EUPHA Section - Social security, work and health Newsletter

Published: 9 September 2021

Dear colleagues,

I hope this newsletter reaches you all in good health. We have some exciting events ahead and I hope to see as many of you as possible at the pre-conference and/or the JTN meeting.

Don't miss our exiting digital pre-conference on mental health at work the 10th of November between 9.00-12.40 CET. Program and more information below. The fee is only 50Euro and you can register at https://ephconference.eu/

Remeber to log in via the member log-in at the EUPHA webpage at least once a year to signal that you still are an active member. If you do this, your membership in all chosen sections updates and you will continue to get newsletters and other information from the SSWH.

And don’t forget to tell your colleagues about our section. Membership is free. It is easy to register at https://eupha.org/social-security-work-and-health

Note also that we have a Join The Network (JTN) meeting during the full conference. It is digital as the whole conference and will take place Friday the 12th of November between 10.10 and 11.10. During this network meeting we also have our annual meeting discussing matters of interest for the section. Most welcome to join.

PRE-CONFERENCE 2021

Wednesday 10 November from 9:00 – 12.40 Central European Time.

Mental health conditions are common in the work force. The association between mental health conditions and work is intrinsic. There is strong evidence that poor working conditions lead to depression and burnout while work can be a major contribution to mental well-being and social network. Defining and delimit mental disorders and capacity to work are challenging in research. This pre-conference will give new perspective on mental health at work. And some time to discussJ!

SPEAKERS	PRESENTATIONS
Eiko Fried, associate professor at Leiden University. https://eiko-fried.com/	How to best understand and measure mental health problems.
Monica Bertilsson, senior lecturer and Gunnel Hensing, professor at Gothenburg University	Capacity to work in relation to common mental disorders.
Stephen Stansfeld, Queen Mary University	Commentary to the first two presentations.
Manal Azzi, Senior Occupational Safety and Health Specialist, International Labour Organization (ILO)	The management of work-related psychosocial risks during the pandemic.