Health, wealth and ways of life - what can we learn from the Swedish, US and UK experience?
Thursday - Friday 23 - 24 September 2010
Venue: Royal Society of Medicine, 1 Wimpole Street, LONDON, W1G 0AE
organised by the Royal Society of Medicine and New York Academy of Medicine and Swedish Society of Medicine
Participating Sections:
Epidemiology & Public Health Section
Background:
The UK the US and Scandinavia are all part of one Western culture, and yet as well as many similarities we also see big differences. There are differences in lifestyle, in social policy and in healthcare systems between our three societies. And we can also identify differences in health. So can we share our experiences and learn from one another? Can we make changes that will bring a better and healthier future for all three societies?
Aim of the symposium:
To explore the public health issues relating to the Western economic culture and lifestyle, including the impact of the current economic crisis, learning from the similarities and contrasts between Scandinavia, the UK and the US. To consider a range of issues from policy to practicalities, and to help all of us adapt to future uncertainties.
Objectives:
- To examine inequalities in health within our rich countries, and the impact of times of financial instability
- To explore the social determinants of health, the role of lifestyle, psychosocial factors and look to future implications for health and the provision of health services
- To explore the priorities for health services in the context of rapid economic change.
If you need a hotel, please contact Domus Medica on 0207 290 2960 (members only), Chandos House on 0207 290 7900 or visit www.hotelmap.com/M5V9G for hotels in the area
Online registration is now closed. It is possible to register for this meeting on the day directly at the registration desk. Please note that we are not accepting any further bookings for dinner.
Registration Details:
Consultant/GP: £265
Student - 2 day: £70
Trainee - 2 day: £155
AHP/Nurse/Midwife - 2 day: £155
Consultant/GP - 2 day: £300
RSM Student - 2 day: £55
RSM Retired Fellow: £115
RSM Student: £45
RSM Trainee: £115
RSM Associate: £115
RSM Fellow: £145
Student: £60
Trainee: £135
RSM Trainee - 2 day: £135
RSM Retired Fellow - 2 day: £135
RSM Fellow - 2 day: £170
RSM Associate - 2 day: £135
AHP/Nurse/Midwife: £135
NYAM/SSM Member: £145
NYAM/SSM Member - 2 day: £170
Dinner: £50
CPD: 10 credits
Thursday 23 September 2010 |
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9.00 am |
Registration and coffee |
9.30 am |
Welcome address |
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Prof Parveen Kumar, President, Royal Society of Medicine, UK Dr Jo Ivey Boufford, President, New York Academy of Medicine, USA Associate Prof Margareta Troein Töllborn, Associate Professor, President, Swedish Society of Medicine, Sweden |
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Session one: Societal and economic change |
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| Chair: Prof Parveen Kumar, President, Royal Society of Medicine, UK | |
9.40 am |
Opening keynote: Economic instability: Why, when and where it matters for population health |
| Prof George A. Kaplan, PhD, Thomas Francis Collegiate Professor of Public Health, Emeritus, University of Michigan, USA | |
10.40 am |
Societal and economic change and health: Three addresses outlining the interplay of socioeconomic factors and health status in each country The Swedish experience |
| Prof Bo Burström, Professor in Social Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Sweden | |
11.00 am |
The British experience |
| Prof Marc Suhrcke, Professor in Public Health Economics, University of East Anglia, UK | |
11.20 am |
Coffee break |
11.50 am |
The American experience |
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Prof Lisa Berkman, PhD, Thomas D. Cabot Professor of Public Policy, and of Epidemiology, Harvard Center for Population and Development Studies, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA |
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12.10 pm |
Panel discussion |
1.00 pm |
Lunch |
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Session two: Socioeconomic factors and health - mediating factors |
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| Chair: Prof Sven-Olof Isacsson, Lund University, Sweden | |
2.00 pm |
Three reviews: The evidence base concerning the impact of socioeconomic determinants on psychosocial factors and lifestyle. Implications for health services The Swedish experience |
| Prof Margareta Kristenson, Professor in Social Medicine, University of Linköping, Sweden | |
2.20 pm |
The British experience |
| Prof Melanie Bartley, Professor of Medical Sociology, Epidemiology & Public Health, UCL Division of Population Health, London, UK | |
2.40 pm |
The American experience |
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Prof Paula Braveman, MD, MPH, Professor of Family and Community Medicine Director, Center on Social Disparities in Health University of California at San Francisco, USA |
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3.00 pm |
Tea break |
3.30 pm |
The Swedish national public health policy |
| Dr Sarah Wamala, Director General, Swedish National Institute of Public Health, Sweden | |
3.40 pm |
Panel discussion |
4.20 pm |
Keynote talk Three nations, one global economy, one search for health? |
| Prof Finn Diderichsen, Professor at the Department of Social Medicine, Copenhagen, Denmark | |
5.20 pm |
Closing remarks |
5.25 pm |
Close of meeting |
7.00 pm |
Symposium dinner (for those who have pre-booked) |
Friday 24 September 2010 |
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9.00 am |
Registration and coffee |
9.30 am |
Welcome address |
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Dr David Misselbrook, Dean, Royal Society of Medicine, UK Dr Jeremiah A. Barondess, President Emeritus, New York Academy of Medicine, USA Associate Prof Margareta Troein Töllborn, Associate Professor, President, The Swedish Society of Medicine, Sweden |
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Session one: The life course perspective and health inequalities in a changing world |
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| Chair: Dr Jo Ivey Boufford, President, New York Academy of Medicine, USA | |
9.40 am |
Three perspectives: The impact of health inequalities during the life course. The Swedish perspective |
| Professor Sven Bremberg, Associate Professor, Department of Public Health Science, Karolinska Institutet, Sweden | |
10.10 am |
The British perspective |
| Prof Marjo-Riitta Jarvelin, Professor and Chair in Lifecourse Epidemiology, Imperial College London, UK | |
10.40 am |
Coffee break |
11.10 am |
The American perspective |
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Prof Neal Halfon, MD, MPH, Director, Center for Healthier Children, Families and Communities, School of Public Health Professor of Paediatrics, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California at Los Angeles, USA |
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11.40 am |
Panel discussion |
12.40 pm |
Lunch |
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Session two: Future solutions - cost, sustainability and health |
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| Chair: Dr David Misselbrook, Dean, Royal Society of Medicine, UK | |
1.40 pm |
Three reviews: How can our health systems be re-engineered for a period of shrinking financial and energy resources and changing demand from the population at need? The American experience |
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Gail R. Wilensky, PhD, Senior Fellow, Project HOPE, Former Chair, Medicare Payment Advisory Commission and Physician Payment Review Commission and Deputy Assistant to the President for Policy Development, USA |
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2.10 pm |
The British experience |
| Prof Andy Haines, Professor of Public Health & Primary Care, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, UK | |
2.40 pm |
The Swedish experience |
| Prof Johan Calltorp, Professor of Health Policy and Management, The Nordic School of Public Health, Göteborg, Sweden | |
3.10 pm |
Tea break |
3.30 pm |
Panel discussion |
4.20 pm |
Keynote talk: Health systems, health and wealth: From rhetoric to reality |
| Prof Martin McKee, Professor of European Public Health, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, UK | |
5.20 pm |
Closing remarks |
5.25 pm |
Close of meeting |
