Keywords: Education & Training

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06/13/2013

"Excellence across Borders" fosters practical diabetes management

Bayer HealthCare supports local projects under the "Excellence across Borders" program in order to improve care of people with diabetes. Among the projects is a Diabetic School …

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03/19/2013

The 33rd International Symposium on Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine

Belgium – Last year, the annual ISICEM event attracted almost 6,000 participants from 101 countries. Its chairman, Professor Jean-Louis Vincent, from the Intensive Care Medicine …

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03/11/2013

'Invest in the youth' is a great opportunity

Cyprian Olchowy, a young Polish radiologist in training, reports his impressions and experiences of ECR 2013. …

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03/08/2013

To survive radiologists must become visible and valued

Radiologists work in dark, strange places often hidden in the basement of hospitals. Few doctors or medical staff visit these labyrinths, and for good reason. …

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03/04/2013

Rogue Dutch doctor prompts calls for EU early warning system

There are too many loopholes that allow bad or fraudulent physicians to beat the system. …

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02/25/2013

Finding that perfect match

Advice from an ‘old hand’ for juniors wanting to work in a department where they fit in and which also suits their personal hopes and ambitions …

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02/19/2013

Swedish university invests in virtual medical technology

In its bid to offer the most modern medicine program in Sweden, Örebro University has invested in three visualization tables from Sectra. …

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01/17/2013

The German Consortium for Translational Cancer Research (DKTK)

A dynamic new consortium was launched in October during the recent Innovation in Oncology event organised by the German Cancer Research Centre (DKFZ) with Heidelberg University …

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01/08/2013

Europe’s pressing need for transcultural competence

Patients with a migration background can create underestimated difficulties in healthcare systems in Western countries. …

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01/07/2013

‘The perfect murder is one that isn’t actually discovered’

Austrian specialist: If the science is not used the impact on crime detection will be negative …

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12/18/2012

RAPS and Eucomed provide common online training

The Regulatory Affairs Professionals Society (RAPS), the largest global organization for regulatory professionals in the healthcare product sector, and Eucomed, the European …

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11/13/2012

Physicians fail to disclose conflicts of interest on social media

As the use of Twitter and other social media by physicians and patients rises, more and more physicians seem to forget to do what many consider crucial for building doctor-patient …

 

07/16/2012

England creates multiple Major Trauma Centres

Around 20,000 people become major trauma victims every year in England. Studies have shown that Major Trauma Centres (MTCs) with dedicated personnel and specialist equipment save …

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01/06/2012

Birmingham hospital leads the way on hourly nursing rounds

Patients in the new Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham are already enjoying the benefits of the scheme which aims to tailor nursing care to their individual needs via hourly …

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12/20/2011

Training against medical errors

Surgical simulations can save lives, Anja Behringer reports Medical errors occur more frequently than traffic accidents and clearly better systems are needed to improve patient …

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11/15/2011

The first European Hospital Conference

Directed by the Gesellschaft Deutscher Krankenhaustag (GDK) the EHC will open with an examination of and debate on the current European health policy and the impact of the EU …

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10/27/2011

Radiology in Poland - a constantly developing field

In an interview with Daniela Zimmermann, Professor Jerzy Walecki explained the implications of that role and the state of radiology in Poland today. …

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10/20/2011

OrthoMIT

More than 30 clinicians, researchers and industry partners (including Siemens, Aesculap and SurgiTAIX, an RWTH spin-off) are working on OrthoMIT, Germany’s largest collaborative …

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10/20/2011

Combat Trauma Innovation 2012

Medical advances learned from treating military casualties severely injured on the battlefield are helping to enhance medicine for British civilians. Mark Nicholls reports on a …

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