ASPHER is the key independent European organisation dedicated to strengthening the role of public health by improving education and training of public health professionals for both practice and research. Founded in 1966, ASPHER has over 80 institutional members located throughout the Member States of the European Union (EU), Council of Europe (CE) and European Region of the World Health Organisation (WHO). ASPHER is represented in 39 European countries, with more than 5000 academics employed in its member institutions. Read more: ASPHER's Values, Vision, Mission and Aims
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24.05.2010 - University College London Summer School on the Social Determinants of Health, 12-16 July, 2010
Fees for the 2010 UCL Summer School are 600 GBP for payment received before 28th May.
Click here for the brochure on the back of which you will find the registration form.
Click here for the latest timetable.
Click here for the list of frequently asked questions.
You may be also interested to read Prof. Marmot´s strategic review of health inequalities in England post 2010 report, entitled 'Fair Society Healthy Lives', which can be downloaded at: www.ucl.ac.uk/gheg/marmotreview.
24.05.2010 - The Education versus Training and Skills versus Competency debate
Authors: Gibbs T, Brigden D, Hellenberg D
The essence of modern medical education lies in the ability of defining and developing its terminology, which all too often is used in a less than thoughtful and inappropriate manner. Educationalists place emphasis upon the concept of learning rather than teaching; learning which is specifically student centred and student directed learning rather than teacher centred didactic teaching. However within this change environment we still prefer to use the word training, as in vocational training, to describe a specific programme and aspire to levels of competency that hopefully match the learning outcomes of the programme. This article opens the debate on whether the satisfactory completion of a learning programme is sufficient (cf completion of vocational training) or whether we should be assessing the learner through levels of defined competency relevant to their professional career. Click here to read online.
27.04.2010 - Call for application for external PhD fellows at INTHEALTH, CAPHRI, University of Maastricht
The Department of International Health (INTHEALTH) is the coordinating centre of the Public Health Research Network for Southeast Europe (PHR-Net). Through this call, INTHEALTH invites candidates from Southeast European (SEE) countries (namely Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro, Romania, Serbia and Slovenia) to apply for 5 (five) external PhD positions at the School for Public Health and Primary Care (CAPHRI), Maastricht University, The Netherlands. The aim of this call is to offer research possibilities, which would ultimately materialize in PhD defences, to talented and motivated SEE public health professionals who can not leave their countries for work or family reasons, but nevertheless wish to combine work, research and public health practice. This philosophy is in line with the mission and vision of the PHR-Net which, through the support of Maastricht University, is seeking for effective and efficient solutions for reconstructing and strengthening public health research capacities in SEE countries. Click here for more information.
26.04.2010 - 3rd European Public Health Conference - Call for abstract submission
It is our pleasure to once again invite you to the next 3rd European Public Health Conference, taking place this year in Amsterdam, Netherlands from 10 to 13 November 2010. The organisers are the European Public Health Association (EUPHA) and the Association of Schools of Public Health in the European Region (ASPHER), together with the Netherlands Public Health Federation (NPHF) as co-organiser.
You are all invited to submit your abstracts via the following website.
Deadline for submission is this Saturday, 1 May 2010.
This annual conference is the biggest public health event in Europe - and we expect over 1.000 participants from more than 50 countries. The conference offers an excellent opportunity to discuss new developments in public health, to promote activities and to exchange ideas with experts from all around the world. ”Integrated Public Health” is the central theme of the conference this year - and a key issue in European public health with its major challenges such as the growing interdependency of social, physical, environmental and behavioural determinants to public health in general and the emerging existence of Public Private Partnerships as a challenge to public health in particular.
For further information or questions please contact us via mailto:euvgz@nphf.nl
23.04.2010 - INSP-Mexico, French School of Public Health Sign Agreement of Collaboration
On Friday, April 9, Prof. Antoine Flahault, dean of the Ecole des Hautes Études en Santé Publique of France (EHESP) and president of the Association of Schools of Public Health in the European Region, visited the National Institute of Public Health (INSP-Mexico) to participate in the 1st Latin American and Caribbean Conference on Global Health and the 19th Annual Global Health Education Consortium Conference.
