This list is in chronological order, starting with the events that begin earlier in the day.
Events with a star are highlighted by EUPHA.
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| Date / theme: | Wednesday 24 May - Access to care |
| Time: | 9h30 until 11h45 (GMT+01:00) Berlin (organisers' local time)
(please check your equivalent time zone here!) |
| Event type: | Conference |
| Event format: | In-person with live streaming |
| Description: | In unserer Veranstaltung werden wir das Thema digitale Gesundheit aus verschiedenen Perspektiven betrachten. Wir freuen uns, dass wir einen Hersteller einer Gesundheits-App auf Rezept für einen Vortrag gewinnen konnten und vier Absolventinnen der Hochschule Ihre interessanten Abschlussarbeiten vorstellen. Wir freuen uns auf lebhafte Diskussionen mit allen interessierten Menschen. |
| Hosting country: | Germany |
| Specific location(s): | Hochschule Stralsund, Zur Schwedenschanze 15, 18435 Stralsund, Hörsaal 4, Gebäude 21 und online (bitte Anmeldung über die Webseite) |
| Language(s): | German |
| Reach: | Local |
| Organisers: | University of Applied Sciences Stralsund |
| For registration and further information please contact the event organisers directly: |
| Website: | https://www.hochschule-stralsund.de/public-health-week/ |
| Contact email: | Katja.Matthias@hochschule-stralsund.de |
| Contact info: | Prof. Katja Matthias |
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| Date / theme: | Wednesday 24 May - Access to care |
| Time: | 9h30 until 12h30 (GMT+01:00) Paris (organisers' local time)
(please check your equivalent time zone here!) |
| Event type: | Roundtable discussion |
| Event format: | In-person with live streaming |
| Description: | In their unique role supporting health and social protection systems as auxiliaries to public authorities in EU Member States, practitioners from National Red Cross Societies will reflect on the following overarching question: in context of the long-lasting impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, how can we overcome the limits of overwhelmed healthcare systems, while addressing the worsening health conditions and increasing needs of vulnerable and isolated groups? European Commission Opening. |
| Hosting country: | Belgium |
| Specific location(s): | TOPOS Parlement, Rue de Arlon 25, Brussels & ONLINE (link provided upon registration) |
| Language(s): | English |
| Reach: | European |
| Organisers: | Red Cross EU office |
| For registration and further information please contact the event organisers directly: |
| Website: | https://www.eventbrite.be/e/accessing-healthcare-in-the-eu-bridging-gaps-tackling-vulnerabilities-tickets-619608394387 |
| Contact email: | camille.freixinos@redcross.eu |
| Social media: | https://twitter.com/RedCrossEU |
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HW66 - Celebrating Health and Education on the Day of Bulgarian Enlightenment (Bulgaria, Medical University of Varna, Project № 22007 “One Health – integrative research and scientometric approaches for better quality of life”, Health & Happiness Chapter; Bulgarian Public Health Association) |
| Date / theme: | Wednesday 24 May - Access to care |
| Time: | 9h00 until 12h00 (GMT+02:00) Sofia (organisers' local time)
(please check your equivalent time zone here!) |
| Event type: | Walk |
| Event format: | In-person |
| Description: | Access to care goes hand in hand with the access to education (SDG 3 & 4). On May 24th, Bulgaria celebrates the Day of Slavonic Alphabet, Bulgarian Enlightenment and Culture. Educational institutions in the country traditionally hold emotional events. This day presents a wonderful opportunity to recognize the significance of health education and raise awareness of international activities like EUPHW. Participants will receive small health promoting flags. |
| Hosting country: | Bulgaria |
| Specific location(s): | Varna, Bulgaria |
| Language(s): | Bulgarian |
| Reach: | Regional |
| Organisers: | Bulgaria, Medical University of Varna, Project № 22007 “One Health – integrative research and scientometric approaches for better quality of life”, Health & Happiness Chapter; Bulgarian Public Health Association |
| For registration and further information please contact the event organisers directly: |
| Contact email: | vanko07@gmail.com |
| Contact info: | Prof. (Assoc.) Desislava Vankova, MD, MPH, PhD;
Assist. prof. Petya Boncheva, MPH, PhD;
Kristina Kutcarova - medical student |
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| Date / theme: | Wednesday 24 May - Access to care |
| Time: | 9h00 until 20h00 (GMT+02:00) Vilnius (organisers' local time)
(please check your equivalent time zone here!) |
| Event type: | Networking event, Game, Walk and Training |
| Event format: | In-person |
| Description: | Prevention and physical activity is also part of health care. Order to improve access to health care services, we will organize 10 free contact and online training sessions for various age group. |
| Hosting country: | Lithuania |
| Specific location(s): | Vaidoto Str. 115, Kaunas, Lithuania |
| Language(s): | Lithuanian |
| Reach: | Local |
| Organisers: | Kaunas City Municipality Public Health BureauKaunas City Municipality Public Health Bureau |
