ABSTRACT
In the past decade, significant European calls for research proposals have supported translational collaborative research on non-communicable and infectious diseases within the biomedical life sciences by bringing together interdisciplinary and multinational consortia. This research has advanced our understanding of disease pathophysiology, marking considerable scientific progress. Yet, it is crucial to retrospectively evaluate these efforts' societal impact. Research proposals should be thoughtfully designed to ensure that the research findings can be effectively translated into actionable policies. In addition, the choice of scientific methods plays a pivotal role in shaping the societal impact of research discoveries. Understanding the factors responsible for current unmet public health issues and medical needs is crucial for crafting innovative strategies for research policy interventions. A multistakeholder survey and a roundtable helped identify potential needs for consideration in the EU research and policy agenda. Based on survey findings, mental health disorders, metabolic syndrome, cancer, antimicrobial resistance, environmental pollution, and cardiovascular diseases were considered the public health challenges deserving prioritisation. In addition, early diagnosis, primary prevention, the impact of environmental pollution on disease onset and personalised medicine approaches were the most selected unmet medical needs. Survey findings enabled the formulation of some research-policies interventions (RPIs), which were further discussed during a multistakeholder online roundtable. The discussion underscored recent EU-level activities aligned with the survey-derived RPIs and facilitated an exchange of perspectives on public health and biomedical research topics ripe for interdisciplinary collaboration and warranting attention within the EU's research and policy agenda. Actionable recommendations aimed at facilitating the translation of knowledge into transformative, science-based policies are also provided.
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European Union , Public Health , Humans , Surveys and Questionnaires , Health Policy , Stakeholder Participation , Health Services Needs and DemandABSTRACT
Desde 2019, la European Lifestyle Medicine Organization (ELMO) , en cooperación con Belgian Lifestyle Medicine Organization, ha ofrecido un curso online en inglés de ocho semanas, que emite un Certificado Europeo de Medicina de Estilo de Vida (Certificado), después de que el participante apruebe un examen final. Casi 200 profesionales de la salud y otras personas participaron en este programa europeo interactivo, que ofrece una formación teórica y sobre todo práctica para aplicar de forma realista los principios de la medicina del estilo de vida.
Since 2019 the European Lifestyle Medicine Organization (ELMO), in cooperation with the Belgian Lifestyle Medicine Organization, has offered an online English eight-week course, which issues a European Lifestyle Medicine Certificate (Certificate), after the participant passes a final exam. Almost 200 health professionals and others participated in this interactive European program, which offers a theoretical and especially practical skills to realistically implement lifestyle medicine principles.
