CBR has the prerogative, legally guaranteed, to confer specialist titles

The CBR, due to an agreement signed with the AMB, has the legally guaranteed prerogative, possibly together with other associations, of granting the following specialist titles and certificates in the area of expertise: Radiology and Image Diagnosis General Ultrasound Ultrasound in Gynecology and Obstetrics Mammography Vascular ultrasound with Doppler Bone densitometry Diagnostic neuroradiology … Continue lendo

Medical entities forward proposals to presidential candidates

The national medical entities, the Federal Council of Medicine (CFM), the Brazilian Medical Association (AMB), the Brazilian Medical Federation (FMB), the National Federation of Doctors (Fenam) and the National Association of Resident Doctors (ANMR) have launched a manifesto to candidates the President of the Republic with proposals to improve health in Brazil, which were elaborated during the XIII … Continue lendo

Exams without medical order

The Brazilian College of Radiology and Imaging Diagnosis receives several queries from members regarding the examination without a medical request, that is, the patient who comes to the imaging service spontaneously, wanting to undergo an examination. Article 37 of the Code of Medical Ethics is emphatic in prohibiting the prescription of treatments or other procedures … Continue lendo

Oversight of Radiology services by advice from other professions

With some frequency, it is reported that professional councils outside the field of medicine have extrapolated their functions, supervising radiology services, requesting documents and formulating unfounded demands. In this perspective, service owners and administrators must know the legislation that deals with the subject, as well as the position of our courts in this regard, in order to … Continue lendo

ABCDI holds workshop on cost, results and supply management

The Brazilian Association of Diagnostic Imaging Clinics (ABCDI), under the direction of Dr. Ademar José de Oliveira Paes Junior, carried out, in partnership with the Brazilian Association of Diagnostic Medicine (ABRAMED), Planisa and Bionexo, a free Workshop with the theme “Cost Management, Results and Supplies”. The purpose of the activity was to contribute to… Continue lendo

Quality in Magnetic Resonance

When approaching Magnetic Resonance from the point of view of quality, the subject brings several aspects that deserve consideration. The first of these involves the strength of the magnetic field, which must be at least 1.5 Tesla or 3 Tesla. However, sometimes, just screening is not enough to guarantee the quality of the exam. … Continue lendo

ESOR: Discounted registration deadline ends this Wednesday (August 15)

The time is coming! ESOR, an important international course held through a partnership between the Brazilian College of Radiology and Image Diagnostics (CBR) and the European School of Radiology (ESOR), will take place on August 24 and 25 in Recife and Brasília, respectively. For those who haven't signed up yet, today is the … Continue lendo

CBR18 will have more than ten courses in its scientific program

One of the highlights is the Outreach Course, in partnership with the International Skeletal Society The 47th edition of CBR18, which will take place from October 11th to 13th at the Windsor Convention & Expo Center – Barra da Tijuca, in Rio de Janeiro, will have several highlights in its schedule. There will be eleven rooms containing simultaneous activities in three … Continue lendo

Brazilian Marathon of Residents already has open enrollment

Marathon is synonymous with preparation, competitiveness and resilience and, just like in sports, these words accompany the participants of the Brazilian Marathon of Residents in Radiology and Image Diagnosis (MBR18), CBR's radiological knowledge competition. The action, which in a short time has already become a tradition at the Brazilian Congress of Radiology, reaches its 3rd edition … Continue lendo

CBR Photo Contest is open until September 4th. Participate!

New from the 2017 Brazilian Congress of Radiology, the CBR Photo Contest will take place again this year during CBR18. This time the theme will be “Moments worthy of a click!” and the expectation is that the participants record in an image the feeling of a remarkable, special moment, which deserves to be eternalized in a … Continue lendo