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At the ESR International Forum 2022, held at ECR 2022 (July 16 in Vienna, Austria) different views, initiatives, and ideas from participating societies were presented with regard to the position and role of radiology in the changing landscape of health care and its role as an integral part of multidisciplinary teams. While it is unanimously agreed that multidisciplinarity is a key aspect of modern patient care, it creates new challenges that need to be addressed. Key points • Multidisciplinary approach to patients is vital for providing balanced and comprehensive health care. • Radiology is an integral and indispensable part of all multidisciplinary teams in diagnosing and treating patients. • Radiologists need to collaborate with colleagues from other disciplines and increase their visibility. • Despite numerous benefits, multidisciplinarity also creates new challenges for radiologists that need to be considered. • Multidisciplinarity and building bridges between professions is the way forward as only this approach can ensure that patients will receive the best possible care.

At the ESR International Forum 2022, held at ECR 2022 (July 16 in Vienna, Austria) different views, initiatives, and ideas from participating societies were presented with regard to the position and role of radiology in the changing landscape of health care and its role as an integral part of multidisciplinary teams. While it is unanimously agreed that multidisciplinarity is a key aspect of modern patient care, it creates new challenges that need to be addressed. Multidisciplinary approach to patients is vital for providing balanced and comprehensive health care.Radiology is an integral and indispensable part of all multidisciplinary teams in diagnosing and treating patients.Radiologists need to collaborate with colleagues from other disciplines and increase their visibility.Despite numerous benefits, multidisciplinarity also creates new challenges for radiologists that need to be considered.Multidisciplinarity and building bridges between professions is the way forward as only this approach can ensure that patients will receive the best possible care. Multidisciplinary approach to patients is vital for providing balanced and comprehensive health care. Radiology is an integral and indispensable part of all multidisciplinary teams in diagnosing and treating patients. Radiologists need to collaborate with colleagues from other disciplines and increase their visibility. Despite numerous benefits, multidisciplinarity also creates new challenges for radiologists that need to be considered. Multidisciplinarity and building bridges between professions is the way forward as only this approach can ensure that patients will receive the best possible care.

With demand increasing each year for diagnostic imaging and imaging guided interventions, it is important for the radiology workforce to expand in line with need. National and international societies such as the European Society of Radiology have an important role to play in showcasing the diversity of radiology, and highlighting the key role radiologists have in patient care and clinical decision-making to attract the next generation of radiologists. Medical students are an important group to engage with early. Meaningful exposure of undergraduates to radiology with an integrated programme and clinical placements in radiology is essential. Elective courses and dedicated 1-year Bachelor or Masters imaging programmes provide medical students with an opportunity for more in-depth study of radiology practice. Undergraduate radiology societies improve opportunities for engagement and mentorship. Innovations in imaging such as augmented-reality simulation and artificial intelligence and image-guided intervention also offer exciting training opportunities. Through these opportunities, students can gain insight into the wide variety of career opportunities in radiology.

The ESR International Forum at the ECR 2021 discussed effects of artificial intelligence on the future of radiology and the need for increased visibility of radiologists. The participating societies were invited to submit written reports detailing the current situation in their country or region. The European Society of Radiology (ESR) established the ESR International Forum in order to discuss hot topics in the profession of radiology with non-European radiological partner societies. At the ESR International Forum 2021, different strategies, initiatives and ideas were presented with regard to radiology community's response to the changes caused by the emerging AI technology. Key points • AI and radiology should be understood as having a symbiotic rather than a competitive relationship. • The use of AI can increase the visibility of radiolo-gists and allow them to focus on other issues and expand their current role. • Use of AI can significantly increase the level of care offered to patients. • Radiologists need to be viewed as thought leaders and medical experts in AI. • The advent of AI can propel radiology into a high visibility technology-enabled speciality.

The ESR International Forum at the ECR 2020 discussed the current situation, activities and measures undertaken by radiologists around the world in their fight against the global COVID-19 pandemic. The participating societies were invited to submit written reports detailing the current situation in their countries or regions. The European Society of Radiology (ESR) established the ESR International Forum in order to discuss hot topics in the profession of radiology with non-European radiological partner societies. At the ESR International Forum 2020, different strategies, initiatives, and ideas were presented with regard to facing this unprecedented challenge together.

