28th to 30th September 2016, Bad Hofgastein, Austria. The main theme for the 19th European Health Forum Gastein has been announced: Demographics and Diversity in Europe – New Solutions for Health It is no news that life expectancy at birth keeps increasing – on average by three to four months […]

How privilege and power in the economy drive extreme inequality and how this can be stopped. The gap between rich and poor is reaching new extremes. Credit Suisse recently revealed that the richest 1% have now accumulated more wealth than the rest of the world put together. This occurred a […]

Start: Februar 2016, Salzburg, Österreich. Neben Vorträgen für PatientInnen zu gesundheitspolitisch relevanten Themen wie Osteoporose, Herz-Kreislauf-Erkrankungen und Bluthochdruck kann beim Verein zur Fortbildung für PatientInnen, ÄrztInnen und Assistenzpersonal (VFPAA) die Aus- und Fortbildung für Echo- und Dopplersonographie absolviert werden. Der Verein wird von OÄ Dr. Barbara Dietze, Fachärztin für Innere […]

EchoCalc  EchoCalc is the official App of the British Society of Echocardiography (BSE) made freely available to download. It contains all of the BSE normal reference values for transthoracic echocardiography and other widely used reference values, including those for prosthetic aortic and mitral valves. The app is free to download and […]

Who’s SHE The Maastricht School of Health Professions Education (SHE) in the Netherlands is a graduate school for education, research and innovation in health professions education. SHE provides high quality multidisciplinary research and teaching aimed at the improvement of health professions education. SHE designs courses to innovate health professions and […]

Mission Our mission is to provide clinical research professionals with competencies to develop new therapies for patients quicker & more efficient, without jeopardizing quality. The ECCRT is a professional clinical research training provider focussing on the transfer of implementable knowledge in the day-to-day activities of our participants. We are not […]

2016 Yellow Book CDC Health Information for International Travel (commonly called the Yellow Book) is published every two years by CDC as a reference for those who advise international travelers about health risks. The Yellow Book is written primarily for health professionals, although others will find it useful. Key Features […]

01. bis 02. April 2016, Linz, Österreich. Die 21. Linzer Reisemedizinische Tagung steht unter dem Motto  “Mission impossible – Herausforderungen an die moderne Reisemedizin”. Es erwarten Sie aktuelle Themen, hervorragende Referenten, stimulierende Diskussionen – und all das in einem angenehmen Ambiente einschließlich hervorragender Verpflegung (im Preis inbegriffen). Nach nunmehr 20 […]

18th to 19th July 2016, Singapore. Conference Theme A healthy way of life should be every individual’s goal. However, healthcare privileges differ across societies and require the combined efforts of government, the private sector, the public and health workers themselves to ensure both the accessibility and affordability of healthcare services. […]

Start: 2nd July 2016, Cordoba, Argentina. In 2001 Argentina experienced the worst economic collapse of its history, yet since then, the country has been on a path to economic growth and social inclusion. Over the last several years, there has been a concerted effort to provide care to those without […]