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Health is high on the European Agenda as noted in President von der Leyen’s State of the Union speech, the European Commission’s Work Programme 2021, the ENVI Report on the EU4Health programme and the first meetings of the Special Committee on Beating Cancer.
Europe Beating Cancer Plan is expected around the 9th December – so now is the time to call for action and ensure prevention and reduction of alcohol related harm is included.
1Alcohol and Cancer (#1 Webinar)
November 16th, 2020 @ 15:00 (CET)
- Tiziana Codenotti, Eurocare President
- Nino Berdzuli, Director WHO Regional Office Europe
- Isabelle Soerjomataram, International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC)
View presentation - Carina Ferreira-Borges, European Office for the Prevention and Control of NCDs, WHO Regional Office for Europe
View presentation - Jürgen Rehm, Institute for Mental Health Policy Research & Campbell Family Mental Health Research Institute, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH), Canada
View presentation - Marcus Peck, United European Gastroenterology (UEG)
View presentation - Alejandro Forner, European Association for the study of the liver
View presentation
15:00 Welcome and introductions
- Tiziana Codenotti, Eurocare President
15:10 Alcohol and Cancer
- Nino Berdzuli, Director, WHO Regional Office Europe, World Health Organization
15:20 The impact of Alcohol drinking to the burden of Cancer in WHO European Region
- Isabelle Soerjomataram, International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC)
15:30 WHO’s new Alcohol and Cancer factsheet: Appeal for better prevention
- Carina Ferreira-Borges, European Office for the Prevention and Control of NCDs, WHO Regional Office for Europe
15:40. How many cancers can we prevent when increasing alcohol excise tax?
- Jürgen Rehm, Institute for Mental Health Policy Research & Campbell Family Mental Health Research Institute, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH), Canada
15:50 Alcohol and Digestive Cancer – a need for action
- Marcus Peck, United European Gastroenterology (UEG)
16:00. Alcohol and liver cancer – need for action
- Alejandro Forner, European Association for the study of the liver
16:10 Conclusions
- Tiziana Codenotti, Eurocare President
16:15 Finish
Alcohol and Covid-19 (#2 Webinar)
November 17th, 2020 @ 15:00 (CET)
- Tiziana Codenotti, Eurocare President
- Carina Ferreira-Borges, European Office for the Prevention and Control of NCDs, WHO Regional Office for Europe
- Jürgen Rehm, Institute for Mental Health Policy Research & Campbell Family Mental Health Research Institute, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH), Canada
- Emanuele Scafato, EUFAS, ISS, SIA
- Nick Sheron, EASL
- Mathieu Capouet – Belgium
- Triinu That – Estonia
- Nick Smith – Scotland
15:00 Welcome and introductions
- Tiziana Codenotti, Eurocare President
15:10 Alcohol and COVID-19
- Carina Ferreira-Borges, European Office for the Prevention and Control of NCDs, WHO Regional Office for Europe
15.20 What do we know about alcohol and COVID-19 in the WHO European Region so far?
First results of a pan-European survey initiative and the need for better surveillance
- Jürgen Rehm, Institute for Mental Health Policy Research & Campbell Family Mental Health Research Institute, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH), Canada
15:30 Alcohol and post-COVID-19 era: preparedness and readiness for a renewed prevention
- Emanuele Scafato, EUFAS, ISS, SIA
15:40 Alcohol and COVID-19 and harms to the liver
- Nick Sheron, EASL
15:50 State actions to prevent the spread of COVID-19
- Belgium – Mathieu Capouet
- Estonia – Triinu That
- Scotland – Nick Smith
16:05. Questions and Conclusions
- Tiziana Codenotti, Eurocare President
16:15 Finish
Alcohol and Health Policies in Europe and UN Sustainable
Development Goals (SDGs) (#3 Webinar)
November 17th, 2020 @ 15:00 (CET)
- Tiziana Codenotti, Eurocare President
- Carina Ferreira-Borges, European Office for the Prevention and Control of NCDs, WHO Regional Office for Europe
- Jürgen Rehm & Toni Gual, Guest Editors
- Marko Korenjak, ELPA
- Matthias Lohr, UEG
Programme
15:00 Welcome and introductions
- Tiziana Codenotti, Eurocare President
15:10 WHO European Region: Alcohol consumption and sustainable development
- Carina Ferreira-Borges, European Office for the Prevention and Control of NCDs, WHO Regional Office for Europe
15:30 Alcohol Control Policy and Health in Europe (A special issue of International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health)
- Jürgen Rehm & Toni Gual, Guest Editors
15:45 Call for action
- Marko Korenjak, ELPA President
Alcohol and pancreatic cancer: what is at stake?
- Matthias Lohr, UEG
16:00 Questions and Conclusions
- Tiziana Codenotti, Eurocare President
16:15 Finish