Search Tag: British Institute of Radiology
2022 17 Nov
Comprising of 12 trustees, The British Institute of Radiology Board is the governing body of the institute, meeting every quarter to engage in local governance and direct in how the organisation is managed. The trustees are selected from the Imaging and Oncology community to add experience and valuable insights to the group. In October 2022,...Read more
2020 15 Jun
BJR, the international research journal of the British Institute of Radiology, has published a collection of articles on proton therapy, guest edited by leading experts Dr Kathryn Held, Professor Tony Lomax and Professor Esther Troost. The BIR have also recorded an accompanying podcast with the Guest Editors, who share their thoughts on this rapidly...Read more
2018 01 Oct
On 21 September 2018, Dr Jane Phillips-Hughes, Consultant Radiologist from Churchill Hospital, Oxford was inaugurated as the new President of the BIR, at the Malmaison Hotel in London. At a reception attended by around 90 members, corporate members and supporters as well as representatives from other professional bodies, Andy Rogers handed...Read more
2018 28 Sep
The British Institute of Radiology (BIR) is pleased to announce that the BIR/IEL Make it Better Award is now open for entries. Now in its fifth year, this award is for the group of people who have demonstrated the best improvement in an aspect of service delivery by making it more effective, or through improved patient experience. This might...Read more
2018 23 Jul
To promote best practice and excellence in MRI Safety, during MR Safety Week (23-29 July 2018) a series of short advice sheets was released by the British Institute of Radiology (BIR) that concisely describes commonly encountered MR Conditions, why they are important and where to find some further information. The advice sheets give practical...Read more
2018 27 Mar
The BIR has launched the BIR World Partner Network, a community of international societies with the shared goal of advancing the knowledge and understanding of imaging and radiation oncology amongst radiologists, radiographers and physicists across the world. Participating societies are the Sociedad Argentina de Radiología, Federacion Argentina de...Read more
2018 07 Feb
The British Institute of Radiology (BIR), the multidisciplinary membership society and publisher, is delighted to announce the launch of a new international, fully open access, online journal to be published alongside their growing collection of titles. BJR|Open will join BJR and BJR|case reports , publishing papers across...Read more
2017 12 Dec
Interventional radiologist Professor Iris Grunwald demonstrates basilar artery clot retrieval using a thrombectomy simulator In April 2017 NHS England announced that it will commission mechanical thrombectomy so it can become more widely available with the aim of treating 8,000 patients per year with this procedure. A new free video is...Read more
2017 27 Nov
Applications now invited for popular service improvement award The British Institute of Radiology is delighted to announce that IEL are the proud sponsor of the successful service improvement award which will now be known as the BIR/IEL Make it Better Award. Now in its fourth year, this award is given to the group of people who have demonstrated...Read more
2017 07 Oct
clarification on current and future legislation Due to changes in International Standards for personal protective equipment (PPE), it has become unclear whether current lead apron designs meet the new standards and whether they can continue to be purchased. This position statement seeks to clarify the present situation. What’s...Read more
2017 23 Aug
BIR produces a trio of proton radiotherapy webinars by top experts Image: (left to right) Dr Adrian Crellin, Hazel Pennington, Professor Stuart Green A free CPD accredited webinar offering insight into the ground-breaking progress of Proton Radiotherapy in the UK is now available free of charge for anyone visiting the BIR website, giving...Read more
2017 31 Jul
The most significant challenge facing any membership organisation is how to stay relevant in today's healthcare world of free information and high clinical workloads and pressures. This is exacerbated by increasing specialisation and the need to stay abreast of developments in a fast-changing medical world. Examples of the increased complexity of imaging and...Read more
2017 21 Apr
The British Institute of Radiology (BIR) welcomes the announcement by NHS England that of the intention to roll out emergency mechanical thrombectomy in hospitals. The implementation of this procedure more widely will clearly reduce disability and long term complications for people with stroke. However there needs to be a clear policy to recruit...Read more