Funded by the “Doskonała Nauka” programme
of the Ministry of Education
II World Conference on Family Health
Health at the time of crises and wars
Organizers
Calisia University – Kalisz, Poland
About the conference
The II World Conference on Family Health “Health at the time of crises and wars”
shall be the continuation of the debate on the family health situation of the 1st World Conference, which took place on 9-10 June 2019. The goal of the conference is to create the international forum of Polish and international research exchange and analysis, an attempt to identify the new research fields, discussion about the contemporary threats to family health during times of crisis and war. Plenary sessions and panel sessions shall be focused on the following topics:
– Overview of health development in Poland with special attention to years 1990-2020
– Family Healthcare in Poland, Israel, Mozambique, and Ukraine
– Recent development of health situation in the Central European countries
– Coronavirus pandemic
– Smoking and tobacco-related health burden
– Alcohol consumption and the burden of alcohol-related diseases
– Human rights in times of armed conflicts
During the inauguration of the event, the Doctor Honoris Causa of Calisia Academy- Kalisz, Poland, shall be granted to professor Theodor Meron, an exemplary lawyer and a world-class expert on international humanitarian and criminal law.
Honorary Committee
Scientific Committee
Program
24 October | Sunday
15:00-16:30
15.00 - 16.00
16:00 – 16:30
Laying flowers at the monument commemorating Saint John Paul II
17:00-19:30
SOLEMN MEETING OF THE SENATE OF THE CALISIA UNIVERSITY - KALISZ, POLAND AND THE INAUGURATION OF THE SECOND WORLD CONFERENCE ON FAMILY HEALTH "HEALTH at the time of CRISES AND WARS"
THE CEREMONY OF AWARDING THE TITLE OF DOCTOR HONORIS CAUSA OF THE THE CALISIA UNIVERSITY - KALISZ, POLAND TO PROFESSOR THEODOR MERON
• National Anthem
• Opening ceremony by His Magnificence Rector of the Calisia University – Kalisz, Poland, Professor Andrzej Wojtyła
• Laudatory speech of the promoter, Professor Andrzej Wojtyła
• Speeches of the reviewers, Professor Patrycja Grzebyk and Professor Bogusław Sygit
• Diploma Awarding Ceremony
• Gaude Mater Polonia
• Speech of Professor Theodor Meron, Doctor Honoris Causa of the Calisia Univerisity – Kalisz, Poland
• Closing ceremony by His Magnificence Rector of the Calisia University Kalisz, Poland, Professor Andrzej Wojtyła
• Gaudemus igitur
CONCERT
• Concert of Big Band “Po godzinach”
II World Conference on Family Health
HYBRID CONFERENCE
25 October | Monday
INSTITUTE OF GEARS RESEARCH EXCELLENCE CENTER
ul. Poznańska 201-205
62-800 Kalisz
9:00 – 11:00 Plenary session
Overview of health development in Poland with special attention to years 1990-2020
Chairpersons: Prof. Andrzej Wojtyła, Prof. Witold Zatoński
1. Welcome addresses: Prof. Andrzej Wojtyła, Dr Jurgen Rehm, Aurelijus Veryga, Dr Jarosław Neneman, Prof. Witold Zatoński
2. Keynote lecture: Health and sustainable development in the light of the pandemic (European report) – Prof. Martin McKee
3. Keynote lecture: Alcohol and health in Central and Eastern EU countries – status quo and alcohol policy options – Dr Jurgen Rehm
4. History and current health situation in Poland – Prof. Witold Zatoński and team
11:00-11:30 Break
11:30-13:00 Session I A
Family healthcare in Poland, Israel, Mozambique, and Ukraine
Chairpersons: dr Ewa Sałkiewicz-Munnerlyn, Calisia University – Kalisz, Poland
1. Family Healthcare in Poland – Zofia Małas, Director of the Main Council of Nurses and Midwives, Poland
2. Family Healthcare in Israel– Liat Safri, Western Galilee Medical Center, Israel
3. Family Healthcare in Israel – Ruth Olivia Bitton, Western Galilee Medical Center, Director of the Midwifery Education, Israel
4. Maternal Health Care and the SDG in Mozambique – Prof. Leonardo Chavane, Eduardo Mondlane University, Mozambique
5. The birth and the development of the family healthcare in Ukraine – Prof. Andriej Bazylewicz, President of the World Federation of Ukrainian Medical Associations, Ukraine
11:30-13:00 Session I B (parallel)
Recent development of health situation in the Central European countries
Chairpersons: Dr Mindaugas Stelemekas, Health Research Institute, WHO Collaborating Centre for the Prevention & Control of NCDs, Lithuania
