Workshops - Thursday 14th Nov

Time (CET) / Location Track Organiser Activity
Thu 14th
9:00-10:00
A. Innovating Public Health: From Research to Action and Policy Department of Public Health, Aarhus University & School of Social Sciences, Cardiff University 5.A. - Scientific session: From theory to action
Chairperson(s): Rhiannon Evans (Denmark), Helle Terkildsen Maindal (Denmark)

Mothers to Babies & Art of Creation: Canadian stakeholder engagement during intervention development
Luseadra McKerracher (Denmark)

Fidelity of the Face-it health promotion intervention for women with recent gestational diabetes
Nanna Husted Jensen (Denmark)

The role of the organisational context in the implementation of a complex mental health intervention
Amanda Nikolajew Rasmussen (Denmark)

A Process Evaluation in a Randomized Controlled Trial among Adults with Acetabular Dysplasia
Julie Sandell Jacobsen (Denmark)

Thu 14th
9:00-10:00
B. Revolutionizing Public Health and Healthcare: AI and Digital Health Nivel, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, University of Copenhagen 5.B. - Scientific session: Learning from intercountry comparisons in digital healthcare transition monitoring
Chairperson(s): Gemma Williams (United Kingdom)

Monitoring the digital healthcare transition in the Netherlands: Challenges, achievements and future
Jelle Keuper (Netherlands)

Monitoring the digital healthcare transition in Italy: Initiatives, metrics and feedback from Primary Care Physicians
Fidelia Cascini (Italy)

Monitoring the digital healthcare transition in Denmark: Challenges, achievements and future
Karsten Vrangbaek (Denmark)

Thu 14th
9:00-10:00
C. Health Beyond Borders: Global Health Challenges and Sustainable Solutions ECDC Fellowship Programme, Field Epidemiology path (EPIET), public health microbiology (EUPHEM), European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC), Stockholm, Sweden; Mediterranean and Black Sea Programme for Intervention Epidemiology Training (M 5.C. - Scientific session: Strengthen resilience against emerging vector-borne diseases through the ECDC Fellowship Programmes
Chairperson(s): Sara Mazzilli (France), Sebastian von Schreeb (Portugal)

Building Resilience: Strengthening European public health workforce through ECDC Fellowship Programs
Kostas Danis (Sweden)

Rapid response Task Force: addressing the detection of Aedes albopictus in Lisbon, Portugal
Berta Grau-Pujol (Portugal)

Serbia multidisciplinary approach for surveillance and risk identification – The “One Health” information for action
Petar Djuric (Serbia)

Comparing Aedes-borne disease surveillance systems in Southern Europe: France, Italy and Portugal
Emmanouil Alexandros Fotakis (Italy)

Thu 14th
9:00-10:00
D. Equity in Health: Bridging Gaps to Universal Coverage Trinity College Dublin, Centre for Health Policy and Management 5.D. - Scientific session: From policy to implementation: Learnings around health system reforms and Universal Health Coverage
Chairperson(s): Steve Thomas (Ireland), Johan Hansen (EUPHA-HSR)

Implementation as the acid test: International lessons from Universal Health Coverage reforms around the world
Liz Farsaci (Ireland)

Big bang in the middle of a storm: Lessons from implementing health system reform in Finland
Liina-Kaisa Tynkkynen (Finland)

Towards integration of care in Portugal: Expansion of a new management model for the NHS
Ines Fronteira (Portugal)

Reform of the Irish health system towards Universal Health Coverage and the role of the private sector
Catherine O'Donoghue (Ireland)

Thu 14th
9:00-10:00
E. Environmental Health: Innovating Policies and Practices WHO Regions for Health Network (RHN) 5.E. - Round table: Crafting Policies for Health Promotion: evidence from local settings
Chairperson(s): Alvise Forcellini (Italy), Bettina Maria Menne (Italy)

Klara Dokova (Bulgaria)

Camilla Ihlebaek (Norway)

Elisabeth Bengtsson (Sweden)

Odile Mekel (EUPHA-HIA)

Liesbeth van Holten (Netherlands)

Thu 14th
9:00-10:00
G. Easing the Burden: Responding to the Threat of Chronic Diseases 5.G. - Pitch presentations: Dietary patterns and behaviours
Mediterranean Diet, ultra-processed food consumption and semen quality in healthy young men
Licia Iacoviello (Italy)

Diet quality trajectories from infancy to age 18 and their association with diet quality at age 26
Saija Tarro (Finland)

Dietary Pattern Trajectories in French Adults Over Time (2014-2022): Role of Socioeconomic Factors.
Hafsa Toujgani (France)

Unlocking adolescent dietary behaviours: the causal role of social contexts
Maxim Dierckens (Belgium)

Development of rapid methods to monitor nutritional standards in sustainable healthy public catering
Giulio Barocco (Italy)

The updated nutrient profile underlying the Nutri-Score label and adult weight gain: A cohort study
Barthelemy Sarda (France)

Child-targeted foods in the Portuguese market 2024: Nutritional characteristics and claims
Roberto Brazão (Portugal)

Predicting food consumption using contextual factors: An application of machine learning models
Nancy Tran (Australia)

Thu 14th
9:00-10:00
H. Transforming Health Systems: Strength, Resilience, Efficacy 5.H. - Oral presentations: Patient care and preparedness
Rehabilitation delivery models for ageing populations in primary care
Carla Sabariego (Switzerland)

Associations between general practice and outpatient care continuity in people with multimorbidity
Thomas Beaney (United Kingdom)

The state of primary health care systems in ten high-income countries
Evan Gumas (United States)

Preparedness and Public Health: an Italian Local Health Authority plan for a mass gathering in 2023
Lucia Lesa (Italy)

Emergency preparedness in healthcare systems: the “policy-effect” of COVID-19
Flavia Beccia (Italy)

Thu 14th
9:00-10:00
I. Tackling Infectious Diseases: Epidemiology, Vaccines, Preparedness EUPHA Public Health Epidemiology; EUPHA Ethics in Public Health; EUPHA Infectious Disease Control; EUPHA Health Technology Assessment; UK Faculty of Public Health 5.I. - Scientific session: Epidemiological insights into vaccine hesitancy in Europe: building bridges and overcoming barriers
Chairperson(s): Chiara de Waure (EUPHA-HTA), Farhang Tahzib (EUPHA-ETH)

Prevalence and sociodemographic correlates of COVID-19 vaccine acceptance in 20 European countries
Angelo Maria Pezzullo (EUPHA-EPI)

Don’t pass me by: Tackling vaccine hesitancy among migrants via the RIVER-EU project
Maria Ganczak (Poland)

The Scourge of measles
Samia Latif (United Kingdom)

Thu 14th
9:00-10:00
K. Empower and Educate: The Future of Health Literacy and Promotion Dublin City University 5.K. - Scientific session: Health literacy in Ireland: A participatory action approach with Sláintecare Healthy Communities
Chairperson(s): Hannah Goss (Ireland), Talent Nyamakope (Ireland)

Slaintécare Healthy Communities: Engaging with evidenced based best practice to promote health literacy in Ireland
Mairead Carney (Ireland)

Contemporary understanding of health literacy across the Island of Ireland.
Craig Smith (Ireland)

Creating opportunities for community voices to be heard
Maeve Murray (Ireland)

Co-designing health literacy actions: Connecting the dots to create meaningful impact
Stephen Behan (Ireland)

Thu 14th
9:00-10:00
L. Health Policies: Engaging in Public Debates and Decision-Making European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies 5.L. - Practice session: Is there an investment case for health at older ages?
Chairperson(s): Jonathan Cylus ()

Population ageing and health financing: A method for forecasting two sides of the same coin
Gemma Williams (United Kingdom)

Health, an ageing labour force, and the economy: Does health moderate the relationship between population age-structure and economic growth?
Jonathan Cylus ()

The value of healthy ageing: Estimating the economic value of health at older ages using time use data
João Vasco Santos (EUPHA-ECO)

Thu 14th
9:00-10:00
M. Mental Health Matters: Advancements in Public Mental Health 5.M. - Oral presentations: Addressing mental health
Longitudinal association between nonstandard work schedule and depressive symptoms
Chioma Nwaru (United Kingdom)

Using Machine Learning to identify the social determinants of the mid-life decline in mental health
Christoph Henking (United Kingdom)

Exploring the association between low birthweight and adolescent mental health in the United Kingdom
Ciara Carroll (Ireland)

Factors of mental health patients’ uptake in social prescribing: a mixed methods study in Portugal
Louíse Hoffmeister (Portugal)

