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Dear Ladies and Gentlemen!
The last issue of GI-Mail for this year offers you a selection of courses and congresses dealing with tropical medicine, migration health, urgent and emergency care and others.
We would like to draw your attention to the congress 29th meeting of the European Society of Hypertension.
In our special section you will find the EHFG Conference Report 2018 and the European Patients Forum’s work on universal health coverage.
Take a look at our section News. There you can read about the latest trends and news from the medicine and health sectors.
If you are interested in a new job or a training position for MDs in Germany or Austria and have a good knowledge of the German language, take a look at our jobs & career offers. More jobs can be found in our monthly job newsletter and in the Going International job database.
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We wish you a merry Christmas!
Kind regards,
Gerhard Polak, MD
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ISSN: 2312-0827
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Stanford Introduction to Food and HealthStart: 17th December 2018, online course. Around the world, we find ourselves facing global epidemics of obesity, type 2 diabetes and other predominantly diet-related diseases. To address these public health crises, we urgently need to explore innovative strategies for promoting healthful eating. There is strong evidence that global increases in the consumption of heavily processed foods, coupled with cultural shifts away from the preparation of food in the home, have contributed to high rates of preventable, chronic disease... read more
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Strengthening Preparedness for (Re-) emerging Arbovirus Infections: Symptoms, Diagnostics, Clinical Management and Outbreak Control19th to 21st March 2019, Ljubljana, Slovenia. Recent decades have seen the (re-) emergence of arthropod-borne viruses (arboviruses) causing annual outbreaks in regions of Europe. The aim of the course is to improve the participant’s knowledge of identification, diagnostics and clinical management of arbovirus infections, and outbreak control at local, national and international level. Course topics will include a review of endemic and travel-imported arboviruses of clinical importance to Europe... read more
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Tropical Medicine & Wellness Retreat6th to 13th April 2019, Costa Rica. Join our 7 night Costa Rica CME course in April 2019 for an unforgettable Tropical Medicine & Wellness Retreat.This course is ideal for those interested in tropical medicine & physician wellness or those looking to learn more about possible injuries and accidents encountered while traveling abroad.
Our courses are also great for those travel enthusiasts, group leaders, climbers, walkers, EMTs, paramedics, nurses, PAs, NPs or doctors with a desire to learn medical treatment in austere environments... read more
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2nd Patient Flow: The Future of Urgent and Emergency Care Congress 27th February 2019, London, UK. In July 2018 the Convenzis Group hosted the 1st Patient Flow: Health and Care Improvement for Urgent and Emergency Care Congress. Due to the success and popularity of the event the 2nd event will be hosted in London on the 27th of February 2019. Across the NHS (National Health Service), staff work around the clock to deliver the best possible care to more patients than ever before, but it’s becoming increasingly difficult as demand continues to rise.... read more |
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North American Refugee Health Conference14th to 16th June 2019, Toronto, Canada.The North American Refugee Health Conference ( NARHC) is the largest  refugee health conference of its kind globally, and offers access to recent research, best practices in refugee health, and a great opportunity for networking. While mass migration has been present since the beginning of mankind, the world is witnessing unprecedented migration of populations to countries throughout Europe and to the southern borders of Canada and the United States.... read more |
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Welcome to the 29th European Meeting on Hypertension and Cardiovascular Protection (ESH 2019)21st to 24th June 2019, Milan, Italy.
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Join us for the 29th European Meeting on Hypertension and Cardiovascular Protection, which will be held in Milan on June 21-24, 2019! The European Society of Hypertension (ESH) is developing an outstanding scientific programme, that will include multiple state-of-the-art lectures, debates and round tables on issues on major current interest and controversy.
Debates and in-depth discussions will also address the 2018 European hypertension guidelines vis a vis the U.S. and other recent guidelines. Abstracts submissions close on December 20th 2018... read more
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Mayo Clinic Tutorials in Diagnostic Radiology
13th to 17th January 2019, Maui, Hawaii
3rd International Conference on Loss, Bereavement & Human Resilience in Israel and the World: Facts, Insights & Implications
14th to 17th January 2019, Eilat, Israel
Pre-Filled Syringes and Injectable Drug Devices
16th to 17th January 2019, London, United Kingdom
9th Annual Orthopaedic Trauma and Fracture Care: Pushing the Envelope
17th to 19th January 2019, San Diego, CA, USA
2nd Tri-Regional Meeting - A New Smile for Africa
18th to 20th January 2019, Nairobi, Kenya
Master of Emergency Management
March to May 2019, Bathurst, Australia
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Equitable Access and Universal Health Coverage Should be a Reality for All Patients, Everywhere Written by Katie Gallagher, European Patients’ Forum, (EPF)In contrast with the UN Sustainable Development Goal on Health, disparities in access to healthcare in Europe are increasing and while universal health coverage is a well-recognised goal for all healthcare systems in the EU, this basic right is not yet a reality for all patients. Universal Health Coverage Day on 12 December marks the anniversary of the United Nations’ historic and unanimous endorsement of universal health coverage in 2012. On this occasion, EPF recalls it’s Roadmap which sets out actions that decision makers and other stakeholders, including health professionals and industry, need to urgently consider in order to achieve universal health coverage for all patients in the EU by 2030... read more |
