EAPS Health, Morbidity and Mortality Working Group

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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!

 

Workshop Committee

Jelena Epping, Hannover Medical School, Germany

Dina Maskileyson, University of Luxembourg, Luxembourg

Tim Riffe, University of the Basque Country, Leioa, Spain & Ikerbasque (Basque Foundation for Science), Bilbao, Spain

Klára Hulíková Tesárková, Charles University, Prague, Czechia

Petr Mazouch, Prague University of Economics and Business, Czechia

Jon Anson, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel

 

Organized by: Department of Medical Sociology, Hannover Medical School, Germany, in collaboration with EAPS, Prague University of Economics and Business, Charles University, and Ben-Gurion University.