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SYMPOSIUM

Treating patients with Medically Unexplained Symptoms in an intercultural context

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NEW MUPS EVENTS

Please check out our future events, courses and workshops on our "EVENTS" page.

These events are free, but we will require your registration!

COVID MEASURES

Due to the uncertainties of the COVID-19 crisis we decided to cancel the workshop 7/8 September 2020 in Budapest and instead deliver the Teach-the-Teachers workshop ‘Complex Intercultural Communication’ in a different format:

  • - In 6 online modules of 60-90 minutes, monthly from January
  • – June 2021, different topics will be addressed.
  • - Followed by a face-to-face workshop combined with the final conference of the project (27/28 of August 2021) if possible concerning COVID-19 regulations.

You can register for the online courses on our "events" page!

Teach-the-teacher workshop: ‘Complex intercultural communication’

About 5% of the European population report symptoms for which the doctor cannot find a medical cause that sufficiently explains their symptoms, even after adequate medical examinations. These Medically Unexplained Symptoms (MUS) represent 20-40% of the caseload of doctors and are one of the most expensive diagnostic categories in Europe.

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SELECTION OF ABSTRACT

Good news, the abstract for Sigma's 31st International Nursing Research Congress, "Medically Unexplained Physical Symptoms in Migrants: A Challenge for Nurses," has been selected for an oral presentation.

Sigma's 31st International Nursing Research Congress in abu dhabi juli 2020

About Us

We aim to approach MUPS in a medical and cultural context.

  • Anne Weiland

    dr.
  • Peter Vermeir

    Prof. dr.
  • drs. Marlies van der Meer

  • Marta Csabai

    Márta Csabai

    Prof. dr.
  • Melinda Látos

    Melinda Látos

    dr.
  • Dirk Vogelaers

    Prof. Dr.
  • Katalin Barabás

    Katalin Barabás

    Prof. Dr.
  • An Mariman

    An Mariman

    Prof. Dr.
Our team

We combine experts from different countries and different backgrounds.

Our experts hail from Hungary, The Netherlands and Belgium.