Summer School Amsterdam Aug 29 - 31, 2024
The Theme:
The 23rd EASOM Summer School 2024 is organized in Amsterdam and explores the opportunities and challenges in teaching Planetary health (PH) in Occupational Medicine.
On the important issue of Planetary Health (PH). Participants are welcome in KIT Institute, a beautiful and inspiring venue in the city centre of Amsterdam.
KIT Institute focuses on global health, gender and sustainable economic development.
PH has emerged as a new discipline to safeguard our planet in response to climate change, to limit our detrimental interaction with the surrounding ecosystem, and to protect the lives of all with an intergenerational responsibility. The role of education is central to this aim by developing not only the basic and contemporary understanding of PH, but also by advancing self-reflection towards the wider society and a recognition of the instrumental contributions of others.
Therefore, incorporating PH in the education system for all disciplines is a crucial footstep to obtain the change. Experts strongly argue for a robust foundation for planetary health education addressing all healthcare disciplines involved to make it sustainable and widely acceptable [1]. Health professions education must equip undergraduates, and those already qualified, with the knowledge, skills, values, competence and confidence they need to sustainably promote the health, human rights and well-being of current and future generations, while protecting the health of the planet [2].
Download the main information about the Summer School, including dates, venue, registration, accommodation and transport HERE.
[1] IJERPH | Free Full-Text | Planetary Health Education and Capacity Building for Healthcare Professionals in a Global Context: Current Opportunities, Gaps and Future Directions (mdpi.com)
[2] Full article: AMEE Consensus Statement: Planetary health and education for sustainable healthcare (tandfonline.com)
Our Learning goals:
By the end of this Summer School, you will be able to:
- Understand the principles of planetary health and recognizes its relevance to Occupational Medicine:
- Identifying occupational risks and planetary health impacts (such as exposure to hazardous substances, resource-intensive production processes and waste management practices)
- Understanding how the major environmental challenges (climate change, pollution) affect worker’s health
- Promoting sustainable work practices
- Implement the principles of planetary health into the existing education program of Occupational Medicine and design a teaching program on applying planetary health principles within Occupational Medicine.
Day 1 (Thursday, 29th of August)
| Time | Activity | Presenter |
|---|---|---|
| 08:30 – 09:00 | REGISTRATION | |
| 09:00 – 09:30 | Welcome of the Host | Frederieke Schaafsma,Boyd Thijssens |
| Words of welcome from EASOM included a few words about the 30th anniversary of EASOM | Begoña Martínez -Jarreta & Petar Bulat | |
| A short introduction into this EASOM 2024 Summer school and welcome from the host | Marjolein Bastiaanssen & Ralph Hackman | |
| BLOCK 1 (morning) | Planetary health in occupational medicine: Opportunities, challenges and boundaries | Chair/Moderator: Florina Popescu |
| 9:30-10:00 | Planetary Health Key note: Planetary Health: An emerging field to be developed, also in occupational medicine |
Johan Mackenbach |
| 10:00 – 10:30 | Health issues Key note: Climate crisis: impact on health |
Andrea Kaifie-Pechmann |
| 10:30 –11:00 | Climate change Key note: Climate Change: Understanding the causes and solutions. |
Pim Martens |
| 11:00 – 11:30 | COFFEE BREAK | |
| 11:30-12:00 | Adaptation to climate change Key note: Adaptation to climate change: burnt wood. Online lecture |
Marie-France Duranceau |
| 12:00-12:30 | Planetary Health in occupational medicine Key note: Planetary Health in occupational medicine |
Jean François Gehanno |
| 12:30-12:45 | Summary of Block I | Florina Popescu (moderator) |
| 13:00 – 14:00 | LUNCH BREAK | |
| BLOCK 2 (afternoon) | Planetary Health in teaching occupational medicine Experiencing gaming as a teaching tool |
Chair/Moderator: Lutgart Braeckman |
| 13:45 – 15:50 | Educational game about Planetary Health: - groups of 6-8 persons - game developed for the training of general practitioners and adapted for occupational medicine |
Board members of EASOM, NSPOH- and SGBO-staff are divided over the groups and will share the experiences after the game |
| 15:30 – 16:00 | Sharing the experiences on the Educational gam about Planetary Health & Summary of the day | Board members of EASOM, NSPOH and SGBO-staff Lutgart Braeckman (moderator) |
| 16:00 – 16:30 | COFFEE BREAK | |
| 16:30 – 18:00 | EASOM GENERAL ASSEMBLY | |
| 18:00 | Social program: Canal cruise in Amsterdam | |
Day 2 (Friday, 30th of August)
| Time | Activity | Presenter |
|---|---|---|
| BLOCK 3 (morning part 1) | How to teach planetary health issues in occupational medicine? Needs of undergraduate students and residents Behavioral aspects |