Thu 14th
9:00-10:00
N. Caring for Our Next Generation: Equitable Health from Childhood to Adulthood 5.N. - Pitch presentations: Mother and child health
Birth registry-based cohort study of COVID-19 in pregnancy and adverse maternal outcomes in Georgia
Natia Skhvitaridze (Georgia)

Hypertension as an effect modifier for perinatal outcomes among migrant women in Belgium
Judith Racape (Belgium)

Vitamin D status and its determinants in pregnant women form the Faroe Islands
Anna Sofía Veyhe (Faroe Islands)

Understanding and monitoring vulnerability during pregnancy at population-level
Joyce Molenaar (Netherlands)

Non-genetic risk factors for preeclampsia: an updated umbrella review
Konstantinos Giannakou (Cyprus)

Associations between maternal origin, breastfeeding and health service use: a mediation analysis
Idil Muhumed (Finland)

Workers’ experiences of pregnancy loss: qualitative insights from a mixed-methods study
Marita Hennessy (Ireland)

Thu 14th
9:00-10:00
O. Inclusive Health: Addressing the Needs of Migrants, LGBTI, and Minorities University of Copenhagen 5.O. - Scientific session: Exploring incidence and access to care for migrants and ethnic minorities with long-COVID
Chairperson(s): Marie Nørredam (Denmark), Charles Agyemang (Netherlands)

Experiences of access to care, diagnosis and rehabilitation among a multiethnic patient population with long-COVID in Denmark
Maria Goldschmidt (Denmark)

Risk of long COVID and associated symptoms after acute SARS-COV-2 infection in ethnic minorities: a Danish nationwide cohort study
George Mkoma (Denmark)

Differences in incidence, nature of symptoms, and duration of long COVID among hospitalised migrant and non-migrant patients in the Netherland: a retrospective cohort study
Felix Chilunga (Netherlands)

Risk of long COVID in migrants and the contribution of vaccinations, disease severity, social inequalities and preexisting health: A nationwide register study in Sweden.
Agneta Cederstrom (Sweden)

Thu 14th
9:00-10:00
P. Data-Driven: Assessments for Informed Policy-Making and Foresight 5.P. - Pitch presentations: Data, assessments, impact
Using burden of foodborne disease estimates for risk ranking in Denmark
Sara Monteiro Pires (Denmark)

Comparing Italian hospital discharge and mortality data: implications for epidemiological research
Katherine Logan (Italy)

Impact of primary course COVID-19 vaccination on hospitalizations in Belgium, a Bayesian approach
Elias Vermeiren (Belgium)

Patterns of alcohol use in Belgium, 2013-2020
Sarah Nayani (Belgium)

A quali-quantitative study of the Italian National Institute of Health’s press review during Covid-19
Carlotta Fiammenghi (Italy)

Consumption and expenditure of antidepressants and anxiolitycs in 14 european countries.
Manuela Martella (Italy)

Measuring laypeople’s notions of intersex in the Netherlands and Flanders
Jenneke van Ditzhuijzen (Netherlands)

A matter of measurement? Segregation and all-cause mortality in Sweden's three metropolitan regions.
Agneta Cederstrom (Sweden)

Thu 14th
9:00-10:00
Q. Building Capacity: Learning and Ethics for the Health Workforce 5.Q. - Oral presentations: Capacity building and career development
Creating good career prospects for professionals in the infectious disease control in the Netherlands
Neelke Krijgsman (Netherlands)

Wellbeing, career satisfaction, and educational requirements in healthcare assistants in Ireland
Parnian Jalili (Ireland)

Methods for projecting health workforce planning in Ireland: a collaborative approach
Charlotte Myers (EUPHAnxt)

Decision support systems as supporters of clinical work: perspectives from physicians in Finland
Tarja Heponiemi (Finland)

Healthcare professionals and students’ knowledge on termination of pregnancy: A systematic review
Indra San Lázaro Campillo (Ireland)


Poster walks - Thursday 14th Nov

Time (CET) / Location Track Organiser Activity
Thu 14th
9:00-10:00
5.R. - Poster walk: Achieving universal health coverage: reducing health inequity
5.R.1 - Long-term health conditions prevalence among EMRO-born and Australian-born population of Australia
Davoud Pourmarzi (Australia)

5.R.2 - Socioeconomic inequalities in cervical cancer screening in sub-Saharan Africa:Decomposition analysis
Florence Gyembuzie Wongnaah (Ghana)

5.R.3 - Spatial Distribution Changes of Physician Numbers in Primary Healthcare Institutions in Gwangju
Yerin Choi (Korea, South)

5.R.4 - Gender stereotypes in Ukrainian healthcare: results of the mixed methods study.
Mariia Samko (Portugal)

5.R.5 - Institutionalising guideline development in a new universal healthcare system: a study in Cyprus
Ourania Kolokotroni (Cyprus)

5.R.6 - In at the Deep End: Innovative approaches to engaging underserved communities in Northern England
Jayne Jeffries (United Kingdom)

5.R.7 - Social prescribers’ referral processes and decision-making about healthy eating and physical activity
Leone Craig (United Kingdom)

5.R.8 - Changes in anxiety among youth with and without disabilities before, during and after the pandemic
Sinna Lehtola (Finland)

5.R.9 - The effect of childhood family endowment on health inequality of middle-aged and elderly adults
Zongpu Yue (United Kingdom)

5.R.11 - Disparties in life expectancy losses by education in Finland during the COVID-19 pandemic
Domantas Jasilionis (Germany)

5.R.12 - Inequities in unmet oral care needs after a Swedish subsidization reform: An intersectional analysis
Cynthia Anticona (Sweden)

5.R.13 - Unmet health needs during COVID-19 pandemic in Serbia
Milena Jakovljevic (Serbia)

5.R.14 - For the system, or for the person? An ethnography of health care reform in Finland
Laura Kihlström (Finland)

5.R.15 - Dis-continuity in Continuity-of-Care: a pathway for more equal access to mental health care services?
Viola Burau (Denmark)

5.R.16 - Intersectional inequalities in child social-emotional health: a case for proportionate universalism
Masoud Vaezghasemi (Sweden)

Thu 14th
9:00-10:00
5.S. - Poster walk: Public mental health
5.S.1 - Work- & family-related stress & the risk of zazardous alcohol use: role of sex and social support
Ridwanul Amin (Sweden)

5.S.2 - Depressiveness in German higher education students – a systematic review and meta-analysis
Eileen Heumann (Germany)

5.S.3 - Gender and Education Differences in Mental Health in Belgium: a Bayesian Age-Period-Cohort Analysis
Pierre Smith (Belgium)

5.S.4 - Long-term mental health impairments in survivors of critical illness
Marion Egger (Germany)

5.S.5 - Exploring anxiety and depression trends: insights from the BELHEALTH cohort 2022-2024 in Belgium
Camille Duveau (Belgium)

5.S.6 - Cross-cultural validity of the Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Wellbeing Scale in three European populations
Prateek Yadav (United Kingdom)

5.S.7 - Improving the rights of people with mental disorders in the Republic of Croatia
Danijela Štimac Grbić (Croatia)

5.S.8 - Buildings as reflectors of societal values: what features of psychiatric wards reveal about stigma
Evangelia Chrysikou (EUPHA-URB)

5.S.9 - Mental health problems identified in early school age and later mental health problems and disorders
Sofie Pant (Denmark)

5.S.10 - Tackling social disconnection: An umbrella review of RCT-based loneliness interventions
Thomas Hansen (Norway)

5.S.11 - Depression and its risk factors in a conflict-affected population: findings from a nationwide survey
Lusine Musheghyan (Armenia)

5.S.12 - Mental health disorders in medical students during COVID-19 pandemic: multicenter survey in Tanzania
Deogratius Bintabara (Tanzania)

5.S.13 - Mental health promotion research in co-creation: Lessons from a multisite study in six countries
Cláudia De Freitas (Portugal)

5.S.14 - Measurement of social context in inpatients with depression: A cross- sectional study
Petra Schoenweger (Germany)

5.S.15 - Association between mental and physical health with poly-substance use among adults in 33 U.S. states
Michael Phillips (United States)

5.S.16 - Family: cornerstone for young people to be victims of violence in the university stage
Josue Eli Villegas Dominguez (Mexico)


