Precision prevention leverages individual risk assessments and tailored interventions to revolutionize preventive care. But precision in prevention also includes how to find the best preventive strategies and measures on population levels. The symposium will address critical questions at the intersection of science, clinical practice, policy, and ethics.

Monday May 5

Lunch will be served upon arrival at Engelsbergs Ironworks.

Session one: Medical and scientific aspects.

What new methods and understanding of individual risk factors are available today, and what can we expect in the future? Could prevention be tailored using genetics, biomarkers, phenotypic traits, and environmental/lifestyle factors? How are tools like omics technologies, AI, and interdisciplinary collaboration used for risk prediction and decision-making?

Coffe Break

Session 2: Health economic aspects and precision prevention in the clinic.

What can we expect in terms of cost-effectiveness for prevention compared to other treatments? When is it cost-effective to introduce different types of screening? In clinical practice, precision prevention involves using personal data to identify risk, tailor screenings and interventions. Are there good examples to learn from? How could one measure success through clinical effectiveness, cost-efficiency, and quality of life improvements?

Dinner and fireside chats

Tuesday May 6

Breakfast

Block 3: Business aspects.

What reimbursement and business models exist or must be developed for preventive measures? How does one scale successful pilots? Are there other countries or regions that have found innovative solutions for preventive care?

Coffe Break

Block 4: Political, societal, and ethical aspects of the future.

How is the responsibility divided between the individual, health-care and society when individual risks can be mapped? Which actors can contribute to preventive work? What will be expected within precision prevention in the future? Is it possible for public health to shift from reactive to proactive? How could one ensure equitable access to precision prevention tools and prevent exclusion based on socioeconomic status, geography, or ethnicity?

Luncheon

Bus transportation to central Stockholm

Confirmed Speakers – additional speakers will be added over time

• Carl-Johan Sundberg, Professor, Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Karolinska Institutet
• Örjan Ekblom, Professor of Sport Science, Physical Activity and Health, GIH, The Swedish School of Sport and Health Sciences
• Ylva Trolle Lagerros, Professor, Department of Medicine, Karolinska Institutet
• Ingibjörg Jónsdóttir, Professor, School of Public Health and Community Medicine, University of Gothenburg
• Emelie Orring, Regionråd (M), Region Uppsala
• Gustaf Arrhenius, CEO at Institute for Futures Studies, and Professor of Practical Philosophy
• Jessica Nihlén Fahlqvist, Associate Professor of Practical Philosophy, and Senior Lecturer in Biomedical Ethics, Uppsala University

Stockholm Science City Foundation is arranging the symposium in collaboration with Nordstjernan.

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