Chair/Moderator: Lode Godderis |
| 09:00-09:25 | Student participation Key note: Teaching Planetary Health: Undergraduate student initiatives in the Netherlands and the Radboud University Medical Center |
Maarten Manten |
| 09:25-09:50 | Planetary Health in teaching | Katja radon |
| 09:50-10:15 | Planetary Health in teaching GP residents Key note: Developing teaching materials about Planetary Health for GP residents |
Liesbeth Timmermans |
| 10:15-10:30 | Elearning on Planetary Health Key note: experience with an interactive journal (Quintesse) | Bente Lincklaen Ariëns |
| 10:30 - 11:00 | COFFEE BREAK | |
| BLOCK 3 (morning part 2) | How to teach planetary health issues in occupational medicine? Needs of undergraduate students and residents Behavioral aspects |
Chair/Moderator: Lode Godderis |
| 11:00 – 11:25 | Intercambio Key note: Promotion of the mental and physical health of workers in changing work environments due to the effects of climate change. |
Lode Godderis |
| 11:25-11:50 | Behavioral aspects Key note: Climate change adaptation: Can we do more than “bounce back”? Transilience in the face of climate change risks |
Anne van Valkengoed |
| 11:50-12:30 | Behavioral aspects regarding tot teaching planetary health in occupational medicine Discussion in groups (estimated number of groups: 10) How to integrate behavourial aspects in (teaching) occupational medicine? |
Leaders for discussion groups: - Soile Jungewelter - Sarah Feslzegi - Alenka Skerjanc - Caterina Ledda - Florina Popescu - Petar Bulat - Lutgart Breackman - Ralph Hackmann - Arco Verhoeven - Marjolein Bastiaanssen |
| 12:30-12:45 | Presentations by the discussion groups | Leaders of the discussion groups Lode Godderis (moderator) |
| 12.45-13:00 | Summary of the morning session | Lode Godderis |
| 13:00 – 14:00 | LUNCH | |
| BLOCK 4 (afternoon) | How to teach planetary health issues in occupational medicine Connecting the dots |
Chair/moderator: Petar Bulat |
| 14:00-15.45 | Workshop teaching planetary health in occupational medicine | Ernst Jurgens & Jorien Bonnema |
| 15:45 – 16:15 | COFFEE BREAK | |
| 16:15-16:45 | Tools, opportunities and challenges in teaching planetary health in occupational medicine: what to do from EASOM? Debate session (panel discussion) |
Debate Leader: Petar Bulat |
| 16:45-17:00 | Summary of the day | Petar Bulat |
| 20:00 | FESTIVE CONFERENCE DINNER | |
Day 3 (Saturday 31st of August)
| Time | Activity | Presenter |
|---|---|---|
| BLOCK 5 (morning) | Planetary Health and Occupational Medicine: Final reflections on teaching and training in relation to epidemiology and research |
Chair/moderator: Begoña Martínez-Jarreta & Marjolein Bastiaanssen |
| 09:00-09:35 | Environmental and occupational risks Key note: One health: exploring environmental and occupational risk factors affecting human health |
Lidwien Smit |
| 09:35-10:10 | Teaching and training Key note: What to learn from research in Planetary Health for teaching and training in occupational medicine. | Venerando Rapisarda & Ermanno Vitale |
| 10:10 - 10:40 | COFFEE BREAK | |
| 10:40-11:05 | UEMS-OM and EASOM The integration of new health issues into medical practice. Competence assessment: the European Postgraduate Medical Assessment in Occupational Medicine. A collaboration between UEMS-OM and EASOM |
Fabrizio Gobba |
| 11:05-11:50 | EASOM statement on teaching Planetary Health in occupational medicine - addressing what EASOM should do - presentation of the project ‘Quality evidence and research priorities in OSH’ |
Begoña Martinez-Jarreta |
| 11:50-12:00 | Presentation of the Summer School 2025 | Roko Zaja |
| 12:00-12:30 | CONCLUSION AND CLOSING SESSION | Marjolein Bastiaanssen & Begoña Martínez-Jarreta |
The final program for Download
The 2024 EASOM Summer School will be organized in Amsterdam, from August 29 to August 31.
To register please use the registration form of NSPOH (Netherland School of Public Health) HERE.
The texts are mainly Dutch, so follow these instructions in English:
Step 1
Register for the EASOM Summer School click on the button ‘Inschrijven’
Step 2
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Step 3
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Step 4
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The venue information is:
Royal Tropical Institute (KIT)
Mauritskade 63
1092 AD AMSTERDAM
+31 20 568 85 04
www.kit.nl/events/room/de-tropen-2/
How do I get there using public transport?
The Tram stops Alexanderplein and Linnaeusstraat are both right in front of our building and are easy and quickly available:
From Amsterdam Central Station: tram 14 – tram stop Alexanderplein
From Amsterdam Sloterdijk: tram 19 – tram stop Alexanderplein
From Diemen: tram 19 – tram stop Linnaeusstraat 1e van Swindenstraat
All delegates will receive a certificate of attendance once EASOM Summer School 2024 has closed.
Delegates in the Netherlands can apply for up to 15 points via the ABSG and GAIA (15 accreditation points GAIA ID No. 559338).
