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Dear EUPHA Chronic Diseases Section Members,


We hope you had good Summer holidays. We are delighted to share the latest news and upcoming activities from the EUPHA Chronic Diseases Section (CHR).

October is shaping up to be an exciting month, with major events, publications, and opportunities to connect

Upcoming events

BIO-SIGN Project Conference – Rome, Italy

Date: Wednesday, 29 October 2025
Venue: Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Rome

The conference “The BIO-SIGN project: Identification of biomarker signatures of multimorbidity patterns for the development of an innovative and multidimensional tool to assess individual health risks” will take place at ISS Rome.

Our President, Prof. Saverio Stranges, will deliver a keynote lecture on:
“Moving from single chronic disease to multimorbidity prevention, and clinical management.”

JACARDI General Assembly – Madrid, Spain

Date: Tuesday, 14 October 2025

Our Vice-President, Dr. Sarah Cuschieri, will represent the CHR Section and the University of Malta at the Joint Action JACARDI General Assembly on cardiovascular disease and diabetes. She will serve as both scientific advisor and moderator during the sessions.

Population Webinar Series – October Edition

Date: Thursday, 30 October 2025
Time: 16:00–17:00 CET

Title: “Trends in Alcohol-Related Hospitalizations, Deaths & Consumption Patterns in Ireland: Pre-Minimum Unit Pricing Phase”

Speakers: Ms Isabelle Mary Kate Coonan and Dr. Zubair Kabir (University College Cork)

This webinar explores recent trends in alcohol-related harms and drinking behaviours in Ireland prior to the introduction of minimum unit pricing (MUP). Their analysis provides a critical baseline to evaluate future alcohol policy. Register for free here.

Call for 2026 Webinar Titles is now open. We welcome your proposals by emailing our Vice-President on: sarah.cuschieri@um.edu.mt

Publications

We are proud to highlight two recent CHR-linked publications:

  • From our Paris Symposium:“Main take-home messages on multimorbidity prevention” published in the International Journal of Public Health.
    Link: Read the article

  • From our Lisbon Workshop:“The public health relevance of sleep health” published in the European Journal of Public Health.
    Link: Read the article

Symposium Updates

In June 2025, we successfully held our 2nd International Symposium on “Society,
Nutrition and Chronic Disease Prevention: Time for a Paradigm Shift” at the
Neuromed Institute in Molise, Italy (5–6 June 2025).

We are now co-organising the 2026 International Symposium in Copenhagen:

Dates: 3–4 June 2026
Title: “Cracking the Code of Multimorbidity: Patterns, Prevention, and Personal
Experiences”

Save the dates – more information coming soon.

CHR at the EPH Conference – Helsinki 2025

We are excited to join colleagues in Helsinki this November for the annual European Public Health Conference. The CHR Section will contribute to multiple sessions:
















Session

Date

Time

Format

1.C – Socioeconomic & behavioral determinants of chronic diseases

12 Nov

09:00–10:00

Oral presentations

2.C – Advanced Integrated Epidemiological Modeling to Quantify Chronic Disease Burden

12 Nov

10:30–11:30

Skills building seminar

Section Join the Network meeting

12 Nov

12:55-13:40

 

3.C – Addressing the physical health gap for people with serious mental illnesses: EU-MIND initiative

12 Nov

15:15–16:15

Scientific session

4.C – Family and work life influence on dementia risk: REFAWOR project

12 Nov

16:45–17:45

Scientific session

5.C – Advancing Cancer Control Through Cross-Country Learning and EU Action

13 Nov

09:00–10:00

Round table

6.C – Reforming cancer screening programs in Europe

13 Nov

11:45–12:45

Scientific session

7.C – Prevention and management of chronic diseases among migrant communities

13 Nov

15:15–16:15

Scientific session

8.C – Sustainable implementation of NCD public health actions: JA PreventNCD

13 Nov

16:45–17:45

Practice session

9.C – Lifestyle, disease prevention and health inequalities

14 Nov

09:00–10:00

Pitch presentations

10.C – GBD 2023: A European Perspective

14 Nov

11:45–12:45

Scientific session

11.C – Health outcomes of ageing, lifestyle and survival

14 Nov

14:00–15:00

Oral presentations

We look forward to welcoming many of you to these sessions and continuing the dialogue on chronic diseases and multimorbidity.

Closing

As always, thank you for your ongoing engagement with the CHR Section. Together, we continue to advance the science and practice of chronic disease prevention and management across Europe.

Best regards,

Sarah and Saverio
o.b.o the Chronic Disease Section Steering Committee  







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