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von George Haven Putnam ; Deutsch von Prof. Eduard Wiebe Hamburg

As the nature of managing hazards and disasters grows increasingly complex, educating the next generation of emergency management practitioners and scholars requires innovative strategies. This article describes the utilization of a collaborative teaching approach when offering a study abroad course examining hazards, emergency management, and crisis communication in Central and South America. Co-taught cross-disciplinary courses provide opportunities for students to gain exposure to the different perspectives inherent in the study and management of hazards and disasters. This, coupled with the study abroad experience, offers students a unique viewpoint on how hazards, risks, and communication are managed and perceived in other countries. This paper highlights the recent research about benefits of co-teaching and study abroad courses, provides a description of our study abroad programs, and offers tips and suggestions for developing similar courses at other higher education institutions.

The paper analyses all forms of cooperation between states, which is
essential when it comes to the matters of management, utilisation and
protection of international watercourses. The most common way of cooperation
is the establishment and action of international river commissions. Other
forms of cooperation are manifested by holding of mutual consultations and
providing notifications on relevant facts and circumstances for specific
watercourse as well as by joint monitoring and evaluation of the conditions
and data which are relevant for the prevention of causing damages to another
state. In addition to the generalized presentation and analysis of the
elements and forms of cooperation between countries on the matter of use and
protection of international watercourses, the aim of the paper is to analyse
the practical aspects of such cooperation, too. Therefore, the paper will
analyse the work of the Sava Commission as an institutional framework within
which the countries that signed the Framework Agreement for the Protection of
the Sava River Basin cooperate with each other.

Objectives Currently, hurdles to implementation of artificial intelligence (AI) in radiology are a much-debated topic but have not been investigated in the community at large. Also, controversy exists if and to what extent AI should be incorporated into radiology residency programs. Methods Between April and July 2019, an international survey took place on AI regarding its impact on the profession and training. The survey was accessible for radiologists and residents and distributed through several radiological societies. Relationships of independent variables with opinions, hurdles, and education were assessed using multivariable logistic regression. Results The survey was completed by 1041 respondents from 54 countries. A majority (n = 855, 82%) expects that AI will cause a change to the radiology field within 10 years. Most frequently, expected roles of AI in clinical practice were second reader (n = 829, 78%) and work-flow optimization (n = 802, 77%). Ethical and legal issues (n = 630, 62%) and lack of knowledge (n = 584, 57%) were mentioned most often as hurdles to implementation. Expert respondents added lack of labelled images and generalizability issues. A majority (n = 819, 79%) indicated that AI should be incorporated in residency programs, while less support for imaging informatics and AI as a subspecialty was found (n = 241, 23%). Conclusions Broad community demand exists for incorporation of AI into residency programs. Based on the results of the current study, integration of AI education seems advisable for radiology residents, including issues related to data management, ethics, and legislation.