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Opening remarks and overview of Balkan Society of Radiology activities Dimitrios K. Tsetis President of the Balkan Society of Radiology MD, PhD, FCIRSE, EBIR University Hospital of Heraklion Medical School of Crete, GREECE

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Balkan Radiologists • About 15.000 radiologists live and work at present in the Balkans • 2/3 in Public Sector-1/3 in Private sector • Great family of professionals, with numerous historical, cultural and social proximities • Organized under the umbrella of the Balkan Society of Radiology (BSR)

European Society of Radiology (ESR) • Currently counts MAIN ACTIVITIES 69.300 members from 157 countries Education and training Research • Numerous societies European Affairs from the Balkan Publications and media region among 45 Accreditation Council in Imaging European national International Day of Radiology member societies

ESR national Institutional Member Societies from the Balkan region • Albania: Albanian Imaging Association • Bosnia & Herz.: Association of Radiology of Bosnia & Herzegovina • Bulgaria: Bulgarian Association of Radiology • Croatia: Croatian Society of Radiology • Greece: Hellenic Radiological Society • Hungary: Hungarian Society of Radiologists • Kosovo: Radiology Association of Kosovo • FYROM: Macedonian Society of Radiology • Montenegro: Radiological Association of Montenegro • Romania: Romanian Society of Radiology and Medical Imaging • Serbia: Radiological Society of Serbia • Slovenia: Slovenian Association of Radiology • Turkey: Turkish Society of Radiology

HONOURS FROM BALKAN COUNTRIES INVOLVED IN ESR / FORMER EAR EAR Presidents: Boris Rajewsky Medallists (former EAR): � G. Pontifex, GR (1979-1981) � L. Diankov, BG (2001) � N. Gourtsoyiannis, GR (2004-2005) � G. Pontifex, GR (2001) ESR President: � T. Pirnar, TR (2004) � N. Gourtsoyiannis, GR (2005-2007) � N. Gourtsoyiannis, GR (2007) ECR President: ESR Gold Medallist: � N. Gourtsoyiannis, GR (2003) � N. Gourtsoyiannis, GR (2008)

ESR MEMBERS FROM BALKAN COUNTRIES 6 000 4 790 5 000 3 572 4 000 3 173 3 214 3 137 2 273 3 000 2 000 1 000 0 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016*

ABSTRACT SUBMISSION FROM BALKAN COUNTRIES ECR 2010–2016 600 495 500 437 421 371 400 352 335 300 259 300 236 submitted 196 188 accepted 181 200 100 0 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

ECR ATTENDEES FROM BALKAN COUNTRIES 2500 ECR 2011–2016 795 774 2000 526 1535 1295 1326 1500 1404 Live viewers Participants 1290 1000 1099 500 0 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Standards for Radiology Training in Balkans • Significantly improved during the last decade - Currently in a high level • Balkan countries constantly adapting the revised European Available to download in various Training Curriculum formats for FREE, including Spanish version! for Radiology which outlines a five-year (3 + www.myESR.org/ 2) training period TrainingCurriculum

Level I Training & a more flexible Level II Training with potential special interest (elective) rotations Full subspecialty training with consecutive subspecialisation after this five year training period (Level III)

European School of Radiology (ESOR) in Balkans Country Courses Participants Albania 0 0 Bosnia & Herzegovina 1 50 Bulgaria 3 163 Croatia 3 129 Greece 6 427 Hungary 7 379 Kosovo 0 0 FYROM 0 0 Montenegro 0 0 Romania 8 634 Serbia 3 186 Slovenia 0 0 Turkey 3 127 Total 34 2095

European Diploma in Radiology (EDiR) • Croatia 1 • Greece 20 Number of Balkan radiologists • Hungary 7 who passed the • Romania 3 exam /holders of EDiR certificates • Serbia 1 • Slovenia 9 • Turkey 145 Grand Total 186

2 year Fellowship In Interventional Radiology to follow... Neuroradiology To follow... Pediatric Radiology To follow... . Greek Society of Interventional . Radiology .

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The First Steps… Balkan Congress Radiology Group (BCRG) with Balkan Forum of Radiology For 1 st time radiologists from All Balkan Countries were present Along with Numerous Guests from Europe, Israel, Japan 1000 active Members

BCR-Scientific program • Covers all the aspects of radiology • Besides lecture sessions there is also arrangement of workshops, interactive sessions & scientific sessions of oral and e-poster presentations • One of the major innovations of the scientific program is the incorporation of interventional topic lectures with diagnostic ones in the same session, so that the attendee obtains an integraded radiological approach to different systems and diseases

BCR-Scientific program European School of Radiology (ESOR) Visiting Professorship Program organized the first day of the Congress

J APANESE C OLLEGE OF R ADIOLOGY (JCR) About us -What’s the JCR? JCR History – Institution Chronology Executive- Executive-Vice Executive-Vice Ex-President Vice President Executives – Board of Directors President President President Kimiyoshi Shunrou Masahiro Ida, MD Kei Yamada, MD Hiroshi Onishi, MD Mizunuma, MD Matsumoto, MD Annual Meeting Secretary General – International relationship Education Akira Furukawa, MD Publications JCR promotes gender equality! International Relationship Vice President Quality and Safety Hideyuki Takano, MD Member’s benefits Director of Board Takashi Matayoshi, Socioeconomic MD Director of Board Director of Board Director of Board Roka Namoto, MD Aki Kido, MD Reiko Woodhams, MD

BCR 2005-Ochrid, FYROM & • Forming the Collaboration with Japanese Association of Radiologists • Supported from 2003 by Prof. Hideki Hyodoh • Main content: Education of young Radiologists from Balkans in Japan (Sapporo Medical University)

BCR 2009-Istanbul • Collective joint note between BSR & JCR &

XVI Balkan Congress of Radiology 2016- Thessaloniki/Greece • Memorandum of Understanding between BSR & JCR Participants: O. Matsui, Y. Nakajima, T. Matayoshi, D. Tsetis P. Prasopoulos. S. Efremidis

The 76 th Annual Meeting of the Japan Radiological Society Yokohama -April 2017

JCR hour 2017 Present status of Radiological Medicine in Balkan Dimitrios K. Tsetis President of the Balkan Society of Radiology MD, PhD, FCIRSE, EBIR University Hospital of Heraklion Medical School of Crete, GREECE

BCR & JCR • This fruitful cooperation to be continue by: A) Exchange of renown speakers between BSR and JSR B) Exchange training program for young Japanese Radiologists to visit Balkan centers of excellence & vice versa C) Defining fields of potential joint scientific research collaboration between the two societies D) e-posters & oral presentations by Japanese radiologists to be accepted in the annual BCR meetings

Future Directions • Further evolution of BSR in close cooperation with ESR • Continue offering to our members an attractive program based on broad cover of main radiological key topics • Enhance cooperation among Balkan Radiologists • Enhance the strong links with JCR –establish educational and research programs of mutual interest especially for young radiologists both from Japan and Balkan area

UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF HERAKLION Thank you very much!