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European Federation of Societies for Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology
Editorial Publications Committee
Well, the winter is over
the Italian Ultrasound Journal. It is fasci-
and
conference
nating to see a different emphasis and
season is upon us. Prep-
different problems faced in a national
This committee will meet to consider all
arations
Euroson
journal compared with a multinational
aspects of its activities and in particular
2005 in Geneva are well
one. I hope to have future contributions
to develop further the web site and
advanced and the out-
from other Editors. At least one has
Newsletter as well as input to the Journal
line programme looks
already been promised and maybe more
in April.
very comprehensive. All
will be.
the
for
Education and Professional Standards
are to be encouraged to submit papers and posters. All the details
Young Investigators award
Committee
As for the past few years there will be a
The latest version of the Minimum Train-
are on the website and elsewhere in the newsletter.
session at Euroson 2005 for young inves-
ing Standards document has been ap-
But there are many more meetings to
tigators. I am sure most national societies
proved by the Executive Bureau and will
tempt us all before that. As regular read-
already have the matter in hand but we
be available to all members in the sum-
ers will remember I have exhorted you to
should all be encouraging our young col-
mer after their May meeting.
try the British meeting in December
leagues to submit for this most valuable
which attracts few visitors from Europe
award.
With all this activity it is clear that these are exciting times and we all have the op-
but I am lucky enough to have been invited to the Danish Society meeting in Co-
portunity to have our say. Will we both-
General Assembly
er? I hope so.
penhagen in April and so will have the opportunity to see for myself how another
The Executive Bureau is preparing for a
national society conducts its meeting.
General Assembly meeting in Geneva
David Pilling
I am sure I will learn much about ultra-
where a number of important decisions
Editor Newsletter
sound, enjoy some hospitality and return
must be made. It is hoped that a good
refreshed. It seems to me that the more
number of delegates will attend to con-
meetings there are the more difficult it is
tribute
to choose but wherever I go I probably
EFSUMB.
to
important
decisions
for
learn at least as much from chance conversations over a drink as I learn from for-
Board of Directors
mal presentations. Sometimes the ques-
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tion and answers after presentations are
Several committee memberships will
every bit as helpful as the presentations
change in Geneva. All societies should
themselves but it does take someone to
consider nominating to the Publications
be brave enough to ask the right question.
and Education and Professional Stand-
As a further attempt to show readers
ards committee.
what else is going on in other parts of Europe this newsletter contains a short contribution from Francesco Drudi, Editor of
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Italian Journal Giornale Italiano di Ecografia has been the official journal of the Italian Society of Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology since 1983. The journal is published 4 times a year and has a circulation of about 2000. It is intended mainly for radiologists, specialists in internal medicine,
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EUROSON School Romania
gynaecologists, surgeons, endocrinolo-
Administrative report
and general physicians. The journal acts
gists,
gastroenterologists,
oncologists
as a medium for the exchange of informaThe Euroson School Breast Ultrasound
teed all specialised activities such as,
tion on the use of ultrasound in medicine
Course was organised in the Aula Magna
registration and accomodation, transla-
and biology addressing all aspects of this
of the university of Medicine and Phar-
tion, travel and catering.
field including cross sectional imaging of different pathologies. It publishes origi-
macy, Craiova, Romania, on September 19–20th, 2004, by the Romanian Ultra-
From EFSUMB the Course had as observ-
nal contributions (major papers, review
sound Society of Medicine and Biology,
ers 2 speakers in the person of Dr. Domi-
articles, pictorial essays, case reports,
the Romanian Society of Radiology and
nique Amy and Dr. Kazimierz Szopinski.
technical reports, and letters to the Edi-
Medical Imaging, the Romanian Society
The target level of education was ad-
tor). Manuscripts can be submitted in
of Medical Oncology and by the Universi-
vanced with presentations fully illustra-
English or in Italian with abstract in Eng-
ty of Medicine and Pharmacy Craiova. The
ted by images.
lish. In 2004 it underwent a thorough modernization in order to comply with
Course had 87 participants and 10 sponAt the end of all lectures, each day of the
international requirements. The journal
course, in the afternoon, the participants
has a national and international board of
The syllabus of the Euroson School Breast
attended to hands-on workshops (inter-
reviewers, who review the submitted pa-
Ultrasound Course was produced one
active and instructive dedicated to
pers and control the quality of the
month earlier and was offered free to all
practical applications). A written test was
images, the ethical aspect of the research
the participants. The syllabus had as edi-
given to the participants at the end of the
and the quality of the final product. Man-
tors Florinel Badulescu, Professor of On-
course. All the participants passed the
uscripts are reviewed by at least 2 re-
cology, Andrei Bondari, Professor of Radi-
test (their scores were > 70%) and were
viewers. With this revision on-line sub-
ology and Medical Imaging, and Viorela
awarded a certificate of achievement.
mission is now possible. Detailed instruc-
Enachescu, Associate Professor of Gener-
The sponsors helped us to offer a social
tion for Authors are available on the web-
al Medicine and Ultrasound. The parti-
programme to the participants through-
site, www.siumb.it.
cipants also had a special congress bag
out the course.
sors.
with promotional and writing materials.
Prof. F. Drudi Editor Siumb Journal
The course organisation was assured by the Organising Committee which guaran-
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