EUFEP Congress 2009

European Forum for Evidence-Based Prevention

June, 24th to 26th, Congress Casino Baden

The term “evidence-based health promotion” was added to the WHO Glossary of Health Promotion in 1998 and is defined as “the use of information derived form formal research and systematic investigation to identify causes and contributing factors to health needs and the most effective health promotion actions to address these in given contexts and populations”. Population-based preventive programs are an integral part of health promotion; however they are often associated with considerable costs.

The issue of evidence for effectiveness and costeffectiveness of health promotion and population-based preventive health programs will be the central theme of a symposium that will take place in June 2009 in Baden, Austria.

This event, titled European Forum for Evidence-based Prevention [EUFEP], will be conducted in cooperation with the University of Vienna, the Danube University Krems, the Lower Austrian State Academy, the registered association “Gesundes Niederösterreich” and the initiative “Best Health” (Beste Gesundheit).

The program offers participants the possibility to obtain an impression of how different international institutions approach the issue of evaluating health promotion and preventive health programs. In addition, successful (or failed) implementation of population-based preventive programs will be presented and discussed. Two key topics of the symposium are the promotion of physical activity and the importance of adequate, patient-friendly health information.

Day 1

24 June 2009

09:30 - 10:30		Welcome
10:30 - 13:00		Plenum 1: Topic: International Standards of Evidence-based Prevention
		Moderation: Gerald Gartlehner
		1. Shawna L. Mercer, Community Preventive Services Task Force, USA Can community prevention be evidence-based? Strategies of the Community Preventive Services Task Force.
		2. Anne Mackie, UK Screening Committee, UK From evidence to screening policy: Strategies of the UK Screening Committee.
11:20 - 11:50		Break
		3. Mark Harris, University of New South Wales, Australia Planned health checks to improve preventive health care in Australia.
		Forum: Discussion with all participants of the plenum and audience
13:00 - 14:00		Lunch Break
14:00 - 15:15		Session 1, Session 1A - Topic: Prevention Program Challenges
		Moderation: Melanie Wohlgenannt
		1. Anne Mackie, UK Screening Committee, UK Failed screening programs.
		2. Franz Piribauer, International Austrian Screening Committee, Austria Evidence based support for national screeing prgrams.
		Session 1B - Topic: Health Economic Evaluations
		Moderation: Anke Richter
		1. David Mc Daid, University of York, UK Making the economic case for investing in prevention and pormotion: a cross-sectoral perspective
		2. Uwe Siebert, UMIT, Austria OnkoTyrol: PSA Screening Modeling
15:15 - 15:45		Break
15:45 - 17:00		Session 2, Session 2A - Topic: Challenges in Health Promotion Programs
		Moderation: Franz Piribauer
		1. Julika Loss, Universität Bayreuth, Germany Bayern Healthy Living
		Session 2B - Topic: Program Evaluations
		Moderation: Martin Sprenger
		1. Bernhard Gibis, The Associations of Statutory Health Insurance Physicians of Germany Mammography-Screening- Evidence in Times of Change
		2. Ursula Reichenpfader, Institute for Health Promotion and Prevention, Austria Challenges in the Evaluation of the Periodic Health Examination.
18:00		Evening Event

Day 2

25 June 2009

09:00 - 10:30		Plenum 2: Prävention through Physical Exercise
		Moderation: Norbert Bachl
		1. Sir Muir Gray, National Health Service, UK The British 10,000 Steps Programme.
		2. Kerry Mummery, Central Queensland University, Australia Evolution und Evaluation of a 10,000 Steps Programme in Australia.
		3. Norbert Bachl, University Vienna, Austria and Kurt Widhalm, Medical University Vienna, Austria Interaction between physical exercise and nutrition in prevention overweight and obesity.
		Discussion
10:30 - 11:00		Break
11:00 - 12:15		Session 3, Session 3A - Topic: Clinical Prevention - PSA Screening
		Moderation: Darren Shickle
		1. Wolfgang Horninger, University of Innsbruck, Austria PSA-Screening-Program of Tyrol.
		2. Russell P. Harris, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA Screening for prostate cancer: pros and cons.
		Session 3B - Thema: Program Evaluation
		Moderation: Ludwig Grillich
		1. Günter Ackermann, Health Promotion Switzerland Economic Evaluation as Core Topic of Prevention.
		2. Wolfgang Dür, Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for Promotion Research, Austria Challenges in the Evaluation of Health Promotion Programs.
12:15 - 14:00		Lunch Break and Book Presentation: Screening
		Translation into German of Angela Raffle and Sir Muir Gray’s Screening, Evidence and Practice: Franz Piribauer, Gerald Gartlehner, Phillip Mad und Fabian Wächter.
14:00 - 15:15		Session 4, Session 4A - Topic: Clinical Prevention - Genetic Screening
		Moderation: Norbert Bachl, Petra Polster
		1. Angela Brand, Maastricht University, Netherlands Genetic Screening: What is the role of Public Health Genomics?
		2. Darren Shickle, University of Leeds, UK The Wilson and Jungner principles of screening and genetic testing.
		Session 4B - Topic: Evaluation of Programs
		Moderation: Gerlinde Grasser
		1. Anke Richter, Naval Postgraduate School, USA A health economic model for preventive interventions in Lower Austria.
		2. Thaler, Danube University Krems, Austria Challenges of Evaluating a Population-based School Program: Healthy School (Gesunde Schule).
15:15 - 15:45		Break
15:45 - 17:00		Session 5, Session 5A - Topic: Nutrition and Prevention
		Moderation: Kurt Widhalm
		1. Thomas Reinehr, Universität Witten-Herdecke, Germany Prevention of Obesity in Children.
		2. Paolo Borrione, University of Turin, Italy Mediteranean diet.
		Session 5B - Topic: Corporate Fitness: Promotion of Physical Exercise in the Workplace
		Moderation: Piero Lercher
		1. Mireille van Poppel, VU University Centre Amsterdam, Holland Occupational health strategies - fit for the job programs.
		2. Todd Barlow, SAS Institute Inc, USA Actively promoting employee health: the example of SAS
17:00 - 18:45		Poster Presentations
19:00		Evening Event

