Single or multi-sheet notices made to attract attention to events, activities, causes, goods, or services. They are for display, usually in a public place and are chiefly pictorial.
"Poster" is not a term with a specific medical definition; however, in a general or layman's context, it may refer to a presentation of medical information in the form of an educational display, often used during conferences and meetings for sharing research findings and clinical cases.
Conferences, conventions or formal meetings usually attended by delegates representing a special field of interest.
Auditory and visual instructional materials.
Discussions, descriptions or catalogs of public displays or items representative of a given subject.
A system of government in which means of production and distribution of goods are controlled by the state.
Organizations composed of members with common interests and whose professions may be similar.
"Art therapy is a form of expressive therapy that uses the creative process of making art to improve a person's physical, mental, and emotional well-being."
Instructional materials used in teaching.
Activities performed to identify concepts and aspects of published information and research reports.
The act or practice of literary composition, the occupation of writer, or producing or engaging in literary work as a profession.
The room or rooms in which the physician and staff provide patient care. The offices include all rooms in the physician's office suite.
Platforms that provide the ability and tools to create and publish information accessed via the INTERNET. Generally these platforms have three characteristics with content user generated, high degree of interaction between creator and viewer, and easily integrated with other sites.
The act or practice of calling public attention to a product, service, need, etc., especially by paid announcements in newspapers, magazines, on radio, or on television. (Random House Unabridged Dictionary, 2d ed)
Encouraging consumer behaviors most likely to optimize health potentials (physical and psychosocial) through health information, preventive programs, and access to medical care.
Education that increases the awareness and favorably influences the attitudes and knowledge relating to the improvement of health on a personal or community basis.
Detailed account or statement or formal record of data resulting from empirical inquiry.
Organizations which provide an environment encouraging social interactions through group activities or individual relationships especially for the purpose of rehabilitating or supporting patients, individuals with common health problems, or the elderly. They include therapeutic social clubs.
A publication issued at stated, more or less regular, intervals.
The name given to all Christian denominations, sects, or groups rising out of the Reformation. Protestant churches generally agree that the principle of authority should be the Scriptures rather than the institutional church or the pope. (from W.L. Reese, Dictionary of Philosophy and Religion, 1999)
Research that involves the application of the natural sciences, especially biology and physiology, to medicine.
Societies whose membership is limited to physicians.
Societies whose membership is limited to scientists.
Critical and exhaustive investigation or experimentation, having for its aim the discovery of new facts and their correct interpretation, the revision of accepted conclusions, theories, or laws in the light of newly discovered facts, or the practical application of such new or revised conclusions, theories, or laws. (Webster, 3d ed)
"The business or profession of the commercial production and issuance of literature" (Webster's 3d). It includes the publisher, publication processes, editing and editors. Production may be by conventional printing methods or by electronic publishing.
The teaching or training of patients concerning their own health needs.
Use of marketing principles also used to sell products to consumers to promote ideas, attitudes and behaviors. Design and use of programs seeking to increase the acceptance of a social idea or practice by target groups, not for the benefit of the marketer, but to benefit the target audience and the general society.
The educational process of instructing.
The profession of writing. Also the identity of the writer as the creator of a literary production.
Printed publications usually having a format with no binding and no cover and having fewer than some set number of pages. They are often devoted to a single subject.
Use for general articles concerning medical education.
A medical specialty concerned with the study of the structures, functions, and diseases of the nervous system.
Educational programs designed to ensure that students attain prespecified levels of competence in a given field or training activity. Emphasis is on achievement or specified objectives.
A loose confederation of computer communication networks around the world. The networks that make up the Internet are connected through several backbone networks. The Internet grew out of the US Government ARPAnet project and was designed to facilitate information exchange.