| For registration and further information please contact the event organisers directly: |
| Website: | https://judeksveikai.kaunas.lt/registracija/ |
| Contact email: | healthycities@kaunovsb.lt |
| Contact info: | Gabrielė Domkutė |
| Social media: | https://lt-lt.facebook.com/Kauno.sveikatos.biuras/ |
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| Date / theme: | Wednesday 24 May - Access to care |
| Time: | 9h00 until 10h30 (GMT+02:00) Sofia (organisers' local time)
(please check your equivalent time zone here!) |
| Event type: | Roundtable discussion |
| Event format: | In-person |
| Description: | Refugees and asylum seekers have different health and socioeconomic needs that affect their ability to maintain their well-being. Their experiences in the host country can be negatively shaped by the country’s integration policies and actions. In the poorest EU member – Bulgaria, vulnerability of refugees and migrants to access healthcare increases. |
| Hosting country: | Bulgaria |
| Specific location(s): | Department of Social Medicine and Healthcare Organization, Medical University-Varna, Bulgaria |
| Language(s): | Bulgarian |
| Reach: | Local |
| Organisers: | Medical University-Varna, Faculty of Public Health, Department of Social Medicine; Bulgarian Public Health Association |
| For registration and further information please contact the event organisers directly: |
| Website: | https://www.mu-varna.bg/BG/Pages/evropeyska-sedmica-na-obshtestvenoto-zdrave-2023-.aspx |
| Contact email: | silviya.p.nikolova@gmail.com |
| Contact info: | Silviya Pavlova Nikolova |
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| Date / theme: | Wednesday 24 May - Access to care |
| Time: | 11h00 until 12h45 (GMT+02:00) Sofia (organisers' local time)
(please check your equivalent time zone here!) |
| Event type: | Panel discussion |
| Event format: | In-person |
| Description: | A discussion will be held for third year specialty Nursing students (20 students) on the topic of social and health inequalities in the start of life and the work of health professionals to overcome them at community level. Approaches to recognizing early childhood social and health inequalities, the factors that give rise to them and opportunities for health professionals to contribute to overcoming them through community work will be presented. |
| Hosting country: | Bulgaria |
| Specific location(s): | Medical University - Varna, Faculty of Public Health, Department of Health Care |
| Language(s): | Bulgarian |
| Reach: | Local |
| Organisers: | Medical University - Varna, Faculty of Public Health, Department of Health Care |
| For registration and further information please contact the event organisers directly: |
| Website: | https://www.mu-varna.bg |
| Contact email: | G.Petrova@mu-varna.bg |
| Contact info: | Galina Petrova G.Petrova@mu-varna.bg; Katya Genova katya.eguruze@mu-varna.bg; Diana Gozdeva diana.grozdeva@mu-varna.bg |
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| Date / theme: | Wednesday 24 May - Access to care |
| Time: | 9h00 until 17h00 (GMT) London (organisers' local time)
(please check your equivalent time zone here!) |
| Event type: | Interactive stall |
| Event format: | In-person |
| Description: | Interactive activity identifying areas of highest and least deprivation in Greater Manchester and their population's access to healthcare. |
| Hosting country: | United Kingdom |
| Specific location(s): | Stopford Building, Oxford Road, Manchester |
| Language(s): | English |
| Reach: | Local |
| Organisers: | University of Manchester, EUPHA's Urban Public Health section |
| For registration and further information please contact the event organisers directly: |
| Contact email: | greg.williams@manchester.ac.uk |
| Contact info: | Greg Williams |
| Social media: | @manchestermph @EUPHA_UPH |
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HW215 - Fifth International Summer School on Public Mental Health (Day 3) (European Public Health Association (EUPHA), EUPHA Public mental health Section, Instituto de Saúde Pública da Universidade do Porto (ISPUP), Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar (ICBAS), University of Hochschule Emden/Leer (Hs-Emden-Leer), the Association of Schools of Public Health in the European Region (ASPHER), and the Mental Health Association of South-Eastern Europe (MHASEE).) |
| Date / theme: | Wednesday 24 May - Access to care |
| Time: | 9h00 until 16h30 (GMT) Lisbon (organisers' local time)
(please check your equivalent time zone here!) |
| Event type: | Summer School |
| Event format: | In-person |
| Description: | “Facing the global crisis: preparing the next lessons from the pandemic and the war – Disasters, wars, and climate change from a Public Mental Health perspective”. This is the theme of this V Summer School in Public Mental Health, featuring speakers from various global institutions, including the World Health Organization (WHO), the World Federation of Public Health Associations (WFPHA), and the European Public Health Association (EUPHA). |
| Hosting country: | Portugal |
| Specific location(s): | ICBAS, Porto, Portugal |
| Language(s): | English |
| Reach: | European |
