A uthors : M ichael J. Z ellweger , P eter T. B user T itle : D epartment of C ardiology , U niversity H ospital B asel E mail : MZELLWEGER @ UHBS . CH , BUSERP @ UHBS . CH R eference are Available at EDITORIAL @ IMAGINGMANAGEMENT . ORG...
READ MOREA uthor : E dward S usman E mail : E DWARDSUSMAN @ CS . COM Stockholm, Sweden - A new study by Swiss doctors and economists indicates that hospitals may be able to save money by restricting which patients are eligible for drug-eluting stents – devices that remarkably reduce post-angioplasty...
READ MOREA uthors : M athiys G oyen , Jorg F. D ebatin T itle : U niversity M edical C enter H amburg -E ppendorf E mail : GOYEN @ UKE . UNI - HAMBURG . DE Coronary artery disease (CAD) remains the leading cause of death in Western nations. To...
READ MOREA uthors : P rof . D r H ans B lickman , P rof . D r J arl J akobsen E mails : J . BLICKMAN @ RAD . UMCN . NL , JARL . JAKOBSEN @ RIKSHOSPITALET . NO Under the leadership of Professors Krestin, Ringertz, Dixon and others, an attempt has been made since 2000...
READ MOREA uthor : H elicia H erman T itle : E ditor E uropean A ffairs E mail : EUROPE @ EMCEUROPE . COM The Employment Council meeting in Luxembourg on 2 June 2005 has been unable to reach agreement on the draft working time directive (see IM, issue 2/2005), and no vote...
READ MOREI nterviewee : P eter A rlett T itle : P rincipal A dministrator at the P harmaceuticals U nit , DG E nterprise and I ndustry E MAIL : PETER . ARLETT @ CEC . EU . INT National or European groups. If the Commission needs to prioritise its...
READ MOREA uthor : H eliecia H erman T itle : E ditor E uropean A ffairs E mail : EUROPE @ EMCEUROPE . COM Presenting the EU´s Executive Body and Working The European Commission is the European Union´s executive body and fulfils its day-to-day tasks. Its official seat...
READ MOREDG Enterprise & Industry Commissioner Günter This DG is responsible for EU policy on: • pharmaceuticals • medical devices • tissue engineering. Examples of EU legislation in these fields are: • The proposal for a regulation on medicines for children (see also ICU Management Summer 2005) • A regulatory framework...
READ MOREA uthor : R ory W atson E mail : RORYWATSON @ SKYNET . BE This article summarises the provisions for health, which will be introduced by the new constitutional treaty, if ratified. It also explains possible reasons for the French ‘no’ vote and how this reasoning is observed in other political...
READ MORETheme The theme for this year is ‘Current Trends and Future Priorities’. The programme promises a varied view of the future directions of management. Invited speakers include several members of the editorial board of IMAGING Management: Iain W. McCall; Johan Blickman; Jarl A. Jakobsen; Nicola Strickland; and Henrik Thomsen. Sessions...
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