Developing Medical Affairs Leaders Who Create the Future.

Medical affairs has evolved over recent years from a support, to a partner, to a strategic leadership function. In the future, there will be significant changes in healthcare and pharmaceutical industries, and many of these will be due to technological advances and digitalisation. Medical affairs will be largely influenced by these developments in terms of partnerships with key stakeholders, embracing innovation and patient-centric healthcare, and demonstrating value for novel treatment options. In order to secure future success within their roles, medical affairs professionals will have to demonstrate specific capabilities founded on communications and behavioural change, business leadership acumen, knowledge acquisition and self-development, and the ability to generate real-world evidence from insights and expertise within data science and analytics. It will be our responsibility as medical affairs leaders to create this foundation for the leaders of tomorrow.

Demanding a bigger role: Palestinian women in politics and decision making.

The political participation1 of Palestinian women in its many forms has been significantly influenced by Palestinian history. The male-dominated society and political system have hindered women's prominence in society and in politics. Although slowly on the rise, lack of women's representation and their voices is reflected in the low number of women in higher political echelons and in policy and decision making in general. After the signing of the Oslo Accords in 1993 and 19952 in 1993, women were integrated in state building processes, yet formal female participation was weak and marginalized and their representation, despite women's political activism, remained low and not to the extent hoped for. This paper sheds light on the Palestinian women's involvement in politics and decision making firstly in the pre-Oslo era under non-indigenous Palestinian government and then in the post-Oslo era after the establishment of the Palestinian National Authority, with focus on involvement in negotiations with Israel and internal Palestinian reconciliation efforts. It also focuses on UNSCR 1325, the degree of influence it has had on women's engagement and the mechanisms established to enhance a bigger role for women in politics and decision making, leading towards a larger role in nation-state building and reconciliation and peace negotiations. Recommendations are offered for measures to increase future participation.

Encontro Nacional de Estudantes de Enfermagem / National Meeting of Nursing Students

Os estudantes de enfermagem, como tantos outros estudantes de outros setores, têm organizado Encontros Nacionais, a fim de debater assuntos de interesse do desenvolvimento acadêmico e mais que isso, da participação no desenvolvimento do espírito das associações de classe como um treinamento em grupo antes mesmo de se tornaram profissionais. O I Encontro dessa natureza ocorreu de 5 a 9 de julho de 1977 na Escola de Enfermagem da USP e contou com a participação de nove escolas e 230 estudantes. Na ocasião o grupo contou com a participação de Dra. Wanda Horta e Dra. Taka Oguisso, ambas docentes da Escola de Enfermagem da USP. Na ocasião foi constituída uma Comissão Executiva Nacional, integrada por dois delegados de cada Escola a fim de fazer o preparo do II ENFEn. O II Encontro foi realizado no Departamento da Universidade Estadual de Londrina, de 3 a 8 de julho de 1978, dessa vez contando com a participação de quinze Escolas dos Estados de MG, SP, RJ, ES, SC, PR, RN e AM, totalizando 300 estudantes. Entre os conferencistas estiveram prestigiando a reunião como convidadas, a Prof.a Flávia Lange Hentschel, Presidente do Sindicato de Enfermeiros do Rio Grande do Sul, e a Prof.ª Neusa Aparecida Ramos, Presidente do Conselho Regional de Curitiba (COREn), além de outros professores e estudiosos de outras áreas correlatas aos assuntos de interesse da Enfermagem Brasileira...(AU)