International course about causal inference at the Menorca School of Public Health

Director: Miguel A. Hernán Professor, Departments of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Harvard School of Public Health. Boston, USA Date: September, 22-25, 2014 Place: Llatzeret de Maó. Escuela de Salud Pública de Menorca. Spain Organisers: Escuela de Salud Pública de Menorca (EMSP) and Universidad Internacional Menéndez Pelayo (UIMP) Sponsors: UIMP and the Esteve Foundation Brief description of…

2014

Interview with Elizabeth Blackburn

An annual meeting has been held in Lindau (Germany) since the fifties, with Nobel Laureates and young scientists from throughout the world. The event is broadcast live by the science and innovation TV channel Indagando TV. This edition was dedicated to physiology and medicine in which a total of 37 Novel prize winners were present. The…

2014

31st edition – Oviedo, June, 27-28 2014

The 31st edition of these training seminars to provide the basic skills and techniques to write and publish scientific articles in health sciences was held on June 27-28 2014 at the Colegio Oficial de Médicos de Asturias. Esteve Fernandez, editor of Gaceta Sanitaria from 2004 to 2010, and Ana Maria Garcia, editor of Archivos de…

2014

Presentation of Els medicaments i jo

What are medicines? How do they work? How are they discovered and manufactured? For young people to know more about how medicines work, the Esteve Foundation has published the book in Catalan Els medicaments i jo, which was presented on 25 June 2014 at El Palauet of Barcelona. The presentation of the book included speeches by Cristina Avendaño, president of…

2014

Seminar on epidemiology for journalists and communicators

Are you a scientific journalist or communicator and have difficulties in understanding and explaining epidemiological studies? Are you interested in knowing how inequalities, access to service, the place of residence and other social factors influence health? Do you want to know where to find reliable information on the incidence and prevalence of cancer, Alzheimer and…

2014

The public science

Opinion surveys often reflect the preference of the public for scientific subjects. However, audience ratings show exactly the opposite. Up to which point is society interested in science? What real audience not only has the traditional means to access scientific contents, but also others such as blogs or museums? The Esteve Foundation organized a new…

2014