Congresses

ICN Elects New President

Rosemary Bryant, outstanding nursing leader nationally and internationally, has been elected as the 26th President of the International Council of Nurses (ICN).

DICOM 2009 - die Diskussionsplattform für alle Anwender von IT im Krankenhaus und in der Praxis

In den altehrwürdigen Mauern von Schloß Waldhausen bei Mainz diskutieren vom 2. bis 4. Juli 2009 renommierte deutschsprachige Experten über zukunftsweisende Trends in der Informationstechnologie und -technik in der Medizin. Das Event DICOM 2009 bietet die optimale Plattform, sich praxisnah über RIS, PACS sowie DICOM- und IHE-Standards zu informieren.

Personnel deficits

Healthcare in Germany will suffer if doctors and nurses cannot delegate certain tasks to others. So warned Udo Janssen MD MBA, speaking at the recent Gesundheitsnetzwerker (health network) congress held in Berlin. Blaming the inflexibility of new labour models that make them difficult to implement, Dr Janssen believes they need to be reviewed.

The 75th DGK Congress

In April, the 75th annual congress of the German Cardiac Society (DGK) was considered a great success, drawing in some 7,900 specialists.

World Congress of Nephrology

22-26 May Milan, Italy

The 90th German Radiology Congress

"Radiologists often see cancer patients over a period of years and continuously deliver important information for the treatment process," says Claus D. Claussen MD, Professor of Radiology and Director of the Clinic for Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology at the University Hospital in Tübingen and President of the 90th German Radiology Congress. For the first time in the history of this…

Paediatricians for children in disasters and wars

Leonid Roshal: 'We are at the beginning of a long road'

29th Annual Congress of the German Society for Senology

Every year the German Society for Senology congress facilitates interdisciplinary breast cancer discussion between gynaecologists, radiologists, surgeons, pathologists, internists, radio-oncologists and plastic surgeons. In an interview with Karoline Laarmann, of European Hospital, radiologist Professor Ingrid Schreer (right), head of the Breast Centre at the University Women's Hospital in Kiel,…

The 90th German Radiology Congress - interdisciplinary and realistic

The German Radiological Society, the congress organising body, expects over 7,000 participants from Germany and abroad at this year's event.

Improved diagnostic accuracy for acute myocardial infarction

The role of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to assess the effect of therapy in patients with acute myocardial infarction was demonstrated in a series of papers presented at the 12th Annual Scientific Sessions of the Society for Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance (SCMR).

The Accreditation Council for Education

During its 5th international congress (held in Denmark in April), the European Operating Room Nurses Organisation (EORNA) launched the Accreditation Council for Education (ACE) "Educational and training programmes in the nursing sector need alignment and development on a European level," explained EORNA President Irini Antoniadou. "From 1997 to the present, EORNA achieved a curriculum for a…

The TopClinica Congress

24-26 June Stuttgart, Germany

EUROMEDLAB 2009

7-11 June Innsbruck, Austria

EH@CMEF

Shenzhen, China - The China International Medicinal Equipment Fair (CMEF), held this April was founded in 1979. In its 30-year existence this bi-annual event (spring/autumn) has become the biggest exhibition of medical equipment, related products and services in the Asia-Pacific region.

Deutscher Kardiologenkongress startet in Mannheim

Von Donnerstag, 16. April 2009, bis Samstag, 18. April 2009, findet in Mannheim die 75. Jahrestagung der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Kardiologie (DGK) statt, zu der rund 7000 aktive Teilnehmer aus 25 Ländern erwartet werden.

Definiens Lymphexpert launched for European Radiologists

Definiens, the number one Enterprise Image Intelligence company, launched its first computer-aided detection (CAD) application, Definiens LymphExpert at the annual European Congress of Radiology (ECR) in Vienna, Austria. Now commercially available for European radiologists, the application assists in tracking lymph nodes of interest, facilitating earlier detection of the metastatic spread of…

Furthering education in Europe

Training is critical to the further development of urology across Europe, yet urologists recognise there are gaps in this; so much so that the European Society of Urological Technology (ESUT) has restructured with an emphasis on training to meet the demands and challenges ahead. Mark Nicholls reports.

European Congress of Radiology defies the crisis

The figures prove that even in the face of current economic difficulties, first-class quality still ensures success. 274 scientific presentations and 25 industry-supported Satellite Symposia and Hands-on Workshops bore witness to the most recent developments in science and research.

"Hospitals are expected to improve their performance continually"

A series of expert presentations organised by European Hospital in cooperation with the ECR addressed the latest issues affecting hospital management, information technology and fincance and attracted more than 400 attendees. Click here to read the summary of the five Management speeches.

Mobility without compromise

One of the most exciting innovations to be presented at this year's ECR (European Congress of Radiology), was be Viamo™. This pioneering product from Toshiba Medical Systems Europe is the first to offer premium technology in an ultraportable ultrasound system without compromising image quality or ease of use.

ECR delivers new findings and key updates on DBT's potential

Delegates at the 2009 European Congress of Radiology (ECR) saw a series of presentations Friday unveiling new findings and key updates on digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT). As the body of research builds in this relatively unexplored field, the advantages and limitations of DBT compared with conventional full-field digital mammography (FFDM) and other modalities are becoming better defined.

LabAutomation 2009

January's 5-day conference and exhibition that focused on emerging laboratory automation technologies conference and exhibition welcomed 4,237 international academics, commercial and government researchers, scientists and engineers to Palm Springs, California.