Belgian Association of Public Health Symposium 2023 (EuroHealthNet speaking)
The Belgian Association of Public Health (BAPH) holds its 2023 symposium “Public health in Belgium: Quo vadis? Working together on the challenges and future of public health in Belgium“, on Thursday 8 June from 09:00-17:00 CET at Louvain-la-Neuve (Aula Magna). The morning of the symposium will be organised around four plenary sessions and a debate during which Belgian and international speakers will discuss public health challenges in Belgium and Europe. The afternoon will be structured around various workshops led by experts. Several networking opportunities will also be planned during the day.
Registration
Registrations are open! A total of 120 places are available so do not wait to register.
• Free registration for members of the association
• Price of 50 EUR for non-members (20 EUR for students), this price covers membership of the association for 2023, which brings other advantages (see link below):
Program
9h00-9h30: Welcome
9h30-9h45: Introduction of the day by the BAPH
9h45-10h15: Keynote by Prof. Jean Macq (UCLouvain)
10h15-10h45: Keynote by Prof. Roy Remmen (UAntwerpen)
10h45-11h15: Keynote by Pedro Facon (INAMI-RIZIV)
11h30-12h00: Keynote by Ingrid Stegeman (EuroHealthNet)
12h00-12h30: Discussion with the keynote speakers
Discussion moderated by Maaike Droogers, deputy director of the European Public Health Association (EUPHA)
12h30 to 13h30: Lunch break
Networking activities
13h30-15h30: Workshops
Participants will be contacted a few weeks before the symposium to choose two of the three workshops
Workshop 1: Knowledge building and translation in public health
Moderated by Prof. Jean-Pierre Unger with experts from AVIQ, AZG, Gezond Leven, Sciensano, and UGent
Workshop 2: Public health data in Belgium
Moderated by Prof. Brecht Devleesschauwer with experts from IWEPS, Observatoire de la Santé et du Social de Bruxelles-Capitale, Sciensano, and VUB
Workshop 3: Funding for public health research
Moderator to determined, with experts from BELSPO, FNRS, FWO, and KCE
15h30-16h: Coffee break
16h-17h: Closing remarks and discussion
