FINAL ANNOUNCEMENT

The European Public Health Association (EUPHA) is a multidisciplinaryscientific society. It aims to contribute to the improvement of public healthin Europe by offering a means for exchanging information and a platformfor debate to researchers, policy makers and practitioners in the field ofpublic health and health services research in Europe. Currently, EUPHAhas member organisations in 21 countries in Europe.

ANNUAL EUPHA MEETING 2001

HEALTH INFORMATION SYSTEMSTHROUGHOUT EUROPE

AND THEIR INTERACTION WITHPUBLIC HEALTH POLICY

DEVELOPMENT AND ACTIONS

BRUSSELS, Belgium

Brussels Exhibition Centre (Expo Heizel)Hall 10, auditorium “2000”

6-8 December 2001

EUPHAEUROPEAN PUBLIC HEALTH ASSOCIATION

The conference is one of the official activities of the Belgian Federal Minister ofPublic Health, Environment and Consumer Affairs, Mrs. Aelvoet, to be under-taken during the Belgian presidency of the European Union.The main purposes of the meeting are :✓ to provide an overview of the various efforts regarding the current existing

health information networks within Europe, emphasizing the need for harmo-nisation within and between domains, disciplines and countries and the diffi-culties involved (both structural and methodological);

✓ to provide a discussion forum for people of the different domains involved inhealth information systems;

✓ to establish the link between those involved in health information systems andtheir development on one side and the health information users on the otherside.

LANGUAGE

The vehicular language will be English.

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The major themes of the 2001 meeting:- Health information systems within Europe- Audiences for health information- Comparability of data in international health monitoring- From health information to field intervention- From health information to policy making- Public health forecasting- EU’s and WHO’s actions in the field of health information- Towards new public health indicators

EUPHAEUROPEAN PUBLIC HEALTH ASSOCIATION

PROGRAMME

Thursday 6 December

10.00-12.00 Registration10.00-12.00 Executive Board Meeting12.00-13.00 Welcome lunch13.00-13.45 Opening Ceremony

Speeches by M. Brodin (EUPHAPresident), M. Aelvoet (BelgianFederal Minister of Public Health,Environment and Consumer Af-fairs), M. Danzon (WHO-Europe),W. Kreisel (WEU), V. Van Casteren(EUPHA President-elect)

13.45-14.30 Plenary SessionPresentation by M. Hübel (Euro-pean Commission, Health andConsumer Protection Directorate-General), M. Desmedt (EuropeanCommission, Eurostat)

14.30-15.00 Coffee break15.00-16.30 Workshops

• EU health monitoring pro-gramme: comparing trends forEU and Member State policies

• Euro-Med-Data (EMD)• EUPHA section on social secu-

rity and health: Physician’s sick-ness certification practice (fol-lowed by the section meeting:16.45-17.30)

• EUPHA section on health ser-vices research

Parallel Sessions• Elderly• Health information systems• Lifestyles 1• Miscellaneous 1

16.45-17.30 Plenary SessionPresentation by M.C. Wolfson(Statistics Canada)

17.45-19.00 Governing Council19.30-21.00 Reception (European Parliament,

Brussels)

Friday 7 December

08.30-09.15 Plenary SessionPresentation by F. Kamper-Jørgensen (National Institute ofPublic Health, Denmark)

09.15-10.15 Coffee Break and Poster Session09.15-10.15 EJPH Editorial Board10.15-11.45 Workshops

• Drugs and drug addiction: drug-monitoring systems

• The EU/WHO project on ‘High-lights on health in the candidatecountries for accession to theEU”.

• EUPHA section on epidemio-logy: Life course epidemiologyand health inequalities

Parallel Sessions• Health insurance and consumer

influence• Mental health• Miscellaneous 2• Occupational health and sick-

ness related absenteeism

12.00-13.00 Lunch13.15-14.00 Plenary Session

Presentation by L. Green (Centersfor Disease Control, WHO Collabo-rating Center for Tobacco andHealth, USA)

14.15-15.45 Workshops• EUPHA section on health pro-

motion: Health information(systems) for health promotion

• Health information systemsthroughout Europe

Parallel Sessions• Infectious diseases• Lifestyles 2• Methodology• Migrant health• Primary care

For the latter purpose, two specific opportunities will be created. The congress members will be able tomeet with their national representative in the European Parliamentary Committee for Environment,Public Health and Consumer Policy, during a reception at the European Parliament on Thursday 6 De-cember. On Saturday 8 December, the participants’ active involvement is requested in an interactiveround table discussion on the central theme “From health data collection towards policy making”,with the participation of several health information producers and users, both at national and interna-tional level.

The major themes and other issues will be developed in plenary sessions, parallel sessions, workshopsand poster sessions. The International Scientific Committee received, next to the workshop proposals,291 abstracts from 35 different countries. Among them, the Committee selected 108 oral presentationsfor parallel sessions, together with 100 posters.

EUPHAEUROPEAN PUBLIC HEALTH ASSOCIATION

CONFERENCE FEES

Until October 1EUPHA members: 273,0 €Non members: 322,6 €From October 1EUPHA members: 335,0 €Non members: 384,6 €

Registration fee includes conference documenta-tion, coffee breaks, lunches, conference receptionand dinner. Payment can be made by cheque, banktransfer or credit card (see registration forms).

We refer to the enclosed registration form formore detailed information or to the website:http://www.nivel.nl/eupha.

CANCELLATION CHARGES

Registration is only confirmed after receipt of theenrolment fee. Cancellations should be notifiedin writing to the local organisation office.

