and countries. It was launched...
READ MOREAustria is a democratic republic and a federal state which is composed nine Länder. The Länder have their legislative competencies and also participate in legislation at a federal in the Bundesrat (upper house of parliament). The Austrian healthcare system is characterised by the federalist structure of the country, the delegation of...
READ MOREAuthor Prof. Werner Jaschke Chairman Department of Radiology Medizinische Universitat Innsbruck Innsbruck, Austria [email protected] The radiology department at Innsbruck University Medical Centre has two divisions located in two different buildings, staffed by 66 physicians,...
READ MOREInterviewee Dr. Michaela Rosenblattl President Verband der Radiologietechnologinnen Österreichs (Austrian Society of Radiological Technologists) Vienna, Austria [email protected] Please Tell Us a Little Bit About the History of Your Society and How it has...
READ MOREAuthor Prof. Dr. Anton Staudenherz Specialist in Internal & Nuclear Medicine University Clinic of Nuclear Medicine Vienna University Hospital (AKH) Vienna, Austria [email protected] The history of the Vienna General Hospital goes back more than three...
READ MOREEuropean Society of Breast Cancer Specialists (EUSOMA) Interviewee Dr. Marco Rosselli Del Turco President European Society of Breast Cancer Specialists (EUSOMA) Florence, Italy [email protected] Why did You Decide to Focus Your Career on Dreast Cancer Imaging? My participation...
READ MOREPart 1: Epidemiology and Pathophisiology Authors Karen E Pickett MB, BCh Medical Writer/Editor Department of Intensive Care Erasmus Hospital Brussels, Belgium Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) is a common complication in mechanically ventilated patients and is associated with a considerable increase...
READ MORENews Safe Hospitals, A Global Strategy In the framework of the Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction meeting, held in Geneva, WHO and PAHO organised a workshop on disaster risk reduction in health facilities and the health sector to call attention to the serious effects that emergencies, disasters and other crises have on health...
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