Pre-conference programme EPH Conference 2025


We are excited to announce an interesting programme of pre-conferences onTuesday 11 November. If you would like to attend a pre-conference, registration is required. Pre-conferences can be booked when registering for the main conference. If you are already registered you can add a pre-conference to your registration by sending an email with your preferred pre-conference to registration@ephconference.eu. You will receive an adjusted invoice by email.

Registration fees

Half day pre-conferences are EUR 80. Full day pre-conferences are EUR 160. All pre-conferences are offered with lunch (grab-and-go lunch boxes) as moments for networking and getting together. Lunch is between 12:30 – 13:30 Helsinki time.
All pre-conferences are held at the Finlandia Hall or Little Finlandia unless otherwise indicated.

Tuesday 11 November, 09:00 - 12:30 (followed by network lunch at 12:30 Helsinki time)

Beyond risk reduction: empowering the cancer prevention workforce in Europe (BRRE)
Organised by Cancer Prevention Europe (CPE) 

The European Health Data Space Regulation: implications for researchers and policymakers on accessing and using health data (EHDS)
Organised by Health Data Agency (BE) and Luxembourg National Data Service (LNDS)

Multidimensional evaluation of health technologies: a complementary approach with HTA and HIA (HTIA)
Organised by EUPHA Health technology assessment and Health impact assessment sections 

State of the art practices in interprofessional collaboration in primary care research and practice (PRIM)
Organised by European Forum on Primary Care (EFPC)

Novel models in Public Mental Health – investigating opportunities for mental health and wellbeing (MENH)
Organised by EUPHA Public mental health section

Vaccination uptake across the life course: a social and behavioural perspective (VACC)
Organised by European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC); EUPHA Infectious  diseases control section; proposed EUPHA Behavioural sciences in public health section; Radboud University Medical Centre, National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM); Public Health Service Rotterdam-Rijnmond, The Netherlands; Babes Bolyai University, Romania

Applying strategic foresight methods in public health and policy making: an introduction (FORE)
Organised by EUPHA Foresight section

Tuesday 11 November, 09:00 - 17:00 (full day, including network lunch from 12:30 to 13:30 Helsinki time)

Transforming Health and Care Systems Together: Innovation, Impact, Inclusion - THCS Annual Conference 2025 (THCS)
Organised Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare (THL), THCS Partnership 

Impact of climate change on the Sámi health and wellbeing: ethical and community-driven approaches (SAMI)
Organised by the Sámi Parliament in Finland, Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare (THL), EUPHA Migrant and ethnic minority health section 

Governing health systems: aligning national and regional policy objectives (GOVH)
Organised by Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Social Affairs and Health, Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare (THL)

The Policy Toolbox: tools for policy engagement in public health (TOOL)
Organised by EUPHAnxt, EUPHA sections Public health politics and policy, Public health economics and Public health epidemiology

What, where, when, who, and why: introduction to the behavioural science toolkit for public health (BHPH)
Organised by the proposed EUPHA Behavioural science for public health section, International Behavioural Trials Network (IBTN), National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM), Netherlands

Healthy settings, healthy lives: advancing the Settings Approach in health promotion (HPRO)
Organised by the EUPHA Health promotion section 

Getting practical with AI in public health: real-world applications, challenges, and ethical considerations (DIGI)
Organised by EUPHA Digital health and AI section 

Loneliness and social disconnection: new directions for research and intervention (LONE)
Organised by DEFACTUM

Planetary health - impacts on our health, well-being, and work (SSWH)
Organised by EUPHA Social security, work and health section

Urban health research: shaping policy for health and equity (URBH)
Organised by EUPHA Urban public health section

Connecting nature and public health: scientific seminar and nature experience (NATU)
Organised by: Folkhälsan, Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare (THL), EUPHA Environment and health section
Venue: Solvalla, Espoo, Finland

Tuesday 11 November, 13:30 - 17:00 (starting with network lunch at 12:30 Helsinki time)

Ensuring health data quality for better public health research and policymaking: from concepts to solution (QUAN)
Organised by Sciensano, on behalf of the QUANTUM consortium 

Policies for NCD prevention at regional, national and local levels – effective, aligned and equitable? (PREV)
Organised by Joint Action PreventNCD

Harnessing AI applications in primary care to address non-communicable diseases (AIPC)
Organised by EUPHA Health and care workforce section

School health literacy: new challenges and solutions (HLIT)
Organised by EUPHA Health literacy section. Co-organised by Technical University of Munich, World Health Organization Collaborating Centre for Health Literacy, EuroHealthNet

Young Researchers’ Forum (YRF)
Organised by ASPHER and EUPHA