Bram Stolk, PhD, MBA, Vice President and General Manager at GE Healthcare has been elected Vice Chair of the Academy’s Coalition for Imaging and Bioengineering Research (CIBR). As Vice-Chair, he will be the first industry partner to sit on the Academy’s Board of Directors. Stolk has been a longtime supporter of the CIBR coalition’s efforts [...]
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In collaboration with more than 150 partners, The Academy signed onto this letter on behalf of the health education, research, and patient care communities in response to the President’s Jan. 27 executive order on immigration.
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The Academy for Radiology & Biomedical Imaging Research Announces Travel Award Recipients for the 2017 Medical Imaging Technology Showcase January 17, 2017 (Washington, DC) The Academy for Radiology & Biomedical Imaging Research is proud to announce the 2017 recipients of travel awards from the Academy’s Academic Council (ARRAC) to travel to Washington DC and participate in [...]
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“Blakely Murphy, brain tumor survivor and CIBR speaker’s story featured in Long Island Newsday.” By Michael Gavin (michael.gavin@newsday.com) December 31, 2016 Please click here for the complete article.
The National Cancer Institute (NCI) has approved the first large-scale breast imaging trial in approximately 25 years under lead investigator, Etta Pisano, MD (and Academy executive committee member); lead statistician, Constantine A. Gastonis, PhD; and ECON-ACRIN group co-chair (and Academy Secretary/Treasurer), Mitchell Schnall, MD, PhD, and the ECOG-ACRIN Cancer Research Group. ECOG-ACRIN is now recruiting [...]
On October 17, 2016, Vice President Joe Biden presented his report to the President on the Cancer Moonshot detailing the Task Force’s recommendations that touched upon leveraging federal investments, targeted incentives, private sector efforts, patient engagement to support cancer research and progress in the areas of prevention, diagnosis and treatment. The Academy applauds the vision [...]
The Academy responded to a request from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for comments related to Revisions to the Payment Policies under the Physician Fee Schedule. The questions focused on the Open Payment Final Rule (section 1128G of the Act) that was added by section 6002 (Sunshine Act) of the Affordable Care [...]