background: leishmaniasis is an obligate intercellular protozoon that affects animals and human. it has zoonosis and/or anthroponosis transmission. human and veterinary medicine, environmental science and wildlife conservation special­ists have many commonalities in case of visceral leishmaniasis. still the above disciplines respond against leishmaniasis in a separate way.   the aim of this re­...

OBJECTIVE To combine insights from multiple disciplines into a set of questions that can be used to investigate contextual factors affecting health decision making. BACKGROUND Decision-making processes and outcomes may be shaped by a range of non-medical or 'contextual' factors particular to an individual including social, economic, political, geographical and institutional conditions. Resear...

In 2020, following the disruption of COVID-19, we rapidly moved interprofessional Peer Teacher Training (PTT) program, traditionally delivered via blended learning to ‘online only’ format. Consisting seven modules, PTT program is designed provide health professional students with opportunities develop skills in teaching, feedback, assessment, teamwork and communication, preparation for peer tea...

BACKGROUND The Theoretical Domains Framework (TDF) is an integrative framework developed from a synthesis of psychological theories as a vehicle to help apply theoretical approaches to interventions aimed at behavior change. PURPOSE This study explores experiences of TDF use by professionals from multiple disciplines across diverse clinical settings. METHODS Mixed methods were used to exami...

The growing health disparities between the developing and the developed world call for urgent action from the scientific community. Science and technology have in the past played a vital role in improving public health. Today, with the tremendous potential of genomics and other advances in the life sciences, the contribution of science to improve public health and reduce global health dispariti...

1 Department of Health Economics and Management, Faculty of Public Health, Medical University of Varna, Varna, Bulgaria, 2 Department of Health Services Research, Faculty of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences, CAPHRI, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht University, Maastricht, Netherlands, 3 Topinstitute Evidence-Based Education Research (TIER), Maastricht University, Maastricht, N...