During the conference, Prof. Flahault, Dean Mario Henry Rodriguez Lopez (INSP-Mexico) and Prof. Laura Magaña Valladares, INSP-Mexico associate dean, met to sign an agreement of collaboration between the two institutions (photo). This agreement will allow the two institutions to formalize their relationship and promote public health collaboration between Mexico and France, and Latin America and Europe more broadly.
21.04.2010 - Job opportunity in London
The London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) has just advertised two posts in European Health Policy (at lecturer and research fellow level). Please follow the links below for further information:
(MMCK08) Lecturer in European Health Policy
(MMCK09) Research Fellow in European Health Policy
Closing date for applications is midnight 17 May 2010.
15.04.2010 - International Conference on Building PH Dialogue and the Role of NGO’s in Slovenia and the EU
Organized by Slovenian Tobacco Control Coalition and European Public Health Alliance - NGO network for health in Europe.
The Conference took place in Ljubljana on March 26, 2010. It was opened by Mihaela Lovse from the Slovenian Coalition for Tobacco Control and chairwoman of the Slovenian NGO network “NGOs Protect Our Health”. The network aims at the “establishment and development of a supportive environment for information, networking, strengthening and participation of the non-governmental organizations in the field of health at the national and EU level”. Welcome addresses came from the Ministries of Health and of Public Administration and from the European Parliament.
In the plenary important contributions came from the Institute of Public Health of the district of Pomurje on how to tackle health inequalities at the local level and on how patients can contribute to better quality of health care from the Cancer Patient’s Association of Slovenia. In addition the smoke-free partnership presented well developed recommendations for stakeholder engagement. The conclusions from these workshops were reported to the plenary at the end of the conference. The four parallel workshops dealt with policy legislation, the role of NGO’s for health in Slovenia, the European approach to health inequalities and the experiences with stakeholder engagement and influence.
Last but not least ASPHER presented the fifth plenary workshop on Strengthening the Role of Public Health by Improving Education and Training of Public Health Professionals. Discussion has been very interesting and useful focusing on future collaboration of NGO sector in development of competencies within ASPHER working group. Participants have shown particular interest for the group of competencies “Cross-disciplinary themes”.
In summary it can be said that in Slovenia an excellent model for the collaboration of NGO’s in the health sector has been developed which should be studied further. Health NGOs are an indispensable partner when it comes to the assessment of performance based on the (European) public health competences. In the context of the ASPHER workshop two proposals for cooperation between ASPHER and EPHA have been made: (1) A taskforce to strengthen the ties between SPHs and NGOs especially with regard to field work as part of the practice orientation of a well developed SPH, and (2) A workshop on strategic planning for health, possibly together with EPHA.
15.04.2010 - Symposium on Life Long Learning in Health, Friday June 11 – 2010
Maastricht University, The Netherlands
We are pleased to announce the symposium on ‘Life Long learning in Health’ at Maastricht University, the Netherlands. The symposium is a joint effort of the Department of Educational Development and Research and the Department of International Health at the Faculty of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences of Maastricht University in honour of Dr. Jos Moust and Drs. André Meijer, who will both retire in 2010.
The topics addressed during this day include: Problem-based Learning; Generic Competencies and Competencies for Public Health; Instructional Design for Life Long Learning; and Positioning Life Long Learning in the Educational Market.
Click here to dowload the 1st announcement for the symposium.
In the event that you will attend the symposium we request you to contact Mrs. Lilian Swaen – preferably before May 21 - at the following email address: mailto:l.swaen@educ.unimaas.nl.
14.04.2010 - Global Health: Commission calls on EU to gear up on health actions
On March 31, the European Commission adopted proposals to enhance the EU's role in global health. The objective is to make Europe's contribution more effective so as to better accompany developing countries in getting back on track towards achieving health-related Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). The Commission presents four approaches to improving global health: establish a more democratic and coordinated global governance; push for a collective effort to promote universal coverage and access to health services to all; ensure better coherence between EU policies relating to health; improve coordination of EU research on global health and boost access in developing countries to new knowledge and treatments. Read more > ASPHER Brussels Office News
14.04.2010 - Baltic Public Health Conference 2010 - Accomplishments and Challenges
23–25 September 2010, Tartu (Estonia)
The University of Tartu, National Institute for Health Development and Estonian Ministry of Social Affairs are pleased to invite you to the “Baltic Public Health Conference 2010 –Accomplishments and Challenges”. Conference programme has been prepared in cooperation with the Estonian Health Board, WHO Country Office in Estonia, Kaunas University of Medicine in Lithuania and Riga Stradins University in Latvia.