Prof. Katarzyna Zatońska Department of Social Medicine, Wroclaw Medical University, Poland
1. History of alcohol consumption and cancer burden in Italy – Prof. Carlo La Vecchia, Department of Clinical Sciences and Community Health, University of Milan, Italy
2. The health crisis in 2020: an example from Lithuania, Justina Vaitkeviciute, Health Research Institute, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Lithuania
3. Gender disparities in life expectancy and mortality from preventable diseases in Latvia: 2000 – 2020 – Prof. Inese Gobina, Department of Public Health and Epidemiology, Riga Stradins University, Latvia
4. How coronavirus affected health situation in Poland? –Prof. Katarzyna Zatońska, Department of Social Medicine, Wroclaw Medical University, Poland
13:00-14:00 Break
14:00-15:30 Session II A
Covid-19 pandemic
Chairperson:Prof. Andrzej Trybusz, Calisia University – Kalisz, Poland
1. The Spanish Family Law under Covid-19– Prof. Luis Javier Capote Perez, University of La Laguna, San Cristóbal de La Laguna, Tenerife, Spain
2. Vaccination – the basis to limit the COVID-19 pandemic – Prof. Andrzej Trybusz, Calisia University – Kalisz, Poland
3. Mental health during the pandemic –Prof. Jan Chodkiewicz, University of Lodz, Poland
14:00-15:30 Session II B (parallel)
Smoking and tobacco-related health burden
Chairpersons: Prof. Tomasz Zdrojewski, Department of Hypertension and Diabetology, Medical University of Gdansk, Poland
dr Mateusz Zatoński, Department of Health, University of Bath, Bath, United Kingdom
1. Tobacco smoking and lung cancer in Poland – Prof. Witold Zatoński, Institute – European Observatory of Health Inequalities, Calisia University- Kalisz, Poland
2. Tobacco smoking and smoking-related diseases in Lithuania – Dr Vaida Liutkute-Gumarov, Health Research Institute Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Kaunas, Lithuania
3. Tobacco smoking trends and smoking-related health burden in Latvia – Dr Iveta Pudule Centre for Disease Prevention and Control of Latvia, Latvia
4. Health inequalities in Poland – Kinga Janik-Koncewicz, Institute – European Observatory of Health Inequalities, Calisia University-Kalisz, Poland
15:30-16:00 Break
16:00-18:00 Session III A
Human rights in times of armed conflicts
Chairperson: Dr Ewa Sałkiewicz-Munnerlyn, Calisia University – Kalisz, Poland
1. Building a Just World Order – Prof. Alfred de Zayas, Geneva School of Diplomacy, Switzerland
2. The psycho-social impact of the global pandemic in the families of genocide survivors– Assumpta Mugiraneza, the Director of the Iriba Centre for Multimedia Heritage, IRIBA, Kigali, Rwanda
3. Human rights in times of armed conflicts– Dr Ewa Salkiewicz-Munnerlyn, Calisia University – Kalisz, Poland
4. Family during the time of crisis in Albania – Father Wojciech Żmudziński, SJ, Poland
16:00-18:00 Session III B (parallel)
Alcohol consumption and the burden of alcohol-related diseases
Chairpersons: Dr Jurgen Rehm, Institute for Mental Health Policy Research & Campbell Family Mental Health Research Institute, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH), Canada
Kinga Janik-Koncewicz, Institute – European Observatory of Health Inequalities, Calisia University- Kalisz, Poland
1. History of alcohol consumption and burden of alcohol-related diseases in Poland – Prof. Witold Zatoński, Institute – European Observatory of Health Inequalities, Calisia University-Kalisz, Poland
2. Alcohol excise duty policy in Poland – Dr Jarosław Neneman, Department of Institutional Economics and Microeconomics, University of Lodz, Poland
3. Alcohol consumption and burden of alcohol-related diseases in Lithuania – Dr Mindaugas Stelemekas, Health Research Institute, WHO Collaborating Centre for the Prevention & Control of NCDs, Lithuania
4. Alcohol consumption trends and burden of alcohol-related health problems in Latvia – Laura Isajeva, Department of Public Health and Epidemiology, Riga Stradins University, Latvia
5. The impact of alcohol availability on alcohol-attributable and related mortality – Relika Stoppel, University of Potsdam, Germany
18:00 - 18:30 Plenary session
Closing remarks
Chairpersons: Prof. Andrzej Wojtyła, Prof. Witold Zatoński
Commentators: Prof. Leif Aarø, Prof. Andrzej Trybusz
The National Sanctuary of Saint Joseph in Kalisz
Wojciech Bogusławski Theatre in Kalisz
Nowy Świat 4
Conference Secretariat
62 76 79 566
conference@akademia.kalisz.pl