ECDC Winter Workshop 2020 - The science of using science to support policy making for prevention and control of communicable diseases

ECDC Winter Workshop 2020 - The science of using science to support policy making for prevention and control of communicable diseases is organized by European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) and will be held from Jan 28 - 30, 2020 at Stockholm, Sweden. Description: The ECDC Winter Workshop 2020 will focus on “The science of using science to support policy making for prevention and control of communicable diseases”. The overall aim of this workshop is to strengthen capacity among public health specialists in Member States of the European Union (EU) and of the European Economic Area (EEA) in the application of scientific principles and concepts to inform and influence policy making decisions related to the prevention and control of communicable diseases. The Winter Workshop will bring together country experts with various backgrounds to exchange experiences, views and gain knowledge and skills about how to inform policy makers in relation to preparedness, detection, assessment and control of public health threats with a cross-border dimension at the EU-level, in the area of communicable disease prevention and control. A similar workshop took place at the beginning of 2019. The results of the evaluation were very positive and improvements have been made to this 2nd edition of the workshop, taking into account the participants’ feedback.