🌍 Spreestadt Forum & Berlin Hospital Seminar on Health Care in Europe | TU Berlin | Winter Semester 2025/26

The Spreestadt Forum and Berlin Hospital Seminar is a free, interdisciplinary lecture series on health care in Europe, jointly organised by TU Berlin and academically led by Prof. Reinhard Busse, Prof. Thomas Kersting and Prof. Henrik Henke. Held every semester, the series brings together perspectives from health economics, medicine and health policy and is open to students and professionals alike.

📚 Winter Semester 2025/26 focus:
This semester’s programme addresses key current reforms and debates in the German and European health system, including:

• New care models such as “Level 1i” clinics and regional health centres
• The future potential of integrated care, especially for people with chronic diseases
• Cross-state hospital planning (Berlin–Brandenburg)
• Implementation of hospital reform legislation (KHVVG, KHAG) through models and simulations
• Practical applications of artificial intelligence in health care 🤖
• The financial challenges facing statutory health and long-term care insurance 💶

🗣️ Format & participation:

• Hybrid format (on-site in Berlin + online livestream)
• In-person attendees are welcome to enjoy snacks and drinks 🥨
• No registration required, participation is free of charge
• Open discussion and exchange are central to the series

📌 Next lecture:

• Date & time: Monday, 12 January 2026, 18:15
• Speaker: Prof. Dr. jur. Thomas Schlegel (Frankfurt)
• Topic: “The untapped potential of integrated care – how sectoral separation in the German Social Code (SGB V) hinders care for chronically ill patients”

🦠 Update on “5 BY 25”: Progress, Challenges and Next Steps in Countering AMR

GARDP will host a live webinar reflecting on the “5 BY 25” initiative, launched in 2019 with the ambitious goal of developing five new antibiotic treatments between 2020 and 2025. The session will highlight key achievements, lessons learned, and remaining challenges, while outlining how GARDP is building on this progress to advance sustainable, public health–driven antibiotic R&D and access 🌍💊.

The webinar will feature insights from leading experts Anand Anandkumar (Bugworks), Manica Balasegaram (GARDP), Glenda Gray (SAMRC), and David Paterson (ADVANCE-ID), and will be moderated by Herman Goossens (University of Antwerp).

📅 15 January 2026 | 12:00–13:00 CET
💬 Live broadcast with interactive Q&A

🌍 Webinar: Institutionalizing Community Health Programs through Strategic Purchasing 🩺

On Thursday, 15 January 2026, global health leaders, policymakers and practitioners will come together for a 90-minute interactive webinar exploring how community health worker (CHW) programs can be sustainably integrated into national health systems through effective purchasing and financing mechanisms.

📌 Building on the Bangkok Call to Action, the session will examine how strategic purchasing can support the long-term institutionalization and performance of CHW programs—strengthening primary health care, building trust in fragile settings, and improving health outcomes.

🌍 Country experiences from Kenya and Burkina Faso will be highlighted, alongside a powerful first-hand perspective from a Community Health Worker champion from Kenya. The discussion will be complemented by a high-level panel and audience Q&A.

🗣️ Language: English, with simultaneous French interpretation
💬 Format: Interactive webinar with live Q&A
🕒 Time: 8:00 New York // 13:00 London / Ouagadougou // 14:00 Geneva // 16:00 Nairobi

👥 Speakers & contributors include: UNICEF, Financing Alliance for Health, Ministries of Health (Kenya & Burkina Faso), the Global Financing Facility, The Global Fund, and community health representatives.

✨ A must-attend session for anyone interested in community health, health financing, and primary health care systems strengthening

🏥 Spreestadt Forum & Berlin Hospital Seminar – Winter Semester 2025/26

The Spreestadt Forum and Berlin Hospital Seminar is an interdisciplinary lecture series on healthcare in Europe, bringing together perspectives from health economics, medicine, and health policy. Scientifically led by Prof. Reinhard Busse, Prof. Thomas Kersting, and Prof. Thomas Henke (TU Berlin), the series takes place every semester and is open to students and professionals alike.

