2022
The 2022 Promenta Conference: Mental Health and Quality of Life Towards 2030
Time and place: Sep. 28, 2022 8:30 AM – Sep. 29, 2022 5:00 PM, Sentralen, Oslo
PROMENTA, in collaboration with Sunne kommuner (WHO Healthy Cities' Norwegian network), have the pleasure of welcoming researchers, practitioners and policy makers to a two-day conference at Sentralen in Oslo this September.
Day 1 of the conference will be conducted in English only. While the primary audience for this series of lectures are researchers and students, all are most welcome to attend. Day 2 of the conference will take place primarily in Norwegian, and is aimed at researchers, politicians and practitioners working with or interested in public health, mental health and quality of life interventions.
PROGRAMME
September 28th, 2022:
On Day 1 of the conference we will present the most current research on mental health and wellbeing carried out by PROMENTA's many PhD and postdoctoral fellows - covering the full range of PROMENTA research areas from genetics and neurocognitive development, to psychosocial determinants, drug use and drug policy, and methodological development.
- 09.00 Opening and welcome by Prof. Espen Røysamb
- 09.15 First keynote lecture: Crystal ball scanning – how might polygenic scores impact research and clinical implementation in mental disorders? by Dr. Cathryn Lewis, Professor of Genetic Epidemiology & Statistics at King’s College London
- 10.15 PROMENTA Presents - Session 1
- Maternal prenatal stress, offspring polygenic risk, and preschool aggression and internalizing difficulties: evaluating the gene-environment interplay in the Norwegian Mother, Father and Child Cohort Study (MoBa) by Dr. Stella Tsotsi, Postdoctoral Researcher at PROMENTA and the Department of Psychology, UiO
- Parent-of-origin (POE) effects in childhood aggression assessed using genetic and epigenetic data from the Norwegian Mother, Father, and Child Cohort Study (MoBa) by Dr. Dinka Smajlagic, Postdoctoral Researcher at PROMENTA and the Department of Psychology, UiO
- On the importance of parenting in externalizing disorders: an evaluation of indirect genetic effects in families by Dr. Espen Moen Eilertsen, Postdoctoral Researcher at PROMENTA and the Department of Psychology, UiO
- The relationship between police contacts and continued offending: Longitudinal research from Norway by Dr. Synøve Nygaard Andersen, Postdoctoral Researcher at PROMENTA and the Department of Sociology and Human Geography, UiO
- PROMENTA Presents - Session 2
- Pathways to Drug Dealing in the Middle and Upper Classes: Early Marginalization, Relative Disadvantage and Countercultural Opposition by Eirik Jerven Berger, PhD candidate at PROMENTA and the Department of Sociology and Human Geography, UiO
- Four interactional styles in crime preventive policing by Liridona Gashi, PhD candidate at PROMENTA and the Department of Sociology and Human Geography, UiO
- The Homo Politicus: A Political Psychology Example of How Individuals’ Well-Being Affects Society at Large by Anne Marie Fluit, PhD candidate at PROMENTA and the Department of Psychology, UiO
- The role of adolescent work values for quality of adult life two decades later by Dr. Michal Kozák, Postdoctoral Researcher at PROMENTA and the Department of Psychology, UiO
- LUNCH
- 13.00 Second keynote: Measuring mental health with machine learning and brain imaging by Dr. Gael Varoquaux, Research Director at INRIA (National Institute for Research in Digital Science and Technology, France) (Digital presentation)
- 13.30 PROMENTA Presents - Session 3
- Machine Learning for Suicide Prediction and Prevention by Dr.Haghish E. F., Postdoctoral Researcher at PROMENTA and the Department of Psychology, UiO
- Top-down or bottom-up? Using network analysis to map the structure of subjective well-being by Dr. Xiaoyu Lan, Postdoctoral Researcher at PROMENTA and the Department of Psychology, UiO
