Definición de prioridades en las políticas de salud

What priorities should a government have in its health policies? Twelve experts in public health provide Spanish politicians with a roadmap to draw up the most effective policy in improving public health. Coordinated by the ex-director general of public health Ildefonso Hernández and published by the Esteve Foundation, the book Definición de prioridades en las políticas…

6th edition – Salamanca, June, 14-15 2016

If drawing up a research project to obtain funds used to be an important part in the career of all scientists, in view of today’s economical situation, this process has become essential. The Esteve Foundation therefore decided to organize a new course addressed to future health science researchers, to learn the techniques and basic skills…

2016

31st edition – Madrid, June, 10-11 2016

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…

2016

14th edition – Madrid, June, 9-10 2016

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…

2016

Eponímia mèdica catalana III

Parkinson’s disease, Alzheimer’s disease, Hodgkin’s lymphoma. Medicine is full of terms that originate from people who played a decisive role in its discovery, or places and institutions from where they were identified. Elena Guardiola and Josep-Eladi Baños, of the department of experimental sciences and health of Universidad Pompeu Fabra, present the latest volume of the…

2016

4th edition – Terrassa, May, 3-4 2016

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…

2016

15th edition – Barcelona, April, 28-29 2016

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 28th and 29th of April 2016, the Esteve Foundation organized in Barcelona with the Vall d’Hebron Research Institute a new…

2016

La medicina en las series de televisión

¿Qué opinión tienen los profesionales de la medicina sobre las series que abordan su disciplina? Dieciocho autores analizan series como House, CSI, Breaking Bad o The Walking Dead desde la perspectiva de su campo de estudio. Lo hacen en La medicina en las series de televisión, un nuevo cuaderno de la Fundación Dr. Antonio Esteve…

2016