CALISIA WORLD CONFERENCE ON FAMILY HEALTH
Organized by:European Observatory of Health Inequalities at the President Stanisław Wojciechowski State University of Applied Sciences in Kalisz, World Prevention Alliance in Lyon, France, “Health Promotion” Foundation in Nadarzyn, the City of Kalisz
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Program
9 June, Sunday
14:00-16:00
The National Sanctuary of Saint Joseph in Kalisz
"Cult of Saint Joseph at the National Sanctuary of Saint Joseph in Kalisz" – Father Prelate Jacek Plota, Ph.D.
Ecumenical ceremony
“Religion and health” – Professor Krzysztof Wojcieszek
"Role of Cardinal Józef Glemp in building a healthier Poland"
Concert - Frederic Ensemble of Kalisz Philharmonic
Recital - Professor Ewa Iżykowska (soprano), Marek Gasztecki (bass)
17:00-19:30
Wojciech Bogusławski Theatre in Kalisz
Inaugural Ceremony of the Conference
- His Magnificence Rector, the President Stanisław Wojciechowski State University of Applied Sciences in Kalisz, Professor Andrzej Wojtyła
- The Mayor of the City of Kalisz, Krystian Kinastowski
- Representatives of the guests
Inaugural lectures
- Professor Jonathan Samet, Colorado School of Public Health, USA
- Professor Witold Zatoński, European Observatory of Health Inequalities PWSZ
- Professor Peter Boyle, Professor PWSZ Andrzej Wojtyła, International Prevention Research Institute (iPRI) Lyon, France Collaborating Center in Kalisz, Poland
- Piano recital – Professor Zbigniew Raubo
10 June, Monday –
Didactic Centre, the President Stanisław Wojciechowski State University of Applied Sciences in Kalisz
8:00-9:00 - Registration of participants
9:00-11:00 Session I
11:00-11:30 Coffee break
11:30-14:00 Session II
13:30-14:30 Lunch
14:30-16:00 Session III
16:00-16:30 Coffee break
16:30-18:00 Session IV
8:00-18:00 Poster session
Session I
Video address: Allan Brandt, Professor of the History of Science, Harvard University, USA
Chair: Mateusz Zatoński, Health Promotion Foundation, Poland
Speakers:
- The three stages of the tobacco epidemic in Poland – Mateusz Zatoński, Health Promotion Foundation, Poland
- Combating youth e-cigarette use while aiming at the bull’s eye: the end of combustible tobacco use – Cliff Douglas, Vice President for Tobacco Control, American Cancer Society, Professor of University of Michigan, USA
- Tobacco Taxation: A key tool for public health – Rob Branston, Associate Professor, Institute for Policy Research, University
of Bath, UK - Tobacco control advocacy in Ukraine: recent progress and tobacco industry opposition – Lilia Olefir, Executive Director, “Life” Advocacy Center, Ukraine
Discussant: Mark Parascandola, Program Director, National Cancer Institute, USA
Session III
Introduction: Krystian Kinastowski, the Mayor of the City of Kalisz, Poland
Chair: Kinga Janik-Koncewicz, Health Promotion Foundation, Nadarzyn, Poland
Speakers:
- City healthy environment. What is possible? Case of New York – Sonia Angell, Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons; former Deputy Commissioner NYC Health Department, USA
- Halving premature mortality in Calisia region: diagnosis and future prevention and capacity building programmes – Kinga Janik-Koncewicz, Project Director at the Health Promotion Foundation, Nadarzyn, Poland
- The future of treatment of tobacco dependence – harnessing the technology to deliver hybrid interventions – Aleksandra Herbeć, University College London, UK
- Cervical cancer – still a serious problem for public health in Poland. What is needed to solve it? – Małgorzata Stelmach, President of the MSD Foundation for women’s health, Warsaw, Poland
Discussant: Krystian Kinastowski, the Mayor of the City of Kalisz, Poland
Session II
Chairpersons: Tomasz Zdrojewski, Chairman of the Public Health Committee of the Polish Academy of Sciences, Poland; Marcin Wojnar, Medical University of Warsaw, Poland;
Speakers:
- TBC – Piotr Bandosz, Medical University of Gdańsk, Poland; University of Liverpool, UK
- Alcohol and the heart – Zbigniew Gaciong, Director of the Clinic
of Internal Medicine, Hypertension, and Angiology, Medical University
of Warsaw, Poland - Evolution of alcohol policy in Poland in transition period – Jacek Moskalewicz, Institute of Psychiatry and Neurology in Warsaw, Poland
- Mediterranean diet, cancer and cardiovascular risk in a network
of Italian studies – Carlo La Vecchia, Professor at the Department
of Clinical Sciences and Community Health, University of Milan
“La Statale”, Italy - Gender differences in smoking related diseases – Eva Negri, Professor at the Department of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences, University
of Milan “La Statale”, Italy - Summary and remarks – Christina Ciecierski, Professor
at Northeastern Illinois University, Chicago, USA
Discussant: Tomasz Zdrojewski, Chairman of the Public Health Committee of the Polish Academy of Sciences, Poland; Mindaugas Stelemekas, Health Research Institute, Lithuanian University
of Health Sciences, Lithuania
Session IV
- Professor Leif Aarø, Norwegian Institute of Public Health, Norway
- Professor Michał Kleiber, Polish Academy of Sciences, Poland
Kalisz Town Hall
