The European Higher Education Area, better known as the Bologna Plan, is a major challenge for university teachers. The new system places the student at the center of the teaching process, emphasizing self-directed learning where the student is the protagonist and not merely passive recipient of knowledge. The new teaching methods, among which can be…
2010
The 18th 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 16-17 2010 at Doctor Negrín Hospital (Gran Canaria, Spain). Ana Maria Garcia, editor of Archivos de Prevención de Riesgos Laborales, conducted some thirty students the methodology of these training seminars based…
2010
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…
2010
The 17th edition of these training seminars to provide the basic skills and techniques to write and publish scientific articles in health sciences was held on March 16-17 2010 at Mutua Terrassa (Catalonia, Spain). Esteve Fernandez, editor of Gaceta Sanitaria, and Ana Maria Garcia, editor of Archives of Occupational Risk Prevention, conducted some thirty students the methodology of…
2010
The European Higher Education Area, better known as the Bologna Plan, is a major challenge for university teachers. The new system places the student at the center of the teaching process, emphasizing self-directed learning where the student is the protagonist and not merely passive recipient of knowledge. The new teaching methods, among which can be found…
2010
One in three people will develop cancer during their lives. Although this disease has hold a prominent place in the scientific forums and meetings, it has rarely been addressed from the perspective of one of those sectors most involved in the care of cancer patients – nursing. For this reason, the Esteve Foundation decided to…
2009
The fourth series of debates on science journalism met on this occasion to discuss an unpublished study on coverage of scientific news by the major Spanish television networks. Paul Francescutti, director of the studyScientific Information in the News, conducted by the Group for Advanced Study of Communication at the King Juan Carlos University and sponsored by…
2009
The 16th edition of these training seminars to provide the basic skills and techniques to write and publish scientific articles in health sciences was held on October 19-20 2009 at the Igualada’s Hospital. Esteve Fernandez, editor of Gaceta Sanitaria, and Ana Maria Garcia, editor of Archives of Occupational Risk Prevention, conducted some thirty students the methodology of these…
2009
For an individual to enter an addictive process involves both their social environment and their individual vulnerability factors, which involve both personality and genetic components. Advances in research have identified genes and pathways involved in the process of addiction, leading to the description of common molecular mechanisms in drug dependencies. On October 7th and 8th…
2009
