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EFSUMB Newsletter 149
European Federation of Societies for Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology
Report from the Editor
A number of Societies are requesting further details of bulk subscription to the Journal which is obviously even more ad-
It doesn’t seem
It is slightly more difficult for those in
vantageous to members than the individ-
very long since I
countries where the euro is not the
ual one. Such Societies are to be commen-
was writing the
currency to do this but we are trying to
ded for their vision which helps individu-
editorial for the
make this as easy as we can and more of
al members, the Federation and the Jour-
last edition of
that later.
nal enormously and can only improve even more the impact factor of the Jour-
the Newsletter
nal.
but in its new
In spite of it being the middle of winter
format this task
meetings go on. There was a very suc-
comes
round
cessful contrast agents meeting in Rotter-
As avid readers of this column will re-
every couple of months. This should have
dam in January, mentioned in the pre-
member I am very keen that the Newslet-
great advantages for members as you will
vious Newsletter. Draft guidelines for the
ter should be a vehicle for exchange of in-
be kept in touch with what is happening
use of contrast media have been formu-
formation of all sorts amongst the mem-
within ultrasound in Europe and in
lated by this group and these will be pub-
bers of the Federation across Europe. As
particular what the Federation is doing
lished in the near future.
you will see below Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology are looking for a new
nearly as often you get a pay cheque. I am just back from the ECR Meeting in
editor to follow on in the footsteps of Pe-
A lot has happened since the last edition
Vienna. The sheer size and enthusiasm of
ter Wells. I have deliberately have not
of the Newsletter went to print. Most im-
the meeting is quite overwhelming for
said to replace as Peter is one of those
portantly the first edition of the new Eu-
someone who has never been before.
people who seems to have been around in
ropean Journal of Ultrasound has recently
Whilst ultrasound is only a small part of
ultrasound as long as anyone can remem-
been mailed to all 16,000 members of
such a congress, the contrast medium
ber and his successor will certainly have a
EFSUMB and the response up to now is
companies were certainly very promi-
difficult job. If anyone is interested they
very positive with many very compli-
nent and the ultrasound machine manu-
should contact Beryl Benacerraf at the
mentary things being said.
There has
facturers seemed to be having a very busy
address in the advertisement below.
been a steady stream of individual sub-
time on their stands. As Lucas Greiner
scribers to the Journal, encouraged by the
said in his Hon. Secretary’s column in the
By the next Newsletter which should be
incredible value for money offered and
last Newsletter ultrasound is very central
with you in time for EUROSON hopefully
we are greatly indebted to the team at
to imaging and obviously must continue
the snow and cold weather of Vienna will
Thieme for their continued enthusiasm
to be so.
be but a memory and we will have even more successes to report.
and commitment to making the new Eu-
Ultraschall 2004; 25
ropean Journal of Ultrasound a success
The next EUROSON Congress in Zagreb in
for the Federation. Everyone should also
June continues to make good progress.
David W Pilling
have received a leaflet outlining this deal
The special EFSUMB sessions this time
Editor EFSUMB Newsletter
in more detail and I hope that by the time
will be on portable ultrasound and on IT.
you read this version of the Newsletter be
These are both very important subjects
it in the Journal itself or on the website
and will draw a large number of partici-
you will have already signed up to it.
pants because of their wide interests.