The 16th World Congress on Public Health, joinlty organized by The World Federation of Public Health Associations (WFPHA), Italian Society of Hygiene, Preventive Medicine and Public Health (SItI) and the European Public Health Association (EUPHA), will take place from 12 to 16 October 2020. Because of the COVID-19 crisis, the congress will exceptionally be organized as an online event. Complete information about the congress is available via https://wcph2020.com/.
During the congress, our COST Action will organize four live workshops on burden of disease assessment. There will also be a series of abstract and poster presentations on burden of disease. Below you will find an overview of the different burden of disease sessions planned during the 16th World Congress on Public Health.
Burden of disease workshops
| National burden of disease studies: inspirational experiences from across the globe Tue 13/10, 14h45-15h45 |
| The French national Global Burden of Disease (GBD) evaluation project — Anne Gallay, Santé Publique France, France Download the presentation • View the abstract |
| The experience of the Italian Global Burden of Disease Initiative — Lorenzo Monasta, Institute for Maternal and Child Health - IRCCS Burlo Garofolo, Italy Download the presentation • View the abstract |
| The power of administrative data in national studies: experiences from the Scottish Burden of Disease study — Ian Grant, Public Health Scotland, UK Download the presentation • View the abstract |
| Conducting a national burden of disease study in South Korea: from past to present — Seok-Jun Yoon, Korea University, South Korea Download the presentation • View the abstract |
| Key developments and results from the Australian Burden of Disease Study — Michelle Gourley, Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, Australia Download the presentation • View the abstract |
| Burden of foodborne disease: methods and relevance of national studies Thu 15/10, 9h45-10h45 |
| Burden of Foodborne Disease in the Netherlands: from science to policy — Lapo Mughini Gras, Nationtal Institute for Public Health and the Environment, Netherlands Download the presentation • View the abstract |
| Estimating burden of foodborne diseases where public health impact is higher and data scarcer: a study in four African countries — Binyam Desta, University of Waterloo, Canada Download the presentation • View the abstract |
| Using novel methodologies to support burden of disease estimates — Tine Hald, National Food Institute, Denmark Download the presentation • View the abstract |
| Capacity building and support from international organizations — Peter Hoejskov, WHO European Regional Office, Denmark Download the presentation • View the abstract |
| European burden of disease network: strengthening the collaboration Fri 16/10, 15h45-16h45 |
| Unscattering the burden of disease landscape: supporting interaction between existing burden of disease efforts — Juanita Haagsma, Erasmus MC, Netherlands Download the presentation • View the abstract |
| Fostering methodological advances and technical capacity building — Ian Grant, Public Health Scotland, UK Download the presentation • View the abstract |
| Knowledge translation and health policy for burden of disease — Elena Pallari, Cube Integrated Engineering, Cyprus Download the presentation • View the abstract |
| Deconstructing the DALY: step by step guide to calculating YLL and YLD Fri 16/10, 19h45-20h45 |
| Data inputs and assumptions in calculating the fatal burden in burden of disease studies — Elena von der Lippe, Robert Koch Institute, Germany Download the presentation • View the abstract |
| Data inputs and assumptions in calculating the non-fatal burden in burden of disease studies — Juanita Haagsma, Erasmus MC, Netherlands Download the presentation • View the abstract |
Burden of disease abstract presentations
| Tuesday 13th October 2020 | ||
| 7h00–8h00 | 1.K. - Oral presentations: Mortality data, life expectancy and DALYs | Forecasting the extent of future public health challenges using the Scottish Burden of Disease study Eilidh Fletcher, Public Health Scotland, UK View the presentation • Download the presentation • View the abstract |
| 12h15–13h15 | 4.L. - Oral presentations: Mental health, quality of life and stress | Burden of breast cancer in Serbia 2007-2017 Jovana Todorovic, Serbia Download the presentation • View the abstract |
| Wednesday 14th October 2020 | ||
| 7h00–8h00 | 9.E. - Oral presentations: Dental public health | Disease burden of edentulism – Dental Clinic of Vojvodina, Serbia, 2008-2019 Tijana Lainovic, Serbia View the presentation • Download the presentation • View the abstract |
| Thursday 15th October 2020 | ||
| 7h00–8h00 | 17.E. - Workshop: Returning disease prevention and health promotion back to the table: from the 1980ies to the 2050ies | Burden of non-communicable diseases and behavioral risk factors in Albania Genc Burazeri - Albania View the abstract |
| 12h15-13h15 | 20.I. - Oral presentations: What influences public health | What is the health-related burden of EU-Candidate Countries? A snapshot of public health indicators Milena Šantrić Milićević - Serbia View the presentation • View the abstract |
| 12h15-13h15 | 20.L. - Oral presentations: Cancer | The burden of cancer in Belgium, 2004-2017 Vanessa Gorasso, Sciensano & Ghent University, Belgium View the presentation • View the abstract |
| 15h45–16h45 | 22.M. - Oral presentations: Injury prevention, accidents and violence | Burden of occupational injuries occurred in Italy, 1900-2017 Filippo Ariani - Italy View the presentation • Download the presentation • View the abstract |
| Friday 16th October 2020 | ||
| 7h00–8h00 | 25.H. - Workshop: Challenges in Tackling Antimicrobial Resistance: Economic and Policy Responses | The health and economic burden of antimicrobial resistance Alessandro Cassini - United Kingdom View the abstract |
Burden of disease poster displays
| DF - Health Impact Assessment (HIA) | DF.5 - Regional differences in the attributable burden for Germany: Exploring YLL for selected risk factors Michael Porst, Robert Koch Institute, Germany Download the poster • View the abstract |
| DG - Health Promotion | DG.91 - Impact of overweight on the burden of non-communicable diseases in Belgium: the WaIST project Vanessa Gorasso, Sciensano & Ghent University, Belgium Download the poster • View the abstract |
| DH - Health systems research | DH.8 - The burden of low back pain in Malta at a population level Sarah Cuschieri, University of Malta, Malta Download the poster • View the abstract |
Burden of disease special sessions
| Thu 15/10, 17h00–18h00 | 23.WLD021 - Diving into the world of data: Developments in global health inequalities research | Centre for Global Health Inequalities Research (CHAIN); EuroHealthNet; IHME/University of Washington; WHO Department of Social Determinants of Health, UNICEF |
| Fri 16/10, 18h00–19h00 | PL8 - Making a difference | Chair persons: Josep Figueras (Observatory) and Luis Eugenico de Souza (Brazil) Speakers/panellists: Richard Horton (UK), Christopher Murray (USA), Naomi Nathan (WHO) View the abstract |
