June 8, 2021 to June 9, 2021 CEST
As fine particulate matter (PM2.5) levels in Southeast Europe have remained higher than in those of Western Europe for decades, public and governmental interest in the topic increases, and the demand for data and evidence on air pollution levels and trends as well as health effects is growing. In an effort to focus the discussions related to air quality and health, the Health Effects Institute (HEI), the International Society for Environmental Epidemiology (ISEE), the European Respiratory Society (ERS), the Medical University of Plovdiv, Bulgaria, and environmental health institutions in Serbia jointly hosted a virtual workshop on June 8-9, 2021 (1-4 PM CET) to review the status of current evidence on the health effects of air pollution in the Southeast European region and its interlinkage to current policy debate and actions. The workshop is part of the larger HEI project in Southeast Europe funded by the Clean Air Fund.
Read the workshop summary and key messages here.
Session recordings are now available here.
Sessions
Day 1: Health effects of ambient air pollution: context, evidence and research strategies
Jun. 8, 2021 - 1:00pm CEST
Keynote Talks
Jun. 8, 2021 - 1:15pm CEST
Chairs: Dan Greenbaum, HEI and Barbara Hoffmann, University of Düsseldorf
1:15 PM Health basis for air quality policies in Europe
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WHO Regional Office For Europe
1:23 PM European air quality policy framework
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Clean Air Unit, Directorate-General for the Environment, European Commission
1:31 PM What have we learned in the last decade about health effects of air pollution?
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European Respiratory Society and University of Copenhagen
Session 1: Air Quality and Health Impacts of Air Pollution in Southeast Europe
Jun. 8, 2021 - 1:55pm CEST
Chair: Hristina Vojvodic, Renewable and Environmental Regulatory Institute, Serbia
1:55 PM Current regional air quality situation
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European Environment Agency (EEA)
2:10 PM Regional/national perspectives
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World Health Organization [retired]
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Institute of Public Health of Serbia
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Medical University of Plovdiv, Bulgaria
Q&A
Jun. 8, 2021 - 2:40pm CEST
Break
Jun. 8, 2021 - 2:55pm CEST
Session 2: Progress in methods to study health effects of air pollution
Jun. 8, 2021 - 3:00pm CEST
Chair: Tamara Schikowski, IUF-Leibniz Research Institute of Environmental Medicine, Duesseldorf
3:00 PM Primer 1: How do we measure air quality and exposure to air pollution?
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Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute and Basel University, Switzerland
3:20 PM Primer 2: Epidemiological designs to study the effects of short- and long-term exposure to air pollution
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National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece
Q&A
Jun. 8, 2021 - 3:45pm CEST
Meeting Day 1 Closing Remarks
Jun. 8, 2021 - 3:55pm CEST
Meeting Day 1 Adjourns
Jun. 8, 2021 - 4:00pm CEST
Day 2: Using data on health impacts to inform policymaking
Jun. 9, 2021 - 1:00pm CEST
Opening remarks
Jun. 9, 2021 - 1:05pm CEST
Chairs: Bob O’Keefe, HEI and Zorana Andersen, University of Copenhagen
Current status of air pollution and health policies/action in Southeastern Europe/Western Balkans
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Aleksandra Imširagić-Đurić
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Assistant Minister, Sector for Environmental Management, Ministry of Environmental Protection of the Republic of Serbia
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Member of Parliament of Bulgaria
Q&A
Jun. 9, 2021 - 1:25pm CEST
Session 3: Relevance of various air pollution sources in driving health impacts
Jun. 9, 2021 - 1:30pm CEST
Chairs: Mira Jovanovski Dasic, Director of the SEEHN Secretariat, and Angel Dzhambov, Medical University of Plovdiv
1:30 PM How do different sources contribute to population exposure to key air pollutants in the region?
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Institute of Public Health of Serbia
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Medical University – Pleven, Bulgaria
2:00 PM Evaluating the benefits of air pollution interventions
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Hanna Boogaard
, Health Effects Institute
Q&A
Jun. 9, 2021 - 2:10pm CEST
Break
Jun. 9, 2021 - 2:25pm CEST
Session 4: Using data on health impacts for policymaking
Jun. 9, 2021 - 2:30pm CEST
Chair: Michal Krzyzanowski, World Health Organization [retired]
2:30 PM Primer 3: Approaches for estimating health impacts (GBD vs. EU-EEA vs. WHO)
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World Health Organization European Centre for Environment and Health (ECEH)
2:50 PM Q&A
3:00 PM Panel Discussion: Application of health impact information in policymaking
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International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis
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Health and Environment Alliance (HEAL)
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World Health Organization [retired]
Q&A
Jun. 9, 2021 - 3:40pm CEST
Meeting Day 2 Closing Remarks
Jun. 9, 2021 - 3:50pm CEST
Meeting Adjourns
Jun. 9, 2021 - 4:00pm CEST
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