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BAPH symposium 2025

BAPH events

Friday 06 June 2025
9:00-16h30
Galilee Building, Brussels

On Friday June 6, 2025, the Belgian Association for Public Health (BAPH) is organizing, at the Galilee building, Brussels, the symposium:

From Environment to Individuals: Pathways to Sustainable Health Promotion and Prevention

The morning of the symposium will be organized around plenary sessions and practical workshops during which Belgian experts will address the fundamental principles of one health, the exposome and health promotion and prevention. The afternoon will be structured around parallel sessions with oral presentations on various research related to the theme of the symposium, and a round table with regional health ministers. Several networking opportunities will also be planned during the day.

Organising Committee: Léna Frateur (Chair), Brecht Devleesschauwer, Johan Van der Heyden, Karin De Ridder, Laura Van den Borre, Pierre Smith, Sherihane Bensemmane, Svetlana Sholokhova, Xavier Leus

Venue

Location:
Galilee Building, Avenue Galilée 5, 1210 Brussels 

Access:
Metro: Botanic metro station (5 minutes’ walk)
Train: Brussels-Congress train station (10 minutes’ walk) 

Registration

Registration is open, you can register now via this link.
• Free registration for members of the association
• Price of 50 EUR for non-members (20 EUR for students), this price covers membership of the association for 2025, which brings other advantages

Accreditation will be requested

Abstract submission

The BAPH wishes to give Belgian public health researchers, experts and practitioners the opportunity to present their research and/or practices related to the topics of the symposium: one health, exposome, health promotion, and health prevention

Each abstract will be evaluated by the scientific committee. The deadline for submission is Friday 11 April. More information about Abstract submission here.

Program

9h00-9h30 

Registration & welcome coffee 

9h30-9h45 

Introduction of the day by the BAPH 

9h45-10h15 

Keynote lecture on one health and exposome

10h15-10h45 

Keynote lecture on health promotion and prevention

10h45-11h15 

Coffee break  

11h15-12h15

 Practical workshops

12h15-13h15 

Lunch break 

13h15-13h45 

Rapid-fire presentations (call for abstracts)

13h45-14h45 

Oral presentations (call for abstracts)

14h45-15h15 

Coffee break 

15h15-16h15 

Round table with regional health ministers

16h15-16h30 

Closing remarks