For the first time, European Society of Radiology (ESR) has organised the annual Management in Radiology (MIR) Congress, a professional meeting aimed at administrators of radiology departments worldwide. Held from 10 to 13 October in Oxford, UK, the MIR Congress has attracted 137 professionals from 29 countries. Featuring sessions such as 'Management of image study coding' and 'The ten 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 Professor 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 Professor Bongartz.
MIR, a subcommittee of ESR, organises a congress each year and a winter course at changing locations. The next winter course will be held from 10 till 12 January 2008 in Bad Gastein, Austria, and the next congress will take place in Athens, Greece, in October 2008.
The MIR Congress presentations are available at www.imagingmanagement.org
For further information, please visit: www.mir-online.org