Congresses
News • Celebration & demonstration
Agfa HealthCare anniversary at RSNA 2017
Agfa HealthCare celebrates 150 years of expertise and innovation at RSNA 2017, showcasing its contemporary solutions' direct impact on productivity and costs. Demonstrations of "Care You Can See" include highlighting the company's signature integrated platform approach to elevate medical imaging as network-wide assets throughout the continuum of care.
News • Lung function impairment
Respiratory tract infections in children linked to asthma
Respiratory tract infections in young children are linked to an increased risk of asthma and worse lung function in later life, according to new research to be presented at the European Respiratory Society International Congress.
News • Health economics
Atrial fibrillation imposes a high burden in Europe
The first health economics data from the Global Anticoagulant Registry in the Field – Atrial Fibrillation (GARFIELD-AF) was presented at ESC Congress 2017, organised by the European Society of Cardiology, in Barcelona, Spain.
Interview • From step-child to limelight
Virologists: Interdisciplinary and global cooperation is vital
Over recent years, virology, once medicine‘s step-child, moved into the limelight, pushed by impressive progress and pulled by globalisation-induced need for expertise in virus diagnostics and viral epidemics.
Article • Improved monitoring
Intelligent shirts ‘watch’ cardiac patients
A pioneering study has certified that wearable technology produced better results in monitoring cardiac patients and improving their quality of life compared to conventional systems.
Sponsored • Defibrillator or pacemaker?
Cardiac resynchronisation therapy improvements
Which CRT patients can be ‘downgraded’ from a CRT-D device with defibrillator function to a CRT-P with just a pacemaker function? This, with two further current CRT issues – chronotropic incompetence and telemonitoring of CRT patients – featured prominently at the Europace-Cardiostim Congress in Vienna.
Article • Evolution of a field
Will software steal the heart of cardiology?
Celebrating 40 years of PCI, cardiologists fret over their future with big data, machine learning and robots.
Article • ESC Congress 2017
Entering the future of cardiology
With 4,500 accepted abstracts, 600 sessions and 30,000 expected attendees, ESC Congress 2017 is undoubtedly the world’s largest cardiovascular event. On healthcare-in-europe.com, Dr Stephan Achenbach, Congress Program Committee Chairperson, gives an overview of issues and events unfolding in Barcelona from August 26-30.
Article • Africa
Africa Healthcare Week
The 5th Africa Healthcare Week is the largest European based event of its kind to assess investment opportunities, new developments and technology in African health. Co-Hosted with Africa Dental Summit Africa's only dental business event in Europe.
Article • Healthcare Congress
Nordic Mobile Healthcare Technology Congress 2017
Delivering Integrated Patient Centred Health Services through Technology
News • European congress
Rett syndrome: connect people, share knowledge
Genetics and research, transition and aging, activities and participation, pain orthopedics and physiotherapy as well as new treatment options...
Article • Extreme environments
Cardiology in outer space and Polar Regions
Cardiology in extreme environments takes centre stage at the British Cardiovascular Society (BCS) annual conference.
News • Profession
Telenursing working group at International Council of Nurses Congress
The International Council of Nurses (ICN) Biennial Congress was held at the end of May in Barcelona, Spain with 8,000 nurses attending. ISfTeH was represented by Dr. Claudia Bartz and other members of the ISfTeH Telenursing Working Group.
News • Children's cardiology
Monitoring the hearts of the sports stars of the future
Professionals in the field of children’s cardiology will hold their world congress in FCB’s Camp Nou, Barcelona, Spain from the 16th to the 21st of July 2017. As part of the congress and for the first time, a special symposium will unite leading experts in the field of sports cardiology to discuss the heart health of the sports stars of the future.
News • Cooperation
UK’s MedTech industry forges closer international trading relationships
The Association of British Healthcare Industries (ABHI) has become the first UK Life Sciences industry association to create a bespoke membership offering for international companies. The unique programme will help drive growth and investment in the UK.
News • Royal visit
Queen Máxima visits Congress of the European Academy of Neurology
The Congress of the European Academy of Neurology (EAN) in Amsterdam received a royal visit: H.M. Queen Máxima of the Netherlands attended the major scientific event at RAI Amsterdam, in which over 6,000 people are participating.
Article • Positron Emission Tomography
PET offers new multiple sclerosis insights
Positron Emission Tomography (PET) is helping to provide MS experts some insight into what drives progression of the disease. PET also has the potential to quantify the effects of new, targeted therapies on MS patients, according to consultant neurologist Professor Bruno Stankoff.
Article • AI in image analysis
Man vs computer - who will win the diagnostic laurels?
The recipe for an exciting congressional session is simple: Take a controversial hypothesis, a proponent who defends this hypothesis and an opponent who argues against it.
Article • Innovations in imaging
Latest advances in CT, MRI & PET might not enter clinic soon
Current advances such as phase-contrast CT are taking medical imaging further but their use in clinical practice may have to wait up to a decade, prominent physicist predicts.
Article • Gadolinium-based contrast agents
Clinicians define optimal approach for MRI contrast to maximize benefit
Gadolinium-based contrast agents are an essential component of MRI exams, but are challenged by findings of residual depositions of gadolinium in the body, even though the clinical relevance remains unknown. Three clinicians described how changes to MRI protocols and dose levels for contrast media can optimise the balance between benefit and risk for patients and radiologists.
Sponsored • Experts' get-together
Toshiba Medical invites you to their MRI User Meeting 2017
Toshiba Medical proudly announces its 2nd MRI User Meeting in collaboration with Clinica Creu Blanca in Barcelona on 22 & 23 September 2017 (at Camp Nou FC Barcelona, Spain). At this MRI User Meeting, international experts will share their experiences and clinical solutions for successful diagnostic imaging in Women's and Men's Healthcare.
News • Scientific event
Record-breaking number of visitors for the SCIEX LC-MS/MS Symposium
SCIEX, a global leader in life science analytical technologies, hosted the 7th Berliner LC-MS/ MS Symposium, which took place from 13th-15th March 2017 at the Estrel Hotel in Berlin. The Symposium included a diverse programme of talks from internationally respected researchers and analytical scientists. These covered the latest mass spectrometry developments in pharmaceutical, omics, precision…
Article • MEDICAL FAIR THAILAND 2017
Reflecting the bullish growth of the medical industry in Thailand
This year’s edition of MEDICAL FAIR THAILAND is set to be its biggest yet with more than 700 international exhibitors expected. 17 national and country pavilions will present more than 5,000 state-of-the-art medical and healthcare products, equipment and solutions to a targeted audience of 10,000 medical and healthcare professionals. The impressive figures highlight once again, MEDICAL FAIR…
Article • Annual conference
The role of cardiology at the extremes
Cardiology at the extremes will be the key theme at the British Cardiovascular Society annual conference in Manchester in June. Topics covered include reflections in cardiology and space travel, physiological challenges associated with living under extreme environmental conditions and polar expeditions. Report: Mark Nicholls
