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READ MOREIn spite of some persistent concerns, Ireland’s healthcare system has been bracing itself for meeting challenges in the years ahead. The country has a mixed public and private healthcare system. These have been subject to considerable reforms in the past two decades. Yet, there is considerable anecdotal and statistical evidence that healthcare delivery...
READ MOREInformation technology has a major role in terms of meeting the objectives of Ireland’s 10- year Health Strategy 2001 Plan. The Plan consists of three pillars: Setting the Scene, Improving the System, and Implementing Change. Explicit IT-related elements are concentrated in the second, on determining ways and means to improve the healthcare system....
READ MOREAuthor Catalina Ciolan, Ireland’s commitment to the elderly is reflected by its Minister for Older People, Ms Máire Hoctor, an ambitious young representative for the Fianna Fáil party from the constituency of Tipperary North. Ireland has more than 1 million people aged over 60, and like the rest of Europe, their share is increasing....
READ MOREAuthor Prof. Berthold B. Wein Director Department of Diagnostic Radiology Praxisgemeinschaft im Kapuzinerkarree Screening Unit of Aachen, Düren & Heinsberg Aachen, Germany [email protected] In June 2002, the German Bundestag decided to introduce a demographically-based...
READ MOREAuthor Dr. Uwe Heindrichs Director Department of Breast Surgery University Hospital Aachen Aachen, Germany [email protected] In Germany, up to two out of every ten women will suffer from breast cancer during her lifetime. Around 17,000 out of 50,000 of these affected women will...
READ MOREAuthor Dr. Hanna Pohjonen Healthcare IT Consultant Rosalieco Oy Espoo, Finland [email protected] In Spring 2006, the first phase of an innovative Finnish RATU project was launched, providing regional RIS/PACS and eConsultation service in Northern Finland. The area covered by the RATU project consists...
READ MOREAuthor Prof. Mustafa Özmen Professor of Radiology deputy General director Hacettepe University Hospital Ankara, turkey [email protected] Since the formation of the modern Republic of turkey in 1923, successive governments have looked towards the West in the development of the country’s...
READ MOREAuthor Dr. Muzaffer Basak President Turkish Society of Radiology Istanbul, Turkey [email protected] The Turkish Society of Radiology was founded in Istanbul in 1924. Its founding members included leading experts at the time, Dr. Sevki Bey, Dr. Suphi Neset Bey, Dr. Burhanettin Toker, Dr. Kilalditi,...
READ MOREAuthor Dr. Oguz Dicle Chairman Department of Radiology Dokuz Eylül University Izmir, Turkey [email protected] Medical doctors in Turkey graduate after following a six-year curriculum. According to set programmes, different concepts are used to teach radiological issues. Since 1996, most schools...
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