- Child Mental Health Effects of Large-Scale School Curricular Changes: A Systematic Review by Siri Folstad, PhD candidate at PROMENTA and the Department of Psychology, UiO
- PROMENTA Presents - Session 4:
- How interactions between ADHD and schools affect achievement: a family-based genetically sensitive study by Dr. Rosa Cheesman, Postdoctoral Researcher at PROMENTA and the Department of Psychology, UiO
- Explaining correlations between nonimmediate relatives on Norwegian national tests by Dr. Nikolai Haahjem Eftedal, Postdoctoral Researcher at PROMENTA and the Department of Psychology, UiO
- Sibling spillover effects in educational performance and neurodevelopmental disorder by Dr. Mathias Valstad, Researcher at PROMENTA and the Norwegian Institute of Public Health
- Early pubertal maturation and brain development: A longitudinal ABCD study Early pubertal maturation and brain development: A longitudinal ABCD study by Dr. Dani Beck, Postdoctoral Researcher at PROMENTA, NORMENT and Diakonhjemmet Hospital
- 15.15 Final keynote: Socioeconomic Inequity and Child Development by Dr. Kimberly Noble, Professor of Neuroscience and Education at Teachers College, Columbia University (Digital presentation)
- 15.45 Closing remarks by Prof. Espen Røysamb
September 29th, 2022:
This day features research from PROMENTA's Intervention and Gap-bridging research group and invited researchers, as well as introductions to practical interventions from a variety of organizations and institutions. You will learn more about quality of life distributions, the significance of neighborhoods for health and wellbeing, and important determinants for better mental health among children and adolescents.
Program is available in Norwegian only:
- 08:30-09:00: Registrering, kaffe og croissant
- 09:00: Plenum
- Oslos nye folkehelsestrategi: Utjevning av sosial ulikhet og økt livskvalitet som mål: Robert Steen, byråd for helse, eldre og innbyggertjenester i Oslo kommune
- Livskvalitet i Norge i dag: Ragnhild Bang Nes og Espen Røysamb, Promenta ved Universitetet i Oslo
- Promentas verden: Innblikk i den nyeste forskningen på psykisk helse og livskvalitet: Ulike forskere fra Promenta, Universitetet i Oslo
- Practical ways to make communities stronger and think about the neighbourhood as the place where change can happen: Cormac Russel, Managing Director of Nurture Development, faculty member of the Asset-Based Community Development (ABCD) Institute, DePaul University, Chicago (deltar digitalt)
- 11.50: Aktivitetsstasjoner: Vi tester Hverdagsgledens fem!
- 12:40: Lunsj
- 13:10: Parallellsesjoner: Hvordan kan vi sikre bedre fordeling av livskvalitet i befolkningen?
- Livskvalitet er landets viktigste ressurs, men ofte ulikt fordelt i befolkningen. For å sikre en bedre fordeling av livskvalitet er det behov for å gjennomføre konkrete tiltak på ulike nivåer og arenaer – både universelle og strukturelle tiltak, og spesifikke intervensjoner rettet mot grupper og individer. I denne parallellsesjonen viser vi frem bredden av tiltak som bidrar til å fremme god livskvalitet for flere.
- Fem grep for økt hverdagsglede på tvers av nivåer: Maja Gunvor Eilertsen (FHI) og Monica Beer Prydz (UiO)
- Verdien av helsefremmende og forebyggende intervensjoner: Arne Holte (FHI)
- Hvordan kan vi fremme psykisk styrke i befolkningen?: Live Skow Hofgaard (UiO)
- Hvem endrer seg mest, de fornøyde eller de som er mindre positive til tiltaket? Foreløpige resultater fra implementering av foreldreveiledningsprogrammet Tuning in to Kids (TIK) i FUS barnehage: Egil Nygaard (UiO)
- Psykisk helse og livskvalitet blant ungdom
- Ungdomstiden er en sårbar tid med mange endringer både biologisk og sosialt. I denne parallellsesjonen vil vi se nærmere på status for barn og unges psykiske helse og livskvalitet etter to år med pandemi. Vi vil bl.a. se hvordan gaming preger unges liv, samt se på viktige innsatsfaktorer for å sikre barn og unge oppvekstvilkår som fremmer god psykisk helse.
