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Public Health Symposium

Workshop on Benefits & Challenges of Communicating Long-Term Data in Public Health

Date: Friday, 6 June 2025

Time: 10:00 – 16:00

Location: Federal office of Public Health, Schwarzenburgstrasse 157, 3097 Liebefeld

Join us for a workshop bringing together experts from public health, data science, policy, and media to explore the benefits and challenges of using long-term data to communicate progress in the public health area. We will explore the perspectives of different stakeholders and identify strategies to optimize long-term data communication.

Registration

Registration is required. Number of places is limited to 40.

Register before 12 May 2025 here.

10:00Welcoming words & introduction
By Prof. Kaspar Staub, Prof. Arnaud Chiolero, Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH)
10:20Keynote speech
By Dr. Saloni Dattani, from Our World in Data
11:00Coffee break
11:30Snapshot-perspectives (I) on the values & challenges of using long-term data to communicate progress in public health:
1. Public health catastrophism by Prof. Arnaud Chiolero & Dr. Axelle Braggion
2. Trust & data (Speaker to be confirmed)
3. Communication & journalism by Prof. Wibke Weber
4. Public Health authorities and dissemination by FOPH
5. Data visualization & dashboards by OBSAN
12:45Lunch and networking
13:45Snapshot-perspectives (II) on the values and challenges: 6. The overall societal perspective by Prof. Dina Pomeranz
14:00Group work: What are the specific needs and challenges of different stakeholders, and how can strategies be optimized?
A: From data to information dissemination: fostering trust in the context of infodemics through data-informed public health communication and policy making
B: Gaps and technical challenges in obtaining, analyzing, and presenting (long-term) data, quality, triangulation
15:00Coffee Break
15:20Wrapping up: Identifying ways forward to highlight progress and counter eroding trust in science, public health authorities & media
16:00End of workshop