SC: Election for the 2017-2020 board takes place in August

The Santa Catarina Society of Radiology (SCR) informs that the election for the 2017-2020 triennium board will be held on August 28, 2017, with the transfer of mandate and the inauguration of the newly elected board scheduled for September 19, 2017. Interested in running for the positions of the new board … Continue lendo

CBR will be present at the Jornada Gaúcha de Radiologia next week

The Brazilian College of Radiology and Imaging Diagnosis will be present at the Jornada Gaúcha de Radiologia (JGR) 2017. The entity will have a stand on site to answer questions from members and also those interested in joining. The event promoted by the Associação Gaúcha de Radiologia (AGR) will be held on the 23rd and 24th of … Continue lendo

Note of death: Jonatha de Oliveira Lopes

Passed away, on June 8, at the age of 33, Dr. Jonatha de Oliveira Lopes, full member of the Brazilian College of Radiology and Image Diagnosis (CBR) and of the Alagoas Society of Radiology (Sara). Born in Fortaleza (CE), he graduated in Medicine from the Federal University of Alagoas (UFAL), in Maceió (AL), in 2009, and … Continue lendo

Sírio-Libanês is the first hospital to receive PADI certification

Hospital Sírio-Libanês received, on June 6, at its Teaching and Research Institute in the city of São Paulo (SP), the certificate from the Accreditation Program in Diagnostic Imaging (PADI) from the Brazilian College of Radiology (CBR) , being the first hospital service and the third establishment in the country to obtain such accreditation. Were … Continue lendo

Join CBR's Workplace: the tool to share knowledge and network

The Brazilian College of Radiology and Image Diagnosis (CBR) has a new virtual platform for the integration of physicians who work with Image Diagnosis. This is Workplace, a tool developed by Facebook with restricted access to guests. The invitation was sent by e-mail on June 6th only to members of the College. After the … Continue lendo

CBR is present at a symposium on new forms of medical remuneration

On May 31, the Brazilian College of Radiology and Imaging Diagnosis (CBR) was present at the symposium “New forms of remuneration”, promoted by the Brazilian Medical Association (AMB) in partnership with the Federal Council of Medicine (CFM) and the National Supplementary Health Agency (ANS). In the forum, with representatives of various medical associations, operators … Continue lendo

Use of WhatsApp between doctors and patients is the subject of a CFM opinion

The Federal Council of Medicine (CFM) released an opinion on the use of WhatsApp between doctors and also professionals and their patients. Document No. 14/2017 is signed by the reporting member Emmanuel Fortes S. Cavalcanti. After a broad approach on the subject, the opinion, in its conclusion, highlights the private character of the exchanged contents: … Continue lendo

Check out the June issue of the CBR Bulletin

The online version of the May CBR Bulletin is now available. The publication can be read through the CBR Digital Library application, which can be downloaded from the App Store (https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/biblioteca-digital-cbr/id1226501267?ls=1&mt=8) and on Google Play (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.cbr.digital). There is also an option to read it through the CBR website: https://cbr.org.br/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/CBR-JUN17-345-Online.pdf.

CBR 17: Head and Neck will receive two speakers from the USA

The year 2017 brings good winds for Head and Neck Radiology. In February, there was the launch of the printed book Cabeça e Pescoço, from the Brazilian College of Radiology and Image Diagnostics (CBR) series, edited by doctors Ademar José de Oliveira Paes Junior (SC) and Rainer Guilherme Haetinger (SP), containing 22 chapters It is, … Continue lendo

FDA claims no proven effects of brain gadolinium deposits

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) published a review on May 22 stating that there is no evidence that gadolinium remaining in the body after administration of contrast in MRI scans has negative health effects. However, according to the document, the announcement is unlikely to finalize … Continue lendo