The ESR International Forum at the ECR 2020 discussed the current situation, activities and measures undertaken by radiologists around the world in their fight against the global COVID-19 pandemic. The participating societies were invited to submit written reports detailing the current situation in their countries or regions. The European Society of Radiology (ESR) established the ESR International Forum in order to discuss hot topics in the profession of radiology with non-European radiological partner societies. At the ESR International Forum 2020, different strategies, initiatives, and ideas were presented with regard to facing this unprecedented challenge together.

The Digital Imaging Adoption Model (DIAM), a joint project established in 2016 by the European Society of Radiology (ESR) and the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS), is designed to assist imaging institutions in implementing increasingly integrated IT systems and improving patient care. The model provides a framework through which existing capacities can be assessed and strategy for future institutional development elaborated. DIAM has already been adopted by 58 leading institutions in 18 countries. This article will first provide an overview of the DIAM framework; subsequently, it will consider what its adoption has revealed so far, both through the analysis of global data and through specific case studies; finally, it will outline the future potential and goals of the project.

The European Society of Radiology (ESR) considers the use of evidence-based referral guidelines in clinical practice essential to ensure the appropriate utilisation of medical imaging for patients. Since 2014, the ESR has been working with the American College of Radiology (ACR) to develop referral guidelines for Europe, based on the ACR Appropriateness Criteria (AC) and appropriate use criteria developed by the ACR Rapid Response Committee. This paper sets out the methodology used by the ESR’s Referral Guidelines Subcommittee to adapt the ACR criteria for use in the European clinical decision support (CDS) platform ESR iGuide. The ESR adheres to the ACR’s original methodology as far as applicable, and has established additional methodological guidance for its experts, establishing several key principles:Any changes to existing recommendations, and any additional guidelines, should be based on evidence as far as possible Expert opinion, judgement, European practice standards, should only function as a supplement when necessary Appropriateness recommendations should give no consideration to national or institutional circumstances, costs, or availability of equipment. The cooperation between the ACR and ESR on appropriate use criteria and imaging referral guidelines provides added value to both societies as European studies and guidelines from European subspecialty societies of radiology are fed into the process and the exchange of views among the experts makes the guideline development and review process more robust. The ESR’s aim is to ensure referrers and patients benefit from the best possible guidance for appropriate imaging.

Objectives: To gather information from radiological departments in Europe about the organization and practice of interventional radiology (IR). Methods: The European Society of Radiology (ESR) and the Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiological Society of Europe (CIRSE) developed an online survey with questions that addressed the organization of IR within radiology departments. The survey was sent to 1180 addresses of department heads throughout Europe. Results: There were 98 answers (response rate 8.3%) from many European nations, reflecting the situation of IR in Europe. Conclusions: Five points of action can be suggested based on the survey results. There is a need to assure 24-h service of IR in all radiological departments; networking can be the solution in case staffing problems arise. To attract students, IR needs to be recognized early as a possible career option. Although IR is included in the ESR Curriculum for Undergraduate Radiological Education, this is not the case everywhere, and it must be. There is a "gender issue" in IR since the majority of specialists are male. The lack of role models is probably the main reason why women do not pursue an interventional career. It is, therefore, necessary to increase the number of women in faculty and chair positions to provide a well-balanced leadership team. The field of radiology should work towards recognition of the full clinical role of IR, making efforts to also take into account the "administrative" responsibility throughout the entire process of care for each patient treated by interventional radiologists. Additionally, those radiologists who perform only diagnostic tasks must take an active role in IR. When a situation is encountered which could be amenable to therapy with IR, the radiological report should suggest this form of therapy and the patient should be referred to colleagues in IR.

The use of portable ultrasound (US) devices has increased in recent years and the market has been flourishing. Portable US devices can be subdivided into three groups: laptop-associated devices, hand-carried US, and handheld US devices. Almost all companies we investigated offer at least one portable US device. Portable US can also be associated with the use of different US techniques such as colour Doppler US and pulse wave (PW)-Doppler. Laptop systems will also be available with contrast-enhanced US and high-end cardiac functionality. Portable US devices are effective in the hands of experienced examiners. Imaging quality is predictably inferior to so-called high-end devices. The present paper is focused on portable US devices and clinical applications describing their possible use in different organs and clinical settings, keeping in mind that patient safety must never be compromised. Hence, portable devices must undergo the same decontamination assessment and protocols as the standard equipment, especially smartphones and tablets.