Programme
ESHMS 12th biennal Congress Oslo 28-30th August, 2008
Provisional Congress programme 12 03 08
Day 1: Thursday August 28th.
09.00 – 10.30 Registration
10.30 – 10.45 Opening and greetings
10.45 – 12.00 Plenary session. Winning lecture of “The ESHMS Award”.
12.00 – 13.00 Lunch
13.00 – 15.00 Parallel sessions
15.00 – 15.30 Coffee Break
15.30 – 17.00 Parallel sessions
17.30 – 18.30 General assembly of the ESHMS
19.00- Reception at Oslo City Hall, buffet and guided tour
Day 2: Friday August 29th .
09.00 – 10.00 Plenary session: Professor Denny Vågerö, CHESS, Sweden. Member of the
WHO Commission on Social Determinants of Health.
East and West in Europe: health disparities within and between. Lessons from the WHO Commission on Social Determinants of Health.
10.00 – 10.15 Coffee Break
10.15 – 12.00 Parallel sessions
12.00 – 13.00 Lunch
13.00 - 15.00 Parallel sessions
15.00 – 15.30 Coffee Break
15.30 – 16.30 Meeting of the ESHMS executive committee
18.00 - 20.00 Social event - Guided tour around Oslo
20.00 - Congress Dinner at the Holmenkollen Park Hotel
Day 3: Saturday August 30th .
09.00 – 10.00 Plenary session: Professor Martin Bobak, University College London, UK.
Social change and public health challenges in Eastern and Western Europe
10.00 – 10.15 Coffee Break
10.15 – 12.00 Parallel sessions
12.00 – 12.30 Closure of the congress