Presentation of the Booklet ‘Twelve women in the 20th century’s biomedicine’ (2007)
This new publication by the Esteve Foundation compiles the scientific submissions and the biographies of twelve top-rank female scientists. However, this publication is not merely a collection of the findings that made them become part of the history of medicine –seven of them were Nobel prize winners– but also an account of the obstacles they had…
2007
8th edition – Barcelona, February, 22-23 2007
The eighth edition of the seminars on How to write a scientific paper was held in Societat Catalana de Seguretat i Medicina del Treball (Barcelona, Spain), February, 22-23 2007. These seminars on this topic are targeted to postgraduates in health sciences with the aim to improve their knowledge and skills to write and publish scientific papers. Dr. Esteve Fernández,…
2007
1st edition – Barcelona, February, 1 2007
After six courses directed to new incorporations into Clinical Research Ethics Committees (CREC), one step forward was deemed appropriate. This time, the contents were customized to fit active members of committees that work specifically in the field of cancer research. The objective was to update the main aspects involved in the assessment of cancer clinical trials…
2007
Booklet presentation of ‘Learning and teaching in medicine’ (2007)
A series or articles published in the British Medical Journal on how to teach and learn medicine. This is the content of the latest Esteve Foundation Booklet, presented on 30 January 2007 at El Palauet of Barcelona and introduced by Dr. Joan Rodés, general manager of the Hospital Clínic de Barcelona, and by Dr. Peter Cantillon, from…
2007
1st edition – Barcelona, December, 15-16 2005
All students shared one same concern: their fear of public speaking. Submitting a communication before an audience frequently becomes a nightmare that, sooner or later, any scientist must face. However, graduate training in biomedical areas not always provides students with the possibility of developing such an essential facet of their professional development. Many aspects must…
2005
Presentation of the document on ‘Women and science’ (2004)
Even though women represent 59% of all bachelors degrees, they only account for 12.8% of the professors of Spanish universities; institutions like the Royal Academy of Jurisprudence and Legislation, or the Catalan Foundation for Research, have no women in their staffs; there is not one single female professor of Pediatrics or Gynecology and Obstetrics in…
2004
2nd edition – Barcelona, July, 1-2 2004
The Esteve Foundation organised the second seminar on “How to write a scientific paper” in Bellaterra (Barcelona, Catalonia) in July 1-2, 2004. One previous seminar were held in Valencia. All of them are targeted to postgraduates in health sciences with the aim to improve their knowledge and skills to write and publish scientific papers. Dr.…
2004