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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=IT link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>*** KES-HCIS2020 Advanced Modelling of Health Systems and Policies ***<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>[Apologies if you receive multiple copies of this CfP]<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>************************************************************************************************************************<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Advanced Modelling of Health Systems and Policies<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>KES HCIS 2020 Special Session<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Split, Croatia - 17/19 June 2020<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>http://hcis-20.kesinternational.org/index.php<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>************************************************************************************************************************<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>According to the World Health Organization (WHO), a well-functioning health system working in harmony is built on having <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>trained and motivated health workers, a well-maintained infrastructure, and a reliable supply of medicines and technologies, <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>backed by adequate funding, strong health plans and evidence-based policies. Effective laws and efficient legal component <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>are important bases in creation and setting up of health systems and public health policies. Challenges like communicable <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>and non-communicable diseases must have a legal component.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>This session is specialised for researchers of different disciplines, data scientist, big data experts, policy makers and <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>clinicians, from academia and industry, oriented in solving the challenges by multisectoral approach. The session is linked <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>to Universal health coverage (UHC) and Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Data is a key issue of Agenda 2030 and main <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>goal of this session is to present novel approaches in modelling and usage of health big data. Target groups which could be <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>interested in this session: Governments, Public Health Experts, Policy Makers, Multi‐National Organizations, Statistical Bodies, <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>R&D Bodies, Civil Society, Private Providers, Health Providers, Health Managers, Academics and Scientists.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>UHC is defined by WHO as ensuring that all people can use the promotive, preventive, curative, rehabilitative and palliative <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>health services they need, of sufficient quality to be effective, while also ensuring that the use of these services does <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>not expose the user to financial hardship.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>The task of SDG 3 is to ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>As we live in "data revolution" and new technologies, efficient usage of health data and evidence-based decision-making tools <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>can be used in implementation and monitoring of UHC and SDGs.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Topics for the workshop include, but are not limited to:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>- Privacy aware Big Data models<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>- Role of big data in health systems reforms<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>- Efficient health systems and SDGs<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>- SDGs and health data<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>- Data driven modelling of health policies<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>- Innovative Big Data usage in UHC<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>- Security aspects in health systems and Big Data analytics<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>- Monitoring of SDG 3 – big data approach<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>- Decision support systems in policy making<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>- Novel Big data solutions for health-related policy making<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal>** SPECIAL SESSION CHAIRS<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>- Marco Anisetti, PhD, Associate Professor, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>- Dario Brdarić, PhD, Head of Department, Institute of Public Health for the Osijek-Baranya County, Osijek, Croatia<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>- Gwanggil Jeon, PhD, Associate professor, Incheon National University, South Korea<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>** PROGRAM COMMITTEE<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>- Matej Šapina, MD, PhD, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Faculty of Dental Medicine and Health, Osijek, Croatia<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>- Karolina Kramarić, MA, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Faculty of Dental Medicine and Health, Osijek, Croatia<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>- Ernesto Damiani, EBTIC/Khalifa University of Science and Technology, UAE<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal>- Claudio Agostino Ardagna, Università degli Studi di Milano, Italy<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>- Awais Ahmad Bahria University, Islamabad, Pakistan<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=FR>- Matthieu Garcin, PhD, Léonard de Vinci Pôle Universitaire, Research center, Paris La Défense, France<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>- Chandan Karmakar, PhD, School of Information Technology, Deakin University, Geelong, Australia<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>- Alexander Degelsegger-Márquez, PhD, Austrian National Public Health Institute, Vienna, Austria<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>- Katharina Habimana, MA, Austrian National Public Health Institute, Vienna, Austria<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>- Bettina Borisch, PhD, Institute of Global Health, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>- Arzija Pašalić, PhD, University of Sarajevo, Faculty of Health Studies, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>- Celia Blasszauer , MD, Medicalscan Kft, Budapest, Hungary<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal>- Gabriele Gianini, Università degli Studi di Milano, Italy<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>** EMAIL & CONTACT DETAILS<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>- dario.brdaric@gmail.com<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>- marco.anisetti@unimi.it<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></body></html>