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I Sessione - OASI 2020

22/10/2024
Tobacco taxation policies in the fight against tobacco

Laura Giudice, CERGAS Researcher, presented the preliminary results of the project "POLITICHE DI TASSAZIONE DEI PRODOTTI A BASE DI TABACCO PER IL CONTRASTO AL TABAGISMO" (Tobacco taxation policies in the fight against tobacco) at Bergamo Scienza 2024, within a thematic event titled "Caro Tabacco, ti lascio: strategie contro il fumo tra scienza e policy" ("Dear Tobacco, I'm leaving you: strategies against smoking from science and policy").

11/10/2024
CINDERELLA project advances AI for breast cancer treatment

On the 26th and 27th of September 2024, SDA Bocconi hosted the fourth face-to-face meeting of the HORIZON EU CINDERELLA Project.

 The project is developing and evaluating the CINDERELLA approach, powered by AI, to provide comprehensive information, videos, images, and result predictions for locoregional treatments in breast cancer patients.

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CERGAS Seminar "The impacts of digital transformation on the LTC sector and their implications for the skills, profiles and roles of its professionals. Insights from a multiple case study"

On the 10th of October CERGAS organizes from 13:00 to 14:00 the Seminar "The impacts of digital transformation on the LTC sector and their implications for the skills, profiles and roles of its professionals. Insights from a multiple case study".

Speakers: Maria Vittoria Bufali, Andrea Rotolo; CERGAS SDA Bocconi

25/09/2024
Can an increase in excise taxes curb smoking?

Increasing tobacco taxation is an effective measure to combat smoking: according to most scientific literature, such increases lead to a reduction in tobacco demand, consumption, and the percentage of the population that smokes. 

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CERGAS Seminar "Globalization, Job Stressors and Migrant Health: Evidence of Physical and Mental Decline Among Migrants in Germany"

On the 19th of september CERGAS organizes from 13:00 to 14:00 the Seminar "Globalization, Job Stressors and Migrant Health: Evidence of Physical and Mental Decline Among Migrants in Germany".

Speaker: Andreea Piriu, Bocconi University

04/07/2024
The European Health Economics Association (EuHEA) has appointed Aleksandra Torbica as its new President for a two-year term, effective immediately.

The European Health Economics Association (EuHEA) is one of the largest scientific associations in Europe, gathering approximately 1000 participants at biannual events, it’s an association of associations. EuHEA's purpose is to promote cooperation among all national health economics associations and groups in Europe and to profile and foster health economics at European universities.

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CERGAS Seminar "Welfare Platforms: a global comparative analysis"

On the 20th of June CERGAS organizes from 13:00 to 14:00 the Seminar "Welfare Platforms: a global comparative analysis".

Speaker: Agnese Palvarini, Bocconi University

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CERGAS Seminar "Towards a platformised welfare state? How public administration, personal data, and third-sector welfare get entangled in a nation-wide digitalisation project"

On the 30th of May CERGAS organizes from 13:00 to 14:00 the Seminar "Towards a platformised welfare state? How public administration, personal data, and third-sector welfare get entangled in a nation-wide digitalisation project".

Speaker: Tanja Klenk, Helmut Schmidt University

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CERGAS Seminar "The genesis of the PM-JAY health insurance scheme in India: technical and political elements influencing a national reform towards universal health coverage"

On the 9th of May CERGAS organizes from 13:00 to 14:00 the Seminar "The genesis of the PM-JAY health insurance scheme in India: technical and political elements influencing a national reform towards universal health coverage".

Speaker: Swati Srivastava, Heidelberg University

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CERGAS Seminar "Striking the balance between regulation, value assessment and reimbursement of Digital Medical Devices: evidence from CERGAS research"

On the 11th of April CERGAS organizes from 13:00 to 14:00 the Seminar "Striking the balance between regulation, value assessment and reimbursement of Digital Medical Devices: evidence from CERGAS research".

Speaker: Francesco Petracca, CERGAS SDA Bocconi