Different pre-conference workshops are organised on Tuesday May 28th, 2024. All workshops will be held at the congress venue: Hotel Theater Figi in Zeist. There are limited spots available for the workshops, so please register in time.
The costs for the pre-conference workshops are 25 EUR when you are also attending the WEON. If you are not attending the WEON you can join the pre-conference workshops for 50 EUR. Lunch is included in this fee. Please indicate on the registration form whether you will be attending the pre-conferences.
| Time | Speaker | Affiliation | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| 09:00 - 12:00 | Özlem Bozkurt & Sandra de Vries | Municipality Dordrecht & Pulsaqua | Citizen Science and Epidemiology, exploring new possibilities |
| 09:00 - 12:00 | Tabea Kaul & Bas Kellerhuis | UMC Utrecht, Julius Center In collaboration with Cochrane Netherlands | Navigating the Maze: A Step-By-Step Guide to Selecting Methodological Quality Assessment Tools for Diagnosis and Prognosis Studies |
| 09:00 - 12:00 | Egil Fischer | Utrecht University, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine | Estimation of infection transmission parameters in small populations |
| 09:30 - 12:00 | Sanne Peters | UMC Utrecht, Julius Center | Sex, gender, and planetary health |
| 12:00 - 13:00 | Lunch | ||
| 13:00 - 16:00 | Natalie Vinkeles Melchers-Martinez, Marieta Braks, Vaitiare Mulderij-Jansen & Churnalisa Doran | Dutch Applied Infectious Disease Epidemiology Group | Applied infectious disease epidemiology in an ever changing world |
| 13:00 - 16:00 | George Downward | UMC Utrecht, Julius Center | An Interactive Introduction to the Exposome |
| 13:00 - 16:00 | Daniala Weir | Utrecht Institute for Pharmaceutical Sciences, Division of Pharmacoepidemilogy and Clinical Pharmacology | Understanding Estimands and Target Trial Emulation: Methods for Causal Inference Using Real-World Data |
| 13:00 - 16:00 | Justine Blanford, Claudia Paris & Caroline Kemunto Kioko | University of Twente | Geographic Information & Earth Observations for Planetary Health: integrating epidemiology with geographic information for understanding local to global health challenges |
| 16:00 - 17:00 | Networking opportunity with drinks | ||
Özlem Bozkurt & Sandra de Vries
Municipality Dordrecht / Pulsaqua
Air pollution, heat stress, water quality, loss of biodiversity and other climate and environment related parameters can lead to serious health risks. Where scientific research up till now has provided evidence on population level, citizen science might help to translate these risks into individual pollution levels/risks. Citizen science fosters not only more spatial and temporal data to understand these influences/risks, but also fosters collaboration between scientists and lay people. While this method is not new, in our opinion it is not widely and sufficiently used in environmental epidemiology. Together with you we will explore the possibilities of using the already existing data available and collected worldwide and asses the value of co-creation of such citizen science approaches for epidemiologic research in general.
Tabea Kaul & Bas Kellerhuis
UMC Utrecht, Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care
In collaboration with Cochrane Netherlands
Are you planning to conduct a review that includes methodological quality assessment of diagnosis and/or prognosis studies? If you’re feeling overwhelmed by the array of tools available, this session is for you! We will take you through five guiding questions we developed to help you select a tool. Here’s what to expect: We will start our session by introducing you to the topic of methodological quality assessment tools and risk of bias. Then we will give you some important questions that may help you select your appropriate methodological quality assessment tool. Our focus will be on diagnosis and prognosis studies. Then you will dive into a case study in small groups. At the end, you’ll have the opportunity to present and discuss your findings.
If you’re already grappling with selecting a methodological quality assessment tool for a specific study, bring it along! We’re here to engage in constructive discussions!
Join us for an enlightening session!
Egil Fischer
Utrecht University, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine
What is the basic reproduction number of a specific infection? How does it change when conditions are changed? During this workshop participants will learn to estimate essential transmission parameters from experimental and observational data in small populations (e.g. transmission experiments, hospital wards, petting zoo, or kindergarten). We will address different methods, different transmission models and apply both frequentist and Bayesian approaches.
The workshop consists of a small lecture on infectious disease dynamics and the different mathematical models used to describe these dynamics. After that the participants will be guided through different examples in which they learn to estimate parameters.
The workshop ends with a plenary discussion on the use, limitations, and future perspectives.
During the workshop, we will use R, but participants without prior knowledge of R can attend.
Sanne Peters
UMC Utrecht, Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care
Sex and gender are important contributors to virtually every aspect of health and wellbeing. Emerging evidence demonstrates that the impacts of environmental change on health, both direct and indirect, are also different based on sex and gender. This workshop will provide participants with fundamental skills in sex- and gender-disaggregated health research. Through practical examples, participants can expect to learn more about fundamental epidemiological methods and principles to systematically assess the impacts of sex and gender on health. Emphasis will be given on the application to planetary health, where many sex and gender data and knowledge gaps persist.
Natalie Vinkeles Melchers-Martinez, Marieta Braks, Vaitiare Mulderij-Jansen & Churnalisa Doran
Dutch Applied Infectious Disease Epidemiology Group
In this pre-conference workshop, the VvE Working Group DAIDEG, also called the “Dutch Disease Detectives”, organises a workshop on Applied Infectious Disease Epidemiology in an ever changing world. In this workshop, participants will learn about the shift in infectious disease incidence and geographical distribution, as well as the increased risk of import infectious of severe infectious diseases, as a consequence of climate change. People working in the field of infectious disease prevention and control, public health and affiliated fields will likely encounter the consequences of these changes in epidemiology. This means that applied infectious disease epidemiology skills (outbreak investigation, surveillance, applied research) remain increasingly important.
George Downward
UMC Utrecht, Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care
The Exposome concept refers to the totality of exposures, across the human lifecourse. This ambitious scope can sometimes appear daunting to new researchers interested in entering the field. Join us for this introductory workshop to understand the fundamentals of the exposome and their applications. Combined with a walking tour, we will explore the various constituent parts of the exposome, while also exploring the area around WEON.
This workshop is intended as an introduction to the major exposome concepts and as such, all are welcome to attend. Early career researchers and those with an interest in environmental contributors to health are especially welcome.
Daniala Weir
Utrecht Institute for Pharmaceutical Sciences, Division of Pharmacoepidemilogy and Clinical Pharmacology
Estimands and target trial emulation have become important concepts in designing studies using real-world data. This workshop will provide participants with a comprehensive understanding of estimands, their significance in research, and how to effectively apply target trial emulation in study design. Participants will first be introduced the essential elements of estimands, distinguishing them from research questions and recognizing their crucial role in research study design and interpretation. Through practical examples and exercises, attendees will then learn how to effectively formulate estimands tailored to diverse research contexts. The workshop will also delve into the significance of target trial emulation in studies utilizing real-world data, exploring its necessity and underlying principles for study design. Through application and case studies, participants will analyze how target trial emulation enhances study validity and reliability, while also discussing strategies to mitigate associated biases and address inherent limitations.
Justine Blanford, Claudia Paris & Caroline Kemunto Kioko
University of Twente
The environment in which we live affects our health. Through the lens of remote sensing (RS) data, we can understand how various environmental factors affect the health of our planet. In the workshop we will use different examples of how Geographic Information System (GIS) and Earth Observation (EO) Data (Remote Sensing Information) can be used to tackle a wide variety of Global and Planetary Health Challenges while gaining insights into how changes in the environment can influence health risks and affect health outcomes.
The workshop will consist of a series of short interactive talks centered around topics related to planetary health
By the end of the workshop participants will learn how: