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Dear Ladies and Gentlemen!

The new edition of our newsletter presents courses and congresses covering a wide variety of topics, ranging from a Master in Radiotherapy to a free online course in Heart Health, a Public Health conference in Scotland and a research conference in the USA.

This month’s communication tips may help you to build a positive impression by means of verbal communication – you can fnd the tips in the section jobs & career offers.

In the special section you will find information on UK’s first Public Health Film Festival as well as calls for abstracts for two conferences.

For those interested in a new job or a training position we recommend to take a look at our monthly job newsletter or the job offers on the GOING INTERNATIONAL website.

You can also visit us on Facebook – on our page you will find up-to-date news on topics related to medicine and health.

Warm regards,

Gerhard Polak, MD

P.S.: You can recommend the GI-Mail newsletter here .

GI-MAIL 06/2014:

1. Course Tips
2. Congress Tips
3. Special of the month
4. Jobs & Career Offers
5. Bookshop

Master Online: Advanced Physical Methods in Radiotherapy

Start: winter term 2014/15, Heidelberg, Germany

Postgraduate distance learning courses in Medical Physics at Heidelberg University, Germany:

The postgraduate distance learning courses in Medical Physics at Heidelberg University are the result of a long-term collaboration between the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), the Heidelberg University Hospital and the new state-of-the-art heavy ion facility Heidelberg Ion-Beam Therapy Center (HIT).

The focus of these English speaking programs is on new physical and technical developments in radiation therapy such as Intensity Modulated Radiotherapy (IMRT), Image Guided Radiotherapy (IGRT), and Heavy Ion Therapy. Furthermore, starting winter term 2014/15 a new Medical Physics Basics course, the M0, is on offer...read more.

Free Online Course in Heart Health

Start: 8th September 2014, free online course by University of Reading

A beginner's guide to cardiovascular disease

When your heart is unhealthy it can’t perform vital tasks effectively. This can cause significant health problems – cardiovascular disease is one of the biggest killers in the UK and around the world: An estimated 17 million people die of cardiovascular disease each year. Heart disease is something that touches many lives, but can be difficult to understand.

This four-week course aims to improve your knowledge of how the heart works, the effects of heart disease and what you can do to avoid it...read more.

7th European Public Health Conference

19th to 22nd November 2014, Glasgow, Scotland

Mind the gap: Reducing inequalities in health and health care

The European Public Health Conference Foundation, the European Public Health Association (EUPHA) and the UK Society for Social Medicine are pleased to invite you to the 7th European Public Health Conference.

The EPH Conference aims to contribute to the improvement of public health in Europe by offering a means for exchanging information and a platform for debate to researchers, policy makers, and practitioners in the field of public health and health services research as well as public health training and education in Europe...read more.

AICR 2014 Annual Research Conference

29th to 31st October, Washington DC, USA

The Annual Research Conference is a unique forum that brings together researchers and clinicians for a three-day program that is dedicated to increasing knowledge, stimulating research and promoting prevention and treatment of cancer through nutrition, physical activity and weight management.

It is designed for basic scientists, clinical investigators, epidemiologists, dietitians, nutritionists, policy makers and other health professionals interested in food, nutrition, physical activity and weight management in relation to cancer... read more.

Call for abstracts: The Lancet Public Health Science Conference

Deadline: 27th June 2014

We are pleased to announce the call for abstracts for Public Health Science: A National Conference Dedicated to New Research in UK Public Health.

The core of the event will comprise of oral and poster presentations of selected research. Peer-reviewed abstracts of shortlisted papers will be published by The Lancet, online and in print...read more.

Public Health Film Festival

27th to 29th June 2014, Oxford, United Kingdom

Oxford will host the UK’s first Public Health Film Festival from Friday 27th to Sunday 29th June at the Phoenix Cinema on Walton Street and will include a variety of feature films, short films, workshops, panel discussions and events.

The festival also launches a new film-makers prize for the best submitted short film with a focus on public health. The festival and prize is being supported by TORCH | The Oxford Research Centre in the Humanities, and the Nuffield Department of Population Health at the University of Oxford...read more.

Call for Abstracts: XVI. Humanitarian Congress 2014

Deadline: 30th June 2014

The organisers of the Humanitarian Congress are pleased to invite abstracts for submissions for oral or poster presentations at the upcoming XVI. Humanitarian Congress 2014 in Berlin.

The abstracts should relate to the topic: “Science where it’s really needed: Translating Innovative Research into Humanitarian Medicine and Global Health Practice” and should be submitted by the 30th June 2014...read more.

Jobs and Career in Germany or Switzerland

If you are a medical specialist or a medical assistant with good knowledge of the German language (at least level B2), apply now at Going International for these specialities:

Internal medicine
Specialization in surgery, vascular surgery or visceral surgery
Radiology

If you are interested please send us your detailed CV as a Word-document to office@goinginternational.org.
Please write in the subject line:"GI-Mail 06/2014".

You can also find a wide range of job vacancies in the German Job Newsletter.

Communication tips by Medics on the Move

Medics on the Move (MoM) is a language learning programme of Communication for Professionals, specially developed for professionals and pre-professionals using a second or foreign language in a medical context.

MoM aims to provide medical professionals and pre-professionals working abroad or in a language-discordant context with language tools and support to help them function effectively in their new workplace. The e-learning platforms guide their users in a medical context by means of written and spoken conversation scenarios, a database of medical terminology, grammar tips and a manual on medical and intercultural communication.

This month's edition may help you build a positive impression by means of verbal communication (more tips will follow in the next newsletter)...read more.

World Health Statistics 2014

World Health Statistics 2014 contains WHO’s annual compilation of health-related data for its 194 Member States, and includes a summary of the progress made towards achieving the health-related Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and associated targets.

This year, it also includes highlight summaries on the ongoing commitment to end preventable maternal deaths; on the need to act now to combat rising levels of childhood obesity; on recent trends in both life expectancy and premature deaths; and on the crucial role of civil registration and vital statistics systems in national and global advancement...download the brochure.