| Organisers: | European Public Health Association (EUPHA), EUPHA Public mental health Section, Instituto de Saúde Pública da Universidade do Porto (ISPUP), Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar (ICBAS), University of Hochschule Emden/Leer (Hs-Emden-Leer), the Association of Schools of Public Health in the European Region (ASPHER), and the Mental Health Association of South-Eastern Europe (MHASEE). |
| For registration and further information please contact the event organisers directly: |
| Website: | https://ispup.up.pt/en/evento/v-summer-school-in-public-mental-health/ |
| Contact email: | pmhsummerschool@gmail.com |
| Contact info: | EUPHA Public mental health Section |
| Social media: | @EUPHActs |
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| Date / theme: | Wednesday 24 May - Access to care |
| Time: | 13h30 until 14h30 (GMT+03:00) Moscow (organisers' local time)
(please check your equivalent time zone here!) |
| Event type: | Lecture |
| Event format: | In-person |
| Description: | In this seminar, medical students will be informed about the challenges in healthcare for the elder and disabled population. The aim is to raise awareness among students about the inequalities in access to healthcare services for these vulnerable groups. By highlighting the obstacles they face, we hope to inspire future healthcare professionals to work towards addressing these disparities and providing equitable care. |
| Hosting country: | Turkey |
| Specific location(s): | Aydın Adnan Menderes University Faculty of Medicine |
| Language(s): | Turkish |
| Reach: | Local |
| Organisers: | Aydın Adnan Menderes University Faculty of Medicine Department of Public Health |
| For registration and further information please contact the event organisers directly: |
| Website: | https://www.facebook.com/groups/6045524142232985 |
| Contact email: | sucerenkeskin@gmail.com |
| Contact info: | Su Ceren Keskin Sındır |
| Social media: | Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/avrupahalksagligihaftasi2023/ |
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| Date / theme: | Wednesday 24 May - Access to care |
| Time: | 11h00 until 16h00 (GMT+01:00) Paris (organisers' local time)
(please check your equivalent time zone here!) |
| Event type: | Campaign |
| Event format: | In-person |
| Description: | POSTER DISPLAY AND MEETING |
| Hosting country: | Poland |
| Language(s): | Polish |
| Reach: | National |
| Organisers: | MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF GDANSK, POLAND |
| For registration and further information please contact the event organisers directly: |
| Website: | N/A |
| Contact email: | julieadass@gumed.edu.pl |
| Contact info: | Juliea Dass; julieadass@gumed.edu.pl |
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| Date / theme: | Wednesday 24 May - Access to care |
| Time: | 13h00 until 13h45 (GMT+02:00) Sofia (organisers' local time)
(please check your equivalent time zone here!) |
| Event type: | Lecture |
| Event format: | In-person |
| Description: | The use of digital devices in modern life is increasing and finding wider and wider application. The possibilities will be examined offered by modern digital devices for the diversification and improvement of correction work in individuals with communicative disorders. |
| Hosting country: | Bulgaria |
| Specific location(s): | Medical University of Varna, Faculty of Public Health, Dept. of Speech Therapy and Medical Pedagogy |
| Language(s): | Bulgarian |
| Reach: | Local |
| Organisers: | Ass. Prof. Petya Hristanova, PhD, Assoc. Prof. Stanislava Pavlova, PhD, Assoc. Prof. Aneta Dokova, PhD |
| For registration and further information please contact the event organisers directly: |
| Website: | https://www.mu-varna.bg/ |
| Contact email: | petqhristanova@yahoo.com |
| Contact info: | Petya Hristanova |
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HW63 - The role of the relatives for the improvement of the quality of life for individuals with communicative disorders (Assoc. Prof. Stanislava Pavlova, PhD
Assoc. Prof. Aneta Dokova, PhD
Assoc. Prof. Zhivko Zhekov, PhD
Ass. Prof. Petya Hristanova, PhD
Ass. Prof. Violeta Staneva, PhD
Medical University of Varna, Faculty of Public Health, Dept. of Speech Therapy and Medical Pedagogy) |
| Date / theme: | Wednesday 24 May - Access to care |
| Time: | 14h00 until 14h30 (GMT+02:00) Sofia (organisers' local time)
(please check your equivalent time zone here!) |
| Event type: | Lecture |
| Event format: | In-person |
| Description: | This lecture is student-oriented and will focused on the complex approach and care for individuals with communicative disorders. The interaction is discussed between specialists and relatives providing care for them. The issue is raised about the crucial role of the relatives for the improvement of their quality of life. |
| Hosting country: | Bulgaria |
| Specific location(s): | Medical University of Varna, Faculty of Public Health, Dept. of Speech Therapy and Medical Pedagogy |
| Language(s): | Bulgarian |
| Reach: | Local |
| Organisers: | Assoc. Prof. Stanislava Pavlova, PhD
Assoc. Prof. Aneta Dokova, PhD
Assoc. Prof. Zhivko Zhekov, PhD
Ass. Prof. Petya Hristanova, PhD
