Call for papers – Hannover 2026

Call for Abstracts and Save the Date!

We are happy to announce the next meeting of the EAPS Health, Morbidity, and Mortality Working Group, to be held at the Hannover Medical School, Germany, on 16–18 September 2026. Please SAVE THE DATE!

The topic of the 2026 workshop is “Health and morbidity in Europe: Reflecting on current trends”.

The meeting will focus on how health and morbidity have evolved in Europe over recent decades, against the background of changing life expectancy and population ageing patterns. We invite contributions on trends in mortality and morbidity, health and disability, socio-economic and regional inequalities, as well as innovative methods and theoretical advances in the study of health, morbidity, and mortality.

Details and submissions:

• Opening of the abstract submission: 5 January 2026
• Submission deadline: 31 March 2026
• Notification of acceptance: 31 May 2026

All presentations will be on-site, either as posters or as oral presentations (20 minutes + 10 minutes of discussion). 

Abstracts must be submitted only through the system that will open on 5 January on  the HMM WG web page [LINK TO THE FORM IS HERE], and should include the title, list of authors, identification of the presenting author, and a short abstract of up to 250 – 300 words, 1 page. Any relevant information will be available online on this web page.

For questions, please email us at hmmwg.eaps@gmail.com.

We look forward to your contributions and to welcoming you in Hannover!

Wishing you peaceful holidays and a happy New Year full of stimulating demographic events such as the HMM WG workshop, the HMM WG side meeting before EPC 2026, and EPC itself – may all your abstracts be accepted!

The HMM WG Team