The Young Internists section of EFIM is hosting the webinar “Headache: Clinical approach and management of patients with headaches within Acute Internal and Emergency Medicine on Monday, 14 September from 20:00 – 21:00 CET. The webinar will be presented by Prof. Ben Lovel  from UK who will be sharing his experiences and addressing your questions during the webinar.
The webinar will be organised via the Zoom platform.

Join Zoom Meeting

Dear EFIM Members,

We are pleased to  inform you that the next General Assembly will be organised virtually via the Zoom platform on Friday, 25 September 2020.
Please register on the link below to attend the next General Assembly.

https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_QDA1oMBFTLi4KKOaviQNHQ

We are looking forward to talking to you in September!

We are pleased to inform you that EFIM IMAGINE Working Group published their paper  "IMAGINE the future - a voice of young internists" in JAMA under the title "Sex, Gender, and Precision Medicine". Article can be accessed via JAMA website.

Tocilizumab is a recombinant humanized monoclonal IL-6 receptor antibody indicated for the treatment of severe rheumatoid arthritis and other inflammatory disorders.Following clinical observation from China, a series of Italian studies have been carried out to evaluate the off-label use of tocilizumab in COVID-19 patients.
The European Journal of Internal Medicine (EJIM) has recently accepted for publication three articles on the off-label use of tocilizumab in patients with severe COVID-19.

Visit the Information Center available through our publisher Elsevier, to find the most relevant research on the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19), freely available here.

FDIME Announces Research Grants in 2020

The Foundation for the Development of Internal Medicine in Europe (FDIME) is offering Research Grants to Young Internists (up to age 38 yrs) to study in:
Research projects including all fields of General Internal Medicine, particularly polymorbidity and other common Internal Medicine conditions.

For details check the FDIME Research Grants webpage at www.fdime.org
OR

Download the Internal Medicine Grant Announcement and Application Form

For further information:

The COVID-19 pandemic presents an unprecedented challenge to the capacity of health care systems and providers around the world. Now, more than ever, stewardship of limited resources is critical. 

In response, a list of nine recommendations for the public and clinicians was developed to raise awareness about the need to use limited health care resources wisely.