Ass. Prof. Violeta Staneva, PhD
Medical University of Varna, Faculty of Public Health, Dept. of Speech Therapy and Medical Pedagogy |
| For registration and further information please contact the event organisers directly: |
| Contact email: | stpavlova@abv.bg |
| Contact info: | Stanislava Peneva |
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HW65 - Community-based interventions for equal access to healthcare (MU-Varna, Faculty of Public Health - Assoc. Prof. Aneta Dokova, PhD; Assoc. Prof. Stanislava Pavlova, PhD; Assoc. Prof. Zhivko Zhekov, PhD) |
| Date / theme: | Wednesday 24 May - Access to care |
| Time: | 14h45 until 15h30 (GMT+02:00) Sofia (organisers' local time)
(please check your equivalent time zone here!) |
| Event type: | Lecture |
| Event format: | In-person |
| Description: | The lecture examines health interventions including partnerships with communities, stakeholders and health professionals. The emphasis is placed on activities for enhancing timely and equal access to health services, promoting and sustaining healthy behavior in communities. Good practices are presented for solving health problems in specific communities of various cultural backgrounds. |
| Hosting country: | Bulgaria |
| Specific location(s): | www.mu-varna.bg |
| Language(s): | Bulgarian |
| Reach: | Local |
| Organisers: | MU-Varna, Faculty of Public Health - Assoc. Prof. Aneta Dokova, PhD; Assoc. Prof. Stanislava Pavlova, PhD; Assoc. Prof. Zhivko Zhekov, PhD |
| For registration and further information please contact the event organisers directly: |
| Contact email: | dokova@mu-varna.bg |
| Contact info: | Aneta Dokova |
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HW132 - Availability of health care for Ukrainian refugees (Institute of Public health and Medical Law, 1st Faculty of Medicine, Charles University
Czech Medical Association of J. E. Purkyně) |
| Date / theme: | Wednesday 24 May - Access to care |
| Time: | 14h00 until 17h00 (GMT+01:00) Paris (organisers' local time)
(please check your equivalent time zone here!) |
| Event type: | Lecture |
| Event format: | In-person |
| Description: | A seminar for professionals on availability of health care to refugees from Ukraine in Czechia and Poland. Presentations from representatives of academia, health care and NGO: barriers to the health care provision from the perspective of refugees and health professionals; alcohol use among Ukrainian migrants; psychosocial support for refugees. |
| Hosting country: | Czechia |
| Specific location(s): | Lékařský dům, Sokolská 31, Prague 2 |
| Language(s): | Czech |
| Reach: | National |
| Organisers: | Institute of Public health and Medical Law, 1st Faculty of Medicine, Charles University
Czech Medical Association of J. E. Purkyně |
| For registration and further information please contact the event organisers directly: |
| Website: | https://usm.lf1.cuni.cz/~ppetri/vyzkum.html |
| Contact email: | elena.tulupova@lf1.cuni.cz |
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| Date / theme: | Wednesday 24 May - Access to care |
| Time: | 6h00 until 24h00 (GMT+02:00) Athens (organisers' local time)
(please check your equivalent time zone here!) |
| Event type: | Campaign and Social Media video campaign |
| Event format: | Online only |
| Description: | We invite everyone to tune in to the social media channels of UNIC Medical School, where Dr Christos Michael, General Practitioner at UNIC Medical Centre and Clinical Assistant Professor of General Practice at UNIC Medical School, will share his insights regarding access to Sexual Health Services at the UNIC Medical Centre. |
| Hosting country: | Cyprus |
| Specific location(s): | This is a video campaign that will show on our social media channels. |
| Language(s): | English and English/Greek |
| Reach: | Local |
| Organisers: | University of Nicosia Medical Centre and University of Nicosia Medical School |
| For registration and further information please contact the event organisers directly: |
| Website: | https://www.facebook.com/UNICMedicalCentre, https://www.facebook.com/med.unic.ac.cy, https://www.youtube.com/@unic-medicalcentre130 (& more as below) |
| Contact email: | cecilia.m@unic.ac.cy |
| Contact info: | Not applicable. This is a video campaign that will show on our social media channels. |
| Social media: | https://www.facebook.com/med.unic.ac.cy, https://www.instagram.com/uofnicosiamedicalschool, https://twitter.com/unic_med, https://www.facebook.com/UNICMedicalCentre, https://www.youtube.com/@unic-medicalcentre130, https://www.linkedin.com/school/university-of-nicosia-medical-school/, https://www.youtube.com/UNICMedicalSchool |
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| Date / theme: | Wednesday 24 May - Access to care |
| Time: | 8h00 until 23h45 (GMT+02:00) Sofia (organisers' local time)
(please check your equivalent time zone here!) |
| Event type: | Online survey |
| Event format: | Online only |
| Description: | Debates surrounding healthcare prioritisation have not subsided for almost half a century. Newer among them is the idea of using patient’s responsibility as a criterion for access to health care. We will launch online survey to study the opinion of different stakeholders – healthcare workers, students, public health specialists. |
