GPHW2024: Maintaining Health Security: Strengthening Health Workforce Capacities for Infodemic Management

Theme: Fostering the Development of the Right Competencies within Tomorrow’s Health Workforce

Date and Time: 12th April 2024 | 14:00-15:00 (CEST, UTC +02:00)

Event Description: As the threat of the COVID-19 pandemic slowly fades from the public eye, we are confronted with a resurging public health issue: the decrease of routine immunization coverage, leading to outbreaks of preventable infectious diseases like measles and whooping cough. Unfortunately, the global community has not been able to maintain or increase confidence in health systems, and many people still lack high-quality health information to make informed decisions about their health and well-being.

In 2024, many countries are expected to hold elections while deadly conflicts persist worldwide, resulting in an even greater division within society. This polarization will inevitably affect health promotion activities, making infodemic management crucial to maintaining health security.

This online roundtable will bring together international speakers of different backgrounds and affiliations to discuss how we can use the existing health workforce capacities in infodemic management. What is higher education institutions’ role in combating misinformation and disinformation in the health sector?

Speakers:

• Amy Rowland, Emory Global Health Institute, Emory University, USA
• Dilek Aslan, Hacettepe University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Public Health
• Tina Purnat, University of Memphis School of Public Health, USA
• Neville Calleja, University of Malta, Faculty of Medicine & Surgery, Department of Public Health
• Stefan Mandić-Rajčević, Laboratory for Infodemiology and Infodemic Management, Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade

Event Type: Seminar / Webinar

Event Format: Online

Language(s): English

Organiser(s): Laboratory for Infodemiology and Infodemic Management, Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade

How to Attend Virtually: Youtube Live

Registration: N/A

GPHW2024: CAPHIA Infodemic Management Masterclass

Theme:Promoting a Sustainable Life for Thriving Communities

Date and Time: 11th April 2024 | 15:30-17:00 (AEST)

Event Description: The infodemic has been defined by WHO as ‘the overwhelming amount of information, accurate and otherwise that accompanies an acute health event’. The infodemic can make it difficult for people to find accurate health information from reliable sources to make informed decisions about their health. While the infodemic concerns health information seeking, access, and use during health emergencies such as COVID-19, this challenge is the outgrowth of the modern information ecosystem that increasingly impacts other health programs and the health system, as well as society at large.

The information environment is the cumulation of individual, community, organizational, and systems approaches to health information production, exchange, translation, and use. People express themselves, share information, and signal their questions, concerns, and trust in health information through a range of online and offline interactions, that are influenced by a range of factors.

When overlaid with public health, the information ecosystem dynamics challenge how people search for, access, interact with, feel about, and act on health information, therefore contributing to health behaviors. Building resilience to health misinformation and skills to navigate the information environment to find accurate and credible health information is important but complex. Similar to other health issues, factors such as the social and commercial determinants of health, supportive environments, trust in government, health system, health services and each other, interpersonal and intergenerational health information seeking and use, and personal skills all impact an individual’s ability to search for, access, process and act on health information.

This session will introduce the key concepts of a healthy information environment, how it challenges the health system in routine and through infodemics in health emergencies, and describe the lessons learned in the field of infodemiology during the pandemic. The speakers will encourage active participation to share experiences. The presenters bring global and national experience and look forward to the conversation.

Event Link

Event Type: Seminar / Webinar

Event Format: online

Language(s): English

Organiser(s): CAPHIA · Council of Academic Public Health Institutions Australasia

How to Attend Virtually: Zoom Link (will be sent after registration)

Registration: Link

GPHW2024: Addressing NCDs: how can public health approaches have the most impact in low resource settings?

Theme: Enhancing and Democratizing Governance in Global Health

Date and Time: 9th April 2024 | 12:00 – 13:00 (GMT)

Event Description: This webinar is organised by the FPH Non-communicable Diseases in Low and Middle-Income Countries SIG and will feature inputs from:

1. Emergencies/Humanitarian situations
2. Sustainable approaches to prevention in light of Universal Health Coverage goals and;
3. The specificities of provider skills/clinical practice that require different resources/training/ approaches to addressing acute illness.

