GPHW2024: Infodemics in Public Health

Theme: Putting Mental Wellbeing on the Health Agenda

Date and Time: 10 April 2024 | 11:00-11:20 (CET)

Event Description: This is a conversation with Prof. Fidelia Cascini about infodemics in public health and why we should consider them a major health threat.

Prof Cascini is a professor of public health at Catholic University of Rome and a digital health expert.

Event Type: Interview

Event Format: online

Language(s): English

Organiser(s): World Federation of Public Health Associations

How to Attend Virtually: Youtube

Registration: N/A

GPHW2024: Lecture on Allocating Sustainable Funding for Resilient Health Systems

Theme:Promoting a Sustainable Life for Thriving Communities

Date and Time: 11th April 2024 |10:00-10:25 (CET)

Event Description: This lecture is presented by Prof Vivian Lin, Executive Associate Dean and Professor of Public Health Practice at LKS Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong.
She discusses the critical importance of sustainable funding for our health systems, evaluating why prevention is better and how it should be funded.

Listen the full webinar: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HkDCf9s6ZRI

This webinar is part of the International Immunization Policy Task Force activities lead by the WFPHA.

Please follow the link for information on the Task Force: https://www.wfpha.org/immunization-taskforce/

Event Type: Online Interview

Event Format: Online

Language(s): English

Organiser(s): World Federation of Public Health Associations

How to Attend Virtually: Youtube

Registration: N/A

GPHW2024: Impact of the Pandemic on Health Infrastructures in South East Europe: An Interview with Dr Dragoslav Popovic

Theme: Putting Mental Wellbeing on the Health Agenda

Date and Time: 10th April 2024 | 10:00-10:30 (CET)

Event Description: Interview with Dr. Dragoslav Popovic, President of the Serbian Public Health Association and member of the WFPHA International Immunization Task Force, to discuss the pandemic’s impact on health infrastructures in South East Europe, lessons learned, and next steps.

Event Type: Video interview

Event Format: Online

Language(s): English

Organiser(s): Serbian Public Health Association

How to Attend Virtually: Facebook Live

Registration: N/A

GPHW2024:Lecture on Translating the Essential Public Health Functions (EPHF) into Public Health Curricula

Theme: Putting Mental Wellbeing on the Health Agenda

Date and Time: 10th April 2024 |09:00-09:25 (CET)

Event Description: This lecture is presented by Siobhan Fitzpatrick, World Health Organization technical officer.  Siobhan Fitzpatrick discusses how we can strengthen the education of the workforce to enable them to deliver on these EPHFs. The WHO and partners have developed a competency framework defining the practice activities for the public health and emergency workforce to deliver the 12 EPHFs. She specifies that the workforce encompasses those with roles entirely around public health, those that contribute towards surveillance and management, and a final group of personnel from allied occupations. The approach used, competency-based education, emphasises outcomes-oriented learning, progressive sequencing, tailored teaching and assessment, and programmatic assessment.

Listen the full webinar: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LFJI5PJ-GvM

Event Type: Online Interview

Event Format: Online

Language(s): English

Organiser(s): World Federation of Public Health Associations

How to Attend Virtually: Youtube

Registration: N/A

GPHW2024: The IC2Permed project promotes collaboration in personalised medicine between Europe and China

Theme: Putting Mental Wellbeing on the Health Agenda

Date and Time: 10th April 2024 | 09:00-09:30 (CEST)

Event Description: Integrating China into the International Consortium for Personalised Medicine (IC2PerMed) project aims to foster collaboration between the European Union (EU) and China in the field of Personalised Medicine. The project is part of the ICPerMed initiative, which seeks to provide individuals with access to personalized, intelligent, and inclusive healthcare solutions in the future. This interview will be focused on the main outcomes of this project and the next steps.

Event Type: Video interview

Event Format: Online

Language(s): English

Organiser(s): World Federation of Public Health Associations (WFPHA)

How to Attend Virtually: Facebook Live

Registration: N/A

GPHW2024: Addressing Malaria: Present Challenges and Future Strategies

Theme:Putting Mental Wellbeing on the Health Agenda

Date and Time: 10th April 2024|09:00-10:00 (CEST)

Event Description: In this insightful discussion, former WFPHA President Prof Michael Moore engages in a dialogue with Prof Bruce Anderson, a key international figure in Rotarians Against Malaria, to explore the pressing issues surrounding malaria.

Highlighting WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus’s alarming statistics on malaria-related deaths, the conversation emphasizes the urgent need for action. Specifically, it focuses on the development, distribution, and efficacy of malaria vaccines, alongside current effective interventions. Drawing on his role as a Past District Governor of Rotary and as an International Board Member of Rotarians Against Malaria, Prof. Anderson provides valuable insights into global efforts to mitigate malaria’s impact. As Chair of the WFPHA International Taskforce on Immunization Policy, Prof. Moore offers perspectives on the challenges and opportunities presented by malaria vaccines in the coming years.

Event Type: Seminar /Webinar

Event Format: online

Language(s): English

Organiser(s): The World Federation of Public Health Associations (WFPHA)

How to Attend Virtually: Youtube

Registration: N/A