Future Legal Framework of Healthcare Must Include Patients’ Rights Author Helicia Herman Correspondent In a resolution on cross-border healthcare adopted on March 15 2007, the European Parliament insisted on the obligation to guarantee absolute protection of health in the EU.The plenary assembly solicited amongst other things,...
READ MOREAuthor Prof. Leonard Berlin Chairman Department of Radiology Rush North Shore Medical Centre Skokie, Illinois, US [email protected] Whereas failure to diagnose is the commonest cause of medical malpractice litigation involving radiologists, failure to communicate is a close second. It is a causative...
READ MOREAuthor Dr A K Banerjee Consultant Radiologist Birmingham Heartlands and Solihull Hospitals NHS Trust Birmingham, UK [email protected] Despite technological advances, radiology faces unprecedented challenges related to the ability of radiology to deliver what the consumer...
READ MOREAsset tracking, a new and evolving technology, gives hospitals the ability to detect, identify, and locate assets (e.g. infusion pumps, wheelchairs) at any time, as well as record the physical locations of those assets over time. ECRI recently published an overview of asset tracking for hospitals that choose to start the selection process for this...
READ MOREDelegates at the annual Cardiovascular and Interventional Society of Europe (CIRSE) congress can expect an updated, restructured conference this edition. This year the programme has changed format, so that delegates can follow one of six main themes right through the meeting, including: • Vascular intervention • Transcatheter embolisation...
READ MOREAuthor Ilze Raath Editor European Affairs [email protected] What is the Directive About? Directive 2004/40/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 lays down minimum requirements for the protection of workers from risks arising from exposure to electromagnetic fields (EMF) and waves. All Member States...
READ MOREAuthor Prof. Leonard Berlin Chairman Department of Radiology Rush North Shore Medical Centre Skokie, Illinois, US [email protected] An infection is spreading across Europe, exported from the shores of our transatlantic of doubt and apprehension. In the United States, litigation as a result of medical malpractice...
READ MOREAuthor Dr Matthew Wallis Director Breast Screening Service Coventry & Warwickshire Hospital UK Due to its associated high costs and comparative newness, very few breast screening units in the UK use digital systems. Here, the budget for the breast screening programme, including the actual cost of screening,...
READ MOREAuthors Prof.Vlastimil Válek Dr Marek Mechl Department of Radiology University Hospital Brno Czech Republic [email protected] The reporting of a radiogram is, in fact, the task of a logical-minded and experienced detective. Similarly to Sherlock Holmes solving his cases, a radiologist works with the method of...
READ MOREAs Well as the Annual Congress What have been the Most Recent Areas of Growth for the Society? Amongst many continuing achievements, the European Institute for Biomedical Imaging Research (EIBIR) has grown to a successful close of its first year of existence. It is gaining momentum and enjoys continuous support from our constituencies, as...
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