| Hosting country: | Bulgaria |
| Specific location(s): | https://forms.gle/ReZYNakuwBm76uSx7 |
| Language(s): | Bulgarian |
| Reach: | Local |
| Organisers: | Bulgarian Public Health Association |
| For registration and further information please contact the event organisers directly: |
| Website: | https://baoz.bg/index.php/en/ |
| Contact email: | silviya_aleksandrova@hotmail.com |
| Contact info: | Prof. Dr. Silviya Aleksandrova-Yankulovska,MD,PhD,DSc,MAS and Senior Asst. Prof. Atanas Anov,PhD |
| Social media: | https://www.linkedin.com/in/silviya-aleksandrova-yankulovska-a8a04914; https://www.linkedin.com/in/atanas-anov-8ab81948/ |
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HW145 - Access to Care, Social Media Campaign (Aydın Adnan Menderes University Faculty of Medicine Department of Public Health, Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine Department of Public Health) |
| Date / theme: | Wednesday 24 May - Access to care |
| Time: | 9h00 until 17h00 (GMT+03:00) Moscow (organisers' local time)
(please check your equivalent time zone here!) |
| Event type: | Campaign |
| Event format: | Online only |
| Description: | We are organizing an event with public health professionals and students to create informative infographics and notes about the importance of access to healthcare and the challenges associated with it and share them all day on social media platforms to increase health literacy in the community. Our goal is to raise awareness and promote a better understanding of this important topic. |
| Hosting country: | Turkey |
| Specific location(s): | https://www.facebook.com/groups/6045524142232985 |
| Language(s): | Turkish |
| Reach: | Local |
| Organisers: | Aydın Adnan Menderes University Faculty of Medicine Department of Public Health, Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine Department of Public Health |
| For registration and further information please contact the event organisers directly: |
| Website: | https://www.facebook.com/groups/6045524142232985 |
| Contact email: | sucerenkeskin@gmail.com |
| Contact info: | Su Ceren Keskin Sındır |
| Social media: | https://www.instagram.com/avrupahalksagligihaftasi2023/ |
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| Date / theme: | Wednesday 24 May - Access to care |
| Time: | 9h00 until 23h45 (GMT+01:00) Paris (organisers' local time)
(please check your equivalent time zone here!) |
| Event type: | Daily press release |
| Event format: | Online only |
| Description: | While research from Amsterdam UMC has consistently demonstrated that migrants are more likely to have health problems than the ethnic Dutch population, there are still countless problems around the accessibility of health care: in and outside of the Netherlands. Associate professor at Amsterdam UMC, Jeanine Suurmond has spent the last 20 years researching the various barriers to the health care system. |
| Hosting country: | Netherlands |
| Specific location(s): | https://www.amsterdamumc.org/en/spotlight/access-to-healthcare-is-long-not-an-equal-playing-field-.htm |
| Language(s): | English |
| Reach: | Global |
| Organisers: | Amsterdam UMC |
| For registration and further information please contact the event organisers directly: |
| Website: | https://www.amsterdamumc.org/en/spotlight/access-to-healthcare-is-long-not-an-equal-playing-field-.htm |
| Social media: | www.linkedin.com/company/amsterdamumc/; https://twitter.com/amsterdamumc; https://www.instagram.com/amsterdamumc/;
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| Date / theme: | Wednesday 24 May - Access to care |
| Time: | 10h30 until 12h45 (GMT+02:00) Sofia (organisers' local time)
(please check your equivalent time zone here!) |
| Event type: | Webinar |
| Event format: | Online only |
| Description: | The aim is to introduce to the students different methods of analyzing the employment of health care workers to determine the necessary number of personnel in different units. The proposals of the Bulgarian Association of Health Professionals for minimum insurance with health care professionals from various specialties requirements will be discussed. The students themselves will calculate the required number of nurses for the first shift in a hematology department to provide quality health care. |
| Hosting country: | Bulgaria |
| Specific location(s): | https://do.mu-pleven.bg/mod/bigbluebuttonbn/view.php?id123253 |
| Language(s): | Bulgarian |
| Reach: | Local |
| Organisers: | Medical University of Pleven, Faculty of Public Health |
| For registration and further information please contact the event organisers directly: |
| Website: | http://www.mu-pleven.bg/index.php/bg/ |
| Contact email: | msaleva@abv.bg |
| Contact info: | Milena Saleva, Makreta Draganova |
| Social media: | Medical University - Pleven, Faculty of Public Health |
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| Date / theme: | Wednesday 24 May - Access to care |
| Time: | 9h00 until 17h00 (GMT+01:00) Rome (organisers' local time)
(please check your equivalent time zone here!) |
| Event type: | Campaign |
| Event format: | Online only |
