Conferences and symposiums SFOepi conference: From Data to Impact
09-10-2026 3:45 pm Add to iCal
From Data to Impact: Epidemiology and Biostatistics in a Changing Climate – A cross-disciplinary conference on methods, data, and communication in climate and health research
The 2026 SFOepi Conference will take place on 8–9 October at the beautiful Vår Gård in Saltsjöbaden.
Cost
The conference is primarily funded by SFOepi, however, a small fee will be charged to each participant and debited directly to the project number provided during registration.This fee is non-refundable:
- 1500 SEK for participants staying overnight
- 750 SEK for day attendance only
Program
Bus from MEB to Vår Gård in Saltsjöbaden
Registration, coffee and sandwiches
Welcome and Introduction of the Epi departments
Keynote speaker: Maria Neira
Title: Health as the Compass: From Climate Epidemiology to Policy Transformation
Local speaker: Tobias Alfvén
Title: Climate Change and Child Health – From Epidemiological Evidence to Action
Short talks from selected abstracts (10 min)
Alicia Nevriana and Anna Antonia Peltola
Lunch
Poster session
Vote for best poster - the winner will be revealed on day 2!
Coffee and hotel check in
Keynote speaker: Gregory Wellenius
Title: Heat Health Risk and Resilience: Research for Action
Local speaker: Petter Ljungman
Title: Exposure to air pollution and brain aging
Local speaker: Massimo Stafoggia
Title: Methodological challenges in the evaluation of independent and joint effects of climate-related exposures on human health
Workshop/networking event
Dinner
Breakfast and Hotel check out
Keynote speaker: Hanna Boogaard
Title: Science informing policy in a changing transportation landscape
Local speaker: Elizabeth Arkema
Title: KI "School of Public Health" pre-study
Local speaker and recipient of SFOepi Pilot grant: Jiayao Lei
Title: HPV prevention – a double win for cancer control and healthy pregnancies
Coffee
Local speaker and recipient of SFOepi Pilot grant: Máté Szilcz
Title: Practical Apps to Communicate Evidence and Support Decision Making
Local speaker and recipient of SFOepi Pilot grant: Caroline Dietrich
Title: Development and implementation of biostatistical methods in relative survival analysis for cancer survivorship research
Short talks from selected abstracts (10 min)
Christina-Evmorfia Kampitsi, Daniel Söderberg and Ida Hed Myrberg
Lunch
Panel debate
Participants
Anna Bergström (IMM)
David Vetrano (ARC)
Karin Ekström-Smedby (KEP)
Jette Möller (GPH)
Patrik Magnusson (MEB)