International School of Bioelectromagnetism “Alessandro Chiabrera”
10th Course – “Electromagnetic fields and health – epidemiological approaches”
Co-organized with 
Erice, April 6 – 12, 2024
PROGRAMME
April 6 – Saturday
Arrival and accommodation
April 7 – Sunday
8:45 – 9:15 School introduction and practical details – Ferdinando Bersani/Maria Rosaria Scarfì (Italy)
9:15 – 9:30 Course introduction – Monica Guxens (Spain) and Anke Huss (The Netherlands)
9:30 – 10:30 Introduction of participants, and topics they work on
10.30 – 11.00 Coffee break
11.00 – 12.00 – Lecture: Introduction into EMF – Theodoros Samaras (Greece)
12.00 – 13.00 – Lecture: Exposure assessment of EMF static/ELF – Theodoros Samaras (Greece)
13.00 – 15.00 – Lunch
15.00 – 16.00 – Group work: Questionnaire risk perception/mental models – Christoph Böhmert (Germany)
16.00 – 17.00 – Lecture: Exposure assessment RF-EMF – Martin Röösli (Switzerland)
17.00 -17.30 Coffee break
17.30 – 18.30 – Lecture: EMF dose – what is it and how is it calculated and how to apply in epi studies – Arno Thielens (Belgium/ Martin Röösli (Switzerland)
April 8 – Monday
8.30 – 9.30 – Lecture: basics of epidemiological study designs/confounding – Monica Guxens (Spain)
9.30 -10.30 – Group work: preparation of measurement protocol – Arno Thielens, Theodoros Samaras, Martin Röösli
10.30 -11.00 – Coffee break
11.00 -12.00 – Lecture: exposure misclassification – Martin Röösli (Switzerland)
12.00 -13.00 – Lecture: Static fields and health effects – Gunnhild Oftedal (Norway)
13.00 – 15.00 – Lunch
15.00 – 17.00 – Group work: Read paper and discuss/STROBE – Monica Guxens, Martin Röösli, Anke Huss, Elisabeth Cardis
17.00 – 17.30 – Coffee break
17.30 – 18.30 – Lecture: Combined exposures in biological context – Maria Rosaria Scarfì (Italy)
April 9 – Tuesday
18.30 – 10.30 – Lecture: Biological interaction and mechanisms (from physics to biological system) – Mats Olof Mattsson (Sweden)
10.30 -11.00 – Coffee break
11.00 – 13.00 – Group work: Measurements – Arno Thielens, Theodoros Samaras, Martin Röösli
13.00 – 15.00 – Lunch
15.00 – 16.00 – Lecture: ELF exposure and leukaemia and neurodegenerative diseases – Anke Huss (The Netherlands)
16.00 – 17.00 – Symposium on ongoing research on EMF and health – Elisabeth Cardis (Spain)
17.00 – 17.30 – Coffee break
17.30 – 18.30 – Symposium on ongoing research on EMF and health and Poster prize – Elisabeth Cardis (Spain) & Maria Rosaria Scarfì (Italy)
April 10 – Wednesday
8.30 – 9.30 – Lecture: Mobile device use and child health– Monica Guxens (Spain)
9.30 – 10.30 – Lecture: RF-EMF exposure and brain tumours (Elisabeth Cardis, Spain)
10.30 -11.00 – Coffee break
11.00 – 13.00 – Group work: analyse measurement data (Arno Thielens, Theodoros Samaras, Martin Röösli)
Excursion (with lunch-box)
April 11 – Thursday
8.30 – 9.30 – Lecture: EHS, symptoms attributed to EMF exposure – Anke Huss (The Netherlands) 9.30 – 10.30 – Group work: Presentation of measurement results (Arno Thielens, Theodoros Samaras, Martin Röösli)
10.30 -11.00 – Coffee break
11.00 – 12.00 – Lecture: EMF and insects: Exposure, dose, effects – Arno Thielens (Belgium)
12.00 – 13.00 – Lecture: EMF exposure and planetary health – Anke Huss (The Netherlands)
13.00 – 15.00 – Lunch
15.00 – 17.00 – Group work: Risk perception/communication – Christoph Böhmert (Germany) & Elisabeth Cardis (Spain)
17.00 – 17.30 – Coffee break
17.30 – 18.30 – Lecture: From mechanistic understanding to disease endpoints – Mats-Olof Mattsson (Sweden)
April 12 – Friday
8.30 – 9.00 – CLUE-H: Overview over current research in EU- Mats-Olof Mattsson, Monica Guxens, Theodoros Samaras, Anke Huss
9.00 – 10.30 – Meet the experts
10.30 -11.00 – Coffee break
11.00 – 12.00 – Lecture: Evidence synthesis and systematic reviews – Gunnhild Oftedal (Norway)
12.00 -13.00 – Lecture: Guidelines and how to get there – Gunnhild Oftedal (Norway)
13.00-13.15 – Closing remarks – Maria Rosaria Scarfì & Ferdinando Bersani
Lunch and departure
Download the Program here: ERICE 2024 – Programme
Download the flyer here: International School of Bioelectromagnetism “Alessandro Chiabrera” – Brochure X Course
