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"Welcome the eViP website! This site is dedicated to bringing you information about the eViP programme, a collaboration between nine universities and MedBiquitous Europe. eViP aims to create a bank of 320 repurposed and enriched virtual patients. These virtual patients will be available under a Creative Commons Licence. All virtual patients are repurposed using MedBiquitous Virtual Patient Technical Standards."

EACH is an interdisciplinary non-profit organisation which brings together researchers and trainers in the field of communication in healthcare. Its objectives are to facilitate the exchange of ideas and products of teaching and research activities across a network of individuals and institutions in Europe and beyond.

Professor Fuchs from the Clinical Neurobiology Laboratory, German Primate Center in Goettingen, will present the latest findings on how brain cells can be adversely affected by stress and depression. He will explain how the adult brain is generating new cells and which impact these findings will have on the development of novel antidepressant drugs. Contact: Sonja Mak. s.mak@update.europe.at. 43-140-55734. European College of Neuropsychopharmacology. Source:Eurekalert (2008)

"We define important elements of an ED consultation with input from emergency and consulting physicians. We propose a model that organizes these elements into a simple framework (PIQUED) that may be valuable for junior learners. "

In past centuries humans have been at the mercy of all kinds of bacteria, viruses and other icky stuff. Here is a list of famous human pandemics, and how the diseases responsible would be handled today.