Urological education: Do we need a rethink?

Urological surgery in the time of coronavirus pandemic

The current coronavirus pandemic forces us to realize the significance of the careful utilization of financial and health-care resources. At the same time, it is important to ensure the ability of urologists to function through this crisis to provide essential and emergency services. With regards to urological procedures, a triage of non-emergent operations is hence recommended considering vari...

Education: the need for a rethink.

Mark Twain's observation about the long term effects of soap and education appeals to our common sense, but it is difficult to assess the true influence of these simple processes on society. The same is true in rheumatology. Most of us believe in the benefits of improving the rheumatological knowledge of doctors and patients, but it is difficult to prove that education is effective. What do pat...

Health education, recent and future trends.

During the past, Health Education has been taking place in a variety of ways: prevention, monitoring and control of potentially epidemic diseases. New trends have been arising (such as 'health corners', interdisciplinary activities, exhibit, 'mini-university' for children, etc.). But it is important to discuss what 'Health Education' means, and define 'health' and rethink educational strategies...

Editorial: Computational Neuroscience and Modeling of Diseases: Do We Need New Paradigms?

Higher Education to 2030 – Vol. 1 – Demography

This volume of Higher Education to 2030 discusses trends and prospects regarding changes in the population of students, academic teaching staff and graduates in higher education in OECD countries, from both a quantitative and qualitative standpoint. It examines in particular the link between these developments, demographic changes and higher education policy. The book is thus concerned no less ...