- Hvordan kan kommunen bidra til god psykisk helse blant barn og unge? Benedikte-Marie Lio (Mental Helse Ungdom)
- Har nabolaget noe å si for hvordan vi har det?
- Det er i nabolaget og lokalmiljøet vi lever det meste av livene våre. Stedet vi bor gir oss ulike muligheter for deltakelse, tilhørighet og inkludering, som igjen har innflytelse på vår trivsel. I denne parallellsesjonen vil vi belyse hvordan egenskaper ved nabolaget du vokser opp i påvirker din psykiske helse og livskvalitet gjennom hele livet.
- Rusproblemer og rusreform
- Det er en tett kobling mellom rusmiddelbruk, psykisk helse og livskvalitet. Hvordan kan vi jobbe for å sikre bedre liv for personer som sliter med rusmisbruk? Og hvilke forebyggende tiltak kan vi iverksette for å hindre risikabel bruk? I denne parallellsesjonen undersøker vi kunnskap og praksis på rusfeltet, og ser nærmere på status for rusreformen.
- Generasjon cannabis? Willy Pedersen (UiO)
- Rusreformen – hvor står vi nå? Kenneth Arctander (RIO)
- 14.50: Plenum
- Wellness, Fairness, and Worthiness: Psychosocial Foundations for Mental Health and Quality of Life in our Communities. Isaac Prilleltensky, Mautner Chair in Community Well-Being at the University of Miami (deltar digitalt)
- Livskvalitet og politikk: Hva ville skje hvis vi målte samfundsøkonomisk suksess i livskvalitet? Michael Birkjær, The happiness research institute, Copenhagen
- Sofasamtale: Hvordan skaper vi et inkluderende samfunn som fremmer livskvalitet for alle?
- 16.15: Minikonsert, småretter og noe godt i glasset på Sentralens nye takterrasse
2019
PROMENTA Opening Conference
Time and place: Nov. 14, 2019 10:00 AM – 2:30 PM, Auditorium 4, Harald Schjelderups House
Save the date: PROMENTA Opening Conference on November 14th, 2019
On November 14, we will celebrate the official start of PROMENTA with an opening conference featuring exciting lectures and panel discussions.
We are proud to announce that Professors Terrie E. Moffitt and Avshalom Caspi will give the keynote lecture, followed by lectures and a panel discussion with Berna Güroglu (Leiden University), Ted Barker (King's College London), Willy Pedersen (Department of Sociology and Human Geography, University of Oslo) and Dina von Heimburg (Folkehelsekoordinator, Levanger kommune).
Programme
- 10:00-10:15: Welcome and opening remarks
- Per Morten Sandset, Vice Rector, University of Oslo
- Espen Røysamb, Director, PROMENTA
- 10:15-11:30: Mental disorders from childhood to midlife
- Terrie Moffitt, Duke University
- Avshalom Caspi, Duke University
- 12:15-13:30: Understanding mental health: Perspectives from genes to society
- Early adversity and child and adolescent psychopathology - the role of epigenetic: Ted Barker, King's College London
- Adolescent brain in a world of friends and foes: Berna Güroglu, Leiden University
- Policy matters for health: The coming decriminalization of drug use in Norway: Willy Pedersen, University of Oslo
- Promoting well-being for all through a whole-of-society approach: Dina von Heimburg, Levanger Municipality
- 13:45-14:45: Panel discussion: The future of mental health and wellbeing
- Terrie Moffitt, Duke University
- Avshalom Caspi, Duke University
- Ted Barker, King's College London
- Berna Güroglu, Leiden University
- Willy Pedersen, University of Oslo
- Dina von Heimburg, Levanger Municipality