In early October 2018, 600 leading health policy experts gathered in Austria’s Gastein Valley for the 21st European Health Forum Gastein. This year’s event, with its main theme of “Health and Sustainable Development – Bold political choices for Agenda 2030” featured on the Austria EU presidency calendar. Participants agreed on […]

The 21st edition of the European Health Forum Gastein, an event on the Austria EU presidency calendar, concluded on the 5th October 2018 with 600 leading health policy experts agreeing on the need to set bold political choices for health system sustainability in Europe. Experts acknowledged the necessity to avoid […]

3rd to 5th October 2018, Bad Hofgastein, Austria. This year the EHFG is an official event of the Austrian Presidency of the Council of the European Union. We invite you to strengthen the case for European action on health and move forward. What priorities do we need to set, which risks should […]

From the first mission to over 9 million patients treated, without discrimination.     Milan, 1994: EMERGENCY, a humanitarian organisation founded to help civilian victims of war and poverty, was born. Since then, we have worked in 18 countries, building hospitals, surgical centres, rehabilitation centres, paediatric centres, first aid posts, […]

24th October 2018, 5 pm to 8 pm, AKH Wien, Währinger Gürtel 18-20, 1090 Wien, Hörsaalzentrum, HS 3, Vienna, Austria. Are you interested in medical continuing education and work in the USA? Are you interested in an Internship and Residency at Pennsylvania Hospital in Philadelphia, USA? Going International and the Alumni […]

2nd to 5th October 2018, Bad Hofgastein, Austria We are excited about introducing new ways of outcomes-oriented working to the EHFG – for the first time, the EHFG will be hosting a joint hackathon with our new partner EIT Health, a network of health innovators backed by the EU. A hackathon […]

Wir freuen uns, den neuen Kurs unseres Kooperationsparteners Doctopia präsentieren zu dürfen: In 2,5 Stunden Video-Podcast-Lektionen, mit mehr als 20 interaktiven EKG-Trainer-Programmen (Lagetyp-Bestimmung, Vorhofflimmern oder Sinusrhythmus?, STEMI ja oder nein? etc.) und mit mehr als 150 komplett befundeten EKGs (jeweils als 50mm/s und 25mm/s Version) revolutioniert Doctopia die EKG-Lehre. Mit […]

Von Jeremia Gradenegger. Im Sommer 2015 entschieden ein Freund und ich uns dazu im Februar 2016 eine Auslandsfamulatur zu machen. Es sollte ein möglichst warmes Land werden, das auch außerhalb der Famulatur viel Interessantes zu bieten hat. Wichtig war uns außerdem, dass wir dort mit Englisch gut kommunizieren können. Nach […]

3d to 5th October 2018, Bad Hofgastein, Austria 2018 is a big year for health. The Universal Declaration of Human Rights, and with it the very right to health itself, celebrates 70 years of existence, while other key health milestones such as the Tallinn Charter and Alma-Ata celebrate their anniversaries. […]

by Angelika Starzer. As a person who has always been fond of the idea of studying abroad and experiencing different educational systems I decided to apply for an Erasmus exchange during my 5th year at the medical school in Vienna, Austria. During grammar school I had learned French for several […]