PS-122 The Future Of Public Health - Partner Symposium - World Health Summit 2009

Description: Partner Symposium
The Future Of Public Health

Host: Berlin School of Public Health (BSPH)
Chair: Ulrike Maschewsky-Schneider | Program Coordinator | Berlin School of Public Health at the Charité

Outline: The future of medicine and health services is determined by demographic change and the resulting transitions in morbidity and mortality in the population, by technological innovations, organisational challenges, economic restrictions, and by social diversities in health between and within countries. Innovative approaches are needed to address these pressing issues. Medicine and public health need to work together to provide both effective prevention as well as sustainable healthcare services. Scientific evidence and interdisciplinary expertise, taking into account social, psychological, and cultural determinants of health, are needed to guarantee the health and wellbeing of future generations.

Topics: How Will The Health Profile Of The Population Develop In The Next Decades, And What Are The Social And Environmental Determinants Of The Health Of The Population?
Which Preventive And Health Care Services Do Our Societies Need To Cope With These Conditions?
How Should Public Health And Medicine Work Together To Protect And To Improve The Health Of The Populations?

Discussants: Rudolf Tauber | Vice-Dean of Research | Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin
Paul Elliott | Director | MRC-HPA Centre for Environment and Health
Antoine Flahault | Dean | Ecole des hautes études en Santé Publique (EHESP)
Peter Groenewegen | Director | NIVEL - Netherlands Institute for Health Services Research
Jacqueline Müller-Nordhorn | Berlin School of Public Health, Fachgebiet Public Health / Epidemiologie | Charité –
Universitätsmedizin Berlin