Keywords: Congresses
03/06/2010
The two faces of HIV/AIDS in the brain
The Opening Lecture at ECR always draws immense attention. On March 4th, it was the “First Lady of Radiology” as Congress President M. Szczerbo-Trojanowska called her, …
03/04/2010
The World of Radiology - ECR 2010 opened its doors!
The European Congress of Radiology (ECR), the annual meeting of the European Society of Radiology (ESR), has started. We accpeted 505 lectures and 880 scientific papers from an …
01/26/2010
Journees Internationales de Biologie 2009
Organised by the Syndicat des Biologistes (SDB) the annual meeting in November, under the auspices of the International Federation of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine …
11/18/2009
Vexing questions for anaesthetists
How can postoperative delirium and postoperative cognitive dysfunction be avoided? How is it best to address the problem of epilepsy? How can anaesthetists cope better with a …
11/18/2009
An English language programme within the MEDICA Congress
Every November the exhibition centre in Düsseldorf becomes a beehive of activity for four days, when 17 halls are transformed into the biggest market for medical technology …
11/18/2009
Integrated diagnostics and therapy in oncology
Cancer imaging is one of the most promising medical fields. Hybrid technologies, such as PET/CT or future MRI/PET, are the tools radiologists and oncologists use to gain ever …
11/17/2009
Experts fear for Europe’s medical engineering
When over 3,000 international experts gathered at the World Congress on Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering in Munich, Germany to evaluate future trends, they heard that …
11/16/2009
Inequalities: The public health puzzle
Bettina Döbereiner reports on theories, policy strategies and current projects aired in the Berlin conference Reducing Health Inequalities. What do we really know about …
11/16/2009
North America at Medica
With an expected 450+ exhibitors from the United States of America and Canada, North America will offer one of the leading foreign contingents of exhibitors represented at MEDICA …
10/02/2009
Krankenhäuser nutzen jetzt GS1 Standards für mehr Patientensicherheit
Unter dem Motto Fit für gesunde Kooperation diskutierten auf der 2. GS1 Germany Healthcare Konferenz Vertreter aus Wirtschaft, Politik und Wissenschaft am 30.9. und …
10/02/2009
Cutting costs with medical technology
Medical technology innovation, often viewed as a cost-driver can also be the key to cost-cutting in healthcare while at the same time improve the health outcome for patients. This …
10/01/2009
Cancer: Holistic approach is needed
Europe is facing the challenge of an expected dramatic increase in the prevalence of cancer that could reach 15 million Europeans by 2020. Health systems will require the …
10/01/2009
Crisis threatens access to health and social services
According to leading economists, the current crises will hit the private sector heavily in 2010. Especially housholds in countries with poor social security networks will be …
09/30/2009
Focus on financial and economic crisis
The 12th European Health Forum Gastein (EHFG), taking place from 30 September to 3 October 2009 in the beautiful surrounding of the Austrian Alps in Bad Gastein, welcomes around …
09/30/2009
EU Experts Present European Statistical System for the Area of Healthcare
The European Statistical System Network on Public Health Statistics (ESSnet PH) was presented Wednesday in the scope of a workshop at the European Health Forum Gastein (EHFG), the …
09/25/2009
Innovation Forum for Medicine
Opportunities and prospects for innovation in healthcare are presented at the Second National Innovation Forum for Medicine taking place from November 5th to 6th 2009 in Berlin …
09/23/2009
ECCO 15 and 34th ESMO Multidisciplinary Congress unites European Oncology
The first joint congress ECCO 15 ESMO 34 of the European CanCer Organisation (ECCO) and the European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) is taking place this week in Berlin. …
09/23/2009
New European Academy of Cancer Sciences founded
A new initiative designed to inform and educate policymakers at national, European, and global level about the needs of the oncology community was launched at Europes largest …
09/16/2009
European Health Forum Gastein
600 international politicians, economists, scientists, NGOs and healthcare organisations will discuss the effects of the global economic crisis on European healthcare systems …