ScienceView | Announcement for Study Trips by EUSJA

Like the last year EUSJA journalists were invited to attend the European Health Forum Gastein to be held in a remarkable place Bad Hofgastein in Austria (October 2 – 4). EUSJA members once again are getting a wonderful opportunity to participate to the most important health policy event in European Union and watch very interesting sessions and discussions of the politicians, scientists, policymakers. Moreover, EUSJA was offered a possibility to organize an informal session the days of the Forum and present a journalistic view of the health policy in Europe.

The idea of such a kind session was discussed last year during the meeting of EUSJA journalists with newly elected President of the European Health Forum Gastein Dr Helmut Brand.
The motto of this year meeting is “Creating a better future for health in Europe“. First announcement of the programme is to EHFG webpage.
Study trip to the 8-th European congress “Pain in Europe”, Florence, October 9 – 12.

EUSJA has got 10 invitations for its members to attend the 8-th biennial congress “Pain in Europe” to be held in Florence, October 9-12 (http://www1.kenes.com/efic/). This major pain congress in Europe is organized by EFIC – the European Federation of International Association for the Study of Pain.The meeting in Florence will bring together over 4000 pain specialists for a multidisciplinary forum that will focus on the latest developments in the study and treatment of acute or chronic and recurrent pain. The programme promises to provide new insights into basic science and clinical research.

Preliminary scientific information could be found HERE.
The conditions for the both trips are as usual: the organizers pay for the accommodation, conference fees and meal, journalists have to take care for their travelling.
The deadline for the applications to both trips is July 14.The applications must be done in respect of EUSJA rules only via national associations: name, media affiliation, e-mail, mobile.