The seminar will in particular focus on past research and future directions on the topics of cardiovascular diseases, social inequalities in health, and emerging public health threats. See full agenda below.
Event Details:
Date: Friday 20th of September 2024
Time: 9 AM - 2:00 PM
Location: Aud Cerebrum, The Medical and Health Studies building 2, U.08.316, Campus Tromsø, UiT The Arctic University of Norway
The seminar is open to all, but please note that lunch served is only for pre-registered participants.
The seminar is also available by stream:
Session 1 from 0900 - 1200
Session 2 from 1245 - 1400
Full agenda of the seminar:
- 0900 - 0910: Welcome and opening remarks by Sameline Grimsgaard, Principal Investigator, The Tromsø Study and Gunbjørg Svineng, Dean at the Faculty of Health Sciences
- 0910 - 0930: The Tromsø Study - the past and the future, by Dag Steinar Thelle, Initial Principal Investigator, The Tromsø Study
- 0930 - 0950: Cardiovascular disease: unresolved research questions?, by Kay-Tee Khaw, Honorary Senior Visiting Fellow, MRC, Epidemiology Unit, University of Cambridge
- 0950 - 1010: Present and future health challenges. What should The Tromsø Study focus on?
- 1010 - 1020: Q & A
- 1020 - 1030: Break
- 1030 - 1050: Digital Session: International public health threats - forecasts from the Global Burden of Disease Study, by Stein Emil Vollset, Head of Global Burden of Disease Collaborating Unit, NIPH
- 1050 - 1110: The Norwegian Institute of Public Health - collaboration with population studies to meet public health challenges?, by Guri Rørtveit, Director General, NIPH
- 1110 - 1130: Digital Session: Social inequality in health - the big picture, by Jonas Minet Kinge, Professor, Departement of Health Management and Health Economics, UiO
- 1130 - 1150: Social inequality in health in The Tromsø Study - some unresolved questions?, by Jan Abel Olsen, Professor Emeritus in Health Economics, UiT
- 1150 - 1200: Q & A
- 1200 - 1245: Lunchbreak
- 1245 - 1300: Anniversary greetings to The Tromsø Study, by honored guests
- 1300 - 1310: Healthy ageing in Norway: is 70 the new 60?, by Heine Strand, Research Professor, NIPH
- 1310 - 1320: Is dementia an upcoming challenge?, by Bente Johnsen, Senior Consultant in Geriatric medicine, University Hospital of North Norway
- 1320 - 1330: Overweight and obesity - is the family history important?, by Mari Mikkelsen, Ph.D.-candidate, The Tromsø Study, UiT
- 1330 - 1340: Spinal cord compression - a common cause of disability in the elderly?, by Tore Solberg, Professor UiT and Neurosurgeon, University Hospital of North Norway
- 1340 - 1350: Coming up in Tromsø8: New research questions & methodology, by Sameline Grimsgaard, Principal Investigator, The Tromsø Study, UiT
- 1350 - 1400: Q & A, and closing remarks, by Inger Njølstad, Principal Investigator Tromsø 6 and 7
- 1400: End of seminar and stream