Workshops - Thursday 14th Nov

Time (CET) / Location Track Organiser Activity
Thu 14th
11:45-12:45
A. Innovating Public Health: From Research to Action and Policy WHO Regional Office for Europe, EUPHA-European Public Health Association 6.A. - Round table: Building a Public Health Innovation Ecosystem in the WHO European Region
Chairperson(s): Iveta Nagyova (EUPHA), Moredreck Chibi (Denmark)

Panelist 01
Götz Gottschalk, (Germany)

Panelist 02
Phillippe Menu (Switzerland)

Panelist 03
Els Torreele (Switzerland)

Panelist 04
Andrew Nerlinger (Switzerland)

Panelist 05
Susan Michie (United Kingdom)

Thu 14th
11:45-12:45
B. Revolutionizing Public Health and Healthcare: AI and Digital Health 6.B. - Oral presentations: Digital health in practice
Envisioning telemedicine in the EU health systems: Insights from policy experts and cancer patients
Tugce Schmitt (Belgium)

Machine-learning based prediction for high health care utilizers using a multi-institution registry
Joshua Kuan Tan (Singapore)

A CDSS based Integrated Pathway for Influenza Vaccination Across Primary and Secondary Care
Maria Lucia Specchia (Italy)

Machine Learning techniques for predicting inpatient probability and LOS from EU Injury Database
Alessio Pitidis (Italy)

Predictive machine learning algorithms for metabolic syndrome among Tunisian adults
Mariem Zribi (Tunisia)

Thu 14th
11:45-12:45
C. Health Beyond Borders: Global Health Challenges and Sustainable Solutions 6.C. - Oral presentations: Ferenc Bojan Young Investigators Award
Developing of the Unbiased Disease Network Using National Sample Cohort in South Korea
Kyungmin Lee (Korea, South)

Social disconnectedness and the rate of medical conditions: a Danish population-based cohort study
Lisbeth Mølgaard Laustsen (Denmark)

Eat-Lancet diet in childhood: influence on adolescent cardiovascular health | Generation XXI cohort
Beatriz Teixeira (Portugal)

Pandemic-related PTSD and associated risk factors in the general adult population in the Netherlands
Anouk van Duinkerken (Netherlands)

Victimization of sexual and gender minority youth in Europe: Variation by country structural stigma
Benjamin Smart (Sweden)

Work-related factors associated with workplace wellbeing in marginalized groups: a scoping review.
Katja Kraljevic (United Kingdom)

Thu 14th
11:45-12:45
D. Equity in Health: Bridging Gaps to Universal Coverage Leibniz ScienceCampus Digital Public Health (LSC DiPH), Bremen, Germany 6.D. - Scientific session: Digital health divide in access, use, and effectiveness: Examples from three countries
Chairperson(s): Saskia Muellmann (Germany), Chungwan Lo (Germany)

Introduction to the digital health divide
Núria Pedrós Barnils (Germany)

Digital divide in access and use of digital health technologies: what do we know from Germany?
Saskia Muellmann (Germany)

Digital health divide in Indonesia: evidence from national-level data
Herfina Nababan (Germany)

Digital health divide and digital technologies for treating substance-related disorders in Argentina
Manuel Badino (Spain)

Thu 14th
11:45-12:45
E. Environmental Health: Innovating Policies and Practices European Environment Agency 6.E. - Practice session: Using European environmental data in public health: datasets and applications
Chairperson(s): Gerardo Sanchez Martinez (Denmark)

Environmental and health databases used together for boosting a One Health approach
Susana Viegas (Portugal)

EEA data streams of public health relevance: the examples of air pollution, environmental noise and industrial emissions
Sune Djurhuus (Denmark)

Using EEA environment and health data to communicate with the public: the European Environment and Health Atlas
Gerardo Sanchez Martinez (Denmark)

Using EEA data to calculate health impacts of air pollution via the AirQ+ model: a practical example
Pierpaolo Mudu (Germany)

Thu 14th
11:45-12:45
F. Fostering our habitat: Climate Emergency, Urban Health UK Health Security Agency (UK), National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (Netherlands), Robert Koch Institute (Germany), European Environment Agency 6.F. - Scientific session: Understanding the impact of climate change on health: the latest reports from EEA and NPHIs
Chairperson(s): Lisbeth Hall (Netherlands), Svenja Matusall (Germany)

From the first European Climate Risk Assessment to action in policy and practice
Aleksandra Kazmierczak (Denmark)

Health Effects of Climate Change in the UK report 2023
Emma Gillingham (United Kingdom)

The German Status Report on Climate Change and Health 2023
Kirsten Kelleher (Germany)

Assessing the current health effects of climate change in the Netherlands
Lisbeth Hall (Netherlands)

Thu 14th
11:45-12:45
G. Easing the Burden: Responding to the Threat of Chronic Diseases European Burden of Disease Network, EUPHA Section “Chronic diseases”, EUPHA Section “Public health monitoring and reporting” 6.G. - Scientific session: The importance of using country-specific severity distributions in burden of disease indicators
Chairperson(s): Elena von der Lippe (Germany), Hanna Tolonen (EUPHA-PHMR)

Establishing disease models for the Belgian national burden of disease study: challenges and perspectives
Sarah Nayani (Belgium)

Developing survey instruments for low back and neck pain to improve disease severity estimates for burden of disease assessment
Grant Wyper (United Kingdom)

Exploring changes in the distribution of health status in type 2 diabetes over time - methodological aspects for estimating years lost due to disability for Germany
Michael Porst (Germany)

Methodological insights into severity distribution of non-fatal cancer burden in Belgium using a microsimulation model (2004-2019)
Robby De Pauw (Belgium)

Thu 14th
11:45-12:45
H. Transforming Health Systems: Strength, Resilience, Efficacy PaRIS Consortium, Section on Health Services Research of EUPHA 6.H. - Round table: Harnessing Patient-Reported Data for Health Innovation: Insights from the OECD PaRIS Initiative
Chairperson(s): Johan Hansen (EUPHA-HSR), Mieke Rijken (Netherlands)

Patient-Reported Indicator Surveys (PaRIS): measuring patient reported experiences and outcomes across populations and health systems.
Jose M Valderas (Singapore)

Patient-Reported Indicator Surveys (PaRIS): making the case for co-development and adaptation to national contexts
Candan Kendir (France)

From Data to Decisions: Analyzing PaRIS for Health Policy Insights
Peter Groenewegen (Netherlands)

Thu 14th
11:45-12:45
I. Tackling Infectious Diseases: Epidemiology, Vaccines, Preparedness ECDC Fellowship Programme, Field Epidemiology path (EPIET) and public health microbiology (EUPHEM), European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC), Stockholm, Sweden 6.I. - Round table: Strengthening preparedness for public health emergencies: lessons learned and future perspectives
Chairperson(s): Sara Mazzilli (France), Ebba Rosendal (Portugal)

The EU Health Task Force, supporting preparedness and response in the European Union and globally
Ettore Severi (Sweden)

The European Mobile Laboratory: key insights from a decade of outbreak response
Emily Nelson (Germany)

Training for outbreak response through the Global Outbreak Alert and Response Network
Basel Karo (Germany)

Thu 14th
11:45-12:45
K. Empower and Educate: The Future of Health Literacy and Promotion 6.K. - Pitch presentations: Health literacy across generations
Digital health literacy of adults with low reading and writing skills: A mixed-methods study
Saskia Muellmann (Germany)

Health literacy from the perspectives of children and adolescents - a meta-ethnography
Isolde Sommer (Austria)

Enhance physical, mental and academic wellbeing of pupils in Germany through digital health literacy
Denise Renninger (Germany)

Health literacy in pregnant women facing prenatal screening: a short report from “SaperePer” project.
Valeria Bellisario (Italy)

Limited critical and communicative health literacy is related to poorer health among older adults
Pia Svensson (Sweden)

Using PPI and UDL principles to design a gastrointestinal endoscopy patient information video series
Sean Fennessy (Ireland)

Does School Education Improve Children's Health Literacy? Evidence from a Performance-Based Survey
Raffael Heiss (Austria)

Thu 14th
11:45-12:45
L. Health Policies: Engaging in Public Debates and Decision-Making 6.L. - Pitch presentations: Health policy evaluations
Policies and programs on children’s health promotion in the EU in the context of the JA Health4EUKids
Angela Giusti (Italy)

Building a 'public health playbook' against corporate power: learning from advocates in Argentina
Simone Wahnschafft (Germany)

Socio-technical integration in a COVID-19 project in Germany for enhanced health governance capacity
Lahari Yaddanapudi (Germany)