Click here to download the Conference Programme.
Deadline for abstracts submission: May 15
The conference aims at giving an overview of the health status in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania in 2010, and also takes a look at the current challenges faced by the health care systems. The topics covered by the conference are broad and range from public health policy development and implementation to provision of qualified staff for health services (incl. public health training systems) to the current major health challenges in the Baltic countries. More specifically, the following sub-themes shall be addressed during the 7 sessions of the conference: (1) Inequalities in health; (2) Academic public health; (3) Health policy development in health systems; (4) HIV/AIDS; (5) Public health practice; (6) Health technology assessment and health informatics in public health; (7) Health determinants. For more information click here.
13.04.2010 - Health Education and Promotion at Maastricht University, The Netherlands
Health Education and Promotion is a one-year graduate master’s course within the master’s programme Public health offered by the Faculty of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences. The course provides students with a high level of academic knowledge and skills enabling them to analyse the behaviour and environmental factors that threaten or facilitate health and to design and evaluate interventions aimed at health improvements. The programme is intended for students who aspire to a career in health education and promotion and prospective public health officers and healthcare workers in research-oriented, policy-making or public affairs jobs where health education and promotion is deemed important. For more information click here.
08.04.2010 - Public Health related Academic Posts and Assignments in Saudi Arabia and the Region
We are seeking interest from a range of academics holding a minimum of PhD award for short, medium and long-term contracts in Saudi Arabia and the region. We have been specifically asked to identify experts (Assistant Professor (Lecturer), Associate Professor (Senior Lecturer), Professor, and Research Fellows) from the UK, Australia, New Zealand, North America and Europe. Experts should possess relevant work experience and previous or current appointments in academic institution are considered a plus. Specialisations welcome from disease prevention and control, health promotion, social sciences for health, epidemiology and medical statistics, environmental and occupational health, planning and evaluation, health care management, quality of health care, hospital management, health economics and finance, health policy, health human resources and health information systems.
If you are interested please forward your CV to mailto:julien@liv.ac.uk with the subject heading “Academic Posts in Saudi Arabia“.
08.04.2010 - New book: Health Systems Governance in Europe. The Role of EU Law and Policy
This book, a co-publication by the OSE and the European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies, was funded by the Belgian federal health authorities (SPF Santé Publique) and the National Institute for Health and Disability Insurance (NIHDI/INAMI). It offers a state of the art of academic discussion on a number of current and emerging governance issues in EU healthcare policy, including regulatory, legal, ‘new governance’ and policy-making dynamics.
The study looks into different areas of EU policy and law-making that have an impact on national healthcare systems. It provides policy-makers with a compelling and rigorous analysis of the real and potential impacts of EU integration on the organisation of healthcare provision and the protection of public health, highlighting the need to balance economic and social imperatives.
The editors:
Elias Mossialos
Govin Permanand
Rita Baeten
Tamara K. Hervey
08.04.2010 - Commission appoints Ms Paola Testori Coggi as Director-General of the DG for Health and Consumers
On Wednesday, March 31, the European Commission decided to appoint Mr Robert Madelin as Director-General of the DG for Information Society and Media, to replace Mr Fabio Colasanti, who retired on April 1. The Commission also appointed Ms Paola Testori Coggi to replace Mr Madelin as Director-General of the DG for Health and Consumers. Both decisions took effect on Thursday, April 1. Read more > ASPHER Brussels Office News
08.04.2010 - The Commission's work programme 2010
The Commission Work Programme (CWP) 2010 translates the priorities of President Barroso's political guidelines into concrete actions. Overall, emphasis of the CWP is on (1) putting the Europe 2020 Strategy into practice thereby building the basis for exiting the economic crisis and creating sustainable growth and jobs (2) enhancing the rights and security of European citizens and (3) strengthening Europe's role on the world stage.
