1. Radiology in Europe A waited reorganization for an improved efficiency

2. In the past: two societies  EAR: European Association of Radiology EAR is the federation of national societies  ECR: European Congress of Radiology ECR is the European congress organizer  Results: confusion, inefficiency…  EAR: European Association of Radiology EAR is the federation of national societies  ECR: European Congress of Radiology ECR is the European congress organizer  Results: confusion, inefficiency…

3. Today only one society  ESR: European Society of Radiology  Former societies are now subsidiaries of ESR  Only one representative for Radiology in Europe: the ESR  ESR: European Society of Radiology  Former societies are now subsidiaries of ESR  Only one representative for Radiology in Europe: the ESR

4. ESR Executive Board  President: Nicholas Gourtsyiannis - GR  Vice-President: Antonio Chiesa - IT  Secretary-General: Guy Frija - FR  Treasurer: Borut Marincek - CH  Members: Andreas Adam - UK; Albert Baert - BE; José J. Bilbao - ES; Lorenzo Bonomo - IT; Éamann Breatnach - IE; Christian J. Herold - AT; Gabriel P. Krestin - NL; Iain W. McCall - UK; Yves Menu - FR; András Paikó - HU; Maximilian F. Reiser - DE; Bruno Silberman - FR; Malgorzata Szczerbo-Trojanowska - PL.  President: Nicholas Gourtsyiannis - GR  Vice-President: Antonio Chiesa - IT  Secretary-General: Guy Frija - FR  Treasurer: Borut Marincek - CH  Members: Andreas Adam - UK; Albert Baert - BE; José J. Bilbao - ES; Lorenzo Bonomo - IT; Éamann Breatnach - IE; Christian J. Herold - AT; Gabriel P. Krestin - NL; Iain W. McCall - UK; Yves Menu - FR; András Paikó - HU; Maximilian F. Reiser - DE; Bruno Silberman - FR; Malgorzata Szczerbo-Trojanowska - PL.

5. The ESR “IT Group”  Chairman: Lluis Donoso Bach - ES  Members: Davide Caramela - IT; Joël Chabriais - FR; Guy Frija - FR; Gabriel P. Krestin - NL; Peter Mildenberger - DE, Jan Størmer - NO, Osman Ratib - CH.  Chairman: Lluis Donoso Bach - ES  Members: Davide Caramela - IT; Joël Chabriais - FR; Guy Frija - FR; Gabriel P. Krestin - NL; Peter Mildenberger - DE, Jan Størmer - NO, Osman Ratib - CH.

6. The ESR “IT Group”  Relationship with:  DICOM  IHE  Terminology:  SNOMED  RadLex  BI-RADS  …  Medical Imaging and EHR  …  Relationship with:  DICOM  IHE  Terminology:  SNOMED  RadLex  BI-RADS  …  Medical Imaging and EHR  …