'Health in all policies”: effect on health outcomes and collaboration among welfare actors
Treisy Malory Villegas Gomez (Sweden)

Why is regulation of the online world urgently needed to protect children’s wellbeing?
Louise Signal (New Zealand)

The Impact of Portuguese Community Pharmacies on Influenza Vaccination Accessibility and Coverage
Sónia Romano (Portugal)

Exercise interventions for Long COVID: a systematic review of randomised controlled trials
Cillian McDowell (Ireland)

Effects of legal age change on adolescents’ perception of access to alcohol in Portugal
Daniela Lima (Portugal)

Thu 14th
11:45-12:45
M. Mental Health Matters: Advancements in Public Mental Health Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam 6.M. - Scientific session: Risk And Resilience Factors Of Mental Health During COVID: European Multi-country Data Findings.
Chairperson(s): Anke B Witteveen (Netherlands)

Forecasting Psychological Distress Across Waves Of The COVID-19 Pandemic: A Multi-country Longitudinal Study.
Anke B Witteveen (Netherlands)

Socioeconomic And Mental Health Challenges: Lessons From The COVID-19 Era
Maria Melchior (France)

Psychological Distress Changes During COVID-19: A Belgian Cohort Study On Psychosocial Factors.
Camille Duveau (Belgium)

SARS-CoV-2 Infection And COVID-19 Outcomes Among Mental Disorders: A Register-based Study in Catalonia
Iago Giné-Vázquez (Spain)

Stress Resilience And Resilience Factors Across 9 European Samples During The COVID-19 Pandemic.
Papoula Petri-Romão (Germany)

Thu 14th
11:45-12:45
N. Caring for Our Next Generation: Equitable Health from Childhood to Adulthood 6.N. - Pitch presentations: Adolescent health
The association between electronic media use and quality of life (QoL) in Norwegian adolescents
Annette Løvheim Kleppang (Norway)

Active travel, physical activity, screens and social media use among Israeli adolescents
Sharon Levi (Israel)

Adolescents witnessing family violence and its association with socio-economic factors.
Sanna Tiikkaja (Sweden)

Impact of loneliness and social support on leisure physical activity in adolescents in Luxembourg
Joana Lopes Ferreira (Luxembourg)

Adverse Childhood Experiences and Appetitive Traits in Adolescence
Alexandra Costa (Portugal)

Association of healthy lifestyle on overweight and obesity among adolescents in Luxembourg
Felipe G Mendes (Luxembourg)

Tradition to Concern: Health Risks and Nicotine Dependence of Midwakh Use in Young Males in the UAE
Basema Saddik (United Arab Emirates)

Early life social predictors of longitudinal relations between childhood BMI and overeating
Anna Bartoskova Polcrova (Czechia)

Thu 14th
11:45-12:45
O. Inclusive Health: Addressing the Needs of Migrants, LGBTI, and Minorities EPH SGM & Global Health Sections 6.O. - Scientific session: The unmet needs of LGBTQ+ persons and communities: perspectives from across the globe
Chairperson(s): Kristefer Stojanovski (United States), Elena Petelos (EUPHA-HTA, EUPHA-GH)

Mental health symptoms and treatment for common mental disorders among sexual minority immigrants in Sweden – a national population-based study
Andreas Malm (Sweden)

Stressors and symptoms explaining sexual orientation inequalities in mental health services usage: A longitudinal study with young adults
Luis Roxo (Sweden)

Investigating the Mental Health Outcomes and Treatment Gap Among Sexual Minorities in Czechia: A National Cross-Sectional Study
Michal Pitonak (Czechia)

‘We do not include tests and treatment for those [STI] conditions’: the trouble in navigating access and care for STIs among gay, bisexual men and transgender and other MSM in Kenya and Rwanda.
Emmy Kageha Igonya (Kenya)

Thu 14th
11:45-12:45
P. Data-Driven: Assessments for Informed Policy-Making and Foresight EUPHA-HIA section, EUPHA-FS section; EUPHA-ECO section, EUPHA-PHPP section, University of Bath and RVIM. 6.P. - Scientific session: Economic evaluation of health impacts for better decision choices
Chairperson(s): Piedad Martin-Olmedo (EUPHA-HIA), Henk Hilderink (EUPHA-FS)

Cost-benefit analysis: just a step in the HIA process
João Vasco Santos (EUPHA-ECO)

Social Cost Benefit Analysis – a powerful tool for decision making
Ardine De Wit (Netherlands)

Informing healthy urban policy making through quantitative health impact appraisal – a co-designed approach
Alistair Hunt (United Kingdom)

Odile Mekel (EUPHA-HIA)

Thu 14th
11:45-12:45
Q. Building Capacity: Learning and Ethics for the Health Workforce EUPHA-HWR, EUPHA Ethics in Public Health, EUPHA-MIG, WHO Collaborating Center for Health Workforce Policies and Planning, UK Faculty of Public Health, Public Health Ethics and Law Network 6.Q. - Round table: Artificial Intelligence in healthcare: navigating ethically with equity and workforce empowerment
Chairperson(s): Abi Sriharan (Canada), Ellen Kuhlmann (EUPHA-HWR)

Abi Sriharan (Canada)

Kasia Czabanowska (ASPHER)

Bernadette Kumar (EUPHA-MIG)

Marius-Ionuț Ungureanu (Romania)

Farhang Tahzib (EUPHA-ETH)


Poster walks - Thursday 14th Nov

Time (CET) / Location Track Organiser Activity
Thu 14th
11:45-12:45
6.R. - Poster walk: Epidemiology
6.R.1 - Effect of CKD-EPI 2009 and CKD-EPI 2021 equation on eGFR
Sang-Yong Shin (Korea, South)

6.R.2 - Disability during the last ten years of life: Evidence from a register-based study in Austria
Erwin Stolz (Austria)

6.R.3 - A longitudinal study of the impacts of area-level social cohesion on multimorbidity in Scotland
Chunyu Zheng (United Kingdom)

6.R.4 - Introduction of wastewater surveillance of SARS-CoV-2 in Ukraine
Roman Rodyna (Ukraine)

6.R.5 - Food additive preservatives and antioxidants and risk of type 2 diabetes - NutriNet-Santé cohort
Anaïs Hasenböhler (France)

6.R.6 - Childhood-to-adulthood body size trajectory and cancer risk: a prospective cohort study
Marko Mandic (Germany)

6.R.7 - Risk Profiles of Avoidable and Unavoidable Hospitalizations: a Swedish population-based study
Susanna Gentili (Sweden)

6.R.8 - The effect of Covid deaths on premature mortality trends in Northern Dimension partnership countries
Pekka Jousilahti (Finland)

6.R.9 - The health of older caregivers in Spain: a matter of age or a matter of care?
Amaya Bernal-Alonso (Spain)

6.R.10 - Night shift work increases the risk of irritable bowel syndrome, which is mediated by inflammation.
Yuxin Yao (China)

6.R.11 - Mortality related to different circulatory diseases: a multiple causes of death analysis, 2008-2022
Ugo Fedeli (Italy)

6.R.12 - Surveillance of long COVID symptoms in Tuscany, Italy: a cross-sectional study
Mario Bruschi (Italy)

6.R.13 - The effects of hypothetical psychological interventions on alcohol use in European young adults
Stefanie Do (Germany)

6.R.14 - The long-term cardiometabolic effects of ambient ozone pollution in China
Li Yang (China)

6.R.15 - Association between all-cause mortality and diabetic avoidable hospitalization among older patients
Woo-Ri Lee (Korea, South)

6.R.16 - Association of CETP gene polymorphisms and haplotypes with acute heart rate response to exercise
Péter Pikó (EUPHA-PHG)

Thu 14th
11:45-12:45
6.S. - Poster walk: Chronic diseases and NCDs
6.S.1 - Association of Altitude with Mortality among Patients with Hypertension- A Cohort Study
Linhong Pang (China)

6.S.2 - Impact of Covid19 on chronic respiratory diseases
Raffaele Iannaccone (Italy)

6.S.3 - Quantifying Cardiovascular Disease Burden and Quality of Care Index across Four Visegrád Countries
Mohammed Merzah (Hungary)

6.S.4 - Diabetes among people with intellectual disabilities vs the general population: a register study
Emilie Stroh (Sweden)

6.S.5 - Towards more effective health monitoring: a comparison of different data sources
Lilli Huhtala-Hedman (Finland)

6.S.6 - Family function, psychological distress and burden in informal caregivers of people with dementia
Marta Nemcikova (Slovakia)

