by Lilian van der Ven, MD, Amsterdam UMC. Current and future developments For a number of years, the number of residents in social medicine has been lagging behind, resulting in an imminent shortage of social medicine specialists. To counteract this, in 2016 the Ministry of Health proposed a new approach […]

17th to 19th November 2015, Brussels, Belgium. The 3rd European Health Literacy Conference will foster the exchange between researchers, practitioners and policy makers regarding health literacy during the life course, from various perspectives. During the Conference participants will share evidence-based actions and practices in the area of health literacy. The […]

15th to 17th June 2015, Porto, Portugal The third international health systems seminar at the University of Porto will focus on methods and current research. Leading global scholars together with experts from Portugal will present the latest methodological developments and current research. Drawing on the new Health Policy and Systems […]