PROGRAMME

8.00 – 9.00 Registration of participants

9.00 – Welcome address –  Prof. Andrzej Wojtyła, Rector of the Calisia University –  Kalisz, Poland.  

9.00 – 10.30 Pre-conference session

War and accountability in Ukraine.

Chairman:

• Ewa Sałkiewicz-Munnerlyn, PhD, Calisia University – Kalisz, Poland

1. Accountability in present day international law– Prof. Olga Butkevych, Ukrainian Association of International Law, Ukraine.
2. Can Russia’s UN veto be removed? – Ewa Sałkiewicz-Munnerlyn, PhD, Calisia University – Kalisz, Poland.
3. Between war crime and genocide, humanitarian international law and the war in Ukraine – Bartłomiej Żyłka, MA, lawyer, European Society of International Law (ESIL), International Society of Public Law (ICON Society), Poland.
4. Digital information and contextual dashboards for local healthcare – a mindmap and application of spatial coronametrics – Prof. Peter Niijkamp, Open University, Heerlen, the Netherlands, Alexandru Ioan Cuza University, Iasi, Romania.
5. Discussion.

Discussants: Prof. Roman Yedeliev, Beata Polok, PhD.

10.30 – 11.00 Break

11.00 – 11.30 Opening session

State of public health in Poland.

Welcome addresses.

1. Prof. Andrzej Wojtyła, Rector of the Calisia University – Kalisz, Poland.  
2. Prof. Witold Zatoński, Director of the Institute – European Observatory of Health Inequalities, Calisia University – Kalisz, Poland.
3. Prof. Martin Gorsky, Centre for History in Public Health, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, UK.
4. Aurelijus Veryga, PhD, Member of Parliament of the Republic of Lithuania, former Minister of Health.

Scientific host of the conference: Prof. Witold Zatoński.

11.30 – 13.00 Session 1

Public health – panel discussion 

Chairmen: 

• Prof. Martin Gorsky, Centre for History in Public Health, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, UK. 
• Prof. Katarzyna Sygit, Calisia University – Kalisz, Poland

1. The role of historical research in public health – Prof. Martin Gorsky, Centre for History in Public Health, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, UK. 
2. The role of public health science in Poland – Prof. Janusz Szymborski, Institute – European Observatory of Health Inequalities, Calisia University – Kalisz, Poland.
3. The role of public health science in building health in UK, Poland, Europe – Prof. Martin McKee, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, UK.
4. Opportunities and pitfalls in tobacco control: lessons from the UK – Prof. Robert West, Institute of Epidemiology and Healthcare at University College London, UK. 
5. Role of public health in controlling burden of alcohol-related harm – Mindaugas Štelemėkas, PhD,  Health Research Institute, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Kaunas, Lithuania. 
6. The role of prospective cohort studies in public health – Prof. Katarzyna Zatońska, Department of Population Health, Medical University of Wroclaw, Poland
7. Public health in Poland. Challenges – Prof. Tomasz Zdrojewski, Department of Hypertension and Diabetology, Medical University of Gdansk, Poland.
8. Discussion.

13.00 – 14.00 Lunch 

14.00 – 15.30 Session 2

Development of health situation in Poland. Health recession.

Chairmen: 

• Prof. Witold Zatoński, Institute – European Observatory of Health Inequalities, Calisia University – Kalisz, Poland.
• Alicja Basiak-Rasała, PhD, Department of Population Health, Medical University of Wrocław, Poland. 

1. Health recession in Poland – Prof. Witold Zatoński, Institute – European Observatory of Health Inequalities, Calisia University – Kalisz, Poland.
2. Alcohol consumption and epidemiology of alcoholic liver cirrhosis in Poland – Kinga Janik-Koncewicz, Institute – European Observatory of Health Inequalities, Calisia University – Kalisz, Poland.
3. Cardiovascular diseases in Poland – Prof.Piotr Jankowski, Department of Internal Medicine and Geriatric Cardiology, Center of Postgraduate Medical Education, Warsaw, Poland.  
4. Affordability of alcohol and cigarettes in Poland – Jarosław Neneman, PhD, Department of Institutional Economics and Microeconomics, Faculty of Economics and Sociology, University of Lodz, Poland.
5. What next with health recession in Poland? – Prof. Tomasz Zdrojewski, Department of Preventive Medicine & Education, Medical University of Gdańsk, Poland. 
6. Discussion.

