The European Commission has adopted a Directive to prevent injuries and infections to healthcare workers from sharp objects such as needle sticks. The Directive implements in law a framework agreement on prevention from sharp injuries in the hospital and healthcare sectors signed in July 2009 by the European Public Services Union (EPSU) and the European...
READ MOREIHE-Europe has announced that it is pleased to welcome IHE Suisse, IHE Turkey, Forcare and VISUS as four new recent members to their organisation. Both IHE Suisse, which was created in March and IHE Turkey, set up in November last year, are national IHE initiatives, thus bringing the number of national IHE initiatives from seven to nine. Forcare and...
READ MOREProactive Plans from Siemens deliver service coverage priced by exam volume, providing contract offerings at a variety of budget levels. Siemens combined their most popular offerings with a completely new selection of service plans based on exam volumes as a response to customer input. The idea is that aligning service coverage with the volume of...
READ MOREThe IMPAX Cardiovascular Review Station (CRS) Remote enables access to cardiovascular images and reporting tools from any Windows device. The IMPAX CRS Remote now enables Microsoft Windows devices within the hospital enterprise to become virtual cardiovascular review stations that allow clinicians to access modality-specific toolkits and interact with...
READ MOREWinter Management Workshop – Scientific Programme Details Released The planned agenda for the forthcoming Management in Radiology (MIR) Winter Course, taking place in Schladming, Austria from 14 – 16 January 2010, has been announced. The intensive workshop is coordinated with assistance from highly experienced leadership trainers from GE Healthcare...
READ MOREAuthor Mr Robert George Formerly Clinical Operations Manager Dr. Jones and Partners Adelaide, Australia President International Society of Radiographers and Radiological Technologists (ISRRT) [email protected] Providing an effective, comprehensive radiology service...
READ MOREAuthor Prof. Stephen R. Baker Professor and Chairman of Radiology New Jersey Medical School New York, U.S. [email protected] The United States (U.S.) healthcare agenda is the major domestic debate of President Obama’s presidency. He had made revamping of the U.S.’ pluralistic medical delivery system...
READ MOREAuthor Dr. Anthony Stevens CEO Medical Options Ltd. London, UK [email protected] Positron Emission Tomography (PET) is now an established technique for cancer diagnosis and is increasingly being used to follow-up cancer therapies. As a mature modality, the challenge now is for the molecular imaging...
READ MOREAuthor 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...
READ MOREAuthor 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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