6.S.7 - Serum homocysteine levels and mortality: a cohort study
Sujeong Shin (Korea, South)

6.S.8 - Cadmium exposure and hypertension: a systematic review and a dose-response meta-analysis
Vincenzo Giuliano (Italy)

6.S.9 - Patient referral pathways to leisure providers: impacts on physical activity and falls risk
Charlotte Cuddihy (United Kingdom)

6.S.10 - Joint effect of tobacco and meat on cardiovascular disease and treatment adherence in Indian Women
Jannatul Ferdous (Korea, South)

6.S.11 - Patterns of overeating in middle-aged Chinese from Hong Kong
Jean Kim (China)

6.S.12 - Frailty and related factors among community-dwelling older adults in Türkiye
Si̇bel Sert (Türkiye)

6.S.13 - Gene Expression Changes in CAD Patients Due to Smoking Using Matched Samples
Mohammed Merzah (Hungary)

6.S.14 - Intersecting Pathways: Understanding Dementia, Hearing Loss, and Health Disparities
Donata Stonkute (Germany)

6.S.15 - Polypharmacy and associated factors in the older population in Germany: Results Gesundheit 65+ study
Giselle Sarganas (Germany)

6.S.16 - Prevalence and Correlates of Cannabis Use among Cancer Survivors
Sangeeta Gupta (United States)


Workshops - Thursday 14th Nov

Time (CET) / Location Track Organiser Activity
Thu 14th
15:15-16:15
A. Innovating Public Health: From Research to Action and Policy EUPHA, WHO/Euro 7.A. - Skills building seminar: Is Behavioural Science Relevant for Public Health? A Quintuple Helix Lens
Chairperson(s): Iveta Nagyova (EUPHA), Katrine Bach Habersaat (Denmark)

Panellists
Susan Michie (United Kingdom)

Simon Bacon (Canada)

Kim Lavoie (Canada)

Katrine Bach Habersaat (Denmark)

Stefano Capolongo (EUPHA-URB)

Thu 14th
15:15-16:15
B. Revolutionizing Public Health and Healthcare: AI and Digital Health 7.B. - Pitch presentations: Applying AI and Machine Learning
Leveraging ChatGPT for systematic reviews: how accurate is it for screening by title and abstract?
Antonio Sciurti (Italy)

eHealth profile and care coordination of primary care physicians
Arnaud Chiolero (Switzerland)

Detecting Unrecognized Dementia Using Deep Learning Methods with Korean National Claims Data
Ki-Bong Yoo (Korea, South)

Machine Learning powered Patient Records Analysis for Injury Monitoring in Children and Adolescents
Annina Zysset (Switzerland)

Preventing type 2 diabetes in Portugal: a novel person-centered digital intervention
Joana Alves (Portugal)

I am frail and my robot is stuck on the corridor: cohabitation of people with frailty and robots
Evangelia Chrysikou (EUPHA-URB)

Patients' and professionals' experiences with remote care during COVID-19: a qualitative study
Jelena Kollmann (Netherlands)

Monitoring event data extracted from online news for outbreak detection
Yannan Shen (Canada)

Thu 14th
15:15-16:15
C. Health Beyond Borders: Global Health Challenges and Sustainable Solutions EUPHA-GH, EUPHA-LAW, EUPHA-IDC 7.C. - Round table: A Pandemic Treaty to deliver global health equity: negotiating under a ticking clock
Chairperson(s): Elena Petelos (EUPHA-HTA, EUPHA-GH), Amandine Garde (EUPHA-LAW)

Sujitha Subramanian (United Kingdom)

Dimitra Lingri (Belgium)

Debjani Muller (Canada)

Ricardo Mexia (EUPHA-IDC)

Regien Biesma (EUPHA-GH)

Thu 14th
15:15-16:15
D. Equity in Health: Bridging Gaps to Universal Coverage Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein | Albert Einstein Center for Studies, Research and Practice in PHC (CEPPAR) 7.D. - Skills building seminar: Family Vulnerability Scale: Why and how to use at Primary Health Care to promote health equity?
Chairperson(s): Ilana Eshriqui (Brazil), Daiana Bonfim (Brazil)

Family Vulnerability: From concept to a scale validity and application
Ilana Eshriqui (Brazil)

Role Play: Practicing EVFAM-BR
Ana Alice de Sousa (Brazil)

EVFAM-BR: Sharing experiences and closure
Ilana Eshriqui (Brazil)

Thu 14th
15:15-16:15
E. Environmental Health: Innovating Policies and Practices 7.E. - Pitch presentations: Health hazards and impact on health
Noise inequalities and cardiovascular diseases in Bulgaria
Dima Tsanova (Bulgaria)

Radon Exposure Is Associated with Breast Cancer Risk: A Long-Term Population-Based Study from Finland
Peng Li (Germany)

Burden and economic impact of PM2.5 exposure on Acute Myocardial Infarction in Portugal, 2011-2021
Francisco Madeira (Portugal)

Urban Exposome and Health
Kinga Polanska (Poland)

Population health status and green urban areas: impact on health outcomes in two italian regions
Giulia Congedo (Italy)

Does the way workplace canteens are managed influence users’ plate waste?
Diana Menis (Italy)

Dietary trajectory profiles of French adults over time: Multicriteria analysis of sustainability
Hafsa Toujgani (France)

Ethically challenging situations in teachers’ work: role of school neighborhood socioeconomic status
Maarit Kauppi (Finland)

Thu 14th
15:15-16:15
F. Fostering our habitat: Climate Emergency, Urban Health Utrecht University 7.F. - Scientific session: Living lab Cartesius: multidisciplinary cooperation for health monitoring of an ‘urban blue zone’
Chairperson(s): Rosalie Hegeman (Netherlands)

the concept of Cartesius
Rosalie Hegeman (Netherlands)

Incorporating citizens in monitoring
Rosalie Hegeman (Netherlands)

WHO Europe Healthy Cities
Rosalie Hegeman (Netherlands)

Thu 14th
15:15-16:15
G. Easing the Burden: Responding to the Threat of Chronic Diseases WHO Regional Office for Europe / EUPHA / Joint Action Prevent Non-Communicable Diseases and Cancer 7.G. - Scientific session: Making WHO European Region the Healthiest Online Environment for children: Restrict harmful marketing
Chairperson(s): Kremlin Wickramasinghe (Denmark), Amandine Garde (EUPHA-LAW)

Innovative tools from WHO Europe to protect children from digital marketing of unhealthy products
Olga Zhiteneva (Denmark)

Collaborative efforts of the Joint Action PreventNCD and the WHO Europe to protect children from harmful marketing
Maria Joao Gregorio (Portugal)

Leveraging Behavioural Insights to Create Healthier Online Environment for Children
Iveta Nagyova (EUPHA)

Janas Harrington (Ireland)

Thu 14th
15:15-16:15
H. Transforming Health Systems: Strength, Resilience, Efficacy European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies 7.H. - Round table: Advancing societal goals through health systems: Insights from the Renewed HSPA Framework
Chairperson(s): Rachel Greenley (United Kingdom), Dheepa Rajan (Belgium)

Josep Figueras (European Observatory)

Scott Greer (United States)

Luigi Siciliani (United Kingdom)

Jonathan Cylus ()

Thu 14th
15:15-16:15
I. Tackling Infectious Diseases: Epidemiology, Vaccines, Preparedness EUPHAnxt; EUPHA-EPI; Sciensano 7.I. - Skills building seminar: Beyond the jargon: an interactive workshop for effective risk communication
Chairperson(s): Jinane Ghattas (EUPHAnxt), Angelo Maria Pezzullo (EUPHA-EPI)

Stefan Schaub (Germany)

Federica Rossetti (Belgium)

Diana Maddah (Lebanon)

Thu 14th
15:15-16:15
K. Empower and Educate: The Future of Health Literacy and Promotion EUPHA HL, EUPHA, EUPHA PHMR, WHO, WHO Collaborating Centre for Health Literacy, Technical University of Munich, Global Health Literacy Academy, Sciensano 7.K. - Round table: Approaching new public health frontiers: health literacy on a global level
Chairperson(s): Orkan Okan (EUPHA-HL), Nienke Schutte (Belgium)

Faten Ben Abdelaziz (Switzerland)

Anastasia Koylyu (Denmark)

Kristine Sørensen (Denmark)

Charlotte Marchandise (Netherlands)

Orkan Okan (EUPHA-HL)

