The importance of language in the biosanitary environment

The role of language in health science is of utmost importance in the everyday work of health professionals, and deserves much more attention than it usually receives. Hence, in this new monograph of the Esteve Foundation, 14 experts address the different fields of health in which language plays a decisive role. Communication between research colleagues,…

2014

Los públicos de la ciencia

Opinion polls usually reflect a preference of the public for science topics. Audience data, however, appear to show exactly the opposite. How interested is society in science? Which real audience has not only the traditional means offered by scientific contents, but also dissemination possibilities such as blogs or museums? How are social networks and internet…

2014

Filantropía en investigación e innovación biosanitaria en Cataluña

In the context of crisis such as today’s, when public investments in scientific research have gone back to figures of the past, it has become essential to seek new sources of funding. These sources include philanthropy. Donations and sponsorship in all their different forms are becoming increasingly more important in funding biomedical research and innovation.…

2014

Els medicaments i jo

Full document Full document [wpdm id=1263 type=”btn”] Chapters Introducció [wpdm id=1264 type=”btn”] 1. Què és un medicament? [wpdm id=1265 type=”btn”] 2. Què passa quan prenem un medicament [wpdm id=1266 type=”btn”] 3. Com actuen els medicaments [wpdm id=1267 type=”btn”] 4. Poden fer mal els medicaments? [wpdm id=1268 type=”btn”] 5. Com es descobreixen els medicaments? [wpdm id=1269…

2014

Marušić A, Malički M, Von Elm E for the Esteve Foundation Discussion Group. Editorial research and the publication process in biomedicine and health: Report from the Esteve Foundation Discussion Group, December 2012. Biochemia Medica. 2014;24(2):211-6

Despite the fact that there are more than twenty thousand biomedical journals in the world, research into the work of editors and publication process in biomedical and health care journals is rare. In December 2012, the Esteve Foundation, a non-profit scientific institution that fosters progress in pharmacotherapy by means of scientific communication and discussion organized…