For the first time the CWP 2010 provides a multiannual overview of the work which the Commission plans to undertake in the coming years. This will not only improve predictability for all stakeholders, but also facilitate cooperation with the other EU institutions. Read more > ASPHER Brussels Office News
29.03.2010 - European Public Health Conference, Amsterdam 2010
The Netherlands Public Health Federation, EUPHA and ASPHER are pleased to invite you to the 3rd joint European Public Health Conference combining the 18th annual EUPHA meeting and the 32nd annual meeting of ASPHER. The conference will be organised from 10 to 13 November in Amsterdam. The main theme of the conference is Integrated public health.
Abstract submission is now available, please click here
Deadline for abstract submission: May 1
Click here to download the second announcement.
Click here for the pre conference programme
Click here to download welcome film from Lodz (with Niek Klazinga)
24.03.2010 - FESTMIH and ASPHER to collaborate on developing the European Academic Alliance for Global Health
Thomas Junghanss (FESTMIH) and Antoine Flahault (ASPHER) met recently in London at the meeting hosted by the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) aiming at developing the European academic initiative for Global Health. The presidents of both organisations agreed on further close collaboration in developing the European Academic Alliance for Global Health.
The Federation of European Societies for Tropical Medicine and International Health (FESTMIH) was founded in Hamburg in 1995, during the first European Conference on Tropical Medicine. 13 European countries are currently represented on the Federation Council by their respective national societies. The objectives of the Federation are to build upon the interdisciplinary expertise of the national Societies in Europe, for developing European collaboration and North-South partnership towards health development in the tropics, in the respect of regional specificities. The Federation wants specifically to promote harmonisation of health strategies and recommendations related to developing countries, emergency situations and international travellers, to seek the advice from overseas partners for pertinent identification of their health and research priorities, to foster the formation in the tropics of new scientific societies dealing with health sciences, to encourage European harmonisation of training in tropical medicine, and to organise in Europe regular conferences on tropical medicine and international health.
The Federation held its last conference (ECTMIH) in Verona in 2009 which will be continued in Barcelona in 2011.
19.03.2010 - Columbia Takes Leading Role in New University Global Center in Paris
EHESP School to support The Mailman School of Public Health in its new initiative
The Mailman School of Public Health will be an elemental part of Columbia University’s newest global center, the Columbia Global Centers | Europe in Paris. Recognizing the centrality of public health to any global programming, Columbia president Dr. Lee C. Bollinger designated the Mailman School to take the lead on research and academic programming for its newest global presence.
The Mailman School is developing a relationship with the EHESP School of Public Health to facilitate exchange between faculties and students and promote collaboration and synergies in public health education, research, and practice. Going forward, the schools will work to establish collaborative programming in research and education, which will enlarge in scope with the addition of the new Global Center. The latest addition to the network will further leverage the Mailman School’s strength in fostering leadership and excellence in the public health field.
08.03.2010 - Europubhealth: Erasmus Mundus scholarships for European students
As of 2010, a new type of grant is available for students enrolled in the Europubhealth master: the Erasmus Mundus programme will award seven 2-year scholarships (10 000 €/year) to European students.
Application deadline: April 15, 2010
Further information: www.europubhealth.org | mailto:europubhealth@ehesp.fr | T: +33 (0)2 99 02 26 70
08.03.2010 - Summer School in Public Health Policy, Economics and Management
Lugano (Ticino, Switzerland), from 9 to 20 August 2010
The Summer School in Public Health Policy, Economics and Management is organised by the Foundation Swiss School of Public Healthplus (SSPH+), the Institute of Microeconomics and Economics of the Public Sector (MecoP) of the University of Lugano and the Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute (Swiss TPH). Courses are intended for professionals and managers of health administrations, hospitals and other services and facilities within the health sector, policy-makers and any student registered for one of the continuous education programs coordinated and supported by the SSPH+. The Summer School is an opportunity to meet new colleagues and peers, to exchange knowledge, build networks, and share insights. The emphasis will be on participative approaches, complemented by formal teaching.
More information can be found at www.ssphplus.ch/summerschool.
01.03.2010 - Observatory Venice Summer School 2010
The European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies is happy to announce the Observatory Venice Summer School 2010. This event which is jointly organized with the Veneto Region - one of the Observatory’s partners - will take place from 25 to 31 July 2010 on the island of San Servolo in Venice.
