Service Learning is a pedagogy that integrates curriculum objectives with learning outcomes while producing mutually beneficial opportunities for advancing communities. While the impact is well recognized, there is a perception that a steep learning curve exists both for the students and...

In a recent article, Mannion and Davies argue that there are a multitude of ways in which organizations (such as the National Health Service [NHS]) can deal with wrongdoing or ethical problems, including the formation of policies that encourage and protect would-be whistleblowers. However, it is...

Preventive health care is unlike health care for acute ailments, as people are less alert to their unknown medical problems. In order to motivate public and to attain desired participation levels for preventive programs, the attractiveness of the health care facility is a major concern. Health...

Health is the result of biological and social determinants; both are important. Nature dictates the laws for biological determinants; people create the laws for social determinants. Nature’s laws are hard to discover and are eternal whether or not they suit humanity; people’s laws are easily...

Das Netzwerk Gesundheitsregion Winterthur – Vernetzungsgrade sowie Erfolge in der Schnittstellenkoordination -- Intelligente Vernetzung in der Gesundheitsregion Rhein-Neckar -- Mobiles Tele-augenärztliches Untersuchungssystem MTAU verbessert Krankenhausversorgung in...

Missed clinic appointments present a significant burden to health care through disruption of care, inefficient use of staff time and wasted clinical resources. Short message service (SMS) appointment reminders show promise to improve clinics’ management through timely appointment cancellations...