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European Health Forum Gastein - Conference Report 2018 - Main Theme 2019 Greetings from the Gastein Valley! To end the year 2018 and remind us of what we achieved this year, we are happy to share the EHFG 2018 Conference report with you. In the 21st EHFG “Health and Sustainable Development – bold political choices for Agenda 2030” was the broad theme that set the scene for forward-looking and solution-oriented discussions involving the European Commission, civil society representatives, key opinion leaders from the academic world, and private sector stakeholders from the pharmaceutical industry and beyond... read more |
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E-Commerce Giants Under Fire for Retailing Hazardous Mercury-Based Cosmetics
IPS
A coalition of over 50 civil society organizations, from more than 20 countries, have urged two of the world’s largest multi-billion dollar E-commerce retailers - Amazon and eBay - to stop marketing “dangerous and illegal mercury-based skin lightening creams”... read more
| Why Doctors Hate Their Computers
The New Yorker
On a sunny afternoon in May, 2015, I joined a dozen other surgeons at a downtown Boston office building to begin sixteen hours of mandatory computer training. We sat in three rows, each of us parked behind a desktop computer. In one month, our daily routines would come... read more
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Northeast Nigeria: Urgent Need to Combat Deadly Cholera Outbreaks
IPS
The number of people who have been affected by cholera in northeast Nigeria has increased to 10,000. The disease is spreading quickly in congested displacement camps with limited access to proper sanitation facilities. One of the major causes of the outbreak is the congestion in the camps that makes it difficult to provide adequate water... read more
| Rapid Cure Approved for Sleeping Sickness, a Horrific Illness
The New York Times
Parasites transmitted by tsetse flies travel to the brain, causing paranoia, fury and death. Until now, killing them required hospitalization and harsh drugs.The first treatment for sleeping sickness that relies on pills alone was approved on Friday by Europe’s drug regulatory agency... read more
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Chefarzt (m/w/d) für die Leitung und Entwicklung des Zentrums für Anästhesiologie und Intensivmedizin Wir suchen einen Chefarzt (m/w/d) für die Leitung und Entwicklung des Zentrums für Anästhesiologie und Intensivmedizin in einem Fachkrankenhaus im Raum Leipzig. Gesucht wird ein Facharzt (m/w/d) für Anästhesiologie mit der Zusatzbezeichnung Intensivmedizin. Der zukünftige Stelleninhaber (m/w/d) verfügt über erste Leitungserfahrung und kann umfassende Erfahrungen im gesamten Fachgebiet der Anästhesiologie nachweisen... weiterlesen |
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Facharzt/Oberarzt (m/w/d) für Nuklearmedizin Wir suchen zum nächstmöglichen Zeitpunkt einen Facharzt/Oberarzt (m/w/d) für Nuklearmedizin für das Medizinische Versorgungszentrum eines Krankenhauses der Schwerpunktversorgung in der Region Berlin/Potsdam zur Unterstützung des Teams im ambulanten und stationären Bereich. Unser Mandant zählt als zukunftsorientiertes Krankenhaus der Schwerpunktversorgung zu den größten und bestausgestatteten Gesundheitsversorgern in der Metropolregion Berlin/Brandenburg und bietet innovative Spitzenmedizin... weiterlesen |
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Doctopia Jobs: SLK KlinikenFacharzt Allgemein - Facharzt Innere Medizin (m/w/d)
Wir bieten Ihnen die Tätigkeit als selbstständiger Inhaber der Praxis. Unser Angebot verspricht Ihnen Lebensqualität in Beruf, Familie und Freizeit sowie eine wirklich aktive Unterstützung durch den Träger. Bei der Wohnungssuche bieten wir Ihnen selbstverständlich unsere aktive Unterstützung an.
Weitere Informationen finden Sie hier.
Facharzt für Anästhesie (m/w/d)
Das Klinikum am Plattenwald ist ein leistungsfähiges und zukunftsweisendes Krankenhaus, an dem das Zentrum für Anästhesie, Intensivmedizin und Notfallmedizin in 7 OP-Sälen über 6.000 Patienten pro Jahr behandelt.
Weitere Informationen finden Sie hier.
Oberarzt für Gefäßchirurgie (m/w/d)
Die Klinik für Gefäß- und Endovascularchirurgie (Stellenplan 1-7,5-7-2) verfügt über ca. 50 Betten und 13,5 OP Säle/ Woche, es werden jährlich etwa 2.800 Operationen und Gefäßinterventionen durchgeführt. Der Klinikdirektor verfügt über die volle Weiterbildungsermächtigung für Gefäßchirurgie (48 Monate) und common trunk (24 Monate).
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Arbeits-/Betriebsmediziner (m/w)  Für ein modernes Krankenhaus in Frankfurt/Main suchen wir zum sofortigen Eintritt eine/n Arbeits-/Betriebsmediziner (m/w) in Vollzeit oder Teilzeit.
Das Krankenhaus bietet höchste medizinsche und pflegerische Kompetenz auf dem neuesten technischen und wissenschaftlichen Stand. Großer Wert wird auf eine sehr persönliche Versorgung und Pflege der PatientInnen gelegt... weiterlesen
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Ärztliche Leitung Allgemeinmedizin (m/w) Wir suchen für eine moderne Klinik an der Ostsee eine Ärztliche Leitung Allgemeinmedizin (m/w). Die auf Präventionsmaßnahmen und Rehabilitation spezialisierte Klinik verfügt über mehr als 100 Eltern-Kind-Appartments. In der Klinik werden jährlich 5.000 PatientInnen mit Atemwegserkrankungen, Allergien, Erkrankungen des Bewegungsapparats, Hauterkrankungen, Erschöpfungszuständen, usw. behandelt... weiterlesen |
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Jobs and Career Offers  If you are a medical specialist, a medical assistant or a nurse with good knowledge of the German language (level C1), apply now at Going International for these specialities:
- Internal medicine
- Neurology
- Anesthesia
- Radiology
- Nursing
If you are interested please send us your detailed CV as a Word-document to office@goinginternational.org. Please write in the subject line: "GI-Mail 12/2018".
You can also find a wide range of international job vacancies in the job newsletter.
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