Plain talk about handling stress.

Plain Talk about Systems Complicatedness

O3: Review of Evidence-Based and Experimental Treatment of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder

Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a distressing condition, which is often treated with psychological and/or pharmacological therapies. The talk will give information about current treatment regimes in PTSD which haven proven evidence in reviews and meta-analysis. Furthermore, new and somewhat experimental treatments will be presented to provide insights into new treatment approaches.

High Stakes Require More Than Just Talk: What to Do About Corruption in Health Systems; Comment on “We Need to Talk About Corruption in Health Systems”

Reluctance to talk about corruption is an important barrier to action. Yet the stakes of not addressing corruption in the health sector are higher than ever. Corruption includes wrongdoing by individuals, but it is also a problem of weak institutions captured by political interests, and underfunded, unreliable administrative systems and healthcare delivery models. We ur...

Why We Must Talk About Institutional Corruption to Understand Wrongdoing in the Health Sector; Comment on “We Need to Talk About Corruption in Health Systems”

While various forms of corruption are common in many health systems around the world, defining wrongdoing in terms of legality and the use of public office for private gain obstructs our understanding of its nature and intractability. To address this, I suggest, we must not only break the silence about the extent of wrongdoing in the health sector, but also talk differe...

O9: The Impact of Neuroscience in Understanding Posttraumatic Stress Disorder

Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a disorder which might occur in subjects after experiencing a traumatic life event. The underlying etiology of this disorder is still unknown but malfunction of the brain’s anxiety network is discussed. Therefore, neuroscience research might give new insights about the neurobiological mechanisms of PTSD. The talk will give a systematic overview abo...