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Dear colleagues,
We are sending you the April update from the EUPHA Health Services Research (HSR) Section.
It is wonderful to see that many of us are actively submitting abstracts to EPH 2026. There is still time until 1st of May 2026, 18:00 CET.
Over the past month we have been working on several upcoming HSR Section activities, including two online sessions during European Public Health Week, the EUPHA-THSR Spring School, the HSR Mid-Term Conference and a Community Engagement Day, all taking place in Berlin between 22 and 26 June 2026. Applications are open.
The EUPHA-THSR Spring School, “Translational Health Services Research Methods 2026: Health, Care and Information Pathways for Strengthening Health and Care Systems”, will focus on measuring, evaluating and designing pathways to strengthen people-centred care and improve population health. During the first three days, participants will work in teams and will be guided in applying selected methodologies to specific research projects. They will present the results of their work at the EUPHA-HSR Mid-Term Conference. During this week in Berlin, participants will have the opportunity to network and connect with a growing HSR community. Social activities and site visits will also be offered. More details on the agenda will be shared in the May newsletter.
We look forward to seeing many of you in person in Berlin during the last week of June.
Best regards,
Lorena Dini, and Filippo Quattrone,
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Translational Health Services Research Methods (THSR) Spring School – Second Edition
Monday 22 to Friday 26 June 2026, Berlin
Free of charge, applications open, limited capacity
The THSR Spring School, “Translational Health Services Research Methods 2026: Health, Care and Information Pathways for Strengthening Health and Care Systems”, will be hosted in Berlin, Germany, from 22 to 26 June 2026. It is organised by EUPHA-HSR and supported by the Working Group Health Policy and Systems Research and Innovation (WG HPSRI), the International Health Services Research Group of the German Network of Health Services Research (IHSR-DNVF), and the ASPHER Task Force on Economic Evaluation and Health Equity (EEHE Task Force).
The EUPHA-THSR Spring School is a five-day in-person meeting for PhD students, public health researchers and practitioners who would like to deepen their skills in research methods focusing on patient health, care and information pathways.
The aims of the EUPHA-THSR Spring School are:
- to understand current initiatives on the design, measurement and evaluation of health, care and information pathways;
- to apply these methods to exploring pathways in specific projects;
- to deepen skills in communicating science and presenting findings to professional audiences and the public.
During the first three days, participants will work in teams and will be guided in applying selected methodologies to specific research projects. They will be expected to present the results of their group work during the EUPHA-HSR Mid-Term Conference (day four) to a professional audience and during the Community Engagement Day (day five) to the interested public. This will also be an opportunity to network and connect with other HSR community members.
The EUPHA-THSR Spring School will be free of charge for all accepted participants. Participants will have to cover their own travel, accommodation and other related expenses.
To apply, please submit your request through . For further information, you may also contact . Please note that we can host up to 20 participants. We will confirm acceptance to the EUPHA-THSR Spring School as soon as possible, to allow participants to make travel arrangements.
The international faculty for the 2026 Spring School and the EUPHA-THSR Mid-Term Conference will be announced soon. Confirmed faculty currently include: Priv.-Doz. Dr. med. Lorena Dini (Head of Working Group Health Policy and Systems Research and Innovation, Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Germany); Dr. Filippo Quattrone (Interdisciplinary Center for Health Science, Sant’Anna School of Advanced Studies, Pisa, Italy); and Dr. Rosita Koleva-Kolarova (Nuffield Department of Population Health, University of Oxford, United Kingdom).
Members of the HSR community who would like to participate as faculty are invited to contact by 15 May, expressing their interest and availability.
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HSR Mid-Term Conference – Health, Care and Information Pathways for Strengthening Public Health Systems
Thursday 25 and Friday 26 June 2026, Berlin
free of charge, registration open, limited capacity
This year we are organizing a EUPHA-HSR Mid-Term Conference for our section members. Join us in person in Berlin for a two-day event connected to the Spring School and engaging with the German health services research community.
The HSR Mid-Term Conference will be part of the EUPHA-THSR Spring School. Participants will gain insights from the 2026 THSR Spring School and will have the opportunity to network during the Community Engagement Day (26 June).
The results of the EUPHA-THSR Spring School on “Health, Care and Information Pathways for Strengthening Health and Care Systems” will be presented and discussed. Additional input will enrich the programme, including sessions on service performance evaluation in care pathways, patient-centred pathways for health system resilience and population health, methodological aspects, and future directions to strengthen health systems.
The final programme and presenters will be shared in the May newsletter. This will also be an opportunity to network and connect with other HSR community members in Berlin. To register for the HSR Mid-Term Conference or the Community Engagement Day only, please submit your request through .
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HSR Section events during European Public Health Week (EPHW)
Mental health challenges are shaped by complex interactions between social, community and healthcare systems, and disproportionately affect vulnerable and in-need populations. In recent years, mental health has gained visibility in health services research in Germany.
The EUPHA Health Services Research Section (HSR) warmly invites public health experts, researchers and interested members of the public to participate, free of charge, in two brief online sessions on 6 May 2026, EUPHW Day 3: “Mental health at the crossroads: investing across public health, primary health care and communities”.
Session 1: Hot Topics in Mental Health Care Research in Germany: Primer for the DNVF Forum “Rising Numbers, Growing Demand – Health Services Research in Mental Health”
In this brief session, the President of the EUPHA Health Services Research Section, Priv.-Doz. Dr. med. Lorena Dini, will introduce the topic and discuss it with the President of the German Network for Health Services Research (DNVF), Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Hoffmann. The focus will be on the current status of health services research in mental health in Germany and the expected implications of the 2026 DNVF Forum on “Rising Numbers, Growing Demand – Health Services Research in Mental Health”.
Session 2: Recap and key messages from the 2026 DNVF Forum on “Rising Numbers, Growing Demand – Health Services Research in Mental Health”
This session will provide a synthesis of the key topics discussed during the 2026 DNVF Forum on “Rising Numbers, Growing Demand – Health Services Research in Mental Health”.
In this brief session, the President of the EUPHA Health Services Research Section, Priv.-Doz. Dr. med. Lorena Dini, together with Prof. Dr. Dr. Martin Härter (Chief Executive, DNVF), will summarise the key takeaway messages from the 2026 DNVF Forum and share conclusions and closing remarks.
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Interesting Reading
Each month we highlight a small selection of recent scientific articles and policy publications relevant to Health Services Research.
Today, we would like to share three recent commentaries:
- Correia T, Chêne G, Squires N, Viso A, Lomazzi M, Barros H, et al. No health without workforce: reinforcing public health capacity amidst global shifts. BMJ Global Health. 2026;11:e020402.
- Traub M, Sammul S, Bicerler E, et al. Interprofessional collaboration in primary care: a call for equity within multidisciplinary teams. The Lancet Primary Care. 2026; online first. Published 12 March 2026.
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Bärnighausen T, Jesse M, Coelho Wisdom V et al. The Lancet Commission on the European Health Union: strengthening the union for and through health. The Lancet. 2026; online first. Published 29 April 2026.
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