Summer School on Science in Society related issues in Pandemics - Second edition

Wednesday, June 15, 2016 (All day) to Friday, June 17, 2016 (All day)
Type 
General event
Target 
Healthcare Professionals
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Summer School
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The second edition of the ASSET Summer School will be held at the Istituto Superiore di Sanità (ISS) in Rome, Italy from June 15 to 17, 2016.

Pandemics and other major infectious disease outbreaks management requires a multidisciplinary approach and the ASSET Summer School focuses on

  • Governance of pandemics;
  • Unsolved scientific questions about epidemics and pandemics;
  • Crisis participatory governance;
  • Ethical, legal and societal implications of pandemics;
  • Gender pattern – vulnerability;
  • (Issues related to) intentionally caused outbreaks.

See the program here

NEW IN THIS EDITION

  • In the 2016 Summer School edition, attendants will be given the possibility to present and share their own projects, researches, activities and experiences developed in the field of interest!

WHAT DOES THE SCHOOL AIM TO?

  • Establish an interactive learning space for professionals involved in Science in Society (SiS) related issues in Pandemics;
  • Share and exchange issues related to conducting and communicating research in SiS according to a transdisciplinary perspective, ranging from public health to social science and communication;
  • Address and critically discuss current discourses on research methodologies and findings as well as on practice-based cases.

HOW IS THE COURSE DEVELOPED?

  • The learning approach used in the ASSET Summer School is typically interactive and participatory in lessons given by top experts or witnesses  in the field; exchange of study- or practice-based experience; mainly case studies.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?

  • Professionals with a background education and a working experience in the fields of: medicine, public health, philosophy, social science, communication, health care, health economics, administration (max 20). Fields of education and working experience can be different.
  • PhD students undertaking courses of study in the above mentioned areas

REGISTRATION  FEE

  • No registration fee is required
  • Attendees will receive: School materials, lunches and refreshments during the course

TRAVEL & ACCOMMODATION

  • Travel and accommodation expenses are on participants account.
  • Travel grants will be available for 4 students. They will be selected within the evaluation process of CV and motivation letter filled in the registration form.

HOW TO APPLY

  • The deadline for application is on May 5, 2016. The application form is available here.
  • Applicants will be informed about the result of their application within 2-3 weeks after the  submission of the form.

IMPORTANT NOTICE: please, do not make any travel arrangements before attendance is confirmed

CONTACT

For further information you can contact:
Eva C. Appelgren

Email eva.appelgren@iss.it

COURSE LEADERS

  • ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITA - ISS (ITALY);
  • ZADIG SRL ZADIG (ITALY);
  • INSTITUTE OF PREVENTIVE MEDICINE ENVIRONMENTAL AND OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH - PROLEPSIS (GREECE);
  • ASSOCIATION LYON BIOPOLE LYONBIOPOLE (FRANCE);
  • EUROPEAN INSTITUTE OF WOMEN'S HEALTH LIMITED - EIWH (IRELAND);
  • UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA - HU (ISRAEL);
  • DATA MINING INTERNATIONAL SA - DMI (SWITZERLAND);
  • FONDEN TEKNOLOGIRÅDET - DBT (DENMARK);
  • NATIONAL CENTER OF INFECTIOUS AND PARASITIC DISEASES - NCIPD (BULGARIA);
  • UNIVERSITATEA DE MEDICINA SI FARMACIE'CAROL DAVILA' DIN BUCURESTI - UMFCD (ROMANIA)
  • INTERNATIONAL PREVENTION RESEARCH INSTITUT - IPRI (FRANCE);
  • FORSVARETS FORSKNINGINSTITUTT - FFI (NORWAY);
  • THE INTERNATIONAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT SOCIETY AISBL - TIEMS (BELGIUM).

GUEST LECTURERS

  • International experts (to be announced)

CERTIFICATE OF ATTENDANCE

  • Participants will receive a certificate for attendance

ORGANIZING INSTITUTION

MMLAP and other EU Projects

AsiaFluCap
Health system analysis to support capacity development in response to the threat of pandemic influenza in Asia
BEWATER
Making society an active participant in water adaptation to global change
CASI
Public Participation in Developing a Common Framework for Assessment and Management of Sustainable Innovation
CIMULACT
Engaging all of Europe in shaping a desirable and sustainable future
DARWIN
Expect the unexpected and know how to respond
DRIVER
Driving innovation in crisis management for European resilience
ECOM
Effective communication in outbreak management: development of an evidence-based tool for Europe
EDEN
Solutions to improve CBRNe resilience
EPISOUTH
Network for Communicable Disease Control in Southern Europe and Mediterranean Countries
EPIWORK
Developing the framework for an epidemic forecast infrastructure
EUPHARE
Strengthening of the national surveillance system for communicable diseases
EUROHEP
Surveillance of vaccine preventable hepatitis
EuroMOMO
European monitoring of excess mortality for public health action
EURONHID
European network for highly infectious disease
EUVAC.NET
Dedicated surveillance network for surveillance and control of vaccine preventable diseases in the EU
FLUMODCONT
Modelling the spread of pandemic influenza and strategies for its containment and mitigation
FLURESP
Cost-effectiveness assessment of european influenza human pandemic alert and response strategies
GAP2
Bridging the gap between science, stakeholders and policy makers
HProImmune
Promotion of immunization for health professionals in Europe
INPROFOOD
Towards inclusive research programming for sustainable food innovations
JA-CHRODIS
Addressing chronic diseases and healthy ageing across the life cycle
M-Eco
Medical ecosystem – personalized event-based surveillance
MAPPING
Studying the many and varied economic, social, legal and ethical aspects of the recent developments on the Internet, and their consequences for the individual and society at large
MARINA
Get involved in the responsible marine research and innovation
PACITA
Knowledge-based policy-making on issues involving science, technology and innovation, mainly based upon the practices in Parliamentary Technology Assessment
PANDEM
Assessment of the current pandemic preparedness and response tools, systems and practice at national, EU and global level in priority areas
PE2020
Analysis of innovative public engagement tools and instruments for dynamic governance in the field of Science in Society
PERARES
Public Engagement with Research And Research Engagement with Society
PHEME
Computing Veracity – the Fourth Challenge of Big Data
PREPARE
Providing infrastructure, co-ordination and integration of existing clinical research networks on epidemics and pandemics
PROMOVAX
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R&DIALOGUE
Creating mechanisms for effectively tackling the scientific and technology related challenges faced by society
RESPIRE
Improve the quality of indoor air, keeping it free from radon
SATORI
Improving respect of ethics principles and laws in research and innovation, in line with the evolution of technologies and societal concerns
SECURING CITIES AGAINST GLOBAL PANDEMICS
Investigating how cities in the West securitise against global pandemics
SEiSMiC
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SIS CATALYST
Identifying how children can be change agents in the Science and Society relationship
SYN-ENERGENE
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TELLME
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