Hanna Nohynek
Chief Physician
Iitti | Finland
Biography
MD PhD Chief Physician special competences in international & travel health, Infectious Diseases Control and Vaccines Unit of Department of Health Security, Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare (THL). Secretary of Finnish NITAG, member EU NITAG network SC. >170 orig articles. Scientific Faculty ADVAC. Chair SAGE covid19WG.
Organisation
Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare
Member State authority
Speaker session
14:45 - 16:00
Panel 5: Remaining vigilant and the future-looking perspective
Chair: Richard Pebody – WHO Euro Team Leader for Infection Hazard Management
- Vaccination – Hanna Nohynek, National Institute for Health and Welfare, NITAG, Finland
- Using behavioural sciences in addressing COVID-19 pandemic - Mariken Leurs, National Institute for Public Health and the Environment, The Netherlands
- Sentinel surveillance and continued testing – Bruno Ciancio, European Centre for Diseases Prevention and Control (ECDC)
- Research and Innovation on the EU level – Irene Norstedt, Director of People Directorate, DG Research and Innovation
Q&A
Irene Norstedt
Director
Brussels | Belgium
Biography
Irene Norstedt works at the European Commission where she is the Director responsible for the People Directorate within the DG for Research and Innovation. The People Directorate works towards the development of a healthy, safe, more equal, free, open and fair society, where the voice of the citizen and different communities are better heard. Irene has been at the European Commission since 1996, and has worked on various aspects of research in life sciences and particular health research throughout her career in the Commission. Areas of particular interest have been the set up of the public private partnership the Innovative Medicines Initiative (IMI) and the International Rare Diseases Research Consortium (IRDiRC), Prior to joining the European Commission, she worked for the Swedish life science company Biacore AB and at the Swedish embassy in London. Irene studied at the Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm and University of Sussex, and holds a Master of Science (MsC) in Chemical Engineering.
Organisation
European Commission, DG Research and Innovation
EU Institutions
Speaker session
14:45 - 16:00
Panel 5: Remaining vigilant and the future-looking perspective
Chair: Richard Pebody – WHO Euro Team Leader for Infection Hazard Management
- Vaccination – Hanna Nohynek, National Institute for Health and Welfare, NITAG, Finland
- Using behavioural sciences in addressing COVID-19 pandemic - Mariken Leurs, National Institute for Public Health and the Environment, The Netherlands
- Sentinel surveillance and continued testing – Bruno Ciancio, European Centre for Diseases Prevention and Control (ECDC)
- Research and Innovation on the EU level – Irene Norstedt, Director of People Directorate, DG Research and Innovation
Q&A
Alenka Oven
Director
Ljubljana, Slovenia | Slovenia
Biography
Doctor of Legal Science
Director of Institute for Long-Term care, Slovenia
Senior lecturer at University of Novo Mesto (Faculty of Health Sciences)
Former director of the home for the Elderly
Member of Slovenian Strategic Council for Social Policy (21/22)
Organisation
INSTITUTE FOR LONG-TERM CARE
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Speaker session
14:45 - 16:00
Panel 5: Remaining vigilant and the future-looking perspective
Chair: Richard Pebody – WHO Euro Team Leader for Infection Hazard Management
- Vaccination – Hanna Nohynek, National Institute for Health and Welfare, NITAG, Finland
- Using behavioural sciences in addressing COVID-19 pandemic - Mariken Leurs, National Institute for Public Health and the Environment, The Netherlands
- Sentinel surveillance and continued testing – Bruno Ciancio, European Centre for Diseases Prevention and Control (ECDC)
- Research and Innovation on the EU level – Irene Norstedt, Director of People Directorate, DG Research and Innovation
Q&A