Charges:Before 15 November 2001: 20% of registration feeAfter 15 November 2001: 40% of registration feeAfter 1 December 2001, no refund possible

ACCOMMODATION

The professional Accommodation Service “Key-Line”, linked with the conference venue, will co-ordinate all accommodation preferences. Sevenhotels of which two are in the direct neighbour-hood of the conference site and five in the centreof Brussels (easy commuting to centre by metro)offer reduced prices. We refer to the accommoda-tion form enclosed for more detailed information.You can also contact “Key-Line” at the followingaddress : Keyline@excs.com.

TRAVEL

Special deals can be arranged through OMNIATRAVEL with several airlines, allowingparticipants within the framework of this meetingto travel to Brussels without the minimum staytill Sunday, wherever flight wise possible. Moreinformation can be requested by email:mark.demarree@omnia.be.

TRANSFERS

For participants arriving/departing at Brusselsairport and “Brussels South” train station OMNIATRAVEL will organise a shuttle to your hotel orthe Congress venue.

Exact fares will be available from early 2001. Moreinformation can be requested by email:mark.demarree@omnia.be.

15.45-16.30 Coffee Break and Poster Session16.30-18.15 Workshops

• Child health indicators project– EU European health monitor-ing programme

• EUPHA section on epidemio-logy: Towards modern publichealth – the relevance of socialcapital

• EUPHA section on public healthpractice and policy: Publichealth information systems

• Information about health indi-cators from sentinel practicenetworks

Parallel sessions• Chronic diseases• European information systems• Health inequalities 1• Health in transition countries 1

18.30-19.15 Plenary SessionPresentation by F. Van Loock(Scientific Institute of PublicHealth, Belgium)

20.30 Conference dinner (Crown PlazaHotel, Brussels)

Saturday 8 December

08.30-09.00 Ferenc Bojan Memorial Lecture09.00-10.30 Round Table: From health data

collection towards policy making10.45-12.15 Workshops

• Health information systems oninfectious diseases

• Public health information sys-tems in the Netherlands

Parallel sessions• Child health• GP based information systems• Hospital health• Health inequalities 2• Health in transition countries 2• Last minutes session

12.30-13.15 Closing CeremonySpeeches by M. Brodin (EUPHAPresident) and V. Van Casteren(EUPHA President-elect)

13.30-14.30 Closing Lunch13.30-14.30 Executive Board Meeting

EUPHAEUROPEAN PUBLIC HEALTH ASSOCIATION

INTERNATIONAL SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE

Dr. A. De Schryver, University of Ghent, Belgium, chair-man

Prof. G. De Backer, University of Ghent, BelgiumProf. A.M. De Poorter, Free University of Brussels, Bel-

giumMrs. M. Desmet, Free University of Brussels, BelgiumDr. P. Humblet, Free University of Brussels, BelgiumProf. G. Moens, Catholic University of Leuven, BelgiumProf. P. Van der Stuyft, Institute for Tropical Medicine,

Antwerp, University of Ghent, BelgiumDr. Arja Aro, Nat. Public Health Institute, Helsinki,

FinlandProf. Angela Coulter, Picker Institute Europe, Oxford,

United KingdomProf. Miguel Delgado-Rodríguez, University of

Cantabria, Santander, SpainDr. Andrei Demine, President of Russian Federation,

Moscow, Russia

PASSPORT AND VISAREQUIREMENTS

All participants must have valid passports asappropriate.

FURTHER INFORMATION

Any information concerning the organisationof the EUPHA annual meeting 2001 can beobtained from:

EUPHA 2001 local organisation office

Dr. V. Van CasterenSecretary: Emmanuel ReynaertsScientific Institute of Public HealthEpidemiology Unit14, J. Wytsmanstreet1050 BrusselsBELGIUMTel. 32 2 642 50 37Fax. 32 2 642 54 10Email: eupha2001@iph.fgov.be

Dr. Doncho Donev, Macedonian Medical Association,Skopje, Republic of Macedonia

Dr. Alain Fontaine, Santé Publique - Faculté XavierBichat, Paris, France

Prof. Felix Gutzwiller, Institute for Social and Preven-tive Medicine, Zürich, Switzerland

Prof. Jan Holçik, Department of Social Medicine andHealth Care Administration, Brno, Czech Republic

Prof. Lorentz Irgens, University of Bergen, Medical BirthRegistry, Bergen, Norway

Dr. Péter Józan, Central Statistical Office, Budapest,Hungary

Prof. Wilhelm Kirch, Technical University Dresden,Germany

Prof. Lucka Kovacic, University of Zagreb, AndrijaStampar School of Public Health, Zagreb, Croatia

Prof. Allan Krasnik, Department of Social Medicine,Copenhagen, Denmark

Dr. José Marinho Falcão, National School of PublicHealth, Lisbon, Portugal

Prof. Nicola Nante, University of Siena, ItalyProf. Horst Noack, University of Graz, Institute of Social

Medicine, Graz, AustriaProf. Jozef Pacolet, University of Leuven, BelgiumProf. Martin Pfaff, University of Augsburg, GermanyProf. Doeke Post, University of Groningen, Department

of Public Health, Groningen, The NetherlandsProf. Henryk Rafalski, Department of Human Nutrition,

Lodz, PolandProf. Urban Rosenqvist, Department of Social Medicine,

Uppsala, SwedenProf. Jouke van der Zee, NIVEL Foundation, Utrecht and

Maastricht University, The Netherlands

INTERNATIONAL ORGANISING COMMITTEE

Mr. A. Berwaerts, Belgian Ministry of Social Affairs, Pub-lic Health and Environment