Day 3

June, 26th

09:15 - 10:30		Session 6, 6A - Thema: Topic: Prevention and Information
		Moderation: Anita Rieder
		1. Eva Rasky, Medical Unversity of Graz, Austria Quality of Patient Information for Breast Cancer Screening in Austria.
		2. Ingrid Mühlhauser, University of Hamburg, Germany Informed Decision-making in Prevention.
		Session 6B - Topic: Challenges in Health Promotion Programs
		Moderation: Ludwig Grillich
		1. Christoph Hörhan, FGÖ (Fund for a Healthy Austria), Austria Health Promotion in Cities and Communities.
		2. Manuel Schätzer, Institut SIPCAN, Österreich Gesund essen an Wiener Schulen. Gescheite Jause - Coole Pause.
10:30 - 11:00		Break
11:00 - 12:15		Session 7, Session 7A - Topic: Prevention and Information
		Moderation: Eva Rasky
		1. Wolfgang Gaissmaier, Max Planck Institute for Human Development, Germany Statistical literacy; A prerequisite for informed participation in prevention programs.
		2. Franzisca Weder, Alpen-Adria University Klagenfurt, Austria Patient strategies to gain information about health related questions.
		Session 7B - Topic: Evaluation of Programs
		Moderation: Rosemarie Felder-Puig
		1. Fülöp Scheibler, Institute for Quality and Efficiency in Health Care (IQWIG), Germany The Application of HTAs in Prevention.
12:15 - 14:00		Lunch Break
14:00 - 16:00		Plenum 3: Topic: Applicability of Study Results and Targeted Communication as a Basis for Successful Prevention.
		Moderation: Ingrid Mühlhauser
		1. Jaakko Tuomilehto, University of Helsinki, Finland Everyday challenges while conducting and evaluating the DE-Plan (Diabetes in Europe).
		2. Russell P. Harris, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA Issues of applicability in prevention studies.
		3. Hilda Bastian, IQWIG (angefragt), Germany Promotion of general health and scientific literacy via consumer and patient information: the role of the IQWiG
		Discussion
afterwards		Closing

09:30 - 10:30

Welcome

10:30 - 13:00

Plenum 1: Topic: International Standards of Evidence-based Prevention

11:20 - 11:50

Break

Forum: Discussion with all participants of the plenum and audience

13:00 - 14:00

Lunch Break

14:00 - 15:15

Session 1, Session 1A - Topic: Prevention Program Challenges

Session 1B - Topic: Health Economic Evaluations

15:15 - 15:45

Break

15:45 - 17:00

Session 2, Session 2A - Topic: Challenges in Health Promotion Programs

Session 2B - Topic: Program Evaluations

18:00

Evening Event

09:00 - 10:30

Plenum 2: Prävention through Physical Exercise

10:30 - 11:00

Break

11:00 - 12:15

Session 3, Session 3A - Topic: Clinical Prevention - PSA Screening

Session 3B - Thema: Program Evaluation

12:15 - 14:00

Lunch Break and Book Presentation: Screening

14:00 - 15:15

Session 4, Session 4A - Topic: Clinical Prevention - Genetic Screening

Session 4B - Topic: Evaluation of Programs

15:15 - 15:45

Break

15:45 - 17:00

Session 5, Session 5A - Topic: Nutrition and Prevention

Session 5B - Topic: Corporate Fitness: Promotion of Physical Exercise in the Workplace

17:00 - 18:45

Poster Presentations

19:00

Evening Event

09:15 - 10:30

Session 6, 6A - Thema: Topic: Prevention and Information

Session 6B - Topic: Challenges in Health Promotion Programs

10:30 - 11:00

Break

11:00 - 12:15

Session 7, Session 7A - Topic: Prevention and Information

Session 7B - Topic: Evaluation of Programs

12:15 - 14:00

Lunch Break

14:00 - 16:00

Plenum 3: Topic: Applicability of Study Results and Targeted Communication as a Basis for Successful Prevention.

Discussion

afterwards

Closing