15.30 – 16.00 Break 

16.00 – 17.30 Session 3 

Treatment of tobacco dependence. Cytisine history. 

Methods and future of tobacco control and treatment.

Chairmen: 

• Prof. Robert West, Institute of Epidemiology and Healthcare at University College London, UK.
• Aleksandra Herbeć, PhD, Calisia University – Kalisz, Poland.

1. History, present and future of cytisine in Poland – Prof. Witold Zatoński, Institute – European Observatory of Health Inequalities, Calisia University –  Kalisz, Poland.
2. Celebrating cytisine: the past, present and future of smoking cessation treatment – Prof. Robert West, Institute of Epidemiology and Healthcare at University College London, UK. 
3. Smoking cessation in clinical settings in Poland – an overview of the current situation –  Prof. Piotr Jankowski, Department of Internal Medicine and Geriatric Cardiology, Center of Postgraduate Medical Education, Warsaw, Poland.
4. The future of clinical practice and research on treatment of tobacco dependence –  Aleksandra Herbeć, PhD, Calisia University – Kalisz, Poland.
5. Harnessing the power of AI and machine learning to optimise smoking cessation treatment – Prof. Susan Michie, Professor of Health Psychology and Director of the Centre for Behaviour Change at University College London, UK.
6. Discussion. 

9.00 – 10.30 Session 4

Unhealthy commodities and monitoring of big industries.

Chairmen: 

• Britta Matthes, PhD,  Adam Bertscher, TCRG.
• Prof. Łukasz Balwicki, Department of Public Health & Social Medicine, Medical University of Gdansk, Poland.

1. Introduction – Prof. Anna Gilmore, Tobacco Control Research Group (TCRG), Department for Health, University of Bath, UK.
2. Research on flavours and menthol in tobacco– Christina Kyriakos, Department of Primary Care and Public Health, School of Public Health, Imperial College London, UK / Dr. Rosemary Hiscock, TCRG.  
3. The UK Tobacco Industry Interference Index – Raouf Alebshehy, PhD, TCRG.
4. The Polish Tobacco Industry Interference Index – Prof. Łukasz Balwicki, Department of Public Health & Social Medicine, Medical University of Gdansk, Poland.
5. Tobacco industry interference in low- and middle-income countries: Adapting the Policy Dystopia Model – Britta Matthes, PhD, TCRG.
6. Identifying the tobacco industry’s long term-policy influence strategies – Allen Gallagher, PhD, TCRG.
7. Exploring tobacco industry interference in South Africa – Britta Matthes, PhD, TCRG / Adam Bertscher, TCRG.
8. How do we address industry influence on policy? – Adam Bertscher, TCRG.
9. Personal reflections from collaborators (introduced by Britta Matthes, PhD and Adam Bertscher).
10. Discussion.

10.30 – 11.00 Break

11.00 – 12.30 Session 5

Essential nutrients and health 

Chairmen: 

• Kinga Janik-Koncewicz, Institute – European Observatory of Health Inequalities, Calisia University – Kalisz, Poland. 
• Mindaugas Štelemėkas, PhD, Health Research Institute, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Kaunas, Lithuania.

