Seminar Day at CLI - Health Prevention in Future Healthcare
Lifestyle related diseases constitute one of the greatest challenges for future healthcare and cost society billions every year.
Can we afford future healthcare if we do not invest in prevention?
At the seminar day held at Sahlgrenska University Hospital/Östra Sjukhuset on May 7, leading researchers, experts, and politicians gathered to discuss how preventive work can be strengthened. The day, organized by the Centre for Lifestyle Intervention, featured the latest research on topics including identification of at-risk individuals (SCAPIS), objective biomarkers for food intake, precision health and lifestyle habits, health economics, and prevention. Participants also gained insight into the British Journal of Sports Medicine's role in prevention from a broader perspective.
Among the speakers were:
- Mattias Bjarnegård, manager for "område 2"
- Jonathan Drezner, Editor-in-Chief of the British Journal of Sports Medicine, Professor and Director of the University of Washington Medicine Center for Sports Cardiology
- Göran Bergström, Professor, Senior Physician and Principal Investigator for the SCAPIS study
- Kristian Bolin, Professor of Health Economics at the School of Business, Economics and Law, University of Gothenburg, and member of the steering group for Centre for Health Governance
- Rikard Landberg, Professor of Food Science at Chalmers University of Technology
- Aron Onerup, Associate Professor and Pediatric Oncologist at Queen Silvia Children's Hospital
- Mats Börjesson, Professor, Cardiologist and Director of the Centre for Lifestyle Intervention
The afternoon concluded with an engaged debate, led by Mats Börjesson. The panel included:
- Cecilia Dalman Eek (S), Chair of the Board at Sahlgrenska University Hospital
- Pernilla Wendesten (KD), Deputy Regional Councillor in Västra Götaland region
- Maria Åberg, Professor of General Medicine at Sahlgrenska Academy and Specialist Physician and member of the steering group for Centre for Health Government
- Ingibjörg Jonsdottir, Professor of Public Health at Sahlgrenska Academy and Head of Operations at the Institute for Stress Medicine
- Kristian Bolin
- Caterina Finizia, Professor and University Hospital Senior Consultant (ENT) at the University of Gothenburg and Sahlgrenska University Hospital, and FoUUI Director at Sahlgrenska.
The conclusion was clear:
We cannot afford not to invest in prevention. Prevention pays off.
Fler foton från dagen
Seminariedagen arrangerades av Centrum för livsstilsintervention den 7 maj 2025, vid Östra sjukhuset, Göteborg.