17th to 20th June 2020, Torino, Italy. The EACR annual congress brings together thousands of cancer researchers in a four day congress dedicated to basic, preclinical and translational cancer research across a wide breadth of topics.  It will highlight the latest research and bring together the cancer research community to […]

WHO Europe, Helsinki, Copenhagen, 11th November 2019. Engaging with the arts can be beneficial for both mental and physical health. This is a key conclusion of a new report from the WHO Regional Office for Europe analysing the evidence from over 900 global publications – the most comprehensive review of […]

24th to 26th March, Geneva, Switzerland. Health systems are facing serious dynamic challenges. Resources are increasingly limited in a rapidly changing world, where the nature of health needs are equally changeable. However, technological progress in the digital age and the emergence of new health actors expand our array of potential […]

by Elodie Besnier. Is knowledge enough to be a good health professional? And, do we have the tools necessary to address the needs of vulnerable groups? Soft skills – also known as “people skills” or “interpersonal skills” – not only allow health professionals to be better at their job, they […]

From 20th to 23rd November 2019, the European Health Forum Gastein (EHFG) took part in the 12th European Public Health (EPH) Conference in Marseille, France. With a workshop on “Young policy voices for our future – building intergenerational bridges”, held on 23rd November and co-organised with EUPHA’s Public Health Policy and […]

6th to 7th March 2020, Newcastle, NSW, Australia. The Bone and Joint Infection Conference (BJI) is designed to bring together orthopaedic surgeons, infectious diseases physicians, clinical microbiologists and trainees in these fields to discuss the latest developments in the prevention, diagnosis and management of bone and joint infections. Similar meetings […]

Start: anytime, online course. Seasonal influenza is an acute viral disease of the respiratory tract transmitted via aerosols or contaminated surfaces from infected people. This course provides a general introduction to the disease through a short video lecture and quizzes to test your knowledge. It targets personnel involved in seasonal […]

by Lisa-Maria Weissenbacher. During my 5th year of med school, I seized the chance to expand my horizon and risked a breakout into the wide world by doing a medical exchange semester. In the last third of studies (5th and 6th year), the Medical University of Vienna (MUW) offers specific programs […]

by Kristine Sørensen PhD, MPH. Health literacy is an emerging area of human and societal investment. Moving from the margin to the mainstream – attention has increased worldwide on how to improve the health literacy of people, communities, organizations, systems and societies. Health literacy is linked to literacy and entails […]

by PD Dr. Katja Goetz. There is a close relationship between general health status and oral health. Therefore, to ensure good quality of care an important contribution is the consideration of oral health care in health services research. However oral health services research is a developing discipline. E.g. to handle […]