Event Link

Event Type: Seminar/Webinar

Event Format: online

Language(s): English

Organiser(s): FPH Non-communicable Diseases in Low and Middle-Income Countries SIG

How to Attend Virtually: Zoom Link (will be sent after registration)

Registration: Link

GPHW2024: Quick read

Theme: Global Public Health Week

Date and Time: 8-12th April 2024 | all-day

Event Description: We will publish 2 scientific articles each day on our social media

Event Type: Publication of scientific articles on website and social media channels

Event Format: Online

Language(s): Spanish

Organiser(s): Universidad de Antioquia

How to Attend Virtually: 

Instagram | Tik Tok | Twitter | Youtube | LinkedIn

Registration: N/A

GPHW2024: Rethinking Public Health Paradigms: systems thinking with One Health approach 运用全健康的系统思维重新思考公共卫生模

Theme: Rethinking Public Health Paradigms

Date and Time: 08 April 2024 | 16:00 – 19:00 (GMT+8)

Event Description: The COVID-19 pandemic has made the public health field more apparent and appreciated. However, the risk of regression post-pandemic is high. We need to act together now to prevent the next pandemic. Making public health visible and understood is a key step for emergency preparedness as well as other public health issues. Facilitating the sharing of knowledge, resources, and barriers faced by public health professionals globally is key to improving public health capacity in all contexts. In order to sustainably promote the capacity building of public health system by implementing One Health approach at global and national levels, a hybrid webinar entitled “Rethinking Public Health Paradigms: systems thinking with One Health approach” will be arranged with two sessions. In the first session, an opening ceremony will be held followed by six key note speeches related One Health implementations in various scenarios around the world, to provide case studies for promoting the capacity of public health system with focus on the capacity building on emerging and re-emerging zoonoses control, antimicrobial resistant surveillance, food security monitoring, impact assessment of climate changes on health, One Health governance, etc. In the second session, a panel discussion will be arranged with two topics, including (i) the challenges and opportunities for One Health action to promote rethinking public health paradigms at global and national levels, and (ii) lessons sharing on One Health implementation to promote the capacity of the public health system from your country.

Confirmed Speakers:

• Dr Junxia Song, FAO
• Marcel Tanner, President of Swiss Arts and Science Academy
• Ernest Tambo, Prof., Africa Disease Intelligence, Preparedness and Response, Universite des Montagnes, Bangangte, Cameroon
• Mark E.J. Woolhouse, Professor, University of Edinburg
• John P. Ehrenberg, Former Director, Division of Combating Communicable Diseases, Western Pacific Region of WHO
• Abigail Wright, One Health Office, WHO, Geneva
• Christopher Holmes, Wildlife Conservation Society
• Xiao Nongzhou, Editor-in-Chief, Journal of Science in One Health
• Zijian Feng Vice President and Secretary General, CPMA; Director, APRLO
• Xiaofeng Liang Dean, Disease Control and Prevention Institute, Jinan University; Vice President, Chinese Preventive Medicine Association; Governing Council member of WFPHA
• Quanle Li Deputy Secretary General, CPMA
• Xianfeng Zhang Director, Hubei Center for Disease Control and Prevention
• An Pan Dean, Huazhong University of Science and Technology School of Public Health
• Anjiang Jin,  Executive Vice Dean, College of Biomedicine and Health, Huazhong Agricultural University
• Luis Eugenio de Souza, President, WFPHA
• Hongbing Shen, Academician of Chinese Academy of Engineering; Deputy Director, National Administration of Disease Prevention and Control; Director, China CDC

Event Type: Seminar/Webinar

Event Format: Hybrid

Language(s): English

Organiser(s): Chinese Preventive Medicine Association (CPMA)

How to Attend In-person: 

How to Attend Virtually: Zoom link

Registration: Zoom link

GPHW2024: Building Together: Co-Creating Health Equity Training for Tomorrow’s Learning Health System Scientists

Theme: Fostering the Development of the Right Competencies within Tomorrow’s Health Workforce

Date and Time: 12 April 2024 | 15:00-15:45 CET

Event Description: Join us for an interactive webinar where we explore the application of co-creation approaches in the development of health equity training within the Swiss Learning Health System (SLHS). Our primary objective is to showcase the collaborative process aimed at equipping SLHS doctoral researchers with the necessary tools to address health inequities.

Key topics of discussion will include:

– Introduction to the Swiss Learning Health System

– Health Equity in Learning Health System Science

– Engagement Strategy for Diverse Stakeholders

– Co-creation of the Training Module

– Showcasing Co-Creation Efforts in the SLHS

Whether you’re a researcher, policymaker, healthcare professional, or advocate, this webinar offers valuable insights for anyone committed to advancing health equity training using participatory approaches.

Join us as we discuss the importance and an alternative approach to developing competencies of tomorrow’s workforce for a more inclusive and equitable health system.

Event Type: Virtual Networking Event

Event Format: online

Language(s): English

Organiser(s): Universitat Luzern

How to Attend Virtually: Zoom link (will be sent after registration)

Registration: Link