34th edition – Zaragoza, April, 17-18 2015

The 34th edition of these training seminars to provide the basic skills and techniques to write and publish scientific articles in health sciences was held on April 17-18 2015 at the Hospital Universitario Miguel Servet, in Zaragoza. Esteve Fernandez, editor of Gaceta Sanitaria from 2004 to 2010, and Ana Maria Garcia, editor of Archivos de…

2015

11th edition – Terrassa, April, 14-15 2015

If standing up and speaking in front of an audience is a source of anxiety, the stress is heightened even more when the official language of the conference, meeting or congress is English. On the 14th and 15th of April 2015, the Esteve Foundation organized in Terrassa with the Fundació Docència i Recerca Mútua Terrassaa…

2015

9th edition – Torrelavega, March, 24-25 2015

Biomedical professionals need to be able to communicate effectively in writing and in speaking. However, most professionals receive little specific training in communication skills. Science is an international endeavor, and English is the lingua franca of the international scientific community. Although Spanish biomedical professionals invest heavily in learning English, they often lack the skills in…

2015

10th edition – Barcelona, March, 19-20 2015

If standing up and speaking in front of an audience is a source of anxiety, the stress is heightened even more when the official language of the conference, meeting or congress is English. On the 19th and 20th of March 2015, the Esteve Foundation organized in Barcelona with the IDIAP Jordi Gol the tenth edition…

2015

3rd edition – Barcelona, March, 6-7 2015

Biomedical professionals need to be able to communicate their research proposals and findings effectively in writing. However, most professionals receive little specific training in scientific writing. Many have mistaken views about what good writing is and how to achieve it. Writing in a language that is not your mother tongue makes it even more difficult…

2015

Debate on Cinema and Medicines

Films are the perfect vehicle to interpret our surroundings, and the world of medicines is no exception. The Societat Catalana de Farmacologia (Catalan Society of Pharmacology) presents the conference Cine y medicamentos (Cinema and Medicines), ?in which three leading pharmacologists will analyse the discipline from the perspective of three recent films in the history of…

2015

1st edition – Barcelona, 17 and 18 February 2015

Audiovisual format is becoming increasingly more important both in obtaining resources for research and for scientific dissemination, particularly if it reaches the target public in an attractive, contemporary and understandable way. This new course from Fundación Esteve intends to set the basis on how to communicate scientific projects by recording and editing short, simple and…

2015

8th edition – Barcelona, February, 2-3 2015

Biomedical professionals need to be able to communicate effectively in writing and in speaking. However, most professionals receive little specific training in communication skills. Science is an international endeavor, and English is the lingua franca of the international scientific community. Although Spanish biomedical professionals invest heavily in learning English, they often lack the skills in…

2015

5th edition- Barcelona, 22 and 23 January 2015

After four consecutive years at the Instituto RTVE of Madrid, on 22 and 23 October 2015, the course El científico ante los medios de comunicación (The scientist and the media) was held at the Sant Cugat TVE studios, for scientists to gain an in-depth view of an editorial staff. Once again organized by the Esteve Foundation, Indagando TV, the CSIC and…

2015

26th edition – Terrassa, January, 20-21 2015

When speaking in front of an audience, only 15% of what actually reaches the public corresponds to the spoken message. In contrast, more than half the information retained by listeners lies in nonverbal communication. Indeed, the lecturer’s posture, gesture and eye gaze tell a lot more on how he/she feels than mere words. These courses…