health care

Correction: Interdisciplinary collaboration in the treatment of alcohol use disorders in a general hospital department: a mixed-method study

Scientific article

12 August 2022

Background Interdisciplinary collaborations (i.e., where various disciplines work coordinated and interdependently toward shared goals) are stated to yield higher team effectiveness than multidisciplinary approaches (i.e., where various...

Associated Factors of Care Continuity among People Who are Addicted to Psychoactive Substances at the "La Vie" Center and Jamot Hospital in Yaounde

Scientific article

Purpose: The main objective of this study was to determine the associated factors of care continuity among people who are addicted to psychoactive substances at the "La Vie" Center and Jamot hospital in Yaounde. Problem: The management of...

Participate in the Commission on Narcotic Drugs next week!!!

News

The Commission will take place next week, from 12 to 16 April 2021 and, because of the pandemic, all the sessions will be webcasted.

Structural Stigma in Health-Care Contexts for People with Mental Health and Substance Use Issues

Book

This report provides a review of the research and literature relating to structural stigma in health-care contexts, including how it affects people living with mental health and substance use issues, how it is expressed in the health-care...

Measurement Based Care: An Essential Component of High-Quality Behavioral Healthcare

22 June 2020

Webinar

Description

Measurement-Based Care (MBC) is rapidly emerging as an essential component of care,

41st Annual Meeting & Scientific Sessions of the Society of Behavioral Medicine

1 April 2020

San Francisco

The Society of Behavioural Medicine is hosting the 41st Annual Meeting & Scientific Sessions of the Society of Behavioral Medicine in San Francisco, CA, from April 1-4, 2020.

World Patient Safety Day

17 September 2019

Global Campaign

In May 2019, the 72nd World Health Assembly endorsed the establishment of World Patient Safety Day to be observed annually on the 17th of September.

The main objective of World Patient Safety Day is to raise global awareness about patient safety and encourage global solidarity and action.

UNODC Information and Education Material

Leaflet, Infographic, Fact sheet, Poster

1 March 2019

UNODC has compiled a selection of educational materials and flyers that provide information on drug dependence treatment and care. The resource has been translated into several languages and covers topics including: patient rights and...

8th European Conference on Mental Health

2 October 2019

Belfast

The 8th European Conference on Mental Health will take place 2nd-4th October in Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK.

Abstract submission is now open!

The 2019 Cochrane Colloquium

25 October 2019

Santiago

Chile

The 2019 Cochrane Colloquium will take place in Santiago, Chile on 22 - 25 October 2019.

The Cochrane Colloquium is an annual event, bringing people together from around the world to discuss putting research into important global health questions and promoting evidence-informed health care.