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| European Public Health Conference | |
|---|---|
| Name | European Public Health Conference |
| Status | Active |
| Genre | Public health conference |
| Frequency | Annual |
| Venue | Varies across Europe |
| Country | European Union and Council of Europe member states |
| First | 1988 |
| Organiser | European Public Health Association |
European Public Health Conference The European Public Health Conference is an annual assembly that convenes professionals, policy-makers, and researchers from across Europe to discuss World Health Organization, European Commission, Council of Europe, European Public Health Association, and regional health priorities. The conference brings together delegates from institutions such as European Medicines Agency, European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, United Nations, and national ministries including Ministry of Health (France), Bundesministerium für Gesundheit, and Department of Health and Social Care. Major themes intersect with programmes run by European Investment Bank, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Robert Koch Institute, Public Health England, and academic centres like London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, and Université Paris Cité.
The conference operates under the auspices of the European Public Health Association and attracts speakers from World Health Organization Regional Office for Europe, European Centre for Health Policy, European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies, Eurostat, and NGOs such as Médecins Sans Frontières, Red Cross, Save the Children International, Health Action International, and European Public Health Alliance. Sessions feature contributions from universities including University of Oxford, University of Cambridge, Helsinki University Hospital, University of Copenhagen, and think tanks like London School of Economics, Bruegel, Chatham House, and King's College London. Panels often include representatives from European Parliament, European Court of Auditors, Council of the European Union, Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, and foundations such as Wellcome Trust, Rockefeller Foundation, and Open Society Foundations.
Origins trace to collaborations among organisations such as World Health Organization, Council of Europe, European Commission Directorate-General for Health and Food Safety, and professional bodies like International Federation of Public Health Associations and Royal Society of Medicine. Early meetings involved stakeholders from Ministry of Health (United Kingdom), Ministry of Health (Italy), Bundesgesundheitsministerium, and academic partners including University of Barcelona, Universität Heidelberg, and Universidade de Lisboa. Over time the conference has tackled crises linked to events including the HIV/AIDS pandemic, SARS outbreak, H1N1 influenza pandemic, COVID-19 pandemic, and challenges arising after the Yugoslav Wars, engaging agencies like European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control, European Medicines Agency, and UNAIDS.
Governance is provided by the European Public Health Association executive committee, with advisory input from scientific committees comprising members from World Health Organization Regional Office for Europe, European Commission, European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control, European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies, and academic institutions such as University College London, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, and Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. Partner organisations include European Society of Cardiology, International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, International AIDS Society, and patient groups like European Patients' Forum. Funding sources have included the European Commission Horizon 2020, European Structural and Investment Funds, philanthropic grants from Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and contracts with agencies such as European Investment Bank.
Scientific programmes cover topics linked to policy frameworks like the European Green Deal, European Pillar of Social Rights, EU4Health, and global agendas such as the Sustainable Development Goals and International Health Regulations. Sessions address clinical and public health intersections with contributors from European Respiratory Society, European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, European School of Oncology, European Cancer Organisation, and research networks like Cochrane Collaboration, European Respiratory Society, EuroPrevall, and REACT-EU. Workshops and poster sessions feature work from Institut Pasteur, Max Planck Society, Friedrich Loeffler Institute, Karolinska Institutet, Aarhus Universitet, and consortia supported by Horizon Europe and European Research Council.
Delegates include representatives from national health ministries such as Ministry of Health (Spain), Ministero della Salute, Federal Ministry of Health (Austria), public agencies like Robert Koch Institute, Agence nationale de sécurité sanitaire de l'alimentation, de l'environnement et du travail, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, and civil society organisations including European Public Health Alliance, European Federation of Nurses Associations, European Hospital and Healthcare Federation, and trade unions like European Trade Union Confederation. Academic membership spans Sorbonne University, Università di Bologna, University of Glasgow, Trinity College Dublin, Erasmus University Rotterdam, Ghent University, and University of Vienna.
Key iterations have occurred in cities hosting major institutions: conferences in Stockholm emphasized links with Karolinska Institutet and the Nobel Assembly, editions in Berlin engaged Robert Koch Institute and Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, conferences in Brussels connected with European Commission and European Parliament, while meetings in Rome, Paris, London, Amsterdam, Vienna, Dublin, Copenhagen, Lisbon, Warsaw, Budapest, Athens, and Madrid influenced policy dialogues. Outcomes have included policy briefs aligning with EU4Health priorities, consensus statements referencing World Health Organization guidance, and research collaborations funded by Horizon 2020 and Horizon Europe that involved partners like Wellcome Trust, European Research Council, European Investment Bank, and European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies.
The conference has informed strategies of European Commission, World Health Organization Regional Office for Europe, European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control, and national ministries including Ministry of Health (Poland), Ministry of Health (Greece), and Ministry of Health (Portugal). It has catalysed collaborations among institutions such as European Medicines Agency, European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control, European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies, Robert Koch Institute, Institut Pasteur, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, and NGOs like Médecins Sans Frontières and European Public Health Alliance, influencing policy on vaccination, antimicrobial resistance, health equity, and emergency preparedness under frameworks like the International Health Regulations and the European Green Deal.
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