What kinds of intelligence for public health?

As part of its summer school, ISSPAM is organizing a symposium entitled "What kinds of intelligence for Public Health"to be held on Tuesday, July 21, 2026 in Marseille.

Exceptionally this year, the symposium has been moved to the month of July, in order to be fully integrated into the training day program of the ADELF-EPITER International French-speaking Epidemiology and Public Health Congress, which takes place from July 21 to 24, 2026 in Marseille.

This link-up with the ADELF-EPITER congress will reinforce scientific exchanges and promote synergies between symposium and congress participants, as well as between public health players in general.

Objective and concept

The state of health of populations, the study of their determinants and their health needs are mobilizing and questioning to face the many current challenges and public health issues. The aim of the "What kinds of intelligence for Public Health" symposium is to shed collective light on a range of public health issues, using a 360-degree viewpoint based on complementary angles of analysis.

This symposium mobilizes 4 speakers around 4 themes, proposed by each of the 4 speakers. In 18 minutes, each speaker presents a theme and submits it to the reflection, analysis and vision of the other 3 speakers, each of whom has 360 seconds to do so. This round table is completed by debates between the speakers and with the participants to generate collective intelligence and gain this 360-degree vision.

Symposium "What intelligences for public health? "

Speakers and topics

Pr. Tit Albreht -  President of the European Public Health Association (EUPHA), Centre for Health Care, National Institute of Public Health of Slovenia

Pr. Katarzyna Czabanowska - Department of International Health, WHO CC for Public Heath Leadership and Workforce Development, Care and Public Heath Research Institute (CAPHRI), FHML, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands

Pr. Bruno Falissard - Director of CESP/INSERM U1018 (Centre de Recherche en Epidemiologie et Santé des Populations) and President of SFPEADA (Société Française de Psychiatrie de l'Enfant et de l'Adolescent et Disciplines Associées)

Dr. Caroline Quach-Thanh - Quebec’s National Director of Public Health and Assistant Deputy Minister for Prevention and Public Health at the Ministère de Santé et Services sociaux

Program

  • "Thinking Public Health in a Post-Modern Era" by Pr. Bruno Falissard ;
     
  • "Multi-level and multidisciplinary challenges of public health today and in the future" by Pr. Tit Albreht  ;
     
  •  "Science, ideology, and impact on vaccine decision-making" by Dr. Caroline Quach-Thanh ; 
     
  • "Leading and transforming the Public Health workforce in turbulent times" by Pr. Katarzyna Czabanowska.
Programme

Practical information

Venue: TOGA amphitheater, SMPM faculty on the Timone site in Marseille

Times: July 21, 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Public : students (Licence, Master, Doctorat), post-docs, academics, healthcare professionals, patients, civil society and citizens.

Language: French and English with live translation in English or French.

How to take part :

  • in person ;
  • live online (link sent by e-mail after registration).

Registration

Registration opens: January 29, 2026

Registration closes for symposium only: July 01, 2026 without extension

Fees :

  • Standard rate: €80
  • Free for ISSPAM members attending in person ;
  • Free for those registered for at least one module of the 2026 Summer School;

Registration in 2 steps:

For free rates (ISSPAM in-person members and ISSPAM summer school participants) the payment step is not necessary.

Registration consists of a registration form and payment:

  1. Proceed to registration and payment on the Azur-Colloque platform: https: //amu.azur-colloque.fr/inscription/fr/366/inscription --> choose "category 1. Registration for the symposium only" (detailed procedure on this link)
  2. Fill in the form in parallel: https: https://columbo.univ-amu.fr/index.php/551429?lang=en

Registration is effective only if the form is sent and payment validated.

 

Payment methods :

  • By credit card ;
  • By bank transfer via RIB (link to AMU RIB here) with subject line: ISSPAM - Symposium - your name ;
  • By transfer via order form for institutional registrations, to be sent by e-mail to franck.chamati@univ-amu.fr. The order form should be addressed to : ISSPAM - Faculté des Sciences Médicales et Paramédicales, 27 boulevard Jean Moulin 13005 Marseille, France

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