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28 April 2026

Webinar: Public Health Competencies for the Future, Friday 8 May @ 13:00 CET

APHEA, in collaboration with ASPHER, EUPHA and IANPHI, is pleased to invite you to a webinar on “Public Health Competencies for the Future”, organised during European Public Health Week 2026.

This online session will bring together leading experts from across Europe to discuss how public health education and systems must evolve to address emerging challenges, and which competencies will be essential for the future public health workforce.

The webinar will open with welcome remarks by Carlo Signorelli, President of APHEA.

Speakers include:

  • Henrique Barros, President of the Association of Schools of Public Health in the European Region (ASPHER)
  • Charlotte Marchandise, Executive Director of the European Public Health Association (EUPHA)
  • Tiago Correia, Vice-chair of the International Association of National Public Health Institutes (IANPHI) Public Health Professional Development Committee
  • Paul Barach, Chair of the Board of Accreditation of the Agency for Public Health Education Accreditation (APHEA)

The session will be moderated by Danko Relic, Executive Director of APHEA.

Date: Friday, 8 May 2026
Time: 13:00–14:00 CET
Format: Online (Zoom)
Join here: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/89138586860?pwd=la14wWjuADvtaVrVuFhrD2Lq0zzw7o.1

Key themes include:

  • The evolution of public health education and core competencies
  • Practice-based learning and cross-sector collaboration
  • Strengthening collaboration between public health institutes and academia
  • The role of accreditation in supporting innovation and quality

The session will consist of short presentations followed by an interactive discussion with participants.

We look forward to your participation in this timely discussion on shaping the future public health workforce.