The theme for this year’s Summer School will be: EU integration and health systems: challenges and opportunities for patients, professionals and policy-makers. It will explore different EU policy fields to identify links with health and assess their impact on health systems.
The Summer School is targeted at senior to mid-level policy-makers, planners, and health professionals as well as a limited number of junior professionals making careers in policy and management. The Summer School aims to have a participative approach involving the sharing of insights and experiences, together with formal sessions to review the evidence. The working language will be English. We are accepting application forms and advise early submissions as places are limited.
For any questions regarding the Observatory Venice Summer School please mailto:summerschool2010@obs.euro.who.int or visit www.observatorysummerschool.org.
01.03.2010 - 2010 APHA Awards Program Call for Nominations
The American Public Health Association is calling for nominations for its 2010 Awards Program for individuals who have accomplished outstanding work in the field of public health. Do you know a colleague who exemplifies outstanding professionalism, dedication and contributions in the field of public health? If so, submit a nomination for one or more of APHA's national awards. These awards will be presented at the 138th APHA Annual Meeting and Exposition, November 6-10, 2010 in Denver, Colorado. A description of each award, the nomination form and criteria are available online at APHA website. For more information contact mailto:deborah.dillard@apha.org, awards staff liaison.
Deadline for nomination materials is April 30, 2010.
09.02.2010 - ASPHER Executive Board approves the ASPHER Working Groups' Work Plans 2010
Following the January meeting of the ASPHER Executive Board, the Work Plans 2010 of the ASPHER Working Groups have been officially approved. ASPHER Working Groups are the newly established structures responding to the top 7 priorities identified by ASPHER members during the ASPHER 2015 consultation performed last year.
Accreditation for Public Health Education
chair: SJ Sitko, co-chair: Marie-Odile Ottenwaelter, R Kalediene
Public Health Core Competencies
chair: CA Birt, co-chair: A Foldspang
Global Health
chair: A Haines, co-chair: A Flahault
Doctoral Programmes and Research Capacities
chair: F Paccaud, co-chair: U Schlipkoeter
Innovation and Good-practice in Public Health Education
chair: V Bjegovic, co-chair: H Brand
Ethics and Values in Public Health
chair: T Tulchinsky, co-chair: E Maeckelbergh
Public Health Advocacy and Communication
chair: P Moreira, co-chair: R Otok
09.02.2010 - The members of the Barroso Commission (2010-2014)
The European Parliament approved 26 candidates for the European Commission. The vote was 488 in favour, 137 against (with 72 abstaining). The vote culminates a process that began in September when the president won parliamentary support for a second term. The new Commission was supposed to take office in November 2009 but the appointment was held up by delayed ratification of the Lisbon treaty and by the withdrawal of the Bulgarian candidate after her confirmation hearing in January. With Mr Barroso, the new line-up comprises 27 members, one from each EU country. Fourteen, including the president, served in the previous executive. Their term lasts five years. The Barroso II team will take office once EU leaders have formally appointed it.
15.01.2010 - Parliamentary hearing Commissioner-designate for Health and Consumer Affairs John Dalli
On 14 January 2010, Europe’s Commissioner-Designate for Health and Consumer Affairs, John Dalli, underwent a public hearing from Members from the European Parliament in his bid to become the successor of Androulla Vassiliou – former European Commissioner for Health and Consumer Affairs (to become the new Commissioner for Education, Culture, Multilingualism and Youth). Click here if you want to find out John Dalli’s views on the recently rejected cross-border healthcare proposal, on tackling health inequalities by addressing social determinants of health and on the pharmaceutical package – an area that falls for the first time under the health and consumers portfolio. The European Parliament is now expected to hold a vote of consent on the new Commissioners on 26 January 2010, after which they will be formally appointed. [Source: EHMA New Bulleting]
14.12.2009 - Zsuzsanna Jakab, Regional WHO EURO Director-Elect, seeks you views!
Zsuzsanna Jakab, WHO Regional Director-Elect for Europe, is hosting a transition process website that shares her vision for the WHO European Office and asks for your views and suggestions about how to best adapt the WHO Regional Office for Europe to our changing European environment.
Please go to www.rdelecteuro.org to view the website and participate in this unique public health community consultation. Let the dialogue begin!
