HealthManagement, Volume 15 - Issue 1, 2015
The 27th European Congress of Radiology 2015 opens in Vienna on 4 March, with over 20,000 delegates from 101 countries expected. This year also marks the 10th anniversary of the European Society of Radiology (ESR).
New for 2015
Many of the educational format sessions are organised according to the different levels of the European Training Curriculum for Radiology, providing a well-structured teaching programme for medical students, trainee radiographers, residents, general radiologists and subspecialty experts. New formats added for 2015 are the European Diploma Prep Sessions, ECR Academies and ECR Master Classes.
Delegates will also be able to vote online for the best paper awards.
Plenary Sessions
Wednesday 4 March
17:45–19:00
Opening Ceremony Presentation of Honorary Members
Thursday 5 March
12:15–12:45
Josef Lissner Honorary Lecture Is the ‘Art of Medicine’ dead in the era of population health management?
James A. Brink, Boston, USA
Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen Honorary Lecture
Hybrid imaging: let the two worlds of radiology and nuclear medicine come together
Gerald Antoch, Düsseldorf, germany
Saturday 7 March
12:15–12:45
Nikola Tesla Honorary Lecture Brain tumour update 2015: What’s new and why you should care
Anne G. Osborn, USA
ESR/ EFRS meets…
Friday 6 M arch
10:30–12:00
ESR m eets germany
All Levels
Tradition goes digital: getting ready for the future
16:00–17:30
ESR meets the European Association of Urology
Level II + III
Prostate cancer session
Saturday 7 M arch, 10:30–12:00
ESR meets the Republic of Korea
Level II
CT in lung c ancer screening and COPD evaluation
Sunday 8 M arch, 10:30–12:00
ESR m eets Turkey
Special Focus Sessions
Thursday 5 March
08.30-10.00
Advanced applications in ultrasound
Level II
16:00–17:30
Breast imaging modalities: beyond the conventional
Level III
Saturday 7 M arch, 14.00-15.30
Cardiac C T: cutting edge techniques
Level III
Sunday 8 M arch, 08:30–10:00
Technolog y for suppor ting clinical research in radiology
Level II
Professional Challenges Sessions
Wednesday 4 March
16:00–17:30
Radiologist: imager or doctor?
Level II + III
What are the concrete benefits of structured reporting?
Level II
Thursday 5 March
08:30–10:00
Looking into the future of radiology
Level I + II
Imaging Biobanks: from genomic to radiomic in the era of personalised medicine
Level III
16.00-17.30
Integration of imaging biomarker activities on a European level
Level II
Imaging in population-based studies
Level II
Friday 6 March
08:30–10:00
Personalised medicine in radiology
Level II
16:00–17:30
European imaging in Europe: myth or reality?
Level III
Medicolegal aspects in daily practice
Level II
ECR Master Classes
Saturday 7 March, 16:00–17:30
Breast imaging: improving the information to women
Level III
Pros and Cons Session
Thursday 5 March, 16:00–17:30
Breast cancer: to screen or not to screen?
Level III
Refresher Courses
Wednesday 4 March, 08:30–10:00
Mobile IT in radiology
Level III
Saturday, 7 March
08:30–10:00
IT tools for dose t racking and workflow optimization
Level III
EuroSafe Imaging Sessions
Thursday 5 March
14:00–15:30
EuroSafe Imaging Session 1
Level I + II
Clinical decision support: making imaging referral guidelines work for patients, doctors and hospital managers
Friday 6 March
14:00–15:30
EuroSafe Imaging Session 2
All Levels
EuroSafe imaging call for action
Friday 6 March, 16:00–17:30
Refresher Course: good radiation and bad radiation? How to assess and communicate radiation risk to patients and referring physicians
Level III
Saturday 7 March
14:00–15:30
EuroSafe Imaging Session 3
Level II
Dose-tracking leads the way to dose-reduction
16:00–17:30
EuroSafe Imaging Session 4
All Levels
How can clinical audit enhance patient safety?