| Description: | Infographic campaign addressed to the general public. |
| Hosting country: | Italy |
| Specific location(s): | https://www.instagram.com/igiene_unito/ |
| Language(s): | English |
| Reach: | Global |
| Organisers: | School of Public Health, Department of Public Health Sciences, University of Torino, Italy |
| For registration and further information please contact the event organisers directly: |
| Website: | https://www.instagram.com/igiene_unito/ |
| Contact email: | igiene.social@gmail.com |
| Contact info: | Igiene Unito - Simone Pizzini |
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| Date / theme: | Wednesday 24 May - Access to care |
| Time: | 10h00 until 11h30 (GMT+01:00) Paris (organisers' local time)
(please check your equivalent time zone here!) |
| Event type: | Daily kick-off |
| Event format: | Online only |
| Description: | In this interactive session we will look at common obstacles that patients in the WHO European Region must overcome before they can access the care they need. After identifying the main access barriers and gaps in data availability, we will discuss potential policy responses to meet the goal of ensuring Universal Health Coverage. |
| Hosting country: | Belgium, Germany, United Kingdom |
| Language(s): | English |
| Reach: | European |
| Organisers: | The European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies |
| For registration and further information please contact the event organisers directly: |
| Website: | http://tinyurl.com/OBSEUPHWaccesstocare |
| Contact email: | mirandad@obs.who.int |
| Contact info: | Debora Miranda |
| Social media: | https://twitter.com/OBShealth and
https://www.linkedin.com/company/80732669/ |
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HW46 - AHEAD webinar: addressing medical deserts in Europe-a call to action (Wemos Foundation (primary organiser), Cittadinanzattiva (Italy), Centre for Health Policies and Services (Romania), School of Public Health Management (Moldova), Media Education Center (Serbia), VU Athena (Netherlands)) |
| Date / theme: | Wednesday 24 May - Access to care |
| Time: | 10h00 until 11h00 (GMT+01:00) Amsterdam (organisers' local time)
(please check your equivalent time zone here!) |
| Event type: | Webinar |
| Event format: | Online only |
| Description: | After two years, the AHEAD project is coming to an end. In April our EU Parliament took place with a diverse panel of MEPs. This webinar will share the key conclusions from the event and our call to action. |
| Hosting country: | Netherlands |
| Specific location(s): | https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_738ghCEvSmWM3JnDzeQTHQ#/registration |
| Language(s): | English |
| Reach: | European |
| Organisers: | Wemos Foundation (primary organiser), Cittadinanzattiva (Italy), Centre for Health Policies and Services (Romania), School of Public Health Management (Moldova), Media Education Center (Serbia), VU Athena (Netherlands) |
| For registration and further information please contact the event organisers directly: |
| Website: | https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_738ghCEvSmWM3JnDzeQTHQ#/registration |
| Contact email: | aysel.rahimli@wemos.nl |
| Contact info: | Aysel Rahimli |
| Social media: | @AHEAD_EUProject + @wemos (both are twitter) |
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HW120 - Main characteristics of informal care (Veronika Spasova, Marieta Gunovska, Kalina Kancheva, Bulgarian Public Health Association, MU-Pleven, Medical College) |
| Date / theme: | Wednesday 24 May - Access to care |
| Time: | 11h00 until 11h45 (GMT+02:00) Sofia (organisers' local time)
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| Event type: | Lecture |
| Event format: | Online only |
| Description: | Every day, thousands of people provide informal care for an elderly or old person who needs them. The sector has specific characteristics – mostly women are employed, unregulated working hours, loss of tax and social security revenues for the state and lack of support for informal caregivers. |
| Hosting country: | Bulgaria |
| Specific location(s): | https://bbb2.mu-pleven.bg/b/mu--vvh-7mh-ruh |
| Language(s): | Bulgarian |
| Reach: | Local |
| Organisers: | Veronika Spasova, Marieta Gunovska, Kalina Kancheva, Bulgarian Public Health Association, MU-Pleven, Medical College |
| For registration and further information please contact the event organisers directly: |
| Contact email: | spasova_v@abv.bg |
| Contact info: | Veronika Spasova |
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| Date / theme: | Wednesday 24 May - Access to care |
| Time: | 11h00 until 12h00 (GMT+01:00) Paris (organisers' local time)
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| Event type: | Webinar |
| Event format: | Online only |
| Description: | On Wednesday in the European Public Health Week, the theme is access to health promotion services where you live. In this webinar, you will find out more about the low-threshold offers "Health Centers", and "Quick mental health care" and the health-promoting concept "Hverdagsglede". These are publicly run low-threshold services that should be prioritized and operated in all Norwegian municipalities.