1. Fats and cardiovascular health in Poland – Prof. Witold Zatoński, Institute – European Observatory of Health Inequalities, Calisia University – Kalisz, Poland.
2. Cardiovascular diseases in Poland and current dietary guidelines – Prof. Piotr Jankowski, Department of Internal Medicine and Geriatric Cardiology, Center of Postgraduate Medical Education, Warsaw, Poland.
3. Dieting mistakes and health consequences. Nutritional changes during COVID pandemic in Poland – Anna Harton, PhD, Department of Dietetics, Institute of Human Nutrition Sciences, Warsaw University of Life Sciences, Poland. 
4. Current nutritional status of Polish population – Danuta Gajewska, PhD, Department of Dietetics, Institute of Human Nutrition Sciences, Warsaw University of Life Sciences, Poland 
5. Nutrients and prevention of CVD – PURE PL – Katarzyna Połtyn-Zaradna, PhD, Department of Population Health, Medical University of Wrocław, Poland.
6. Nutritional immunity modifiers – Prof. Hanna Krauss, Institute of Collaboration with the International Institute for Preventive Research, Calisia University – Kalisz, Poland.
7. Discussion 

12.30 – 13.30 Lunch

13.30 – 15.00 Session 6 

Inequalities: methods, tobacco, alcohol.

Chairmen: 

• Mark Parascandola, PhD, Center for Global Health, National Cancer Institute, USA.
• Krzysztof Przewoźniak, PhD, Institute of Family Health, Calisia University – Kalisz, Poland.

1. Tobacco control in Poland: Mateusz Zygmunt Zatoński PhD (Philosophy Doctorate) overview. Lecture from San Francisco, January 31^st, 2017. Presented by Prof. Witold Zatoński
2. Tobacco control in Poland – inequalities, urgent needs and new challenges – Krzysztof Przewoźniak, PhD, National Research Institute of Oncology, Warsaw, and Institute of Family Health, Calisia University – Kalisz, Poland.
3. Inequalities in tobacco use in the US – Mark Parascandola, PhD, Center for Global Health, National Cancer Institute, USA.
4. Inequalities by education in alcoholic liver cirrhosis in Poland – Prof. Małgorzata Pikala, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Medical University of Łódź, Poland.
5. Nicotine delivery device (e-cigarette, etc.) use among children in Poland– Prof. Łukasz Balwicki, Department of Public Health & Social Medicine, Medical University of Gdansk, Poland.
6. Alcohol consumption and trends of alcoholic liver cirrhosis in Poland and Lithuania – Mindaugas Štelemėkas, PhD et al., Health Research Institute, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Kaunas, Lithuania. 
7. European Network for Smoking and Tobacco Prevention – a focal point for tobacco control in Europe – Krzysztof Przewoźniak, PhD, National Research Institute of Oncology, Warsaw, and Institute of Family Health, Calisia University – Kalisz, Poland;Cornel Radu-Loghin, ENSP.
8. Discussion.

15.00 – 15.30 Break

15.30 – 17.00 Session 7

COVID-19, infodemic

Chairmen:

• Andrzej Trybusz, PhD, Calisia University – Kalisz, Poland.
• Aneta Tomaszewska, PhD, Medical University of Warsaw, Poland.

1. COVID Norway – Prof. Frode Forland, Norwegian Institute of Public Health, Oslo, Norway.
2. Trends in COVID-19 and excess mortality in 2020-2023 with focus on Italy – Prof. Carlo La Vecchia, Department of Clinical Sciences and Community Health, University of Milan, Italy.
3. The course of coronavirus pandemic in Poland – Kinga Janik-Koncewicz, Institute – European Observatory of Health Inequalities, Calisia University – Kalisz, Poland. 
4. The evolving COVID infodemic in the US – Mark Parascandola, PhD, Research and Training Branch, Center for Global Health, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, USA. 
5. Why do people believe medical misinformation? MedFake study results – Aneta Tomaszewska, PhD, Prof. Filip Raciborski, Department of Prevention of Environmental Hazards, Allergology and Immunology, Medical University of Warsaw, Poland.
6. Incidence of adverse post-vaccination reactions and adverse medical events after COVID-19 vaccinations in Poland – Prof. Paulina Wojtyła – Buciora, Department of Health Sciences, Calisia University – Kalisz, Poland.
7. Discussion.

17.00 – 18.00 Closing remarks