18th ISRRT World Congress in Helsinki, Finland June 12th to June 15th 2014

Helsinki is a strong supporter of the "green issues" and free transportation will be provided for all registrants whilst attending the Congress. There is easy access to neighbouring cities and countries such as Talin, Stockholm and St Petersburg.

Hospital visits will be arranged, and the Scientific Programme will be done in conjunction with the ISRRT Director of Education, Cynthia Cowling. The theme will be "Optimising for Better Care".

I am pleased to inform that all the preparations for the upcoming 18th ISRRT World Congress 2014 in Helsinki are in good order.

The web site  www.isrrt2014.fi is being updated with new information, please do visit to find news and information.

The abstract (call for papers) submission will open 1.9.2013 as well as the registration.

ISRRT Research Fund

ISRRT Research Fund

Call for Grant Application

Application round 2013

Theme: Evidence-based practice

The aim of the ISRRT Research Fund is to promote research that helps improve the standards of delivery and practice of medical imaging and radiotherapy. The ISRRT Research Fund was set up in 2009 and a research proposal was funded the first time in 2010. We are now inviting applications for research grant in 2013.     

The grant is £2500 for 1-year projects and £5000 for 2-year projects.

The closing date for submission of grant application is 30 June 2013. Funding decision will be announced in August 2013.


Persons wishing to apply must be members of an ISRRT member society or an Associate Member.

See "Member Section" for further information or email isrrt.yule@btinternet.com

June issue of the WHO Bulletin

• Puzzling failure to promote physical activity
• Independent prescribing advice for doctors
• Syrian refugees in Jordan
• Interview: risk communication and Fukushima
• Comparing breastfeeding policies around the world
• The cost of preventing mother-to-child HIV transmission
• Identifying gaps in health research
• Women’s groups and neonatal survival in India

  You can now read the Bulletin on a variety of different formats. The journal is now available on electronic publishing devices, Kindle readers and as a Digital Accessible Information System (DAISY) digital talking book.

 Complete list of contents for Volume 91, Number 6, June, 389-464.

The Alliance for MRI press release

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ALLIANCE FOR MRI PRESS RELEASE.pdf

ISRRT agreement of co-operation with EFRS

Press Release

At a meeting that took place during the 2013 European Congress of Radiology in Vienna, Austria, an historic agreement of co-operation was signed between the International Society of Radiographers and Radiological Technologists (ISRRT) and the European Federation of Radiographer Societies (EFRS).  This agreement was signed by ISRRT President, Dr. Michael Ward and EFRS President, Professor Graciano Paulo in the presence of their respective CEO's Dr. Alexander Yule and Ms. Dorien Pronk-Larive and members of the Board of both societies.

• It is recognised that the well established structure and functions of the ISRRT achieve great benefits for the profession and for the public on a world-wide scale. The focus on interaction with international NGOs such as the World Health Organisation and the International Atomic Energy Agency brings a level of influence and reputational benefit that would be unachievable by individual societies or groups of societies.

• The formation of the EFRS has enabled the radiography profession to have considerably improved engagement with European organizations. The federation has developed a self contained and well governed work programme that brings significant benefit to member societies and to patient care within Europe.

 This co-operation agreement recognises the shared purpose and intentions of both organisations and sets out how working together can bring mutual benefit and emphasises the common objective to promote the profession of radiography.

 The combined influence that is formalised in the agreement is of importance and benefit to our profession both at the international level and within Europe.

2013 ISRRT EFRS agreement.pdf

Associated Sciences Programme at RSNA 2013

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RSNA 2013 Associated Sciences Programme.pdf