In the Winter Semester 2025/26, the program focuses on current reforms and challenges in the German and European healthcare systems. Topics include Level 1i clinics and regional health centers, integrated care for chronic diseases, cross-state hospital planning between Berlin and Brandenburg, implementation of hospital reform laws, the practical use of AI in healthcare, and the financial situation of statutory health and long-term care insurance.

📅 Next lecture:
January 19, 2026, at 6:15 pm (CET)
🎤 Michael Zaske (Ministry of Health and Social Affairs, Brandenburg) & Helge Franz (Berlin Senate Administration)
🧩 Topic: Cross-state hospital planning in light of service groups, minimum case numbers, and retention payments

The event is held in hybrid format, free of charge, and no registration is required. Participants are warmly invited to join the discussion—on site or online.

Phage Therapy – exploring innovative approaches and current developments & challenges in this promising field.

Speaker:

Christian Willy, MD, PhD, is a Colonel and Professor of Surgery specializing in trauma, orthopedic, and reconstructive surgery in Berlin.

He served as Clinical Director at the Military Academic Hospital Berlin and leads the Research and Treatment Center for Complex Combat Injuries.

His scientific work focuses on wound healing, antiseptic concepts, and phage therapy, where he is actively involved.

With extensive international experience through fellowships and military deployments in regions such as Bosnia, Afghanistan, and Djibouti, he brings a global perspective to his practice and research.

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🔬📈 Second Workshop on Causal Inference in Infectious Disease Epidemiology

The Infectious Disease Epidemiology Working Group and the Cross-Sectional Initiative on Causal Inference invite researchers to an in-person, two-day workshop from 22–23 January 2026 at the Bernhard Nocht Institute for Tropical Medicine (BNITM), Hamburg.

Building on the successful 2024 edition, this hands-on workshop will deepen participants’ skills in causal inference methods for observational health data. The programme will introduce the three g-methods — parametric g-formula, marginal structural models (MSMs) with IPTW, and structural nested models — with practical exercises and data analysis in R.

Participants will also collaborate on designing a target trial protocol for complex infectious disease research questions (e.g., HPV vaccination, HIV treatment), and can benefit from office hours to discuss their own study designs and analytical challenges.

👩‍🏫 Lecturers: Uwe Siebert & Lára Hallsson (UMIT TIROL, Austria)
💻 Prerequisites: Basic CI knowledge / participation in the first workshop recommended
🕙 Optional recap session on DAGs: 22.01.2026, 10:00–12:00
💰 Free of charge | Sponsored by DGEpi & gmds
📝 Registration deadline: 17 December 2025

A great opportunity to expand CI skills, connect with peers, and strengthen study design in infectious disease epidemiology! 🌍📊

Dear Climate Change and Health Community,

We cordially invite you to our first community meeting of 2026 on 22 January at 1 p.m.

We will host the presentation of the Special Focus Issue GAIA 35/4 (2025) “Planetary Health and social-ecological research in the Anthropocene”, which is available on:  https://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/oekom/gaia/2025/00000034/00000004

Planetary Health, One Health, and Social Ecology converge yet differ in linking human wellbeing with ecological systems. Particularly Planetary Health includes an intrinsic political dimension to enable a societal transformation of human civilisation. The Special Focus highlights critical reflections on theory, methods and applications of Planetary Health.

Please register under:  https://fau.zoom-x.de/meeting/register/5XHfm-QeRKO0wlcvLWxOqg As always, after registration you will receive a confirmation E-mail.

We are looking forward to seeing you.

Jennyfer, Donald, Klaus and the Hub Management Team 

Charité Forum on Methods in Health Services Research: Generative AI in Qualitative Research 🤖📊💬

To strengthen methodological expertise and scientific exchange, the Charité Platform for Health Services Research hosts the Charité Forum on Methods in Health Services Research. The next virtual session will take place on 22 January 2026, from 4:00–5:30 PM (CET) and will focus on “Generative AI in Qualitative Health Services Research – Methodological Foundations and Practical Applications.”