Dr. P. Humblet, Free University of Brussels, BelgiumDr. G. Thiers, Scientific Institute of Public Health, Bel-

giumDr. V. Van Casteren, Scientific Institute of Public Health,

BelgiumProf. H. Van Oyen, Scientific Institute of Public Health,

BelgiumProf. J. Weyler, University of Antwerp, BelgiumIr. Joke M. Bosman, NIVEL, Utrecht, The NetherlandsProf. Martin McKee, Editor in chief EJPH, London

School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, UKProf. J. van der Zee, NIVEL, Utrecht, The Netherlands

ORGANISATION

Netherlands Institute for HealthServices Research, Utrecht,

the NetherlandsBelgian Ministry of Social Affaires,

Public Health and Environment

EUPHAEUROPEAN PUBLIC HEALTH ASSOCIATION

BVVABSP

Belgian Public HealthAssociation

EUROPEANCOMMISSION

HEALTH & CONSUMERPROTECTION

DIRECTORATE-GENERAL

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THURSDAY DECEMBER 06TH

10.00-12.00 Registration 10.00-12.00 Executive Board Meeting CINEDOC 12.00-13.00 Welcome lunch 13.00-13.45 Opening Ceremony (Chair: Thiers G., Belgium) AUDITORIUM 2000

Speeches by Brodin M. (EUPHA President), Aelvoet M. (Belgian Federal Minister of Health, Environment and Consumer Affairs), Danzon M. (WHO-Europe), Kreisel W. (WEU) and Van Casteren V. (EUPHA President-elect)

13.45-14.30 Plenary Session (Chair: Thiers G., Belgium) AUDITORIUM 2000

The European Health Monitoring Programme Chamouillet H. (European Commission, Health and Consumer Protection Directorate-General, Luxembourg) The European Statistical Programme De Smedt M. (European Commission, Eurostat, Luxembourg) The future European Public Health Programme Ryan J. (European Commission, Health and Consumer Protection Directorate-General, Luxembourg)

14.30-15.00 Coffee break 15.00-16.30 5 Workshops 15.00-16.30 3 Parallel Sessions

Workshop 1

EU health monitoring programme: comparing trends for EU and Member State policies

6 Dec. 15.00-16.30 Chair: Chamouillet H., European Commission AUDITORIUM 2000

Ø The impact of international comparison in health: experiences with the HFA database and the importance of proper communication with Member States Nanda A.

Ø Establishment of indicators for mental health monitoring in Europe Lehtinen V, Korkeila J, Kovess V, Dalgard OS, Salize HS, Bijl R, Morgan A. Ø The ECHI project under the HMP: Design for a set of European Community Health Indicators

Kramers PGN.

Ø New approaches for better comparison of health care data between countries with different health systems: the EUCOMP project Bruckner G.

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Workshop 2

Euro-Med-Data (EMD)

6 Dec. 15.00-16.30 Chair: Lagasse R., Belgium CINEDOC

Ø European situation of routine medical data collection and its use in health monitoring Results of the Euro-Med-Data (EMD) study at the level of secondary health care Desmet M, Jamoulle M, Correa G, Hoyois P, De Brouwer C, Roland M, Lagasse R.

Ø Mental disorders and mental health: routinely data in European countries Hoyois P, Desmet M, Jamoulle M, Correa G, De Brouwer C, Roland M, Lagasse R.

Ø European databases concerning morbidity and mortality on occupational health Correa Corrales G, De Brouwer C, Jamoulle M, Desmet M, Roland M, Hoyois P, Lagasse R.

Ø Results of the Euro-Med-Data (EMD) study at the level of primary health care Jamoulle M, Desmet M, Correa G, Hoyois P, De Brouwer C, Roland M, Lagasse R.

Workshop 3

EUPHA section on social security and health: Physician’s sickness certification practice (followed by the section meeting: 16.45-17.30)

6 Dec. 15.00-16.30 Chair: Alexanderson K., Sweden Room 1121 A

Ø Sickness certification in general practice Ford F, Shiels C, Goldberg D.

Ø Impact of the general practitioner as a person on sick-listening in primary health care Norrmén G, Svärdsudd K, Andersson D.

Ø Communication about health and work-related topics in Western-European general practice van den Brink-Muinen A.

Ø Physician's sickness certification practice - a literature review Söderberg E, Alexanderson K.

Workshop 4

EUPHA section on health services research

6 Dec. 15.00-16.30 Chair: Delnoy D., the Netherlands Room 1124

Workshop of the EUPHA section on health services research

Workshop 5

EUPHA section on epidemiology: Life course epidemiology and health inequalities

6 Dec. 15.00-16.30 Chair: McPherson K., UK Room 1123

Ø Lifecourse exposures and mechanisms in CHD inequalities Hallqvist J.

Ø Lifecourse determinants of inequalities in cause-specific mortality and morbidity Davey Smith G.

Ø Lifecourse insights on determinants of individual and population health Leon D.

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Parallel Session 1

Health information systems

6 Dec. 15.00-16.30 Chair: Petrakova A., Czech Republic - Tafforeau J., Belgium

Room 1122

Ø The development of a minimum health indicator set for the countries of South Eastern Europe Bardehle D, Laaser U.

Ø Health information systems and medical manpower planning Deliège D.

Ø Use of curative medical services: comparison of data from a national health interview survey with information from national registrations Van der Heyden J, Tafforeau J, Van Oyen H.

Ø Health information systems in the developing world: are there relevant issues for developed countries? Porignon D, Wodon A, D'Altilia JP, Godin I, Hennart P.

