Dear EUPHA Chronic diseases section members,

Whilst we hope you are all doing well, we would like to bring to your attention the upcoming activities that we are organising.

Webinar series: May edition

The fourth webinar took place on the 25^th of April, where our colleagues from Switzerland Dr. Stefano Tancredi and Prof. Arnaud Chiolero, presented their work entitled “Surveillance Bias of Cancer ”. You can watch the webinar by logging onto your EUPHA account and proceed to the Resources module > EUPHA general resources > Webinars.

Join us for an upcoming webinar featuring our Vice-President, Dr. Sarah Cuschieri, on May 30^th at 4pm CEST. Sarah will shed light on the unique perspective of small countries regarding the burden of chronic diseases. Discover how these nations achieve remarkable results that could offer valuable insights to larger countries. Don't miss out – register now using this link here!

We urge you to connect with us if you are interested to contribute to future webinars. Feel free to reach out via sarah.cuschieri@um.edu.mt

Symposium - From single chronic disease to multimorbidity prevention, surveillance, and public health policy: need for multisectoral approaches

Join us for the inaugural Chronic Diseases Symposium, taking place on June 26-27 at Santé Publique France (SpF) in Paris! Act fast to secure one of the remaining spots for on-site registration and seize the chance to engage with esteemed keynote speakers and panellists as we delve into the crucial public health issue of multimorbidity. Please note that attendees are responsible for arranging their own travel and accommodations. Registration is free, so don't miss out on this invaluable opportunity!

Register here for in-person.
Register here for virtual.

Program June 26, 2024

14:00 – Welcoming remarks - Santé publique France Direction Générale (Prof Laetitia Huiart)

14:15 – EUPHA chronic disease section - Prof Saverio Stranges (Western University, Canada) & Introduction to symposium - Dr. Tatjana Makovski (Santé publique France)

14:30 – First Keynote Speaker - Prof Iveta Nagyova (President EUPHA, Slovakia) on Partnership between EUPHA & WHO to tackle NCD

15:00 – Second Keynote Speaker - Prof Marjan van den Akker (Goethe University, Germany) on Addressing the global challenge of multimorbidity

15:30 – Coffee Break & Networking

16:00 – First Panel Discussion - Current Perspectives across Europe. Valentina Andreeva, Michele Cecchini, Sarah Cuschieri, Tatjana Makovski, Marjan van den Akker

17:00 – Third Keynote Speaker - Prof Elio Riboli (Imperial College, UK) European on Cancer Prevention Plan: an opportunity to tackle multimorbidity burden across Europe

17:30 – Fourth Keynote Speaker - Dr. Amaia Calderon Larrañaga (Karolinska Institute, Sweden) on Clinical and epidemiological research on multimorbidity: challenges and opportunities

18:00 – 19:00 – Cocktail & Networking

19:30 – Social Gathering & Dinner

Program June 27, 2024

09:00 – Welcome Coffee & Networking

09:30 – Fifth Keynote Speaker - Prof Licia Iacoviello (LUM/Neuromed, Italy) on Design of epidemiological studies for ageing and chronic disease research in the modern era...

10:00 – Sixth Keynote Speaker - Dr. Piotr Wilk (Western University, Canada) on Methodological challenges and data sources for multimorbidity research to inform policy

10:30 – Seventh Keynote Speaker - Prof Joël Coste (Santé publique France), Dr. Laure Carcaillon- Bentata (Inserm, Bordeaux PharmacoEpi, Université de Bordeaux) and Prof Jose Valderas (National University of Singapore) on Surveillance and prevention of multimorbidity – what do we need to prevent?

11:00 – Second Panel Discussion - Challenges and opportunities for multimorbidity research, surveillance and prevention Pierre Arwidson, Panayotis Constantinou, Fabrizio Faggiano, Amaia Calderon Larrañaga, Kathryn Nicholson

12:00 – Lunch Break & Networking

13:30 – Eighth Keynote Speaker - Dr. Eric Breton (Rennes University, France)  on Tackling complex problems requires multisectoral solutions: French experience.

14:00 – Third Panel Discussion - Multisectoral approaches to tackle multimorbidity – Integration of Public Health, Primary Care and Occupational Health Franca Barbic, Eric Breton, Michele Cecchini, Julian Mamo, Marjan van den Akker

15:00 – Fourth Panel Discussion - Future perspectives Sarah Cuschieri, Laetitia Huiart, Iveta Nagyova, Elio Riboli, Saverio Stranges

16:00 – 16:30 – Summary of Symposium & Next Steps (Tatjana Makovski and Saverio Stranges) 

Other news

The European Burden of Disease Network (www.burden-eu.net) is pleased to announce three burden of disease summer schools, taking place in August in Ghent, Belgium. Each summer school offers standalone value, and is supported by experienced burden of disease researchers.

1. General concepts of burden of disease: Introduction to the calculation and use of DALYs. 31 July-2 August, 2024
2. Burden of risk factors: Learn how to go from burden to impact. 7-9 August, 2024
3. Burden of infectious diseases: Learn how to calculate DALYs for infectious diseases. 21-23 August, 2024

More information and registration is available via the link here. 

Looking forward to connecting with you soon!

Best wishes,

Sarah (Vice-President)
o.b.o the Chronic Disease Section Steering Committee  
Sarah.cuschieri@um.edu.mt