EHFG Hackathon 2019: Fighting Vaccine Hesitancy

11. November 2019

At the premises of the European Health Forum Gastein (EHFG), held from 2-4 October in Bad Hofgastein, the Hackathon on vaccine hesitancy was conducted. Jointly organised with EIT Health, the second EHFG Hackathon call was open to experts from different sectors interested in developing innovative solutions for health-related problems. A […]

Seasonal influenza: An introduction

19. November 2019
WHO

Start: anytime, online course. Seasonal influenza is an acute viral disease of the respiratory tract transmitted via aerosols or contaminated surfaces from infected people. This course provides a general introduction to the disease through a short video lecture and quizzes to test your knowledge. It targets personnel involved in seasonal […]

World Diabetes Day

31. Oktober 2019

14th November, worldwide. Globally, an estimated 422 million adults were living with diabetes in 2014, compared to 108 million in 1980. The global prevalence of diabetes has nearly doubled since 1980, rising from 4.7% to 8.5% in the adult population. This reflects an increase in associated risk factors such as […]

Clinical Clerkship Radiology Berlin

4. November 2019

   by Alexander Pichler. From February to March 2018 I was doing a two-months clerkship at the Department of Radiology in the hospital Vivantes Klinik am Urban. This hospital is a part of the Vivantes Hospital Group and a teaching hospital of the Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin.I chose Berlin to become […]

Wilderness Medical Society 2020 Winter Conference

28. Oktober 2019

29th February to 4th March 2020, Sun Valley, Idaho, USA. Sun Valley is where destination skiing was born. In addition to the opportunity to experience some of the best snowshoeing and skiing in the United States, conference highlights include: Up to 26.5 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM and FAWM core and elective credits. […]

ECDC Winter Workshop 2020 – The Science of Using Science to Support Policy Making for Prevention and Control of Communicable Diseases

30. Oktober 2019
ECDC

28th to 30th January, Stockholm, Sweden. The ECDC Winter Workshop 2020 will focus on “The science of using science to support policy making for prevention and control of communicable diseases”. The overall aim of this workshop is to strengthen capacity among public health specialists in Member States of the European […]

Antimicrobial Stewardship: A Competency-Based Approach

30. Oktober 2019

Start: anytime, online course. This course will equip clinicians who frequently prescribe antimicrobials with knowledge and tools to improve their use of these essential medications in daily clinical practice. Through case based examples, the course will highlight how antimicrobial stewardship principles can be applied to common clinical scenarios. We will […]

European Health Forum Gastein Awards First EHLA Award

9. Oktober 2019

This year‘s European Health Forum Gastein (EHFG), held from 2-4 October in Bad Hofgastein, focused on the topic of “A healthy dose of disruption? Transformative change for health and societal well-being”. Around 600 attendees representing the four pillars of the EHFG – public sector, private sector, science and academia, and […]

Image Guided and Adaptive Radiotherapy in Clinical Practice: Including SABR Topics

8. Oktober 2019
Institute of Cancer Research

27th to 29th February 2020, London, United Kingdom. This course is designed to help clinicians, physicists and radiographers to develop comprehensive programmes for the clinical implementation of image guided radiotherapy. The course has been awarded 19 RCR Category I CPD credits under The Royal College of Radiologists CPD scheme. The curriculum covers […]

Acute and General Medicine

8. Oktober 2019

12th to 13th November 2019, London, United Kingdom. Acute and General Medicine is the leading medical conference for doctors from all grades and specialties to get the latest clinical guidance and hands-on training across all of the core clinical specialty areas at the most affordable rate available in the UK. The […]