12. und 13. Juni 2015, Basel, Schweiz Sport ist gesund, sein Effekt auf Körper und Seele bedeutend und nachhaltig. Der Effekt auf den Bewegungsapparat, namentlich die Gelenke, ist noch nicht ausreichend geklärt. Erstmals zeigte eine bedeutende Studie, dass aktive Läufer im Alter weniger an Arthrose leiden als Nicht-Sportler. Trotzdem, wie viele […]

19. Juni 2015,  Wien, Österreich Die Katheterisierung ist eine der häufigsten medizinischen Leistungen. Beispielsweise sind Probleme mit dem Katheter einer der Hauptgründe für Besuche in der urologischen Notfallambulanz. Die Entscheidungsfindung zur Katheterisierung sowie die Art der Katheterisierung ist von vielen Faktoren abhängig: Zugrundeliegende Pathologie, Alter, Mobilität, Compliance, soziale Faktoren, Geschlecht, […]

30th September to 2nd October 2015, Bad Hofgastein, Austria Get a first taste of the 18th European Health Forum Gastein “Securing Health in Europe. Balancing Priorities, Sharing Responsibilities!” For this year we expect programme contributions on the topics of health security and health threats, non-communicable diseases and multimorbidity, the potential uses […]

Communication tips by Nursing on the Move. Have you ever been in this situation? Not knowing how to comfort a patient in distress. Not remembering how to say or pronounce a word. Knowing the medical term, but not being able to explain it to a patient. Wanting to socialise with a […]

2015 WHO Humanitarian Response: Summary of health priorities and WHO projects in interagency strategic response plans for humanitarian assistance to protracted emergencies In 2014, WHO and humanitarian health partners responded to an unprecedented number of concurrent major humanitarian crises. Fuelled by conflict, the crises in the Central African Republic, Iraq, […]

26th to 30th May 2015, Vienna, Austria The scientific programme will reflect the multidisciplinary character of paediatric neurology. Latest news in the field of Fetal Neurology, Cerebral Palsy, Neurorehabilitation and Epilepsy as well as Inflammatory Disease of the Nervous System, Metabolic Disorders, Neuromuscular Disorders, Neuropsychiatry, Stroke and Movement Disorders will […]

15th to 17th June 2015, Porto, Portugal The third international health systems seminar at the University of Porto will focus on methods and current research. Leading global scholars together with experts from Portugal will present the latest methodological developments and current research. Drawing on the new Health Policy and Systems […]

Communication tips by Nursing on the Move. Are you a professional or a pre-professional? Do you use a second or foreign language at work? Do you have a friend who speaks a foreign language at work  or has a cultural background different from colleagues/customers? How you say things can be as […]

31st May to 27th June 2015, New York City, USA In order to enable humanitarian aid workers who are actively engaged in the field to attend the training program, and in an attempt to create a teaching program which reflects the complexity and intensity of the conditions humanitarian workers face, […]

Studienbeginn: Oktober 2015, Krems an der Donau, Österreich Der berufsbegleitende postgraduale Studiengang Medizinrecht an der Donau-Universität Krems vereint renommierte ExpertInnen aus Wissenschaft und Praxis und widmet sich den rechtlichen Fragestellungen in der Medizin, welche in den vergangenen Jahrzehnten sprunghaft an Bedeutung gewonnen haben. Insbesondere durch die fortschreitende Verrechtlichung immer weiterer […]