The fourth Cambridge Institute of Public Health (CIPH) conference took place 14 November 2017, and explored how researchers at the CIPH are working together to tackle major health challenges facing our population today and over the coming decades. Challenges explored included those identified in the report, Improving the health of the public by 2040, which was produced in collaboration with CIPH researchers as well as the following topics:
- Ageing population with multiple morbidities
- Resource Depletion and inequalities
- Behaviour determinants of health
- Resistant Infectious Diseases
- Methodology and standardization
Leading researchers and health professionals from across the CIPH highlighted some of the trailblazing public health work that is currently being carried out to improve the health of the public, with leading external speakers providing additional context and chairing the sessions.
The keynote lecture was given by Dr Flavia Bustreo, former Assistant Director-General, Family, Women’s and Children’s Health at the World Health Organisation. The lecture was entitled: “Health across the life course – unlocking the potential of women, children and adolescents.”
Selected presentations from the day can be found below:
Session one: A healthier, fairer future
Professor Dame Anne Johnson, Professor of Infectious Disease Epidemiology, UCL & Chair of the Academy of Medical Sciences Health of the Public 2040 Working Group
‘Improving the health of the public by 2040: Progress on implementation one year on’
Professor Dame Carol Black, Expert Adviser on Health and Work to NHS England and Public Health England & Principal of Newnham College Cambridge
‘Carol Black_CIPH Annual Conference 2017_pdf’
Professor Nick Wareham, Director, MRC Epidemiology Unit /CEDAR, University of Cambridge
‘Cardiometabolic diseases: are we heading for a healthier, fairer future?’
Professor Edwin Fisher, Professor, Department of Health Behavior, Gillings School of Global Public Health, University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill
‘Towards an Expansive Model of Public Health’
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Session two: Developing the next generation of researchers and practitioners
Dr Andres Roman-Urrestarazu, Gillings Global Public Health Fellow, Cambridge Institute of Public Health
‘Gillings Global Public Health Fellowship‘
Dr Eleanor Turner-Moss, Academic Clinical Fellow in Public Health, Cambridgeshire County Council & MRC Epidemiology Unit/CEDAR (Cambridge MPhil Public Health 2016-17)
‘My experiences so far in Public Health’
Dr Eleanor Powers, NHS registrar (Cambridge MPhil Public Health 2016-17)
‘An Unexpected Journey’
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Session three: Harnessing the digital revolution
Dr Paul Newcombe, Programme Leader Track, MRC Biostatistics Unit (BSU), University of Cambridge
‘Genetic fine-mapping from publicly available disease consortium results’
Dr Charlotte Warren-Gash, Visiting Fellow, PHG Foundation
‘Linking and sharing routine health data for research in England’
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Session 4: Optimising research to improve the health of the public
Professor Carol Brayne, Director, Cambridge Institute of Public Health
‘Research in the field of brain ageing: how context, timing and funding structures influence potential for impact’
Dr Branwen Hennig, Senior Portfolio Lead, Population Health, Science Division, Wellcome Trust
‘Update from Wellcome’
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Session 5: Working together to improve health and health equity
Professor Mike Kelly, Senior Visiting Fellow, Cambridge Institute of Public Health
‘Equality, equality everywhere but inequality prevails’
Ms Helen Oliver, Director Network Leadership, Eastern Academic Health Science Network (EAHSN)
‘Activating the community in rethinking Health and care’
Dr David Pencheon, Director, NHS Sustainable Development Unit (SDU) for NHS England and Public Health England
‘Working together to improve health and health equity’
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Session 6: Panel Session, Future of Public Health
Panel discussion with: Dr Danielle Cannon (Chair), Strategic Development Manager, CIPH, Professor Carol Brayne, Director, CIPH, Professor Mike Kelly, Senior Visiting Fellow, CIPH, Professor Kay Tee Khaw, Professor of Clinical Gerontology, University of Cambridge and Professor Nick Wareham, Director, MRC Epidemiology Unit/CEDAR, University of Cambridge.
Listen to audio recording here
Keynote Lecture
Dr Flavia Bustreo, former Assistant Director-General, Family, Women’s and Children’s Health, The WHO.
Introduced by Professor Stephen Toope, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cambridge.
See the full conference programme here.
