The Joint Annual Scientific Meeting of the
Society for Social Medicine & Population Health and the International
Epidemiology Association European Congress was held in Cork from 4th -6th of
September, organised by the University College of Cork School of Public Health.
The conference was attended by more than 300
people from all over the world. Topics which were covered include epidemiology,
health services research, psychology, public health and social sciences.
The event featured 90 speakers dispersed over three
days who spoke about topics such as; Cancer, Food Policy, Lifecourse Epidemiology,
Cardiovascular Disease, Ageing / Older People and Mental Health. This was
accompanied by 36 rapid fire presentations throughout the course of the conference which covered topics such as; Chronic Disease, Mental Health,
Pregnancy & Infant, Child & Adolescent Health, Interventions &
Stakeholders’ Perspectives, Health inequalities and Social Medicine &
Population Health.
In addition, two poster presentation
sessions displayed eighty-three posters, these addressed topics such as;
- “Healthcare system performance in
continuity of care for patients with severe mental illness: a comparison of
five European countries”, Nicaise et al
- “Adverse pregnancy outcomes and long-term
risk of maternal renal disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis”, Barrett
et al
- “Communication is the root issue: Informing
the development of cyberbullying interventions”, Dennehy et al
- “Developing a healthy lifestyle index for
asthma and allergy prevention in childhood”, Morales et al
Key speakers and topics included:
• Professor Kenneth Rothman (Boston
University, USA) – “The End of Statistical Significance Questing”
• Professor Margaret Whitehead (University of
Liverpool, UK) - “Barely Believable” or Nakedly Truthful: What is the Point of Doing Research on Child Poverty and Health?
• Professor Valerie Beral (University of
Oxford, UK) – “The Power of Collaborative Research in Epidemiology”
Eunice T. Phillip, Eve Griffin & Elaine McMahon
More than 300 participants attended