14.12.2009 - ASPHER Deans' and Directors Retreat 2010
ASPHER Deans' and Directors Retreat 2010 will take place in Rennes (France), 27-30 May. Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Santé Publique (EHESP) and its dean - prof. Antoine Flahault, ASPHER President (2010-2011), will host the meeting.
14.12.2009 - 3rd European Public Health Conference
Conference Announcement
3rd European Public Health Conference, comprising the ASPHER 32nd Annual Conference, will take place in Amsterdam (The Netherlands), 10-13 November 2010. The central theme of the conference is: Integrated Public Health. Integration – making something into a whole or making something part of a whole - is a key issue in European public health. Integration is believed to be an important prerequisite to address the major challenges of today’s public health systems across Europe such as the growing epidemic of chronic diseases, the potential threat of new infectious diseases, the clustering of social, physical, environmental and behavioural determinants of health, the economic crisis, and the workforce crisis.
Integration is then associated with bringing together of people, disciplines, organisations, sectors, communities, and societies. As such, integration is an inherent aspect of public health given its definition: “Public health is the science and art of preventing disease, prolonging life and promoting health through the organised efforts and informed choices of society, organisations, public and private, communities and individuals.” Find out more abouth the Conference 2010, here.
The Welcome film from Lodz (with Niek Klazinga)
Please use this download link (use the right mouse button to open and save)
04.12.2009 - ASPHER, APACPH, ASPH Sign Declaration during Global Summit of Schools of Public Health
On Friday, December 4, ASPH, APACPH and ASPHER organized the First Global Summit of Schools of Public Health in order to foster common efforts in education and research in global health. During the summit, held during the 41st APACPH conference in Taipei, Professor Antoine Flahault, ASPHER President, signed a common declaration on behalf of ASPHER with Professor Wen-Ta Chui of APACPH and Professor Linda Rosenstock of ASPH.
The declaration confirmed the organizations’ common view that “global health is public health” and it is one of the key issues in societies. Schools of Public Health are leading academic institutions, which are “well positioned to address global health issues.” By collectively recognizing the importance of the role of Schools of Public Health in addressing these global health issues and advocating for relevant policies, APACPH, ASPHER and ASPH pledge to encourage “sustainable and mutually beneficial partnerships between Schools of Public Health and academic institutions in the developing world.”
To download the declaration, click here.
01.12.2009 - 2010 EU Funding: Calls for proposals available shortly
Before the end of the year, the European Commission plans to publish its Work Plan for 2010, which sets the annual priorities for the implementation of the EU Health Programme. Immediately after, the calls for proposals for projects, operating grants, conferences and joint actions will be launched. Tentative deadline for submitting proposals is early March 2010. More information is available here.
For more news from the ASPHER Brussels Office, here here.
01.12.2009 - Prof. Gudjon Magnusson has been awarded posthumously the ASPHER 2009 Andrija Stampar Medal
The Ceremony took place on Friday, November 27, during the Annual Conference in Lodz.
"(...) For many years, Prof. Gudjon Magnusson was very involved in the ASPHER activities. Some people recognize him as a person always being with ASPHER and being a good spirit of the Association. He created the ASPHER Deans' and Directors' Retreats, the annual meetings of senior representatives of ASPHER member organizations, aiming to better know each other and to exchange their experience. He was the first - and the very best - chair of these meetings, which had become the unique events due to his energy. He helped ASPHER many times with valuable opinions, ideas and involvement in different activities of our Association. He was the only person awarded a special membership status within ASPHER". From the Laudatio given by Stojgniew Jacek Sitko, ASPHER President 2008-2009.
For the speech of Prof. Geir Gunnlaugsson, click here.
For the full list of ASPHER Andrija Stampar Medalists, click here.
