Start: 27th February 2017, Liverpool, United Kingdom. This programme is particularly useful for physicians who have trained in medicine in a developed country but intend to practise in the tropics. It is also useful for physicians already practising in developing countries who require an update on infectious, parasitic and other […]

Free online course. Many countries are reforming their health systems working toward universal health coverage (UHC). These reforms can be harnessed to increase equity in medicines access, affordability, and appropriate use of medicines. However, they also have the potential to decrease the effectiveness of prescribing and dispensing, increase unnecessary use […]

Margherita Giannoni, Luisa Franzini and Giuliano Masiero. Background Research on socio-economic determinants of migrant health inequalities has produced a large body of evidence. There is lack of evidence on the influence of structural factors on lives of fragile groups, frequently exposed to health inequalities. The role of poor socio-economic status and country level structural factors, […]

7th to 11th November 2016, Oxford, United Kingdom. The Biological Therapeutics short course will focus on emerging areas of medicine using nucleic acids as drugs and also using treatments based on stem cells and bioengineered tissues, including the combined technologies reflecting uses of genetically modified stem cells. Starting from well […]

Ministers and academics from France, Ethiopia, Pakistan, Italy, Hungary and UK will vie to succeed Margaret Chan as director general in July 2017. Six candidates from Africa, Asia and Europe – including one Briton – have been nominated for the position of director general of the World Health Organisation, at […]

Start: 15th February 2017, Big Sky, MT, USA. The course is an advanced level intensive and hands-on training taught by leaders in Wilderness Medicine including Howard Donner, MD, Eric Weiss, MD, Sheryl Olson, RN/BSN. Students will learn practical techniques and practice them in mock scenarios. Advanced Wilderness & Expedition Provider is […]

12th to 16th December 2016, Frederiksberg, Denmark. Diabetes mellitus – both type 1 diabetes (T1D) and type 2 diabetes (T2D) – is a widespread disease increasing rapidly worldwide. The prevalence increases with around 5% per year and is close to 10% for adults. In Denmark we are approaching 300,000 diabetics, thus […]

30th March to 1st April 2016, Amsterdam, Netherlands. CoPedia is one of the few congresses that brings together groups of interdisciplinary experts to tackle current clinical controversies in the field of pediatrics. The 4th CoPedia will focus on Infectious Diseases, Immunizations, Nutrition, Endocrinology, Obesity, Allergy, Asthma, Neurology, ADHD, Cardiology, Hematology, […]

23rd to 25th November 2016, Muang, Chiang Rai, Thailand. The Mae Fah Luang University International Conference (MFUIC), started in 2012, is a biennial international conference arranged by Mae Fah Luang University, Thailand, in order to bring together distinguished researchers in diverse fields from around the world. MFUIC2016, the 3rd Biennial meeting, is aimed […]

11th to 12th November 2016, Vienna, Austria. The WHO declared obesity – especially in children and adolescents – as the most challenging health problem of the 21st century. Recent data from more than 19 million participants indicate that if the post 2000 trends continue, by 2025 global obesity prevalence will […]