ESR Organizes MIR Congress for the First Time

For the first time, the European Society of Radiology (ESR; Vienna, Austria) has just organized the annual Management in Radiology (MIR) Congress, a professional meeting geared for administrators of radiology departments worldwide.

Held from October 10-13, 2007, in Oxford, UK, the MIR Congress has attracted 137 professionals from 29 countries. Featuring sessions such as ‘Management of image study coding' and ‘The 10 commandments for managing an imaging department,' the meeting addressed administrative and practical issues encountered in the daily life of a radiology department.

"Within the context of the MIR Congress, information technology aspects are important but are dominated by their managerial aspects, e.g., political and ethical issues in teleradiology,” said Prof. Georg Bongartz, former MIR chairman.

With 64 invited lectures and proffered papers, and 52 international lecturers, the event, held for the 10th year, has been welcomed by participants. "The Oxford meeting once again offered a unique communication basis for administrators and chairmen of radiological departments,” commented Prof. Bongartz.

MIR, a subcommittee of ESR, organizes a congress each year and a winter course at changing locations. The next congress is planned for Athens, Greece, in October 2008. The MIR Congress presentations are available on the Web.


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