Ø A comparison of longstanding diseases based on survey data and national patient registry of admission Davidsen M, Rasmussen NK.

Parallel Session 2

Lifestyles 1

6 Dec. 15.00-16.30 Chair: Demine A., Russia - Piette D., Belgium Room 1125

Ø Alcohol intake and drinking patterns in Russia, Czech Republic and Poland Bobak M, Pikhart H, Malyutina S, Pajak A, Marmot M.

Ø Health, morbidity, mortality and lifestyles in the Öresund Region Lindström M, Nielsen NS, Merlo J, Rasmussen NK, Lithmann T.

Ø A cost-benefit analysis of the use and abuse of alcohol in Belgium Degreef T, Pacolet J, Bouten R.

Ø Trends in mortality attributable to current alcohol consumption in East and West Germany Nolte E, Britton A, McKee M.

Ø Stages of change in smoking and alcohol problem drinking - results of the transitions in alcohol consumption and smoking study (TACOS) John U, Meyer C, Rumpf HJ, Hapke U.

Parallel Session 3

Miscellaneous 1

6 Dec. 15.00-16.30 Chair: Piribauer F., Austria Room 1121 B

Ø Predicting the effect of prevention of ischaemic heart disease Bronnum-Hansen H.

Ø Use of and irradiation from lumbar spine x-rays in Switzerland Vader JP, Perret L, Aroua A, Burnand B, Valley JF.

Ø Relationships of sex hormones to lipids and lipoproteins in middle-aged men Braeckamn L, van Pottelbergh I, De Bacquer D, Kaufman JM, de Backer G.

Ø First aid training and bystander actions taken at traffic crashes- a population study Larsson EM, Martensson N, Alexanderson K.

Ø 'United against Flu' campaign, progress in vaccination coverage between 1994 and 2000 in French and Italian Speaking Switzerland Robert CF, Toscani L, Gauthey L.

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16.45-17.30 Plenary Session V (Chair: Thiers G., Belgium) AUDITORIUM 2000

Equity and health performance appraisal Wolfson MC. (Statistics, Ottawa, Canada)

17.45-19.00 Governing Council CINEDOC 19.30-21.00 Reception Grand Hotel Mercure Royal Crown, Brussels

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FRIDAY DECEMBER 07TH

08.30-09.15 Plenary Session (Chair: Van Oyen H., Belgium) AUDITORIUM 2000

The health information system and the Danish government programme on public health and health promotion 1999 – 2008 Kamper-J∅ rgensen F. (National Institute of Public Health, Copenhagen, Denmark)

09.15-09.30 Coffee Break 09.30-10.15 Poster Session 09.15-10.15 EJPH Editorial Board CINEDOC 10.15-11.45 2 Workshops 10.15-11.45 5 Parallel Sessions

Workshop 1

Drugs and drug addiction: drug-monitoring systems

7 Dec. 10.15-11.45 Chair: Götz W., EMCDDA - Sartor F., Belgium Room 1123

Ø The European Monitoring Centre for Drug and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA), the EU Action Plan on drugs 2000 - 2004 and the European Information Network on Drugs and Drug addiction (REITOX) Götz W, Walckiers D.

Ø Demand for treatment by drug users Simon R, Leurquin P.

Ø Drug information systems in countries of Central and Eastern Europe and the cooperation with the EMCDDA Goosdeel A, Sedefov R.

Ø Monitoring HIV, viral hepatitis in European prisons: a multicentric feasibility study. Hariga F.

Ø Ginger: monitoring of drug prevention in the Belgian Flemish Community Rosiers J.

Workshop 2

The EU/WHO project on ‘Highlights on health in the candidate countries for accession to the EU”.

7 Dec. 10.15-11.45 Chair: Chamouillet H., European Commission AUDITORIUM 2000

Ø Highlights on health in countries Nanda A.

Ø The EU and the accession highlights and the EC HMP Chamouillet H.

Ø Exploitation of results – from information to action – experience in use of highlights Chamouillet H, Kramers PGN.

Ø An overview of the health status in the candidate countries for accession to the European Union Bowns I, Gissler M.

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Parallel Session 1

Elderly

7 Dec. 10.15-11.45 Chair: Allebeck P., Sweden - Van Oyen H., Belgium Room 1124

Ø Relationships between self-perceived health, functional disability, and psychological well-being in rheumatoid arthritis Nagyova I, Szilasiova A, Stewart R, van Dijk J, van den Heuvel W.

Ø The association of educational attainment and the incidence of cognitive decline and dementia Versporten A, Bossuyt N, Meulenbergs L, Baro F, Van Oyen H.

Ø A user-centred approach to assess the effectiveness of the provision of outdoor mobility devices and services Jedeloo S, deWitte LP, Schrijvers AJP.

Ø Informal carers and health policy: supporting the management of medicines Francis SA, Smith FJ, Gray NJ.

Ø Improved health among 70-year-olds: comparison of mortality and health indicators in three different birth-cohorts Wilhelmson K, Allebeck P, Steen B.

Parallel Session 2

Health insurance and consumer influence

7 Dec. 10.15-11.45 Chair: Keskimaki I., Finland - Decoster C., Belgium Room 1121 B

Ø To evaluate appropriateness of care through administrative data: the role of APR-DRG Di Domenicantonio R, Baglio G, Vantaggiato G, Perucci CA.

Ø Consumer influence on health insurance: voice and exit in Dutch and German social health insurance Groenewegen P, Braun B, Gress S, Rothgang H.

Ø Type of insurance and hospital length of stay choice by doctors in the USA de Jong J, Westert G, Noetscher C, Groenewegen P.