Thu 14th
15:15-16:15
L. Health Policies: Engaging in Public Debates and Decision-Making Berlin University of Technology and Escola Nacional de Saude Publica, Portugal 7.L. - Round table: Gaining or losing ground? Leveraging social innovation to improve abortion access in Europe
Chairperson(s): Liz Farsaci (Ireland), Astrid Eriksen (Germany)

Katherine Polin (Germany)

Miriam Blümel (Germany)

Catherine Conlon (Ireland)

Ines Fronteira (Portugal)

Leah Hoctor (United States)

Thu 14th
15:15-16:15
M. Mental Health Matters: Advancements in Public Mental Health Manchester Institute of Education & DEFACTUM 7.M. - Round table: A new lens on loneliness: leveraging the built environment for social health
Chairperson(s): Nina Goldman (United Kingdom)

Nina Goldman (United Kingdom)

Mathias Lasgaard (Denmark)

Eric Schoenmakers (Netherlands)

Thu 14th
15:15-16:15
N. Caring for Our Next Generation: Equitable Health from Childhood to Adulthood EUPHA Child & Adolescent Public Health Section 7.N. - Round table: Social media & smartphones: Threats to child & adolescent health and public health solutions
Chairperson(s): Sonia Saxena (EUPHA-CAPH), Julia Dratva (Switzerland)

Introduction to round table panel discussion and audience quiz
John Gannon (Ireland)

Screen time and social media exposure in children and adolescents - the landscape
Cecília Elias (Portugal)

Ban on mobile phones in the classroom: first (positive) effects
Karin Boode (Netherlands)

Social media use in children and young adults: the Malta experience
Jean Calleja-Agius (Malta)

Summary of presentations and urgent call to action
Silja Kosola (Finland)

Thu 14th
15:15-16:15
O. Inclusive Health: Addressing the Needs of Migrants, LGBTI, and Minorities JACARDI, EUPHA-MIG 7.O. - Skills building seminar: Initiating change: Mainstreaming equity and diversity in public health
Chairperson(s): Bernadette Kumar (EUPHA-MIG)

Equity and diversity maturity matrix for structured diversity inclusion in the EU JACARDI project.
Natalia Skogberg (Finland)

Key requirements for achieving EU-wide programme change
Richard Osborne (Australia)

Thu 14th
15:15-16:15
P. Data-Driven: Assessments for Informed Policy-Making and Foresight European Burden of Disease Network; EUPHA-HIA 7.P. - Skills building seminar: Using health impact assessment for assessing tobacco control policies
Chairperson(s): Brecht Devleesschauwer (Belgium), Piedad Martin-Olmedo (EUPHA-HIA)

Calculating potential impact fractions to assess the impact of tobacco control policies
Ute Mons (Germany)

DYNAMO-HIA: A health impact assessment tool fit for quantifying tobacco control policy
Stefan Lhachimi (Germany)

Populating HIA of tobacco policies with empirical evidence on behavioral response to price increases
Ardine De Wit (Netherlands)

Mind the gap: from real-world policies to health impact assessment modelling
Sarah Croes (Belgium)

Thu 14th
15:15-16:15
Q. Building Capacity: Learning and Ethics for the Health Workforce WHO Regional Office for Europe/WHO Country Office in Ukraine 7.Q. - Round table: Developing public health workforce in the European Region. Cases of Ukraine, Georgia, and Azerbaijan
Chairperson(s): Emilia Aragon De Leon (Denmark), Kasia Czabanowska (ASPHER)

Nataliia Piven (Ukraine)

Elene Godziashvili (Georgia)

Halil ibrahim Durak (Azerbaijan)

Olga Aleksandrova (Ukraine)

Karolina Airapetian (Ukraine)


Poster walks - Thursday 14th Nov

Time (CET) / Location Track Organiser Activity
Thu 14th
15:15-16:15
7.R. - Poster walk: Epidemiology 2
7.R.1 - Establishing an event-based surveillance for emerging viral pathogens in Kerala, India
Raman Swathy Vaman (India)

7.R.2 - Unravelling COVID-19 social mortality patterns using conditional inference tree algorithm
Lisa Cavillot (Belgium)

7.R.3 - COVID-19 vaccine effectiveness and hybrid immunity in the respiratory season of 2022-23 in Hungary
Beatrix Oroszi (Hungary)

7.R.4 - Sex differences at different ages in 30-day survival of COVID-19 hospitalized patients in Israel
Avi Magid (Israel)

7.R.5 - Feta safe than sorry - gastroenteritis outbreak associated with contaminated cheese
Fiona McGuire (Ireland)

7.R.6 - Paediatric iGAS Morbidity and Mortality in Ireland 2022-2023 episodic upsurge.
Orla Cotter (Ireland)

7.R.7 - Intersectional inequality through economic difficulties and lifestyle on body mass index in Sweden
Antonio Moreno-Llamas (Spain)

7.R.8 - Using HIS administrative data for initial assessment of comorbid patients’ status (Covid-19 case)
Iskra Mircheva (Bulgaria)

7.R.9 - A Groundbreaking Prevalence Survey Conducted in Mauritania for Enhanced Sickle Cell Control
Stephanie Cohen (France)

7.R.10 - Reactive surveillance of deaths involving a fall among the elderly in France, 2015 to March 2023
Marion J Torres (France)

7.R.11 - Infertility in the Capital Region of Denmark: Prevalence and population characteristics
Marie Holm Eliasen (Denmark)

7.R.12 - Surveillance of surgical site infections using artificial intelligence
José Antonio Delgado de los Reyes (Spain)

7.R.13 - Cognitive performance in breast cancer survivors: a ten-year follow-up
Catarina Lopes (Portugal)

7.R.14 - Assessing primary healthcare quality through avoidable hospitalizations: a systematic review
Valentina Baccolini (Italy)

7.R.15 - Sodium and potassium intake in adults: the Italian Health Examination Survey 2023 – CUORE Project
Chiara Donfrancesco (Italy)

7.R.16 - Are early emotional and behavioral problems related to subsequent asthma in preschool children?
Helena Fabian (Sweden)

Thu 14th
15:15-16:15
7.S. - Poster walk: Public health innovation and transformation
7.S.1 - Systematic review of clinical effectiveness and safety of abdominal aortic aneurysm screening in men
Elaine Foley (Ireland)

7.S.2 - Public health innovation labs framework development: a design study of GGD West-Brabant Netherlands
Skander Essafi (Netherlands)

7.S.3 - Driving innovation in primary healthcare though co-creation with stakeholders in Switzerland
Anna Romanova (Switzerland)

7.S.4 - Commuting violence: Social, mental and academic consequences. Is this concept necessary to adopt?
Miranda Hernández Rico (Mexico)

7.S.5 - ‘Positive disruption’: catalysing system-wide work on health inequalities through embedded research
Andrew Passey (United Kingdom)

7.S.6 - A cultural analysis of forms of ageism and their impact on the health of older people
Pauline Gouttefarde (France)

7.S.7 - The NHS London Legacy and Health Equity Partnership: Evaluation of an equity lens framework
Ana Zuriaga-Alvaro (United Kingdom)

7.S.8 - Equity assessment in innovative cancer genomic interventions: the Can.Heal project
Ana Molina-Barceló (Spain)

7.S.9 - Data governance challenges on smart home involving multiple research sites
Kang Wang (Canada)

7.S.10 - The role of communication in the successful implementation of the Slovenian NCCP
Katarina Plantosar (Slovenia)

7.S.12 - A multidisciplinary study of the Italian National Institute of Health’s press review during Covid-19
Carlotta Fiammenghi (Italy)

7.S.13 - Molecular Tumor Boards impact on patients’ health: towards a policy brief in the Can.Heal project
Erika Giacobini (Italy)

7.S.14 - Collection and use of patient-reported experience measures: approach to improve health care
Irisa Zile-Velika (Latvia)

7.S.15 - Methods to Handle Missing depression (PHQ-8 Score) Values among Adults in the United Arab Emirates
mitha albalushi (United Arab Emirates)

7.S.16 - Improving data quality by implementing an electronic medical record seems to depend on the context
Florian Wurster (Germany)


Workshops - Thursday 14th Nov

Time (CET) / Location Track Organiser Activity
Thu 14th
16:45-17:45
A. Innovating Public Health: From Research to Action and Policy WHO Regional Office for Europe 8.A. - Round table: Transforming public health systems at large scale: no pain, no gain
Chairperson(s): Natasha Azzopardi Muscat (WHO EURO), Emilia Aragon De Leon (Denmark)

