Professional Associations

This page includes news coverage of medical associations and medical societies. Use these links to find focused news coverage from specific organizations: Cardiology Associations, Healthcare Associations, Radiology Associations.

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Jonathan S. Lewin, MD

Jonathan S. Lewin elected ARRS president

Leesburg, VA, May 1, 2015—Jonathan S. Lewin, MD, was elected the 115th president of ARRS at its 2015 Annual Meeting last month in Toronto. He succeeds Dr. Melissa Rosado de Christenson, who served as ARRS president from 2014 to 2015.

May 13, 2015
RBMA Radiology Summit 2015

RBMA.2015 Radiology Summit

The 2015 Radiology Summit meets June 7-10 and brings together administrators, physician executives, chief executive officers and chief operating officers from around the United States to enhance their knowledge and skills and keep up to date with the newest products and resources.

May 12, 2015
AHRA 2015

AHRA.2015

AHRA’s 43rd Annual Meeting and Exposition will be held July 19-22, 2015 at The Venetian Hotel in Las Vegas. More than 1,000 imaging leaders and 200 exhibitors will attend this educational event for radiology administration.

May 12, 2015
Senator Barbara Mikulski

Mikulski counters USPSTF draft recommendations in letter to Burwell

Senator Barbara Mikulski, D-MD, responded to the latest United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) draft breast screening recommendations by sending a letter to HHS Secretary Sylvia Mathews Burwell, calling for the continued availability of free annual mammograms for women ages 40 and older.

April 22, 2015
Radiologist reading breast imaging, mammography, exams on a PACS system. Monique Rasband, vice president of imaging, cardiology and oncology, KLAS Research, explains some of technology trends KLAS researchers have found in enterprise imaging system and radiology artificial intelligence (AI).

USPSTF disappoints on mammography guidance, ACR and SBI respond

The United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) announced its newest draft breast cancer screening recommendations Monday, once again sparking controversy by recommending biennial mammograms for women ages 50 to 74 and giving them a “B” grade.

April 21, 2015
SIIM 2015

SIIM.2015

The theme of the 2015 annual meeting of the Society for Imaging Informatics in Medicine is Creating the Image Enabled Enterprise featuring educational sessions in four primary imaging informatics knowledge domains: Enterprise Imaging, Analytics, Productivity & Workflow, Quality.

March 11, 2015
Chicago

HIMSS15: Apr. 12-16, 2015

The HIMSS Annual Conference, in Chicago in 2015, is the largest health IT event in the industry. Healthcare professionals, clinicians and executives from around the world gather to explore the value of health IT through education, networking and solutions and discover new ways to advance innovation, make a greater impact and improve outcome.

February 26, 2015

Structured for Success: The RSNA Radiology Reporting Initiative

To understand why the future of radiology is in reporting that is both structured and template-based, look to the earliest days of the profession.

February 23, 2015
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