DES Fall Meeting 2022: 30-Year Anniversary

DES 30-Year Anniversary Meeting 2022: Epidemiological developments - past, present and future

This autumn, DES's 30th anniversary meeting will be held. Once again, DES' annual meeting will take place in the beautiful surroundings at Storebælt Sinatur Hotel & Konference in Nyborg. We look forward to seeing you in October.

Useful information

• Check-in is possible during 4.30p.m.-5.30p.m.
• Checkout is at 10a.m.
• Luggage can be stored downstairs (right next to our premises)
• There is free parking and parking do not have to be registered

Programme

Epidemiological developments – past, present and future

 DES 30-year Anniversary meeting 2022

Date: Tuesday October 25^th 2022 to Wednesday October 26^th 2022

Location: Storebælt Sinatur Hotel & Konference, Østerøvej 121, DK – 5800 Nyborg 

Day 1 

9:45-10:20         Arrival, Poster hanging and small breakfast 

10:20-10:30       Introduction and welcome, Chairman of DES 

10:30-12:00 Session 1 – Epidemiological developments – Where have we been and where are we going? 

10:30-11:15 Professor Emeritus Allen Wilcox, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, USA

• The Art of Scientific Investigation

11:15-12:00 Professor Irene Petersen, Institute of Epidemiology and Health, Faculty of population Health Sciences, University College London, UK

• The interactions between Epidemiology and Electronic Health Records Research: A national and international perspective. 

12:00-13:15 Lunch  

13:15-14:15       Lecture competition

Junior researchers are invited to submit an abstract of their own research for the lecture competition. Based on the submissions, up to 6 researchers will be invited to present their work and participate in the competition to win the 2022 lecture competition award.

14:15-16:00 Session 2 – DES Anniversary session (incl. coffee break 15:00-15:30)

Past presidents of the Danish Epidemiological Society will take us down memory lane and present highlights of Danish epidemiology and the role of the DES throughout the past 30 years.

• Thorkild I.A. Sørensen (1982-1987) – Epidemiologisk Forskningsgruppe
• Merete Osler (1995-2001) – DES and Danish Epidemiology in the 1990’s
• Ulrik Kesmodel (2005-2011) – DES and Danish Epidemiology in the 2000’s
• Lau Thygesen (2015-2018) – DES and Danish Epidemiology in the 2010’s
• Julie Werenberg Dreier (2022- ) – DES and Danish Epidemiology today and beyond

16:00-16:30 Announcement of the 2022 Schroll Prize and presentation by the recipient

16:30-17:30       Break, Check In

17:30-18:30 Poster Session and mingling

18.30-        Gala Dinner

Day 2 

9:00-10:30         Session 3 – Simulation studies

9:00-9:20 Senior Researcher Xiaoqin Liu, National Centre for register-based Research (NCRR), Aarhus University

• Antipsychotic exposure during pregnancy and child school performance

9:20-9:40 Assistant Professor Andreas Rieckmann, Section of Epidemiology, Department of Public Health, University of Copenhagen

• Disentangling common combinations of potential causes of a health outcome 

9:40-10:00 Researcher and consultant Henrik Støvring, Steno Diabetes Center Aarhus

• A discrete time semi-Markov model for prediction of Covid-19 hospitalizations in Region Midt 

10:00-10:20 Professor and Head of Department Theis Lange, Department of Public Health, University of Copenhagen

• Use of stochastic simulation in national predictions of the Covid-19 pandemic in Denmark

10:20-10:30 Q&A

10:30-11:00 Coffee break

11:00-12:30       Session 4 – Psychiatric Epidemiology

11:00-11:30 Niels Bohr Professor John McGrath, National Centre for register-based Research (NCRR), Aarhus University and Queensland Brain Institute, Australia

• Reflections on the Niels Bohr Professorship – highlights and contributions to psychiatric epidemiology

11:30-12:00 Professor Merete Nordentoft, Mental Health Center Copenhagen and Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Copenhagen

• The 10-year plan in psychiatry - How can epidemiologists contribute with building evidence to support and evaluate initiatives and interventions?

12:00-12:30 Professor Reiner Rugulies, National Research Centre for the Working Environment

• Epidemiological considerations when studying social and psychosocial determinants for psychiatric disorders and mental health

12:45-        Concluding remarks and Grab and Go Lunch

Deadline for registration: October 18^th 

Deadline for registration with poster or lecture competition: October 5^th 

Participation fees: 

• SOULD-OUT 2-day meeting incl. overnight accommodation (Young/ Student 3.500 DKK)*
• SOULD-OUT 2-day meeting incl. overnight accommodation (Others 4.000 DKK)
• Participation on day 1 incl. Dinner (Young/ Student 1.950 DKK)*
• Participation on day 1 incl. Dinner (Others 2.200 DKK)
• Participation on day 2 incl. grab and go lunch (Young/ Student 950 DKK)*
• Participation on day 2 incl. grab and go lunch (Others 1.050 DKK)

*Young/ students includes: students/ PhDs/ postdocs/assistant professors/researchers

Cancellation policy: Up to September 6 2022, it is free to cancel. The following cancellation conditions then apply:

• Between September 7 2022 and September 20 2022, a fee of 40% of your total price is calculated.

• Between September 21 2022 and October 4 2022, a fee of 75% of your total price is calculated.

• Later than October 5 2022, a fee of 100% of your total price will be calculated.

Please note: 

• Limited seats for this event.
• Your registration is binding.
• Invoices are sent out regularly after registration.

Questions? Please contact dansk.epidemiologisk.selskab@outlook.dk

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