30th September to 2nd October 2015, Bad Hofgastein, Austria. High-level representatives and decision-makers from all over Europe and beyond, about 600 participants from all fields related to health policy making, a three day programme filled with invigorating discussions on how to keep Europe’s health systems secure and Europe’s citizens healthy. […]

Communication tips by Nursing on the Move. Directive Skills Part 1: Asking questions Directive skills are powerful tools in medical interaction. They include asking questions, asking for clarifications, providing a rationale and signposting. Asking good questions provides evidence that you are a good listener. As with all types of communication, it […]

Gut vorbereitet in den Auslandseinsatz. Die „Akademie für Globale Gesundheit und Entwicklung“ (AGGE) qualifiziert Fachkräfte um im Ausland im Bereich der internationalen Gesundheitsarbeit tätig zu werden. Die Fortbildungen richten sich besonders an medizinische Fachkräfte, sowie auch an Nicht-Mediziner. Das Themenrepertoire reicht von Tropenmedizin über Laborkurse bis hin zu vielzähligen Public […]

Presentation of the new IEMEST Laboratory of Neuroanatomy (LoN) as part of the pole of innovation “cyber brain” and study of chaperonopathies affecting the nervous system By Francesco Cappello, M.D. – Euro-Mediterranean Institute of Science and Technology (IEMEST), Palermo, Italy Bartolomeo Sammartino, M.Sc. – IEMEST Everly Conway de Macario, Ph.D. […]

Student Report by Nicola Hermann  This Program gives you the valuable opportunity to study at one of the Ivy-League Universities, which is ranked at the very top of all medical schools. You become a part of the medical educational system of the United States for 3 months. It shows you […]

30th September to 2nd October 2015, Bad Hofgastein, Austria Like every year in May, the World Health Assembly – decision-making body of the World Health Organization (WHO) – brought together delegates from all WHO Member States to discuss global health issues. The agenda for 2015 covered topics ranging from emergency […]

2nd July 2015, Manchester, United Kingdom ‘Global Health: the Good, the Bad and the Economy’ The University of Manchester is proud to announce the 4th annual International Festival of Public Health UK on Thursday July 2nd, 2015 in association with the Manchester Medical Society Public Health Forum and cities@manchester. The […]

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, […]