Young Audit Prize
The Young Audit Prize is an initiative by the ESR to promote clinical audit awareness and excellence among young radiologists. This project highlights the value of audit in radiological practice and provides a platform for showcasing outstanding work at ECR 2026.
Clinical audit is a key aspect of ensuring patient safety and quality of care in Radiology. It can be defined as “improving the quality of patient care by looking at current practice and modifying where necessary.” [1]
Developed by the ESR Audit & Standards Subcommittee, the Young Audit Prize aims to celebrate excellence in audit among young radiologists. With this prize, the ESR aims to raise awareness among young radiologists of the importance of audit in clinical practice and to promote AUDITRAD as a tool for its development and implementation.
The Young Audit Prize consist of two parts: (1) an application, (2) an oral presentation of audit.
Should you have any questions or concerns regarding your audit before submission, please contact the Young Audit Prize jury via the following email [email protected]
The Young Audit Prize is limited to one submission per person.
[1] European Society of Radiology, “AUDITRAD: Esperanto – Guide to Clinical Audit in Radiology,” 2025, p. 6.
Six finalists will be selected to present their audits onsite at ECR 2026 and will be granted a reduced registration fee to the congress. The winner of the Young Audit Prize will be selected based on the quality of their application and their presentation. The winner will receive:
- Free registration to ECR 2027
- A certificate of achievement
All finalists will receive a certificate of participation.
Presenter registration
Valid congress registration is mandatory to present your audit during the congress. A reduced registration fee of EUR 400,- is available for all finalists of the Young Audit Prize who are ESR members in good standing by August 31, 2025. Finalists without ESR 2025 membership (or membership settled after the deadline) can still register for ECR 2026 for the Early Fee.
Important information:
- The Presenter Member ticket will be available after the decision notification email is sent in January 2026.
- This offer will only be available if registration is finalised by February 04, 2026.
Each finalist receives one reduced registration ticket and once the reduced registration payment is completed, the ticket is not transferrable.
Please note that the ESR will not refund any previously paid registration fees, including in cases of special offers, subsequent ticket changes or membership-related changes.
Please make sure to use the account with the same Personal ESR ID for registration that was used to submit the audit.For any registration inquiries, please contact us at [email protected].
The Young Audit Prize consists of two parts: (1) an application, (2) an oral presentation of an audit.
The application consists of the following requirements:
- Completed application form
- Completed audit template
All applications will undergo evaluation, where six applications will be selected to present their audit on-site at the European Congress of Radiology (ECR) 2026. When preparing your submission, we would like to emphasise the following points:
- Your Audit must have clear standards; it should not be research in nature or a service evaluation. For ideas, we suggest having a look at AUDITRAD.
- It must be your own original work and not published elsewhere.
- You should include the results and outcome of the conducted audit, as well as actions where targets were not met, and if you conducted a re-audit.
To apply for the Young Audit Prize, all applicants must meet the requirements of the ESR’s definition of a young radiologist:
“The European Society of Radiology (ESR) defines a Young Radiologist as a person under 40, or a radiological trainee, or a radiologist who completed their training within the past 5 years.
The 5-year period can be extended to allow for periods when the radiologist was not working because of, but not limited to, caring and/or parental responsibilities, disability, personal illness, community obligations or national service”
The submission deadline for the Young Audit Prize is December 8, 2025.
Application form
The Young Audit Prize is organised in cooperation with EU4Health project CLAUD-IT.
CLAUD-IT supports EU Member States in implementing clinical audits in radiology and nuclear medicine by uniting hospitals, authorities, and professional societies to develop guidelines and methodologies—enhancing safety, quality assurance, regulatory compliance, and patient care across the EU. More information: https://www.eibir.org/projects/claud-it/
CLAUD-IT is co-funded under the EU4Health Programme 2021–2027 under grant agreement no. 101160903. Funded by the European Union. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or European Health and Digital Executive Agency. Neither the European Union nor the granting authority can be held responsible for them.
