17th to 21st May, 2021, online. The European Public Health Week (EUPHW) aims to: Make the case for public health and a more inclusive society across Europe Raise awareness and amplify existing messages on five specific public health themes, in line with key organisations at European level Create trust and innovative ways […]

This chapter describes the health status of EU citizens, including trends in life expectancy, the main causes of death, health inequalities, the occurrence of communicable and chronic diseases, and mental health issues. It shows modifiable risk factors to health, including smoking, alcohol consumption, illicit drug use, unhealthy nutrition, lack of physical […]

Beginn Oktober 2021, Bratislava, Slowakei und Wien, Österreich. Die St. Elisabeth Universität Bratislava (Sv. Alzbety) bietet in Kooperation mit Qualymed Akademie, 1010 Wien, einen Doktoratsabschluss im Bereich Public Health an. Das Studium ist für Personen gedacht, die entsprechende Vorstudien im Bereich Medizin / Pflege / Health Administration / Public Health / Gesundheitswissenschaften mitbringen oder in […]

This chapter reviews the health and welfare impacts of air pollution in Europe. Although air pollution has decreased in most European countries over the past two decades, it remains above WHO guidelines in most countries, particularly in some large Central and Eastern European cities. This has serious consequences on people’s […]

This contribution provides an initial assessment of the impact of COVID‑19 and theresilience of European health systems to the pandemic, bearing in mind that thepandemic is ongoing and so any definitive assessment would be premature. Since late 2019, the COVID‑19 outbreak has spread to become the most serious pandemic in […]

Beginn Oktober 2020, Bratislava, Slowakei und Wien, Österreich. Die St. Elisabeth Universität Bratislava (Sv. Alzbety) bietet in Kooperation mit Qualymed Akademie, 1010 Wien, einen Doktoratsabschluss im Bereich Public Health an. Das Studium ist für Personen gedacht, die entsprechende Vorstudien im Bereich Medizin/Pflege/Health Administration/Public Health/ Gesundheitswissenschaften mitbringen oder in diesem Berufsfeld tätig sind. Voraussetzung für die Inskription […]

8th to 12th November 2020, Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Ten years on from the First Global Symposium on Health Systems Research, health systems around the world are still far from achieving the Sustainable Development Goal to “Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages”. They remain predominantly […]

Jederzeit, Online-Kurs. Dr. Christoph Wenisch (Klinik Favoriten – Kaiser Franz Josef Spital, Wien) präsentiert in seinem Vortrag zum Thema „Coronaviruserkrankung“ (COVID-19) Information zum Virus, der Epidemiologie und der Behandlung in der Klinik. Es wird auch ein Webinar mit Fragebogen sowie eine Selbstüberprüfung mittels Quiz geboten. Veröffentlicht in GI-Mail 04/2020 (Deutsche […]

by Lilian van der Ven, MD, Amsterdam UMC In the Netherlands, a physician who has passed the final examinations in medicine can pursue training in an area of medical specialization. There are four types of specialist training: General Practitioner: 3 years; Specialist: 4-6 years; Public Health Specialist: 2.5-4 years and Nursing Home […]

16th October 2019, worldwide. On 16th October millions of people around the world will gather at marathons, exhibitions, concerts and marches to observe World Food Day. Initiated by the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) it is one of the most celebrated days of the UN calendar. […]