Large scale system transformation: Ukraine
Olga Aleksandrova (Ukraine)

Large scale public health system transformation: Germany
Elke Jakubowski (Germany)

Large scale public health system transformation: Ireland
Breda Smyth (Ireland)

Thu 14th
16:45-17:45
B. Revolutionizing Public Health and Healthcare: AI and Digital Health WHO Regional Office for Europe, European Commission 8.B. - Scientific session: Strengthening health information systems in the European Region
Chairperson(s): Natasha Azzopardi Muscat (WHO EURO)

The status of health information systems and digital transformation in the European Region
Marieke Verschuuren (EUPHA)

The EU-funded action to strengthen health information systems
Jerome de Barros (Belgium)

WHO/Europe tools for strengthening health information systems
Keyrellous Adib (Denmark)

Experiences from the European Region: case studies and scenarios to inform ways forward in digital health
Karapet Davtyan (Denmark)

Thu 14th
16:45-17:45
C. Health Beyond Borders: Global Health Challenges and Sustainable Solutions EUPHA ENV section 8.C. - Scientific session: Health system resilience: A Planetary Health perspective
Chairperson(s): Andrea Schmidt (Austria), Angelique Mavrodaris (United Kingdom)

Impacts of long-term climate change on human health: a global scoping review
Jesse Limaheluw (Netherlands)

Climate change and emerging infections: Risks, adaptation and response
Angelique Mavrodaris (United Kingdom)

Climate change and health vulnerability assessments to increase regional climate resilience
Felix Durstmueller (Austria)

Climate change adaptation measures in the context of health promotion using participatory foresight
Sophia Spagl (Austria)

How are the three environmental threats challenging health systems’ resilience?
Susana Viegas (Portugal)

Thu 14th
16:45-17:45
D. Equity in Health: Bridging Gaps to Universal Coverage University of Pisa; Infectious Diseases Control Section 8.D. - Scientific session: Equitable Immunization: Leveraging Prisons for Vaccination Equity in Europe
Chairperson(s): Filipa Alves da Costa (WHO EURO), Heino Stöver (Germany)

Whole of prison approach to vaccination: co-development of information materials for people living in prison
Emma Plugge (United Kingdom)

Assessing vaccine hesitancy and vaccine literacy in the European prison population: a multicenter repeated cross-sectional study
Laura Baglietto (Italy)

Introducing vaccination services in prison settings: case study from Moldova
Irina Barbiros (Italy)

Advancing Public Health Equity through Expanded Vaccination Services in prison: case studies from Italy and France
Nicola Cocco (Italy)

Driving policy changes: RISE-Vac lessons learnt and recommendations
Lara Tavoschi (Italy)

Thu 14th
16:45-17:45
E. Environmental Health: Innovating Policies and Practices BEST-COST; EUPHA-PHMR; EUPHA-ECO 8.E. - Skills building seminar: Methods for measuring the true health cost of pollution
Chairperson(s): Brecht Devleesschauwer (Belgium), Hanna Tolonen (EUPHA-PHMR)

Quantifying the health burden of environmental stressors
Juanita Haagsma (Netherlands)

Measuring the economic impact of environmental stressors on health
João Vasco Santos (EUPHA-ECO)

Integrating social inequalities in the burden of environmental stressors
Vanessa Gorasso (EUPHA-ECO)

Thu 14th
16:45-17:45
F. Fostering our habitat: Climate Emergency, Urban Health URB-MEN-ENV Sections 8.F. - Scientific session: Promoting Public Health with healthy smart buildings.
Chairperson(s): Jutta Lindert (EUPHA-PMH), Stefano Capolongo (EUPHA-URB)

Healthy air for healthy minds.
Jutta Lindert (EUPHA-PMH)

How to promote health in indoor living and working spaces: quali-quantitative analysis to evaluate the indoor air quality through users’ perception and low-cost sensors.
Marco Gola (Italy)

Leveraging digital platforms to improve Public Health in hospital smart buildings.
Luís Lapão (Portugal)

Novi Sad cultural stations as healthy buildings for wellbeing concept.
Marija Jevtic (EUPHA-ENV)

Thu 14th
16:45-17:45
G. Easing the Burden: Responding to the Threat of Chronic Diseases NAKO e.V. 8.G. - Scientific session: The German National Cohort (NAKO): Current state, follow up data collection and selected results
Chairperson(s): Barbara Bohn (Germany), Tamara Schikowski (Germany)

The German National Cohort (NAKO): Current state and further follow-up data collection
Karin Halina Greiser (Germany)

Sex differences in cardiovascular disease in relation to socioeconomic position in the NAKO study
Ilais Moreno Velasquez (Germany)

Low income, being without employment, and living alone: How they are associated with cognitive functioning - Results from the German National Cohort (NAKO)
Francisca-Saveria Rodriguez (Germany)

Changes in physical activity and sedentary behavior during COVID-19 pandemic restrictions in Germany
Florian Herbolsheimer (Germany)

Thu 14th
16:45-17:45
H. Transforming Health Systems: Strength, Resilience, Efficacy DG SANTE, European Commission, Nivel (Netherlands institute for health services research), EUPHA Section on HSR 8.H. - Scientific session: Coordinated actions to improve our response to Long COVID at EU and national levels
Chairperson(s): Stefan Schreck (Luxembourg), Johan Hansen (EUPHA-HSR)

The Network of Expertise on Long COVID as a means to synthesise intelligence and improve our response to long COVID at EU level
Stefan Schreck (Luxembourg)

Mapping Long COVID across the EU: definitions, guidelines and surveillance systems in EU Member States
Iris Van Der Heide (Netherlands)

Assessment of the impact of Long COVID on labour market participation and potential economic effects in the EU
Alba De Leon Edo (Luxembourg)

Thu 14th
16:45-17:45
I. Tackling Infectious Diseases: Epidemiology, Vaccines, Preparedness 8.I. - Pitch presentations: Improving healthcare delivery and outcomes
Psychosocial work environment's impact on hazardous alcohol use in different occupational groups
Erica Jonsson (Sweden)

Risk of death after type of intimate partner violence (IPV) involvement
Marcelo Urquia (Canada)

Facilitating subgroup identification: the use of decision trees in breast cancer screening uptake
Núria Pedrós Barnils (Germany)

COVID-19 impact on childhood vaccination attitudes in pregnant antenatal class attendants in Rome.
Stefania Bruno (Italy)

England RCT of air filtration to prevent respiratory infections (including covid-19) in care homes
Ruth Kipping (United Kingdom)

Fighting HAIs by monitoring hand hygiene compliance in the Umberto I teaching Hospital in Rome
Mariateresa Ceparano (Italy)

Signal detection and assessment supporting syndromic surveillance during the UEFA EURO 2024
Madlen Schranz (Germany)

Parental childhood vaccine hesitancy and the National Vaccination Programme, in Portugal
Filipa Gomes (Portugal)

Thu 14th
16:45-17:45
K. Empower and Educate: The Future of Health Literacy and Promotion Faculdade de Ciências da Nutrição e Alimentação da Universidade do Porto/Escola Superior de Tecnologia da Saúde de Lisboa - IPL 8.K. - Scientific session: Promoting Healthier and Sustainable Diets – Evidence from the Interdisciplinary MedDietMenus4Campus
Chairperson(s): Ada Rocha (Portugal), Marília Prada (Portugal)

MedDietMenus4Campus: Integrating Views from Nutrition, Marketing and Psychology to Improve Diets
Claudia Viegas (Portugal)

Development of a tool to assess the compliance of canteen menus with the Mediterranean Diet
Beatriz Neto (Portugal)

Water footprint and Med-Diet adherence: preliminary results from MedDietMenus4Campus
Derya Dikmen (Portugal)

Stakeholders engagement model- Social Marketing strategies to improve students’ eating behaviour
Liliana Ferreira (Portugal)

6. Students’ Perceptions of Food Offer in Portuguese Canteens and Adherence to Mediterranean Diets
Cristiane Souza (Portugal)

Thu 14th
16:45-17:45
L. Health Policies: Engaging in Public Debates and Decision-Making 8.L. - Pitch presentations: From evidence to policy
The impact of the tobacco law on tobacco-related hospitalizations in Portugal - a natural experiment
Maria Ana Santos (Portugal)

Analysing coherence in food policy: a review of methods.
Isobel Stanley (Ireland)

Measures to increase the retention of migrant healthcare professionals in Germany
Eva Jansen (Germany)

Learning through playing in public health: a card game’s evaluation
Jessica Martinez (France)

