On 9 October 2007 the Council adopted a decision establishing a second programme of action in the field of health. Ministers approved all amendments as proposed by the European Parliament in second reading. The programme is established for the period from 1 January 2008 to 31 December 2013 on the basis of a budget of 321,5 million Euro....
READ MOREAuthor Prof. Katrine Riklund- Ahlstrom Head of Radiation Sciences Umea University Hospital Umea, Sweden [email protected] The imaging education system in Sweden is undergoing a transformation that will ultimately exploit the advantages offered by the digital era. Not only are activities...
READ MOREAuthor Prof. Juerg Hodler On behalf of the IDKD Scientifi c Directors (Christoph Zollikofer, Gustav von Schulthess, Juerg Hodler) Department of Radiology Orthopaedic University Hospital Balgrist Zurich, Switzerland [email protected] Lifelong learning necessitates...
READ MOREAuthor Dr. Hans Billing Director Telemedicine Clinic Barcelona, Spain [email protected] Teleradiology, a tool for remote work in radiology, is now recognised as a way of adding resources to a specialty in need. Teleradiology providers are mostly looked on as a remote anonymous “black box” that may...
READ MOREAuthors Dr. Leonie Ruhmann Prof. Mathias Goyen UKE Consult und Management GmbH Hamburg, Germany [email protected] Healthcare’s once-upon-a-time days are gone. Simply being the nearby hospital does not automatically stake your organisation’s financial claim. So, in an increasingly competitive industry, what...
READ MOREEarly Detection Key to Survival Author Thomas Rohse International Product Manager General X-ray Digital Radiography IO/ Medical IT Philips Medical Systems DMC GmbH Hamburg, Germany Computer Assisted Detection (CAD) helps radiologists analysing images to detect cancers and diseases of the...
READ MOREECRI Institute, a non-profi t organisation, dedicates itself to bringing the discipline of applied scientifi c research in healthcare to uncover the best approaches to improving patient care. As pioneers in this science for nearly 40 years, ECRI Institute marries experience and independence with the objectivity of evidence-based research. ...
READ MOREInterviewee Prof. James H Thrall Radiologist-in-Chief Massachusetts General Hospital [email protected] also ‘Juan M Taveras’ Professor of Radiology Harvard Medical School Boston, MA, US Please Tell Us About Your Background in Radiology – What are the Highlights of Your Career in this Field?...
READ MOREProf. Juerg Hodler On Behalf of the IDKD Scientifi c Directors Orthopaedic University Hospital Balgrist Department of Radiology Zurich, Switzerland [email protected] The case-based International Diagnostic Course (IDKD) in Davos celebrates its 40th birthday in 2008. The course is always...
READ MOREAuthor Kristof Eeckloo Centre for Health Services and Nursing Research, Faculty of Medicine, Catholic University of Leuven, Belgium [email protected] Belgium is a federal state. There are three levels of government: federal, regional (three regions and three communities) and local...
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