The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) is seeking for a Scientific Officer Communicable Disease Prevention and Control. Place Stockholm (Sweden) Job description Scientific Officers with this profile contribute to the work of one or more of ECDC’s disease programmes (vaccine-preventable diseases and immunisation, sexually transmitted infections, blood-borne viruses and tuberculosis, antimicrobial resistance and healthcare-associated infections, emerging, food- […]
From Research to Practice in Occupational Health and Safety
This international course focuses on new approaches for knowledge transfer, exchange and dissemination between researchers and practitioners in OHS. The course will introduce new methods and approaches on how to increase the value and use of OHS research for end users. In addition, the course will discuss how to engage practitioners in the research process […]
H2020. Creation of a European sustainable network for large-scale clinical research studies for infectious diseases
This H2020 calls aims at creating a sustainable Europe-wide network for harmonised large-scale clinical research studies on infectious diseases. Challenge Infectious diseases pose a serious threat to human health and there are many challenges and needs to efficiently protect citizens across Europe and beyond. There is still a need to understand how antibiotics and other interventions work […]
H2020. Micro- and nano-plastics in our environment: Understanding exposures and impacts on human health
Global plastic production has increased exponentially over the past decades. A significant proportion of the plastic produced is not disposed of properly and persists in the environment, especially the marine environment. Specific Challenge Risk assessments and reviews carried out in recent years have concluded that there is evidence that humans are exposed to micro- and […]
Safe and clean drinking water in the EU
The EU is ensuring that tap water across the EU is safe to drink. Recently, the Council’s Permanent Representatives Committee (Coreper) confirmed the provisional agreement that was reached with the European Parliament on 18 December 2019 on a proposal to revise the drinking water directive. Today’s endorsement clears the way for final adoption. Helathy water […]
H2020. Advancing knowledge for the clinical and public health response to the 2019-nCoV epidemic
On 31 December 2019, the local authorities of Wuhan, Hubei province, China, reported a cluster of pneumonia cases of unknown origin. On 9 January 2020, the China Centre for Disease Control reported a novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) to be the causative agent. Scope Proposals submitted under this expression of interest are expected to advance the knowledge […]
H2020. AI for Genomics and Personalised Medicine
Several national and regional initiatives already support the pooling of genomic and other health data to advance research and personalised medicine. The next step is to make use of the existing infrastructures and initiatives for the successful exploitation of genomic data to facilitate personalised medicine. Specific Challenge The challenge is to demonstrate the potential and […]
H2020. AI for the smart hospital of the future
New digital technologies will play a role in transforming health and care systems. In particular, artificial intelligence and robotics, have the potential to transform health and care facilities across their range of functions from the clinical aspects to organisational and logistical aspects. Specific challenge There is a consensus that health systems need to undergo adaption […]
H2020-JTI-IMI-2019. Health Outcome Observatories: Empower patients with tools to measure their outcomes in a standardised manner creating transparency of health outcomes
Structured health data is invaluable for all stakeholders, from the individual patient, healthcare professionals (HCPs), the life science industry, and policy makers to the patient advocacy groups. There have been a few successful examples of approaches to integrate patient-reported health data into clinical care. Specific Challenge 1. Patient outcomes and their experience of healthcare, and […]