International Congress NEW EPIDEMIC AND PANDEMIC PHENOMENA: SOCIO- ECONOMIC IMPACTS AND POLICY RESPONSES Milan, 27 October 2015 organized in co-operation with European Project ASSET- Action Plan on Science in Society related Issues in Epidemics and Total Pandemics Università degli Studi di Milano, Palazzo Greppi, Sala Napoleonica Via S. Antonio 10, Milan
The Congress makes reference to the recent Ebola epidemic, which significantly impacted the economy and civil life of the African Countries where the Ebola outbreaks occurred, but which at the same time raised a number of critical issues in the areas not directly involved, at healthcare level. Socio-economic effects were actually observed as a result of the measures adopted both by supranational organizations and by single countries with the purpose of controlling the potential development of the epidemic, affecting both individual rights and international relations. Fortunately, the Ebola virus disease has been controlled in a relative short period of time. However, it raised important questions on the nature of the policies to be adopted in case of pandemic phenomena and, in particular, in relation to the evident potential conflict between individual habits and behaviors and community s interests. The in-depth analysis will be carried out with an historical perspective, by examining which lessons may be learned from similar historical events, and namely the SARS epidemic in 2002-2003, the important however temporary consequences of which may provide a useful comparison.
Programme Tuesday 27 October 9 a.m. Opening Session GIANLUCA VAGO, Dean, University of Milan REMO DANOVI, Chairman, Bar Association of Milan LIVIA POMODORO, Chairman of the Centro nazionale di prevenzione e difesa sociale Foundation; ISPAC-International Scientific and Professional Advisory Council of the United Nations Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice Programme Chair 9.30 a.m. Session I: The epidemiological framework and its socioeconomic effects PAOLO VINEIS, Chair in Environmental Epidemiology, Imperial College, London Social and economic factors as causes of transmissible and non transmissible diseases PAOLO VINEIS, Chair in Environmental Epidemiology, Imperial College, London 10 a.m. The epidemiological framework PAOLA TESTORI COGGI, President of the Committee on Price and Reimbursement of the Italian Agency of Medicines; former Director General Health and Consumers of the European Commission 10.30 a.m. The lessons to be learned from the outbreak of epidemic diseases in West Africa JEREMY BOWLES, Hub Economist, Country Programme, International Growth Centre, London, UK 11 a.m. - 11.15 a.m. Coffee Break Session II: Socio-economic impacts GIOVANNI DOSI, Professor of Economics and Director of the Institute of Economics at the Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna in Pisa
11.15 a.m. Impacts on world economy LUIGI PROSPERETTI, Professor of Political Economy, Milan University 11.45 p.m. Local responses to pandemic risks in presence of strong migratory flows MARCELLO TIRANI, Medical Director, Department of Preventive Medicine, ASL Milano 12.15 p.m. Debate 1 p.m. Lunch 2 p.m. Session III: Epidemic phenomena, individual rights, international law AMEDEO SANTOSUOSSO, Judge at the Milan Court of Appeal; President of the Interdepartmental Research Centre European Centre for Law, Science and New Technologies (ECLT), University of Pavia Epidemics and individual rights WENDY E. PARMET, George J. and Kathleen Waters Matthews Distinguished University Professor of Law, Northeastern University, Boston, USA 2.30 p.m. Epidemics and international law PIA ACCONCI, Professor of International Law, Teramo University 3 p.m. Session IV: Responses by the institutions ROBERTO SATOLLI, President of Zadig,, Partner of the European Project Action Plan on Science in Society related Issues in Epidemics and Total Pandemics; President of the Ethics Committee of Reggio Emilia Italian responses RANIERI GUERRA, Director General, Preventive Health Care, Ministry of Health, Italy 3.30 p.m. World Health Organization responses ROBERTO BERTOLLINI, Chief Scientist and WHO Representative to the European Union MADDALENA CAMPIONI, Consultant, WHO
4 p.m. European responses MICHEL PLETSCHETTE, Head of the "Evaluation and Strategic Analysis" Unit of the Directorate General of Health and Food Safety (DG SANTE) of the European Commission 4.30 p.m. Conclusions GUIDO CALABRESI, Judge, United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit; Former Dean, Sterling Professor of Law Emeritus, Yale Law School Official Languages English and Italian with simultaneous interpretation On-line registration through www.cnpds.it Conference Secretariat Fondazione Centro nazionale di prevenzione e difesa sociale-cnpds Via Palestro 12-20121 Milano MI Tel.: +39 02 86.46.07.14 E-mail: cnpds.ispac@cnpds.it - Home page: www.cnpds.it