Ø What do the public think about the use of their health information? Patient Electronic Record: Information and Consent- The PERIC Project Shickle D, Fryers P, Carlisle J, Wallace S, Suckling R, Cork M, Browns I, Beyleveld D, McDonagh A.

Ø Patients charge and decision making behaviours of consumer and physicians, results from a BIOMED project from the ENDEP research group Huttin C, Noyce P, Scafhcutle E, Hassell K, Weiss M, Atella V, Brenner G, Hedvall M, Mechtler R.

Parallel Session 3

Mental health

7 Dec. 10.15-11.45 Chair: Krasnik A., Denmark - Demarest S., Belgium Room 1122

Ø Collaborative working in mental health services: an evaluation of an out-of-hours crisis response team Whelen L, Cawthray S.

Ø Measuring the mental health status of the Norwegian population: a comparison of the HSCL-25 the HSCL-10, the HSCL-5 anjd the MHI-5 (SF-36) Strand BH, Dalgard OS, Tambs K, Rognerud M.

Ø Patterns in the prescription of antidepressant drugs in the Netherlands van Dijk L.

Ø Are programmes for the primary prevention of mental disorder effective? Manz R.

Ø Measuring mental health in Europe: comparison of GHQ-12 prevalence rates from national health surveys in Belgium and England Gisle L, Demarest S, Van der Heyden J, Van Oyen H, Tafforeau J.

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Parallel Session 4

Miscellaneous 2

7 Dec. 10.15-11.45 Chair: Payne N., UK - Van Hal G., Belgium Room 1125

Ø The world-wide dissemination of empirical data from German public health research projects Göpfert P, Manz R, Kirch W.

Ø The burden of breast cancer in six European countries: the European Disability Weights project Kuijshaar ME, Barendregt JJ.

Ø Psychosocial risk factors of breast cancer: Evidence from a prospective cohort study Aro AR, de Koning HJ, Vehkalahti K, Absetz P, Schreck M, Henriksson M, Atitila A, Pukkala. E.

Ø The use of undetermined cases when comparing suicide rates in different countries Melinder K.

Ø Late (public health) consequences of the Amsterdam plane disaster; a civil case in a long row of post war syndromes in veterans van der Zee J, Ijzermans CJ.

Parallel Session 5

Occupational health and sickness related absenteeism

7 Dec. 10.15-11.45 Chair: Alexanderson K., Sweden Room 1121 A

Ø Working conditions and health behaviours in middle-aged employed women Lallukka T, Roos E, Sarlio-Lähteenkorva S, Kivelä K, Lahelma E.

Ø Job characteristics, family situation, domestic work, and life style factors relative to sickness absence: a study based on Sweden Post Voss M, Floderus B, Diderichsen F.

Ø Integration of worksite health promotion and quality management: a survey in the Swiss service industry. Bauer G, Schmid M, Krueger H.

Ø The role of gender in transition from long-term sickness absence into disability pension. Results from a multi-register based prospective study in Norway. Gjesdal S, Bratberg E.

Ø Sickness absence and early retirement at two workplaces - effects of organisational intervention Goine H, Knutsson A, Marklund S, Karlsson B.

12.00-13.00 Lunch 13.15-14.00 Plenary Session (Chair: Van Oyen H., Belgium) AUDITORIUM 2000

The use of surveillance and “best practices” evidence in policy and action Green L. (Centers for Disease Control, Atlanta, USA)

14.15-15.45 Governing Council CINEDOC 14.15-15.45 2 Workshops 14.15-15.45 5 Parallel Sessions

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Workshop 1

EUPHA section on health promotion: Health information (systems) for health promotion

7 Dec. 14.15.15.45 Chair: Waller H., Germany Room 1124

Ø The EUHPID project: designing a pan-European data set of health promotion indicators Davies JK.

Ø Health-related knowledge and socio-economic status: a study of adolescents in Central Italy La Torre G, Perna P, De Vito E, Langiano E, Ricciardi G.

Ø National representative surveys in the Hungarian population Kopp M, Skarbski A, Szedmák S.

Ø The prevalence and consumption habits of addictive drugs in school age children in the autonomous province of south Tyrol in Italy Morosetti G.

Ø Breast cancer - prevention and early detection. The female perspective Boni-Tamm G, Lorentz C.

Ø Health promotion intervention - research of Hungarian university and college students Benkõ Z, Tarko H, Tarkó K.

Workshop 2

Health information systems throughout Europe

7 Dec. 14.15.15.45 Chair: Robine J.M., France Room 1123

Ø Euro-REVES 2 'Setting up a coherent set of health indicators for the EU' Robine JM, Jagger C, Romieu I.

Ø The development of a global activity limitation indicator. A process description Van Oyen H, Perenboom R, van Herten L.

Ø Perceived health as an indicator in calculating health expectancies Rasmussen NK, Gispert R, Norlev J.

Ø Development of an indicator of cognitive functional limitations Jagger C, Robine JM.

Ø Measuring activity restriction at working ages Cambois E.

Parallel Session 1

Infectious diseases

7 Dec. 14.15.15.45 Chair: De Schryver A., Belgium Room 1125

Ø Public health policy and data flow in the European Surveillance Scheme for travel associated legionnaire's disease: a case study in emerging issues Lever F, Joseph C.

Ø Ebola haemorrhagic fever outbreak in Masindi, Uganda: public health aspects Borchert M, Luwaga H, Ndayimirije N, Bisoborwa G, Van der Stuyft P.

