ASKLEPIOS Courses Europe

Aim

The established ASKLEPIOS project is tailored to serve professional development by addressing recognised needs in the context of continuous radiologic education. Its programmes include multithematic, organ-oriented, multimodality and multidisciplinary advanced courses, aiming at senior residents, general radiologists and private practitioners in radiology or allied specialists.

Course programme

Each course programme consists of lectures and cases with an interactive character.

Eligibility

The ASKLEPIOS courses are intended for senior residents, subspecialists as well as general radiologists and private practitioners. Participants must be proficient in English, unless otherwise stated.

Registration

There are different registration fees for ESR members and non-members. Please go to the relevant course for the exact registration fees. It is possible to attend more than one course.

CME accreditation

An application has been made to the European Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (EACCME) for CME accreditation of all ESOR courses. The EACCME is an institution of the European Union of Medical Specialists (UEMS), www.uems.eu. European accreditation is granted by the EACCME in order to allow participants to validate the credits obtained at this activity in their home European country. The maximum number of CME credits designated for each event is announced on the ESOR website as soon as the application process of the specific event has been finalised. Certificates can only be handed out to participants who attended the entire course and after filling in the respective evaluation form.

Copyright

All material supplied or used as part of an ESOR course is protected by copyright and remains the intellectual property of the speaker. This material is only for use by those participants who have attended an ESOR course; copying or use by others of such material is prohibited.

Videotaping and photography policy

ESR/ESOR does not allow any unauthorised videotaping or photography of any lectures or cases.

About ASKLEPIOS

Greek: Ἀσκληπιός
Latin: Aesculapius

Asklepios (or Asclepius) was the God of Medicine and reputed ancestor of the Asklepiades, the ancient Greek doctors’ guild.

Asclepios represents the healing aspect of medical arts. He had four daughters: Aglæa/Ægle, goddess of natural beauty and fitness, Hygieia, goddess of disease prevention, Panacea, goddess of healing (literally, „allhealing“), and Iaso, goddess of recuperation from illness.
Healing temples and “sancturies” called Asclepieia became increasingly popular around 300 BC where pilgrims flocked to asclepieia to be healed. Asclepius‘ most famous sanctuary was in Epidaurus. Another famous „asclepieion“ was on the island of Kos where Hippocrates, the legendary Father of Medicine, is said to have begun his career. Asklepios statues may be recognised by the presence of serpents.