Advances in imaging organised by the BIR Wessex branch

20th September 2019 09:00 AM - 04:45 PM (GMT+01:00) Europe/London

CPD: 4 points

Join us on 20 September for the annual BIR Wessex meeting in Southampton! This event will start with a lunch followed by an afternoon of lectures. This years' meeting will focus on advances in imaging : Artificial intelligence, machine learning and beyond. The day is aimed at presenting advances in current medical imaging and how these advances are currently being utilised and how they may effect imaging practice in the future. Topics discussed will include artificial intelligence and machine learning along with cutting edge new imaging techniques in other fields of imaging.

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Who should attend:
Radiology consultants and trainees, medical physicists, radiographers and non-radiology medical specialists with an interest in imaging (cardiologists, oncologists etc)

Educational aims:

To inform the audience of new advances in medical imaging
To explain how these advances are being applied in current clinical practice
To predict how these advances may be applied in the future and what implications that has for current imaging practitioners

Registration Fees

BIR Member £15
Non member £35

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Venue

Speakers

Bayer

Bayer’s Radiology business is well placed to be the partner of choice in helping NHS trusts to address the many challenges faced today including the increasing need for governance to demonstrate best practice and improving patient care within increasing financial constraints. With market-leading contrast media and power injector systems, Bayer is able to offer innovative patient care and with the addition of its informatics platform, it can support radiology departments in driving protocol standardisation and easily accessible audit data that enable departments to meet further challenges faced around contrast and radiation dose management. 0118 2063999 www.radiology.bayer.co.uk

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HeartFlow

Philips Healthcare

Philips Healthcare is a leading supplier of diagnostic imaging systems and related services. Following the recent programme of acquisitions the company offers a comprehensive porfolio of healthcare products including conventional X-ray systems, dedicated systems for cardiovascular and interventional procedures; CT and MRI scanners, nuclear medicine, radiation therapy planning, echocardiography, digital ultrasound, patient cardiac monitoring equipment and PACS. www.medical.philips.com

Siemens Healthineers

At Siemens Healthineers, our purpose is to enable healthcare providers to increase value by empowering them on their journey towards expanding precision medicine, transforming care delivery, and improving patient experience, all enabled by digitalising healthcare. An estimated 5 million patients globally everyday benefit from our innovative technologies and services in the areas of diagnostic and therapeutic imaging, laboratory diagnostics and molecular medicine, as well as digital health and enterprise services. We are a leading medical technology company with over 170 years of experience and 18,000 patents globally. With more than 48,000 dedicated colleagues in 75 countries, we will continue to innovate and shape the future of healthcare. For more information and latest product line, please visit www.healthcare.siemens.co.uk