This article highlights the central events of the EPMA World Congress 2011 - the strategic meeting of the European Association for Predictive, Preventive and Personalised Medicine (PPPM). European strategies related to PPPM have been discussed in specialised sessions dedicated to
Healthcare in overview across the globe
Collaboration with global organisations
Granting strategies in PPPM
Education in PPPM
Patient needs
Targeted prevention
PPPM in reproductive medicine & paediatrics
PPPM in diabetes care
PPPM in neurodegenerative diseases
PPPM in cancer
PPPM in cardiovascular diseases
Innovative PPPM-centres
Biomarker validation and standards
Patient-specific modelling and bioinformatics in PPPM
PPPM-related bio-preservation, biobanking & ethics
EPMA “expert recommendations” will be presented to Ministries of Health of 44 contributing countries, partner societies, associations, funding agencies and global organisations that participated in the congress. Full analysis of the outcomes will be provided during the next EPMA World Congress in September 2013.