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DESCRIPTION:How can public health organizations and medical specialists wor
 k more closely together to improve health outcomes across Europe?On 10 Jun
 e 2026\, WHO/Europe will convene leaders from a select group of medical sp
 ecialty associations for a high-level brainstorming meeting to explore new
  ways of collaborating in support of better health and stronger health sys
 tems across the WHO European Region.Medical specialty associations play a 
 vital role in translating evidence into clinical practice\, shaping standa
 rds of care\, educating health professionals and identifying emerging heal
 th challenges. Their expertise and networks make them important partners i
 n efforts to improve health outcomes\, reduce inequalities and strengthen 
 health-care delivery.Participants will explore areas where WHO/Europe and 
 medical specialty associations can work together more closely\, including 
 noncommunicable diseases\, climate and health\, artificial intelligence\, 
 trust in health information\, innovation and health workforce development.
  Discussions will also focus on how specialist expertise can help strength
 en public health functions\, inform WHO guidance and support the translati
 on of evidence into everyday clinical practice. This is aligned with the S
 econd European Programme of Work 2026&ndash\;2030 (EPW2)\, which emphasize
 s the importance of partnerships in addressing complex health challenges a
 nd maximizing impact.The meeting aims to identify priorities for collabora
 tion\, develop innovative partnership models and build a shared vision for
  broader engagement with medical specialty associations across the Region.
 Expected outcomes include concrete proposals for future collaboration\, th
 e identification of key barriers and opportunities and preparations for a 
 broader regional meeting of medical specialty associations later in 2026.
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260611
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260610
LOCATION:Denmark\,Copenhagen\,UN City
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SUMMARY:WHO/Europe brings medical specialty associations together to shape 
 stronger partnerships for health
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X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p>How can public health organizations and med
 ical specialists work more closely together to improve health outcomes acr
 oss Europe?</p><p>On 10 June 2026\, WHO/Europe will convene leaders from a
  select group of medical specialty associations for a high-level brainstor
 ming meeting to explore new ways of collaborating in support of better hea
 lth and stronger health systems across the WHO European Region.</p><p>Medi
 cal specialty associations play a vital role in translating evidence into 
 clinical practice\, shaping standards of care\, educating health professio
 nals and identifying emerging health challenges. Their expertise and netwo
 rks make them important partners in efforts to improve health outcomes\, r
 educe inequalities and strengthen health-care delivery.</p><p>Participants
  will explore areas where WHO/Europe and medical specialty associations ca
 n work together more closely\, including noncommunicable diseases\, climat
 e and health\, artificial intelligence\, trust in health information\, inn
 ovation and health workforce development. Discussions will also focus on h
 ow specialist expertise can help strengthen public health functions\, info
 rm WHO guidance and support the translation of evidence into everyday clin
 ical practice. This is aligned with the Second European Programme of Work 
 2026&ndash\;2030 (EPW2)\, which emphasizes the importance of partnerships 
 in addressing complex health challenges and maximizing impact.</p><p>The m
 eeting aims to identify priorities for collaboration\, develop innovative 
 partnership models and build a shared vision for broader engagement with m
 edical specialty associations across the Region.</p><p>Expected outcomes i
 nclude concrete proposals for future collaboration\, the identification of
  key barriers and opportunities and preparations for a broader regional me
 eting of medical specialty associations later in 2026.</p>
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