The purpose is to:
provide knowledge about the importance of health-promoting municipal services |
| Hosting country: | Norway |
| Specific location(s): | Klikk her for å bli med i møtet Møte-ID: 360 884 043 787 Passord: k7EcA6 |
| Language(s): | Norwegian |
| Reach: | National |
| Organisers: | Folkehelseforeningen |
| For registration and further information please contact the event organisers directly: |
| Website: | https://folkehelseforeningen.no/european-public-health-week-tilgang-til-helsefremmende-tjenester-i-lokalsamfunnet-digital-lunsj-24-mai-2023/ |
| Contact email: | annica@folkehelseforeningen.no |
| Contact info: | Annica L. Øygard |
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| Date / theme: | Wednesday 24 May - Access to care |
| Time: | 12h00 until 13h15 (GMT+01:00) Brussels (organisers' local time)
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| Event type: | Webinar |
| Event format: | Online only |
| Description: | Clinical diabetes guidelines reflect the latest scientific evidence and are a vital tool for providing the best possible care. But in practice there are big variations in the way that the guidelines are implemented. This webinar will explore what the barriers are, how they affect patients, and what can be done to overcome them. |
| Hosting country: | Belgium |
| Specific location(s): | https://www.pwc.ch/en/events/revealing-policy-barriers-in-diabetes-care.html |
| Language(s): | English |
| Reach: | European |
| Organisers: | EFPIA, PwC |
| For registration and further information please contact the event organisers directly: |
| Website: | https://www.pwc.ch/en/events/revealing-policy-barriers-in-diabetes-care.html |
| Contact email: | sophie.millar@efpia.eu |
| Social media: | @EFPIA @PwC_Switzerland (twitter) |
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| Date / theme: | Wednesday 24 May - Access to care |
| Time: | 12h00 until 13h30 (GMT+01:00) Belgrade (organisers' local time)
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| Event type: | Panel discussion |
| Event format: | Online only |
| Description: | HPV vaccine - the first vaccine to protect against cancer (Dr. Mirjana Štrbac, epidemiologist, Institute for Public Health of Vojvodina/IPHV); Resources of the IPHV in education about the HPV vaccine (Asst. Dr. Snežana Ukropina, IPHV); Website https://hpvinfo.rs/ for education about the HPV vaccine (Gordana Plemić, director of the NGO „Roditelj“); UNICEF in support of parents with vaccination dilemmas (Dr. Jelena Zajeganović Jakovljević, specialist for child health and development, UNICEF, Sr) |
| Hosting country: | Serbia |
| Specific location(s): | https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84825226364 |
| Language(s): | Serbian |
| Reach: | Local |
| Organisers: | Institute of Public Health of Vojvodina, Novi Sad, Serbia; EU Info Point Novi Sad; Serbian Public Health Association; UNICEF Serbia; NGO "Roditelj" |
| For registration and further information please contact the event organisers directly: |
| Website: | http://izjzv.org.rs/ |
| Contact email: | sn.ukropina@gmail.com |
| Contact info: | Snezana Ukropina |
| Social media: | https://www.facebook.com/IZJZV; https://www.instagram.com/_izjzv_/; https://www.youtube.com/@izjzvns; https://www.tiktok.com/@izjzvtiktok |
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| Date / theme: | Wednesday 24 May - Access to care |
| Time: | 13h00 until 14h30 (GMT+01:00) Paris (organisers' local time)
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| Event type: | Webinar |
| Event format: | Online only |
| Description: | The webinar will present experiences and insights on the HESRi Decomposition analyses, with a multi-country discussion on methods and findings. We will then open the floor for panel discussion building on the lessons learned and an exploration of any limitations to the analysis. The floor will then be open for questions from participants. |
| Hosting country: | United Kingdom and Wales |
| Specific location(s): | https://publichealthnetwork.cymru/event/influencing-the-health-gap-multi-country-perspectives/ |
| Language(s): | English |
| Reach: | European |
| Organisers: | Public Health Wales, WHO Venice Office/RHN, Italian Higher Institute |
| For registration and further information please contact the event organisers directly: |
| Website: | https://phwwhocc.co.uk/teams/international-health/ |
| Contact email: | Solutionsplatform@wales.nhs.uk |
| Contact info: | Lauren Couzens |
| Social media: | https://phwwhocc.co.uk/ih https://twitter.com/phwwhocc |
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HW118 - IMAgiNE EURO: Key Findings and Opportunities for Collaboration (Organization
