On Health 2016 October

An interview with Piotr Wysocki and Iwona Wawer on the European Joint Action’s work from a Polish-partner perspective

27/10/2016 Jeffrey V. Lazarus

The Joint Action on HIV and Co-Infection Prevention and Harm Reduction (HA-REACT) addresses knowledge gaps in the prevention of HIV and co-infections including tuberculosis (TB) and viral hepatitis among people who inject drugs (PWID). The project is primarily funded by the European Union and implemented by 23 partners in 18 member states. There are also 14 additional collaborating partners including the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) and the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA).

Health

Breastfeeding and Feminism International Conferences (BFIC)

24/10/2016 Dr Sally Dowling

Following the publication of abstracts from the Breastfeeding and Feminism International Conference 2016 in International Breastfeeding Journal (Volume 11, Supplement 1), Sally Dowling reviews the history of the conference and what this collection of abstracts tells us about this year’s conference.

Health

An interview with Heino Stöver on the European Joint Action’s work on infectious diseases in prisons

21/10/2016 Jeffrey V. Lazarus

The Joint Action on HIV and Co-Infection Prevention and Harm Reduction (HA-REACT) addresses knowledge gaps in the prevention of HIV and co-infections including tuberculosis (TB) and viral hepatitis among people who inject drugs (PWID). The project is primarily funded by the European Union and implemented by 23 partners in 18 member states. There are also 14 additional collaborating partners including the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) and the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA).

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The Internet of Things and the Health of People

20/10/2016 Julie Potyraj

Guest blogger Julie Potyraj discusses ‘The Internet of Things’ and how we can harness it to improve our healthcare.

Health Technology

Anniversary Schwartz Round: the nature of compassion

18/10/2016 Joanna Goodrich

Having recently published a debate article in the Journal of Compassionate Health Care, Joanna Goodrich explores the nature of compassion in healthcare, focussing on the theme of the UK anniversary Schwartz Round: ‘What makes a compassionate patient-caregiver relationship?’ This blog was originally posted on the Point of Care Foundation website and can be found here

Health

Using robots to analyze sports-related concussion in children and adolescents

17/10/2016 Gloria Vergara-Diaz

In this intriguing paper by Little et al, the authors look at neurological performance in those with and without a history of concussion using a robotic tool. Gloria Vergara-Diaz discusses robotic technology and how it enables us to make objective and quantitative evaluations.

Health

An interview with Mika Salminen on the European Joint Action HA-REACT

07/10/2016 Jeffrey V. Lazarus

The Joint Action on HIV and Co-Infection Prevention and Harm Reduction (HA-REACT) addresses knowledge gaps in the prevention of HIV and co-infections including tuberculosis (TB) and viral hepatitis among people who inject drugs (PWID). The project is primarily funded by the European Union and implemented by 23 partners in 18 member states. There are also 14 additional collaborating partners including the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) and the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA).

Health

Community health workers – the unsung heroines

06/10/2016 Marianne Vidler

Reproductive Health has published a new supplement titled ‘Building community-level resilience for the care of women with pre-eclampsia’. Here Marianne Vidler tells us more about it.

Developing World Health

Monthly Archives: October 2016