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• Introduction: Who are the patients and clients with high and multiple service use?
  Professor Tomi Mäki-Opas - Wellbeing Services County of North Savo, University of Eastern Finland, Finland, PALVA consortium
  
  
• Regional electronic health records as a valuable tool for assessing the real-world effectiveness of health services among patients with high service use
  Professor Tiina Laatikainen - Wellbeing Services County of North Karelia (Siunsote), University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio   
  Katja Wikström - Wellbeing Services County of North Karelia (Siunsote), Finnish Institute of Health and Welfare (THL), Finland

• Experiences and challenges evaluating the multidisciplinary intervention among clients with multiple use of services
  Professor Aini Pehkonen - University of Eastern Finland & Wellbeing Services County of North Savo, Kuopio 
  Anna-Sofia Holappa - Wellbeing Services County of North Savo
  Juhani Merilehto - Wellbeing Services County at Central Finland
  
  
• 3X10D life situation instrument as an effectiveness indicator among clients with multiple use of services
  Sakari Kainulainen - Diaconia University of Applied Sciences, Finland

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Opening
Natasha Azzopardi Muscat, Director Country Health Policies and Systems, WHO Regional Office for Europe

Keynote – Main findings of the EHR2024
Hans Kluge, WHO Regional Director for Europe

Presentation – Data challenges in the WHO European Region
David Novillo Ortiz, Regional adviser Data, Evidence and Digital Health, WHO Regional Office for Europe

Panel discussion
Moderator: Natasha Azzopardi Muscat, WHO Regional Office for Europe
Panelists:

• Charlotte Marchandise, EUPHA Executive Director– the NGO perspective
• Tit Albreht, EUPHA President – the health systems perspective
• Hanna Tolonen, President EUPHA Public Health Monitoring and Reporting section – the research perspective

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Opening remarks and moderator of the session

• Dr. Aneta Trgachevska, Project Manager IFRC, Regional Office for Europe
• Paula Tiittala, Policy Officer – Seconded National Expert, DG SANTE, European Commission 

Panellists:

• Reda Sadki, Executive Director, The Geneva Learning Foundation (TGLF) 
• Emelie Rohdén, Unit Manager, Swedish Red Cross Youth (SRCY) 
• Ivan Kryvenko, youth leader, Swedish Red Cross Youth (SRCY) 
• Martina Dugonjić, Primary school teacher, Croatia

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Opening
Professor Pekka Puska, Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare (THL)

Birth cohorts as a tool for advancing public health and sustainable societies

• Professor Eero Kajantie, University of Oulu, Finland
• Professor Jani Erola, University of Turku, Finland

Introduction to the Future Finland Birth Cohort (FFBC) initiative
Director of the FFBC Annamari Lundqvist, Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare (THL)

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Moderator

• Henry Bonsu

Speakers

• Denis Onyango, Programmes Director, Africa Advocacy Foundation (AAF) 
• Vilma Pietilä, Managing Director, Finnish HIV Council / Hivpoint 
• Samira Hakim, Secretary, Trans United Europe

Programme 

12:55 – 13:05 Keynote: Politics, Power and Public Health in Shifting Global Landscape                   
13:05 – 13:15 Community-led Approaches: Addressing Unmet Needs in HIV Prevention and Care
13:15 – 13:30 Advancing Health Equity: Innovation in Action
13:30 – 13:55 From Innovation to Integration: Policy and System-Level Recommendations           

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Chair
Tit Albreht, President EUPHA

Moderator
Charlotte Marchandise, Executive Director EUPHA

Speakers

• Bettina Borish, Director, World Federation of Public Health Associations (WFPHA)
• Eduardo Suate, President, SESPAS (Spain)
• Martin McKee, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Unietd Kingdom

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Speakers

• Riitta Luoto, Medical director, Social Insurance Institution of Finland (Kela), Research Unit, Finland
• Ella Näsi, Researcher, Social Insurance Institution of Finland (Kela), Research Unit, Finland

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Chairs:

• Jinane Ghattas, EUPHAnxt
• Emilia Aragon de Leon, WHO Regional Office for Europe

Speakers/panellists:

• Melanie Hyde, Technical Officer Gender, Equity and Human Rights, WHO European Office for Investment for Health and Development, Venice, Italy
• Miljana Grbic, WHO Representative, Head of WHO Country Office in the Republic of Moldova
• Jarno Habicht, WHO Representative, Head of WHO Country Office in Ukraine (TBC)
• Maria Papadakaki, Associate Professor, Department of Social Work, Faculty of Health Sciences and Welfare, Hellenic Mediterranean University, President EUPHA Injury prevention and safety promotion section
• Kasia Czabanowska, Professor in Public Health Leadership and Workforce Development, Maastricht University, EUPHA Working group on Gender equality and Women’s empowerment

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Long COVID initiative of the European Commission – Insights for Action and the NELC
DG SANTE European Commission, Stefan Schreck

Mapping policy actions and estimating the socioeconomic cost of Long COVID
OECD, Frederico Guanais

Addressing gaps and developing training on Long COVID for healthcare workers
WHO Regional office for Europe, Aliya Kosbayeva / OECD, David Kelly

A nationally coordinated health system response – the BMG Long COVID initiative
BMG Federal Ministry of Health Germany, Véronique Héon-Klin

Evolving case definitions, clinical guidelines, risk communication, community engagement and infodemic management for Long COVID
WHO Regional office for Europe, Aliya Kosbayeva