WHO Collaborating Center for Maternal and Child Health – IRCCS Burlo Garofolo Trieste, Italy
Instituto de Saúde Pública da Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal
Partners/Collaborating Institutions
Bielefeld University, Bielefeld, Germany
Human Rights in Childbirth
International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, USA
The International Confederation of Midwives) |
| Date / theme: | Wednesday 24 May - Access to care |
| Time: | 14h00 until 15h00 (GMT+01:00) Rome (organisers' local time)
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| Event type: | Webinar |
| Event format: | Online only |
| Description: | The IMAgiNE EURO project has published a supplement at the International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics (journal of FIGO) including 10 papers reporting results from 20 countries regarding mothers’ perspectives on the quality of care around the time of childbirth.
This webinar is intended to celebrate of the International Day of Action for Women’s Health by disseminating key findings of the IMAgiNE EURO project and presenting opportunities for collaboration. |
| Hosting country: | Portugal |
| Specific location(s): | Online event. Link: https://bit.ly/IMAgiNE-webinar |
| Language(s): | English |
| Reach: | European |
| Organisers: | Organization
WHO Collaborating Center for Maternal and Child Health – IRCCS Burlo Garofolo Trieste, Italy
Instituto de Saúde Pública da Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal
Partners/Collaborating Institutions
Bielefeld University, Bielefeld, Germany
Human Rights in Childbirth
International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, USA
The International Confederation of Midwives |
| For registration and further information please contact the event organisers directly: |
| Contact email: | whocc.trieste.imagine@gmail.com |
| Contact info: | Limited places. Register here: https://bit.ly/webimagineregister |
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| Date / theme: | Wednesday 24 May - Access to care |
| Time: | 16h00 until 17h30 (GMT+01:00) Paris (organisers' local time)
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| Event type: | Webinar |
| Event format: | Online only |
| Description: | re-Thinking the italian healthcare network accessibility according to the Next Generation EU program. Community Healthcare facilities for the contemporary Salutogenic Cities – Stefano Capolongo and Marco Gola, Politecnico di Milano
Access to mental health services and stigma: International perspectives – Evangelia Chrysikou, University College London
Intercultural perspectives on acces to healthcare – Clare Huish, University of Manchester |
| Hosting country: | Italy, United Kingdom, Romania |
| Specific location(s): | https://zoom.us/j/95895562375 |
| Language(s): | English |
| Reach: | European |
| Organisers: | EUPHA, EUPHA Urban public health Section, EUPHAnxt |
| For registration and further information please contact the event organisers directly: |
| Website: | https://zoom.us/j/95895562375 |
| Contact email: | urbanhealth@eupha.org |
| Contact info: | EUPHA Urban public health Section, EUPHAnxt |
| Social media: | Tw: @EUPHA_UPH, @EUPHAnxt and @EUPHActs |
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| Date / theme: | Wednesday 24 May - Access to care |
| Time: | 20h00 until 21h00 (GMT+03:00) Moscow (organisers' local time)
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| Event type: | Webinar |
| Event format: | Online only |
| Description: | This webinar aims to identify barriers to access to care and to develop solutions to remove the barriers. Turkey experienced earthquakes on 6th of February, 2023 and many people were affected. Therefore, access to care in health has become a priority in such an emergency situation. Public health perspective is crucial which will be addressed during the webinar. |
| Hosting country: | Turkey |
| Specific location(s): | https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86821111247?pwdWGF5TGpRTTJvZUpucVorZzZmZ2MwZz09 |
| Language(s): | Turkish |
| Reach: | Local |
| Organisers: | Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, Aydın Adnan Menderes University Faculty of Medicine |
| For registration and further information please contact the event organisers directly: |
| Website: | https://www.facebook.com/groups/6045524142232985 |
| Contact email: | diaslan.dr@gmail.com |
| Contact info: | Dilek Aslan |
| Social media: | https://www.instagram.com/avrupahalksagligihaftasi2023/ |
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