01.12.2009 - ASPHER 2015 follow-up decisions at the GA in Lodz
Following the presentation of the results of the ASPHER 2015 project and a proposal of ASPHER new president, prof. Antoine Flahault, ASPHER General Assembly approved the establishment of ASPHER 7 core committees:
Accreditation for Public Health Education
chair: SJ Sitko (Krakow), co-chair: A Flahault (Rennes), R Kalediene (Kaunas)
Public Health Core Competencies
chair: CA Birt (Liverpool), co-chair: A Foldspang (Aarhus)
Global Health
chair: A Haines (London), co-chair: A Flahault (Rennes/Paris)
Doctoral Programmes and Research Capacities
chair: F Paccaud (Zuerich), co-chair: U Schlipkoeter (Munich)
Innovation and Good-practice in PH Teaching
chair: V Bjegovic (Belgrade), co-chair: H Brand (Maastricht)
Ethics and Values in Public Health
chair: T Tulchinsky (Jerusalem)
Public Health Advocacy and Communication
chair: P Moreira (ECDC), co-chair: R Otok (ASPHER Brussels Office)
ASPHER 2015 Project Round 3: Summary of Results
Road Map to 2015: A Strategic Planning Initiative for ASPHER poster
Road Map to 2015: A Strategic Planning Initiative for ASPHER website
01.12.2009 - ASPHER Young Researchers Forum 2009
For the agenda of the ASPHER Young Researchers Forum 2009, click here.
ASPHER Young Researchers Forum 2009 took place on Wednesday 25 November in Lodz (Poland), prior to the annual conference. Best oral and poster presenters received prizes generously funded this year by the Swiss School of Public Health+ (SSPH+) and the French School of Public Health (EHESP), see below for details. Furthermore, all authors selected for the oral presentations at the forum had their registration fees for the regular programme of the Second European Public Health Conference covered by ASPHER.
Best Oral Presentations, Gold Prizes (2 x 1000 EUR):
Olga Kharkova: “High prevalence of smoking before and during pregnancy is associated with social factors in Northwest Russia” International School of Public Health, Northern State Medical University, Arkhangelsk, Russia
Vera Musil: “Alcohol drinking habits in first year medical students at the University of Zagreb” Department of Social Medicine and Organisation of Health Care, Andrija Stampar School of Public Health, School of Medicine, Zagreb, Croatia
Best Oral Presentations, Silver Prizes (2 x 500 EUR):
Calypse Agborsangaya: “Serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D and risk of pregnancy-associated breast cancer” Tampere School of Public Health, The University of Tampere, Finland
Carmel Conlon: “GGT in Primary care setting is associated with factors of cardiovascular disease” School of Public Health, Phyisotherapy & Population Science, University College Dublin & St Vincents University Hospital, Ireland
Best Poster Prizes (2 x 500 EUR):
Aikant Bhatti: "The Role of Inactivated Polio Vaccine (IPV) in Achieving Polio Eradication in India” Braun School of Public Health, Hebrew University - Hadassah School of Public Health and Community Medicine, Israel
Alexander Popov: “Survival and factors of prognosis in patients with muscle-invasive bladder cancer after conventional radiotherapy in Northwest Russia” Arkhangelsk Regional Clinical Oncologic Dispensary, Russia
Photo: Prof. Fred Paccaud (Swiss School of Public Health+) and Prof. Antoine Flahault (Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Santé Publique) - Chairs of the ASPHER Young Researchers Forum 2009
01.12.2009 - 2nd European Public Health Conference
HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE ASPHER 2009 GENERAL ASSEMBLY
ASPHER New President: Prof. Antoine Flahault, Dean of the EHESP School of Public Health, became a new ASPHER President (2010-2011).
ASPHER Executive Board: Prof. Fred Paccaud, Dean of the Swiss School of Public Health+ (SSPH+), joined the ASPHER Executive Board. Prof. Vesna Bjegovic-Mikanovic (Belgrade SPH) and Dr. Christopher Birt (Liverpool SPH) have been re-elected for the 2nd term.
ASPHER New Members: ISPED School of Public Health (Bordeaux, France), SPH Protestant University of Applied Sciences (Ludwigsburg, Germany) and SPH Adnan Menderes University (Aydin, Turkey) have been accepted as ASPHER full insitutional members. Furthermore, a status of an associate member has been given to the Malta Association of Public Health. Malta has been voted the location of the European Public Health Conference in 2012.
ASPHER 2009 General Assembly took place on Wednesday 25 November in Lodz (Poland), prior to the 2nd European Public Health Conference (EPHC) being ASPHER 31st Annual Conference. The EPHC itself was for the second time successfully organised by EUPHA and ASPHER. For the speech of SJ Sitko, ASPHER President 2008-2009, click here.