OECD indicators Health at a Glance 2015 presents cross‑country comparisons of the health status of populations and the performance of health systems in OECD countries, candidate countries and key emerging economies. This edition offers two new features: a set of dashboard indicators on health outcomes and health systems (presented in […]

Communication tips by Nursing on the Mov Are you a professional or a pre-professional? Do you use a second or foreign language at work? Do you have a friend who speaks a foreign language at work or has a cultural background different from colleagues/customers? During a consultation, a patient needs to […]

Ab Herbst 2016 startet die Public Health Ausbildung an der MedUni Graz mit einem neuen Format. Public Health ist die multidisziplinäre Wissenschaft und Praxis von der Gesundheit der Bevölkerung und der Optimierung des Gesundheitswesens. Der 2002 erstmals durchgeführte Universitätslehrgang Public Health an der Medizinischen Universität Graz bietet eine fundierte Ausbildung […]

Start: 23rd May 2016, online course. How can technology make you healthy? Learn about the design, application, implementation and evaluation of eHealth. About the Course eHealth refers to the use of technologies to improve well-being, health, and healthcare. It is an umbrella term that captures concepts about the health context, technology, […]

UpToDate® is an evidence-based, physician-authored clinical decision support resource which clinicians trust to make the right point-of-care decisions. More than 6,300 world-renowned physician authors, editors, and peer reviewers use a rigorous editorial process to synthesize the most recent medical information into trusted, evidence-based recommendations that are proven to improve patient care […]

5th June to 1st July 2016, New York City, USA. In order to enable humanitarian aid workers who are actively engaged in the field to attend the training program, and in an attempt to create a teaching program which reflects the complexity and intensity of the conditions humanitarian workers face, the IDHA […]

1st July 2016, Manchester, UK. Following extremely successful Festival of Public Health UKs in 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2015, the Manchester Urban Collaboration on Health, in association with the Manchester Medical Society Public Health Forum, is pleased to announce that the Festival will be returning on July 1st 2016. Due […]

A simple app that enables you to save pubmed abstracts. You may add a personal note to abstracts. You may also email the abstracts and export the saved data. The app is for free. Made by an orthopedic surgeon, Dr. Vikrant Azad. I coded this app for my personal use and […]

Start: September 2016, Salzburg, Österreich. Unter dem Motto know.how.to.manage.health.care. erwerben Sie im Verlauf dieses berufsbegleitenden Universitätslehrgangs wissenschaftlich fundiertes Wissen und Know-how in den Bereichen  Health Sciences, Leadership und Management. Alle Inhalte sind konsequent abgestimmt auf das Gesundheitswesen und seine Charakteristika, alle Vortragenden haben facheinschlägige Erfahrung. Zwei Schwerpunktthemen stellen Change Management […]

5. bis 7. Mai 2016, Nürnberg, Deutschland. Unter dem Motto „Veränderung mit Verantwortung“ findet vom 5. bis 7. Mai 2016 die 90. Tagung der Bayerischen Gesellschaft für Geburtshilfe und Frauenheilkunde e.V. (BGGF) und der 10. Bayerische Gynäkologentag in der Technischen Hochschule Nürnberg Georg Simon Ohm statt. „Veränderung mit Verantwortung“ gilt […]