The session will feature a methodological introduction and applied research examples by Prof. Dr. Uwe Krähnke (MSB Medical School Berlin) and Dr. Thorsten Dresing & Thorsten Pehl (audiotranskription, dr. dresing & pehl GmbH). Designed as an interactive event, the forum will combine expert input with real-world examples, followed by open discussion and informal exchange in plenary and/or small groups.

🗓️ Registration is required by 19 January 2026 to receive access details.

Lecture: Digital Health – Innovative Research Projects (IT Acceptance in Health Care) | University of Bonn | 22 January 2026

💻 Event overview:
As part of the Winter Semester 2025/26 lecture series “Digital Health: Innovative Research Projects”, this session focuses on the acceptance of information technology in health care. Digital health applications—from prescription apps to digital monitoring—are already part of everyday practice, but their success depends on whether patients and health professionals actually use them.

🎯 Topic & content:
The lecture explores the key factors influencing the adoption and acceptance of digital health technologies, drawing on current research findings and practical examples. It highlights both the opportunities and challenges of digital transformation in the health sector and discusses what is needed to promote real-world uptake.

👩‍🏫 Speakers:

• Rainer Beckers, M.A., ZTG Center for Telematics and Telemedicine GmbH
• Prof. Dr. Julia Krönung, Professor of Business Administration (Socio-Technical Information Systems), FernUniversität in Hagen

🕒 Date & time: 22 January 2026, 18:00
📍 Location: Campus Bonn, Gotenstraße 161, 53175 Bonn
💻 Format: On-site and online via Zoom
🎟️ Participation: Free of charge, registration required (for on-site or online attendance)

🔎 A valuable session for anyone interested in digital health, health IT adoption and user-centred innovation in health care.

AMR Cost in Germany – a modeling-based discussion on the economic impact of antimicrobial resistance. While data availability is limited in Germany, this session will provide valuable insights and implications of the costs of AMR in Germany.

Speaker:

Christian Willy, MD, PhD, is a Colonel and Professor of Surgery specializing in trauma, orthopedic, and reconstructive surgery in Berlin.

He served as Clinical Director at the Military Academic Hospital Berlin and leads the Research and Treatment Center for Complex Combat Injuries.

His scientific work focuses on wound healing, antiseptic concepts, and phage therapy, where he is actively involved.

With extensive international experience through fellowships and military deployments in regions such as Bosnia, Afghanistan, and Djibouti, he brings a global perspective to his practice and research.

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Dear Hub Members,

Join us on  for a critical discussion on global health strategies centered around migrants and refugees. The last annual community theme of Global Health in Conflict Settings (2024/2025) was hosted by the Global Health and Migration Hub Community of Practice. Along this community annual theme, a Policy Brief, titled 'Strengthening Global Health in Conflict Settings: Strategic Insights for Germany and the European Union' and a table top simulation exercise were developed and we would like to present them during this event. 

Agenda:
15:00-15:05 Welcome
15:05-15:15 Keynote by Dr Saverio Bellizzi, WHO
15:15-16:00 GHHG Simulation Exercise 'Critical Choices - Global Health in Crisis'
16:00-16:30 Open Discussion (Q&A)

We are delighted to welcome Dr Saverio Bellizzi as our keynote speaker.
Dr Saverio Bellizzi is an Italian physician, public health expert, and researcher specialising in global health, humanitarian emergencies, and migration health. He has worked with several international organisations, including MSF and ICRC, and currently with the World Health Organization (WHO), in the Middle East, Africa, and Asia. His professional focus includes maternal and child health, infectious disease control, and health systems strengthening in crisis and post-crisis settings. Dr Bellizzi has also contributed to numerous peer reviewed publications on public health and epidemiology and continues to support global initiatives aimed at improving health outcomes among vulnerable populations, particularily refugees and migrants. 

Please note:
Register for this event via the link below. The first hour of this webinar will be recorded until the end of the GHHG SimEx. If you do not wish to appear in the recording, you can turn off your camera.

We look forward to your valuable contributions to this important discussion.

For further details, please contact:

Katrin Würfel and Linda Blessin or the Hub Management Team at info@globalhealthhub.de