ESR Patient Advisory Group
It is not always easy to find useful and clear information about radiology, and patients often have questions about radiological examinations. The ESR has recognised this need, and in 2013 began taking its communication with patient groups to another level with the launch of the ESR Patient Advisory Group (ESR-PAG).
The goal of the ESR-PAG is to bring together patients, the public and imaging professionals in order to positively influence advances in the field of medical imaging to the benefit of patients in Europe.
Patients involved
Interview with ESR-PAG chairperson Birgit Bauer
Interview with ESR-PAG member Cheryl Cruwys
Composition
Being the first of its kind the group is not only chaired by a patient representative but also includes members from several disease-specific areas:
In addition to these patient organisations and the ESR, the European Federation of Radiographer Societies (EFRS) is also a member of the ESR-PAG.
Activities
The ESR-PAG is active in a variety of ways: contributing to the European Congress of Radiology (ECR) and the International Day of Radiology (IDoR), developing patient information, and collaborating on European topics of common interest such as the EuroSafe Imaging campaign or patient empowerment, among others.
A day in the life of ...
One of the core aims of the ESR-PAG is to improve communication between radiologists and patients in order to increase public awareness of radiologists’ day-to-day work and for radiologists to get a better understanding of the needs of patients. Therefore, ESR-PAG members are preparing articles that give an insight into their personal experiences.
How to practice gratitude in COVID19 times December 2020
A day in the life of ... during the COVID-19 crisis
A day in the life of an MS patient during the COVID-19 crisis April 2020
A day in the life of a breast cancer patient during the COVID-19 crisis April 2020
A day in the life of a patient who still connects during the COVID-19 crisis April 2020
A day in the life of a patient with simple steps to stay calm during the COVID-19 crisis April 2020
A day in the life of a cancer patient during the COVID-19 crisis April 2020
A day in the life of a pelvic pain patient advocate during the COVID-19 crisis May 2020
A Day in the life of a radiologist affected by COVID19 (EN) June 2020
A Day in the life of a radiologist affected by COVID19 (FR) June 2020
A day in the life of ...
Patient summaries
Since May 2019, ESR-PAG members review and provide input to official ESR scientific publications and statements. To increase patients’ understanding of radiology and in a bid to make health information understandable to all, the members of the group regularly contribute to publications by drafting summaries in lay language.
Driver Diagram and Change Package: Delivering patient-centred care in clinical radiology
The ESR Audit & Standards Subcommittee together with the ESR Patient Advisory Group developed a driver diagram on patient-centred care in clinical radiology in 2015 to ensure that a patient-centred human approach is embedded in the work of the ESR. It provides guidance on how to embed patient-centred care within radiology departments by taking the ethics behind patient-centred care from the perspective of the patient and the radiological team into consideration.
Results from a patient survey of value in relation to radiology
The results of a pan-European patients’ survey, conducted in 2019 by the ESR’s Value-Based Radiology Subcommittee and supported by the ESR-PAG, were recently published indicating ways in which value to patients might be increased.
Publications and Press Coverage
May 6, 2019
ESR Patient Advisory Group launches ambitious new strategy
March 3, 2018
ECR Today: ESR Patient Advisory Group puts the patient at the centre of the debate on big data and the patient-doctor relationship
November 2017
HELP - Emergency Medical Imaging: Patients caught between fear and fascination
(Article published in the book of the International Day of Radiology 2017)
May 2017
ESR@Work: It's all about the patient
March 4, 2017
ECR Today: Experts to look into quality of care in clinical radiology
March 4, 2017
ECR Today: ESR Patient Advisory Group to focus on patient safety and big data
April 2016
EPF Newsletter: “Involve Patients to Improve the Quality of Care” – European Congress of Radiology
March 2016
ECR 2016 session on patient-centred care
April 29, 2015
European Hospital: Tips to eliminate barriers
March 17, 2015
Insights into Imaging: The ESR Patient Advisory Group (ESR-PAG)
EuroSafe Imaging Tips & Tricks for patient safety
What patients should know
EuroSafe Imaging aims at improving quality and safety in medical imaging. Part of its mission is to improve information for patients.
EuroSafe Imaging provides information on CT, interventional radiology and paediatric imaging dedicated to patients, this information was reviewed by patient representatives who are members of the ESR Patient Advisory Group.
Further information is added regularly.
Hospital links to patient information
With the help of the ESR’s member societies, we have identified a number of European hospitals that provide patient information on radiological procedures and methods on their websites.
*The ESR takes no responsibility for third party content or external websites.*
Austria |
Allgemeines Krankenhaus (AKH) Währinger Gürtel 18-20 1090 Wien |
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Belgium |
CHC Liège Clinique St Joseph Rue de Hesbaye 75 4000 Liège |
CHU Charleroi Blvd P. Janson 92 6000 Charleroi |
Institut Jules Bordet (en francais) 1 rue H. Bordet 1000 Bruxelles (Nederlands) (English) |
UZ Leuven Herestraat 49 3000 Leuven |
France |
Institut Curie 26 rue d’Ulm 75248 Paris cedex 05 Le journal de l’Institut Curie |
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Germany |
Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin Charitéplatz 1, 10117 Berlin |
Universitätsmedizin Greifswald Fleischmannstraße 8 17489 Greifswald |
Universitätsklinikum Essen Hufelandstraße 55 45147 Essen |
Deutsche Röntgengesellschaft e.V. Ernst-Reuter-Platz 10 10587 Berlin Medizin mit Durchblick |
Switzerland |
Spital Thurgau AG |
UniversitätsSpital Zürich |
Kantonsspital Baden |
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United Kingdom |
Guy’s and St. Thomas’ - NHS Foundation Trust Great Maze Pond London SE1 9RT |