Ø Transfer: a comparative research project into the transfer potential of HIV/Aids work in four European countries Schmid MR, Nöstlinger C, Rosenbrock R, Somaini B, Twisselmann W.

Ø Development of an European network of nosocomial infections: results of a consensus questionnaire Leens E, Suetens C, Fabry J.

Ø Trends in diagnoses of HIV infection in Belgium Sasse A, van Kersschaever G.

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Parallel Session 2

Lifestyles 2

7 Dec. 14.15.15.45 Chair: Paccaud F., Switzerland - Maes L., Belgium AUDITORIUM 2000

Ø Looking for a healthy school environment. The influence of peers' smoking on adolescents' smoking behaviour in a multilevel perspective Geckova A, Stewart R, van Dijk JP, Groothoff JW, Post D.

Ø Monitoring food habits in Finland and the Baltic countries Prättälä R, Kasmel A, Klumbiene J, Pudule I.

Ø Calculating the global burden of diseases attributable to fruit and vegetable consumption Lock K, Pomerleau J, Causer L, McKee M.

Ø Adolescent smoking prevention with documented effect, - evaluation of the smoking programme 'BE smokeFREE' Josendal O, Lund KE.

Ø Regional and social variations in overweight and obesity in Denmark and Sweden Lissau I, Lindstrom M.

Parallel Session 3

Methodology

7 Dec. 14.15.15.45 Chair: Jegers M., Belgium Room 1121 B

Ø A putative model of causal factors of safety and health based on analysis of trends in injury mortality in the Nordic and Baltic states Kaasik T, Andersson R.

Ø Health care technology and population death at country level Burnand B, Scherer F, Vader JP.

Ø Effectiveness measures for economic evaluation of health programmes: Social elicitation of health states preferences through Person Trade Off (PTO) Cabasés JM, Gaminde I, Ugalde JM, Martín J, San Miguel F, Pozo F.

Ø Development of comparable health survey questionnaires in the Swedish-Danish Oeresund region Rasmussen NKR, Ostergren PO, Merlo J, Lissau I.

Ø The use of health insurance reimbursement data for the evaluation of cost-effectiveness and quality of care Mertens R, Diels J, Gaussin C, de Béthune X.

Parallel Session 4

Migrant health

7 Dec. 14.15.15.45 Chair: Foets M., the Netherlands - Van der Stuyft P., Belgium

Room 1121 A

Ø Emergency room utilisation among first generation immigrants in Copenhagen compared to Danish inhabitants Norredam M, Krasnik A, Moller Sorensen T, Bihrmann K, Joost Michaelsen J, Sonne Nielsen A, Keiding N.

Ø Parents' nationality and the health status of their children: health inequalities in Germany favouring the foreign population Mielck A, Hermann N.

Ø Terminal care for elderly Turks and Moroccans in the Netherlands de Graaff F.

Ø Ethnic differences in the utilisation of preventive health care services in infancy and childhood - analysis of routinely available data in the District of Warendorf, Germany Schaefer O, Fleissner-Busse G.

Ø Health problems presented by illegal migrants in The Netherlands van Oort M, de Bakker DH.

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Parallel Session 5

Primary care

7 Dec. 14.15.15.45 Chair: Fleming D., UK - Devroey D., Belgium Room 1122

Ø Access to health care: is it fair in rural areas? Wrigley H, Roderick P, Martin D, Barnett S, Diamond I.

Ø The European Influenza Surveillance Scheme: an internet-based surveillance system Paget WJ, Watson J, Manuguerra JC, van der Velden K.

Ø Preventable hospitalisations and primary care in Catalonia (Spain) Caminal J, Sanchez E, Ma del Mar G.

Ø The more time spent on listening - the less time spent on prescribing antibiotics in general practice Akerlind I, Lundkvist J, Borgquist L, Mölstad S.

Ø Home visiting practice of GP's in Europe Boerma W, Groenewegen P.

15-45-16.00 Coffee Break 16.00-16.45 Poster Session 16.45-18.15 Round Table preparation EUPHA office 16.45-18.15 4 Workshops 16.45-18.15 4 Parallel sessions

Workshop 1

Child health indicators project – EU European health monitoring programme

7 Dec. 16.45-18.15 Chair: Rigby M., UK Room 1121 B

Ø Child Health Indicators of Life and Development (CHILD) Köhler L.

Ø Characteristics and acceptance criteria for indicators in terms of their comparability Mechtler R.

Ø Improving the use of health monitoring data by policy makers: a pilot project on perinatal and child health in Italy Tamburlini G, Ronfani L, Simon G, La Gamba G.

Ø Portuguese National Observatory of Health (ONSA) in the CHILD Project Cordeiro M.

Workshop 2

EUPHA section on epidemiology: Towards modern public health – the relevance of social capital

7 Dec. 16.45-18.15 Chair: Hogstedt Ch., Sweden Room 1124

Ø The relevance of social capital to public health - Examples from the U.S. Kawachi I.

Ø Need for a gender perspective in studies on social capital and public health. Wamala S.

Ø How can public health institution contribute to improved social capital in society? Agren G.

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Workshop 3

EUPHA section on public health practice and policy: Public health information systems

7 Dec. 16.45-18.15 Chair: Mc Carthy M., UK Room 1121 A

Ø Goal-orientedness of municipal health policy van Dijk J, Lok W, Stewart R, Groothoff J, Herweijer M, Post D.

Ø The role of public health models in policymaking Naidoo B, Thorogood M.

Ø The Cologne-Patient-Involvement-Survey: Methodology and some detailed results of a new German health information system Scheibler F, Land A, Freise D, Pfaff H.

