Feature films can be powerful teaching tools. However, to ensure successful results,
teachers should bear several principles in mind. In this review, we recommend some …

Purpose Analyze some of the characteristics of the publications focused on commercial
cinema as a learning tool for university students engaged in health sciences degrees …

Background Professionalism topics are usually not covered as a separate lesson within
formal curriculum, but in subtler and less officially recognized educational activities, which …

Background There are rising concerns about how to teach psychosocial aspects of medicine
to students. The aim of the study was the use of “cinemedicine” as a tool and technique in …

Background Preventing intimate partner violence or dating violence (DV) among
adolescents is a public health priority due to its magnitude and damaging short and long …

Background Machismo and acceptance of violence (AV) against women are part of the
social construction of hegemonic masculinity and are related to the risk of dating violence …

Purpose Feature films are increasingly being used in teaching health sciences. However,
few publications address the effectiveness of this approach. We hypothesized that using …

Background Medical schools are currently charged with a lack of education as far as
empathic/relational skills and the meaning of being a health-care provider are concerned …

Background: Addressing the emotional needs of dying patients is rarely found to have a
place in formal medical curriculum and is also a difficult area to teach through classical …

Introduction: The shortage of organs for transplantation is a worldwide problem and the main
cause is the refusal of family members to donate. Consent to donate is influenced by many …