title: President's column.
authors.forename: Walter
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Ricciardi
mesh_terms: D035843:Biomedical Research; D057217:Economic Development / Q000639:trends; D057172:Economic Recession; D005060:Europe; D005062:European Union; D006291:Health Policy; D006801:Humans; D009936:Organizational Innovation; D011634:Public Health / Q000191:economics*; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care / Q000191:economics / Q000379:methods; D011787:Quality of Health Care / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000592:standards; D012109:Research Support as Topic; D018581:Technology Transfer