Ø Monitoring the health status of a community through record-linkage between social and health care registers: the Turin longitudinal study Spadea T, Demaria M, Gnavi R, Costa G.

Ø Prevention activities for diabetes mellitus by municipalities in Japan Satomure K, Nakahara T, Miyagishima K, Noami M, Sakurami T.

Workshop 4

Information about health indicators from sentinel practice networks

7 Dec. 16.45-18.15 Chair: Kramers P., the Netherlands CINEDOC

Ø Measuring health indicators in primary care Fleming DM.

Ø Information about health from sentinel practice networks: the example of diabetes mellitus Van Casteren V, Fleming DM, Schellevis FG.

Ø The incidence of varicella in primary care and in the community Vega T, Flemming DM, Larrañaga M, Schellevis F, Falcao I, Gil M.

Ø European health indicators: what can be expected from sentinel practice networks? Schellevis FG, Flemming DM, Paget WJ.

Parallel session 1

Chronic diseases

7 Dec. 16.45-18.15 Chair: Kirch W., Germany - Weyler J., Belgium Room 1125

Ø Age cohort models of coronary heart disease (CHD) mortality and morbidity predict greatly increasing numbers of female patients in the Netherlands Bonneux L, Looman CWN.

Ø Effects of extremely hot days on people older than 65 in Seville (Spain) from 1986 to 1997 Diaz J, Garcia R, Velazquez F, Lopez C, Hernandez E.

Ø Using health information to inform policy implementation: estimating the current and future prevalence of diagnosed and undiagnosed diabetes mellitus Goyder E, Warren E, Brennan A, Meechan D, Heller S, Payne N, Hutchinson A.

Ø Ethnic differences in the prevalence of chronic diseases in the elderly Verhoeff A, Poort E, Spijker J.

Ø Mortality by educational level in an Italian cohort of diabetic people Petrelli A, Gnavi R, Demaria M, Spadea T, Costa G.

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Parallel session 2

European information systems

7 Dec. 16.45-18.15 Chair: Tellnes G., Norway - Cloots H., Belgium AUDITORIUM 2000

Ø On self-perceived health: an European cross country comparison Demarest S, Swinkels H, van den Berg J, Bonte J, De Smedt M, Hamzaoui N, Tafforeau J.

Ø Health Indicators in the regions of Europe: The ISARE project Ledesert B, Grimaud O, Imbert F, Ochoa A.

Ø Database on health surveys in EU/EFTA/EEA Member States: methodology and contents Vermeire C, Tafforeau J, Hupkens C, van den Berg J, Aromaa A, Koponen P, Van Oyen H.

Ø Health policies on target ? Review of health target setting in 18 European countries van Herten L.

Parallel session 3

Health inequalities 1

7 Dec. 16.45-18.15 Chair: Cabases J., Spain - Humblet P., Belgium Room 1123

Ø Life expectancy or healthy life expectancy - which indicator better reflects inequalities in health by gender? Kalediene R, Petrauskiene J.

Ø Socio-economic differences in self reported health and risk factors in Norway Rognerud M, Strand BH.

Ø Is there an effect of interaction between illness and social class on social consequences? Lindholm C, Burström B, Diderichsen F.

Ø Associations between social status and diet and other life-style factors among adolescents Vereecken C, Maes L.

Ø Socio-economic differences in morbidity in the Netherlands (1975-1999): identifying time trends, using GP registration data Mol G, van de Lisdonk E, Smits J, van den Hoogen H, Bor H, Westert G.

Parallel session 4

Health in transition countries 1

7 Dec. 16.45-18.15 Chair: McKee M., UK - Meheus A., Belgium Room 1122

Ø Trends in serum cholesterol in the Czech Republic since 1985 Pikhart H, Poledne R, Skodova Z.

Ø Global youth and tobacco survey (GYTS) in Russia by Russian Public Health Association (RPHA) Demine AK.

Ø Avoidable mortality in Lithuania since independence: 1990-1999 Akromaite Z, McKee M, Nolte E.

Ø What targets for international development policies are appropriate for improving health in Russia? Shkolnikov VM, Lock K, Andreev EM, McKee M.

Ø Factors influencing satisfaction of life in elderly in Central European Countries (Poland, Slovakia, Croatia, Romania) Knurowski T, Brzyski P, Tobisasz-Adamczyk B, Kovarova M, Lazic D, Olteanu T, van Dijk JP, van den Heuvel WJA.

18.30-19.15 Plenary Session (Chair: Van Oyen H., Belgium) AUDITORIUM 2000

Europe responds to infectious diseases Van Loock F. (Scientific Institute of Public Health, Brussels, Belgium)

20.30 Conference dinner HOTEL LE PLAZA , Brussels

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SATURDAY DECEMBER 08TH

08.30-09.00 Ferenc Bojan Memorial Lecture (Chair: Van Casteren V., Belgium) AUDITORIUM 2000 Confronting the tobacco epidemic in the former Soviet Union Gilmore A. 09.00-10.30 Round Table (Moderator: Bonte J., Belgium) AUDITORIUM 2000 From health data collection towards policy making Bekker B, De Smedt M, Fox J, Kamper-J∅ rgensen F., Ritsatakis A. 10.45-12.15 2 Workshops 10.45-12.15 6 Parallel Sessions

Workshop 1

Health information systems on infectious diseases

8 Dec. 10.45-12.15 Chair: Carlson J., Sweden CINEDOC

Ø Communicable disease surveillance systems in EU and the challenges posed by the extension to Eastern Europe Leinikki P.

Ø Communicable diseases and a EU rapid response to public health threats Van Loock F.

