Weathering storms – Technological exploration of MNCs in times of financial crisis

Health workforce in times of financial crisis.

Planning of health workforce is a complex issue even in times of stable socio-economic circumstances. Due to the multiple influences affecting it and due to the high costs of health workforce education and training, health workforce represents an important asset in any country. In contrast, as the demand for health services keeps growing, so does the demand for the different health professional...

the crisis of identity in jhumpa lahiris fiction: interpreter of maladies and the namesake

شکل گیری هویت(identity) مقوله مهمی در ادبیات پراکنده مردم(diasporan literature) می باشد. آثار جومپا لاهیری(jhumpa lahiri) ، نویسنده هندی آمریکایی، در سالهای اخیر تحسین منتقدین را به خود معطوف کرده است. وی در این آثار زندگی مهاجران و تلاش آنان برای پیدا کردن جایگاهشان در یک فرهنگ بیگانه را به تصویر کشیده است. این تجربه همواره با احساساتی نظیر دلتنگی برای گذشته، بیگانگی و دوری همراه است. با این ح...

Differential pricing: solidarity at times of financial crisis

The financial crisis which has hit Europe (and beyond) in 2008 has been described as a “health system shock” by the WHO which has urged EU Member States to ensure that the national healthcare systems would continue to promote universal access to health services by increasing efficiency in the health sector. The challenge for Member States is to ensure access to innovative medicines for unmet me...

Weathering the influenza vaccine crisis.

Times of crisis, times of action.

At the recent Academy of Canadian Executive Nurses (ACEN) Annual Meeting in November 2008 in Ottawa, I had the privilege and honour of becoming president of this dynamic organization. Founded more than 30 years ago, ACEN represents the voice of senior academic nursing leadership in Canada, helping to set directions for healthcare policy and contributing to the alignment and advancement of the n...