23rd to 24th November 2017, Berlin, Germany. This workshop offers dedicated training on the principles and applications for quantitative tissue characterization using different mapping techniques. The course focuses on advantages and limitations of novel pulse sequences for parametric mapping and their clinical applications for assessing fibrotic, inflammatory and infiltrative cardiomyopathies, myocardial edema […]

On 7th June 2017, our conference „Healthcare Communication in Intercultural Settings: From Challenge to Success “ took place. More than 80 persons from 12 countries participated in the conference – we thank you for your interest! Communication was the central topic of the conference. Especially in the medicine & health sectors, […]

Workshop 1: Effective and efficient nursing communication – How to succeed? – Marlene Sator, PhD Effective and efficient communication with patients is a core nursing competence, which improves nursing outcomes and patient as well as nurse satisfaction. Especially for international nurses, who have to work in a language, which is […]

Panel Discussion – Participants How to turn challenges into success: Can nurses be taught? Johan Bosmans, Artesis Plantijn University College Antwerp, Belgium Has professional nursing experience in intensive care services and is currently a lecturer in nursing education at Artesis Plantijn University College in Antwerp, Belgium. He is responsible for skillslabs and supports […]

How to face the challenges 4th Lecture: „Nursing on the Move“: Communication, Integration, Interaction in Healthcare Kris van de Poel, University of Antwerp, Belgium While trying to effectively communicate in the varied healthcare contexts of today, healthcare professionals move between cultures. They have to engage with patients’ needs, wants and […]

Welcome and Introduction/ Moderators Gerhard Polak, Going International, Vienna, Austria Gerhard Polak is CEO of the platform GOING INTERNATIONAL health information services. He provides the education and training online database »medicine & health«. He is the responsible editor of the GI-Blog, and the periodical editions of GI-mail. He has built up […]

A very special edition of our annual conference is approaching – this year, we are meeting for the 20th (!) time in beautiful Gastein Valley, to discuss EU health policy and exchange viewpoints and experiences across national borders and stakeholder groups. If you fancy a sneak preview of what we […]

Every year, on 31 May, the World Health Organization (WHO) and partners mark World No Tobacco Day (WNTD), highlighting the health and additional risks associated with tobacco use, and advocating for effective policies to reduce tobacco consumption. On World No Tobacco Day 2017, WHO was highlighting how tobacco threatens the […]

30th to 31st August 2017, Barcelona, Spain. The course provides an up-to-date and comprehensive approach to the evaluation of athletes, for physicians and allied health professionals with interest in Sports Cardiology. The course will address pathophysiologic mechanisms and the diagnostic pathway to formulate correct diagnosis of the most common CV diseases in […]

4th to 15th September 2017, London, United Kingdom. In recent years our understanding of infectious-disease epidemiology and control has been greatly increased through mathematical modelling. Insights from this increasingly-important, exciting field are now informing policy-making at the highest levels, and playing a growing role in research. The transmissible nature of […]