Ø Training programmes for intervention epidemiology in the European Union Moren A.

Workshop 2

Public health information systems in the Netherlands

8 Dec. 10.45-12.15 Chair: van Oers J., the Netherlands Room 1121 B

Ø The national public health compass: towards a knowledge system for public health policy makers Luijben AHP, van Oers JAM.

Ø The national Public Health Atlas: a spatial view on health care in The Netherlands van der Veen AA.

Ø Local health information systems: a local view on health and health care in Rotterdam Bleeker J.

Ø The National Public Health Compass: a view on health and health care in the Netherlands van Oers JAM.

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Parallel session 1

Child health

8 Dec. 10.45-12.15 Chair: Brodin M., France - Lagasse R., Belgium Room 1125

Ø Monitoring of breastfeeding in Iceland Gunnlaugsson G, Jónsdóttir K.

Ø Changes in cause-specific mortality among infants: Stockholm 1878-1925 Burström B, Bernhardt E.

Ø Comparing perinatal health in Europe using official statistics Zeitlin J, Bréart G.

Ø Perinatal and infant mortality trends in the Netherlands: a comparative analysis Achterberg PW, Kramers PGN, van der Wilk EA.

Ø Validity of a population survey for childhood injury surveillance Martos MC, Garcia-Carpintero G, Esteban M, Alcal T, Tomas C, Gascon E, Gomez LI

Parallel session 2

GP based information systems

8 Dec. 10.45-12.15 Chair: van der velden C., the Netherlands - Van Casteren V., Belgium

Room 1124

Ø The role of primary care information systems in English health service reform Jones D, Wilkin D.

Ø Health information on chronic diseases: incidence and prevalence of diabetes mellitus in Belgium, 2000 from the Belgian sentinel general practice network Puddu M, Van Casteren V.

Ø Using GP information systems for policy making in underprivileged areas in the Netherlands Hoonhout LHF, Sturkenboom MCJM, van der Lei J, Dieleman JP, Bruijnzeels MA.

Ø A computer algorithm for construction of morbidity episodes based in contact diagnoses in general practice van der Linden MW, Gravestein J, Westert G, Schellevis FG.

Parallel session 3

Hospital health

8 Dec. 10.45-12.15 Chair: Desmet M., Belgium Room 1122

Ø Hospital readmission rates associated with the dose of angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitor (acei) among patients hospitalised with congestive heart failure (chf) Luthi J, Lund M, Sampietro-Colom L, McClellan W, Kleinbaum D.

Ø Appropriateness of hospital utilisation in Region Piemonte: a comprehensive assessment Siliquini R, Ippolito R, Minniti D, Morra A, Morgagni S, Nante N.

Ø 30 days post hospital admission risk adjusted mortality: a quality of care indicator? Nante N, Siliquini R, Morgagni S, Saglione GL, Morra A, Ngoyi Ngongo K, Renga G.

Ø Predicting in-hospital mortality after cabg surgery: a comparison between discharge abstract based and clinical based indices Ancona C, Agabiti N, Fusco D, Tancioni V, Arcà M, Forastiere F, Casali G, Musumeci F, Perucci CA.

Ø Analysis of the determinants of hospital patients mobility; a prediction model Messina GG, Al Farraj O, Ngoyi Ngongo K, Cicchetti A, Addari P, Nante N.

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Parallel session 4

Health inequalities 2

8 Dec. 10.45-12.15 Chair: Villalbi J.R., Spain - De Poorter A-M., Belgium Room 1123

Ø Determinant factors in health inequalities: access to health care Faggiano F, Angius P, Giacometti R, Girardino E, Nicassio T, Scarmozzino A, Vietti A.

Ø Health inequalities and barriers to health care: evidence from the survey phase of mixed methods of a UK population Kennedy S, Saul C, Goyder EC, Payne JN, McKee M, Luff D.

Ø Monitoring socio-economic differences in teenage abortion rates between city boroughs in Oslo, Norway Lyshol H, Rognerud M.

Ø Changing pattern of inequalities - adequacy and policy relevance of indicators Orosz E, Kovacs K, Mogyorosy Z.

Ø Effects of socio-economic status of detailed postcode areas, neighbourhoods and boroughs on mortality in the Netherlands in 1999 Smits J, Keij-Deerenberg I, Westert G, de Beer J.

Parallel session 5

Health in transition countries 2

8 Dec. 10.45-12.15 Chair: Masic I., Bosnia-Herzegovina - Thilly C., Belgium Room 1121 A

Ø Globally initiated health promotion policies: cross-cultural transfer to Bulgaria Kerekovska A.

Ø Health behaviour differences between eastern and western European regions Laaksonen M, McAlister AL, Puska P.

Ø Health information - opportunities and perspectives for health policy formulation in Lithuania Gaizauskiene A, Padaiga Z, Basys V, Mizeriene R.

Ø Changing life expectancy in Romania following the transition Dolea C, Nolte E, McKee M.

Ø Impact of the health behaviour on the changes of health in Hungary Lampek K, Tahin T, Buda L, Jeges S.

Parallel session 6

Last minutes session

8 Dec. 10.45-12.15 Chair: van der Zee J., the Netherlands AUDITORIUM 2000

12.30-13.15 Closing Ceremony AUDITORIUM 2000 (including the poster price and best abstract price award)

Speeches by Brodin M. (EUPHA President), Van Casteren V. (EUPHA President-elect) and Kirch W. (future EUPHA President-elect)

13.30-14.30 Closing Lunch 13.30-14.30 Executive Board Meeting

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