One Voice for Radiology in Europe: ESR founded

VIENNA 20.12.2005 (PROTEXT/ots) - Europe's leadingradiological institutions, the European Association of Radiology(EAR) and the European Congress of Radiology (ECR) founded thejoint European Society of Radiology (ESR) in Vienna on December10, 2005. The aim of replacing EAR and ECR by establishing asingle house of radiology is to strengthen and unify Europeanradiology and to ensure competitiveness compared to otherradiological events and institutions.

The primary aims of the ESR are to:

- organise the leading meeting in radiology by maintainingand increasing the excellence of the annual European Congress ofRadiology

- maximise the efficiency and avoid duplication of effort

- create synergies

- optimise the resources necessary for the tasks ahead

- harmonise teaching programmes throughout Europe to ensureeasier movement of European radiologists and enable cross-pollination of knowledge and skills

- establish a new research institute to coordinate researchactivities and to support major research initiatives (EIBIR)

- create a programme of extending teaching resources outsideEurope, global e-learning initiatives will raise standards inthose countries where the science of radiology still is not fullydeveloped (SCHOOL OF RADIOLOGY)

- create structured public awareness campaigns to bringradiology in closer relationship to the patients, and improve andraise its position amongst other medical specialities

- establish effective methods and teams to influence policywithin the European Union to ensure that radiology is no longer aCinderella discipline in European medicine.

Currently the members of the EAR are national radiologicalorganisations and radiological subspecialty organisations, thoseof ECR are radiologists, physicists, radiographers andprofessionals of related disciplines. New: The ESR envisagesindividual European membership, which will enhance the visibilityof the annual ECR meeting as well as of its educationalactivities.

In case of enquiries, please contact communications@ecr.org.

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