Dear community:
Along with the meteoric expansion of information
technologies, we have witnessed a swerve in the
noble field of medicine. Patients became
“clients”, clinical services are now “product
lines”, and what we once knew as a social right,
namely quality healthcare, is now an optional
luxury. Neither a line of code, nor a viral strain
may dwell oblivious to this reality.
Hence, as we gradually welcome our first lustrum
with consecutive IWEEE chapters, we believe it was
our duty to stress on one simple, but often
forgotten concept: Social Medicine. It is our
humble effort to fill the void between social
analysis and everyday clinical practices with
innovative projects, bold undertakings and
invaluable experiences. We share the same
discomfort Dr. Paul E. Farmer – known for his
humanitarian work providing "first world" health
care for "third world" people – suffered:
“I can’t sleep. There’s always somebody not
getting treatment. I can’t stand that”.
Last year, among other participants, members of
Doctors without Borders, Red Cross, the Ministry
of Health of El Salvador, UNESCO, and Partners for
Health NGO - Tbilisi State Medical University
honored us with their presence.
This 2014 edition will be held in Las
Palmas of Gran Canaria (Canary Islands),
on May 29th-30th. It would be our
pleasure to rely on your support as well. Find out
how you can be
a part of IWEEE this year!
Want to be a sponsor? Please contact us via: sponsors@iweee.org
Want to submit a poster or paper? Please register
here.
Let us provide universality and equity in
healthcare; let us ensure eHealth for all!
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