How to effectively reduce violence in emergency services: evidence from Germany
Matthias Bonigut (Germany)

Smoke-Free Policies and Cigarette Consumption Impact on Myocardial Infarction Mortality in Europe
Roberta Pastorino (EUPHA-PHG)

Sociodemographic, work- and health-factors predict rejection of vocational rehabilitation in Finland
Riku Louhimo (Finland)

Innovative approaches to measuring and promoting employee vitality and sustainable employability
Inge Houkes (Netherlands)

Thu 14th
16:45-17:45
M. Mental Health Matters: Advancements in Public Mental Health EUPHA-Public Mental Health Section and European Union Drug Agency 8.M. - Skills building seminar: Mental health and substance use in Europe
Chairperson(s): Marija Jakubauskiene (EUPHA-PMH), Linda Montanari (Portugal)

Comorbidity of substance use and mental disorders in Europe
Linda Montanari (Portugal)

Participative development of a culture-sensitive instrument to measure substance use in Syrian refugees
Kim-Julian Behr (Germany)

Substance use and risk behaviour patterns among people who inject drugs
Marija Jakubauskiene (EUPHA-PMH)

Thu 14th
16:45-17:45
N. Caring for Our Next Generation: Equitable Health from Childhood to Adulthood RIVER-EU 8.N. - Scientific session: Transferability and adaptation of vaccination interventions: Learning from underserved communities
Chairperson(s): Tamara Schloemer (Netherlands), Janine De Zeeuw (Netherlands)

Transferability of vaccination interventions from a community perspective: One size does not fit all
Tamara Schloemer (Netherlands)

Interventions’ transferability assessment to strengthen Vaccination Uptake Among Migrants in Greece
Pania Karnaki (Greece)

Tailoring vaccination interventions for the Turkish and Moroccan communities in the Netherlands
Janine De Zeeuw (Netherlands)

Bridges between evidence on vaccination intervention and Ukrainian migrant community needs in Poland
Maria Ganczak (Poland)

Tailoring intervention targeting HPV vaccination in marginalized Roma communities in Slovakia
Daniela Filakovska Bobakova (Slovakia)

Thu 14th
16:45-17:45
O. Inclusive Health: Addressing the Needs of Migrants, LGBTI, and Minorities 8.O. - Oral presentations: Sexual and gender minority health
Thu 14th
16:45-17:45
P. Data-Driven: Assessments for Informed Policy-Making and Foresight EUPHA-FOR, EUPHA-POL, RIVM, Instituto Superior Técnico, RAND Europe 8.P. - Scientific session: Lessons-learned from recent foresight studies to support policy making?
Chairperson(s): Henk Hilderink (EUPHA-FS), Ana Vieira (EUPHA-FS)

The future of screening and early detection in the Netherlands:, a foresight study to support new screening policy strategies
Marit De Vries (Netherlands)

Applying foresight methods at the national level in the field of substance use: Experience from the DRUG-PREP project
Shona Cosgrove (Belgium)

Future-Proofing Analysis of the 2017 EU AMR Action Plan
Sarah Parkinson (United Kingdom)

Public Health Challenges for 2050 in the Netherlands
Lea Den Broeder (Netherlands)

The future of public health in Europe
Caroline Costongs (EuroHealthNet)

Thu 14th
16:45-17:45
Q. Building Capacity: Learning and Ethics for the Health Workforce Aarhus University / Glasgow Caladonian University / VIA / Health Cascade 8.Q. - Skills building seminar: ”The Church of Fail”: Learning from Our Mistakes in Co-Creation
Chairperson(s): Knud Ryom (Denmark), Danielle Agnello (United Kingdom)

”The Church of Fail”: Learning from Our Mistakes in Co-Creation (part I)
Danielle Agnello (United Kingdom)

”The Church of Fail”: Learning from Our Mistakes in Co-Creation (part II)
Knud Ryom (Denmark)

Sebastien Chastin (United Kingdom)


Poster walks - Thursday 14th Nov

Time (CET) / Location Track Organiser Activity
Thu 14th
16:45-17:45
8.R. - Poster walk: Infectious diseases control
8.R.1 - Co-administration of COVID-19 and flu vaccines in healthcare workers: results from three campaigns
Domenico Pascucci (Italy)

8.R.2 - Impact of infectious diseases associated with passenger ships on ports: a systematic review
Johannes Neumann (Germany)

8.R.3 - Evaluating the psychological antecedents of vaccination in applicants to primary health care centers
Cansu Özbaş (Türkiye)

8.R.4 - Shared spaces, shared germs: breaking the chain of infection with targeted hygiene
Shweta Malik (United Kingdom)

8.R.5 - Human-swine interface: is the hepatitis E virus a real risk for humans?
Sara Arnaboldi (Italy)

8.R.6 - Direct impact of COVID-19 in excess mortality in Portugal, March 2020 to December 2021
Susana Silva (Portugal)

8.R.7 - Aedes aegypti surveillance under the International Health Regulations - experience at Madeira Island
Mariana Fialho (Portugal)

8.R.8 - The initial Swedish COVID-19 strategy and Sweden’s excess mortality in 2020-2022
Martin Lindström (Sweden)

8.R.9 - Dynamics and features of transmission clusters of HIV-1 subtypes in the state of Sao Paulo, Brazil
Victor Pimentel (Portugal)

8.R.10 - Epidemiological features of pertussis in Tunisia, 2009-2023
Salsabil Rejaibi (Tunisia)

8.R.11 - The Contrasting Risk Communication Strategies of European Leaders during the COVID-19 Crisis
Saoirse Moriarty (United Kingdom)

8.R.12 - From hesitancy to decision: shifts from intentions to uptake of Influenza and COVID-19 vaccines
Sara Moura (Portugal)

8.R.13 - Seroprevalence and associated factors of toxoplasmosis in female children and adolescents in Germany
Laura Giese (Germany)

8.R.14 - Risk factors for COVID-19 among healthcare workers: a hospital-based cohort study in Portugal
Vânia Gaio (Portugal)

8.R.15 - Home-based nursing care for clients carrying multidrug-resistant organisms: a focus group study
Tessa Langeveld (Netherlands)

8.R.16 - A mixed method approach to evaluate a vaccine hesitancy assessment among parents in Dutch language
Daphne Bussink-Voorend (Netherlands)

Thu 14th
16:45-17:45
8.S. - Poster walk: Digital health and Artificial Intelligence
8.S.1 - Treatment of kidney disease: an analytical decision model at a Swiss university hospital
Olga Endrich (Switzerland)

8.S.2 - Usability Insights from the BUMPER Cancer Prevention App Pilot Study: A Mixed-Methods Approach
Furqan Ahmed (Germany)

8.S.3 - The New Healthcare: AI-Driven Population Stratification, Proactive Medicine, and Predictive Analysis
Maria Elisabetta Mormile (Italy)

8.S.4 - Next-generation public health surveillance: extreme heat event prediction and monitoring system
Irfhana Zakir Hussain (Canada)

8.S.5 - Exploring the Landscape of Standards and Guidelines in AgeTech Design and Development
Shahabeddin Abhari (Canada)

8.S.6 - Safety in Teletriage by Nurses and Physicians in the US and Israel- a Tale of 2 Systems
Motti Haimi (Israel)

8.S.7 - Machine learning to produce living evidence maps to reduce health inequalities in primary care
Jatinder Hayre (United Kingdom)

8.S.8 - Patient perspectives on the use of digital medical devices in Parkinson's Disease
Ivana Paccoud (Luxembourg)

8.S.9 - Building public trust and confidence in secondary use of health data in Ireland
Tina Bedenik (Ireland)

8.S.10 - AAL for independent aging: Practical guidelines for smart living environment development
Gaya Bin Noon (Canada)

8.S.11 - Trustworthiness of EHRs: Key Factors from a User-Centered Study in Germany
Niklas von Kalckreuth (Germany)

8.S.12 - Characteristics predisposing to the utilization of Internet websites offering e-prescriptions
Monika Wojcieszko (Poland)

8.S.13 - How advanced is your digital public health system? A qualitative analysis of suitable indicators
Laura Maaß (Germany)

8.S.14 - Patient and practice characteristics related to patient’s consent for health data exchange
Jelle Keuper (Netherlands)

8.S.15 - Integrating an AI-powered symptom assessment application (SAA) in a hospital network in Portugal
Nisha Kini (Germany)

8.S.16 - The physician-AI relationship: partnering for precision medicine via clinical decision support
Hadar Samuel (Israel)