Biomedical professionals need to be able to communicate their research proposals and findings effectively in writing. However, most professionals receive little specific training in scientific writing. Many have mistaken views about what good writing is and how to achieve it. Writing in a language that is not your mother tongue makes it even more difficult…
2016
Unprecedented. This is how the latest outbreak of the Ebola virus could be described in one word.The epidemic, which started in December 2013, was the first to appear in West Africa since the virus was discovered in 1976. It was also the first time that an outbreak of the Ebola virus occurred in densely populated…
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
If interpreting research statistics or results is often complicated for health professionals, the task can be even more arduous for journalists dealing with scientific information.To shed a little light on some of the basic concepts and to discuss the problems that often occur for biomedical journalists when attempting to understand statistical data, the Seminar of…
2015
After a study was carried out, the need was seen to update and standardize the competences in the subject of Pharmacology in Spanish universities.To do this, the Esteve Foundation will support a series of meetings between teaching experts in Pharmacology in order to reach an agreement on what these competences should be.The first meeting, with…
To transmit the passion and to rouse a vocation for science among young people of a formative age. This is the aim of the workshops Ciencia per emportar (Take-away Science), an initiative carried out by researchers of the entity BIOcomuniCA?T in Catalan secondary schools, which the Esteve Foundation has decided to join along with the…
2015
His career as professor, researcher and doctor has spanned just over 55 years.Marcus M. Reidenberg is professor emeritus of Pharmacology and Medicine at Weill Cornell Medical College and expert in essencial medines of the World Health Organization. He was in Barcelona to give a special session organized by the Esteve Foundation for students of the…
2015
In Catalonia, the proportion of funding for science that comes from the government is higher than in the rest of Europe. This difference is due to lower levels of private investment in R&I and of philanthropy in research centres, hospitals, and universities. Whereas foundations, individual donations, and philanthropic investors account for about 5% of total…
2015
Medicine and science have always been and still are immense sources of literary inspiration. Nowadays, this is also true of television series. The Esteve Foundations was once again collaborating in the summer course of Els Juliols of Universitat de Barcelona Medicine and science in literature and television series, coordinated by Amàlia Lafuente, writer and professor…
2015
Health policies have faced and will continue to face serious tension as a result of economic adjustments. This means that more than ever, the priorities in health policies must be decided correctly. This involves choosing which policies should be applied by any administration here and now. To do this, the Spanish Society of Public Health…
2015