THE MILLENNIAL BODY & MIND — EMBRACING DIVERSITY @Stockholm

DATE: November 13, 2015

TIME: 1:30 PM - 9:30 PM

COST: 500-250 sek

VENUE: Nobel Forum at Karolinska Institutet

ADDRESS: Nobels väg 1, 171 65 Solna, Sweden

A Nobel Forum Symposium in Stockholm, Sweden, on 13 November 2015

The compromised physical and psychological health of millennials is now a recognized global trend that is more evident in developed countries. It is having a tangible adverse impact on individuals’ lives now, and thus also their futures. It also presents a major social challenge in terms of increased care costs and sickness absence. What measures to address this phenomenon might be effective, and are there new inter-relationships to be found at the intersections of the knowledge and research of different disciplines?

Clearly, the trend is linked to millennials’ attitudes and lifestyles. But how the healthcare sector is currently organized is also having an impact. The contemporary ‘instant generation’ is more worried about its health and expects faster—even instantaneous—access to healthcare advice and treatment.
– Could this be addressed? And if so, how?

In this interdisciplinary Swedish Initiative for Millennials’ Health, we’re inviting world-leading thinkers and participants in healthcare, medicine, psychology, business and other relevant sectors to share their insights and experiences.

Could you be a contributor? If so, please register for this one-day symposium, hosted by the Karolinska Institute Center for Gender Medicine at Nobel Forum in Stockholm, Sweden, on 13 November 2015.

Our journey will explore three specific themes, investigating how to Fuel, Rest and Move the Millennial Body & Mind. We will also address the issue of whether Embracing Sex & Gender Diversity is relevant, and if so, how.

Each theme session will include a number of keynote addresses by senior and junior speakers, followed by an open forum where we discuss ideas and findings from an interdisciplinary perspective.

PROGRAM

Stage host/moderator: Ulrika Nandra

Journalist, well-established lecturer and moderator who received a lot of attention some years ago for an article about sex trafficking of young women and children in Mumbai which resulted in the Indian embassy blacklisting her indefinitely. Also co-author of the critically acclaimed book, called, ÄGD (“Owned”) describing the nature of power.

KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

MILLENNIALS AND FUTURE PATIENTS

Peter Majanen, CEO, Quattroporte and Ronald Jones, Harvard University, giving an introduction to the millennials as group, their views on healthcare, lifestyle, medicine and what we could expect from them as future patients.

SUICIDE – REASONS, RISK GROUPS AND WAYS TO PREVENT

Bo Runeson, Professor/senior physician, Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet

CHALLENGES FACING TRANSGENDER YOUTH IN CANADA

Cara Tannenbaum, Scientific Director of Canada’s Institute of Gender and Health, and Professor in the Faculties of Medicine and Pharmacy at the Université de Montréal, presents results from a recent survey of transgender youth in Canada.

GLOBAL YOUTH – VALUES & LIFESTYLE

Cristina Lázaro Morales, Consultant & Future strategist at Kairos Future present results from their research on values, expectations and dreams among young people living in different countries/cultures.

THEME SESSION : FUEL

THE ASSOCIATION BETWEEN SELF-IMAGE AND EATING DISORDER SYMPTOMS

Emma Forsén Mantilla, Licensed psychologist and postgraduate at KÄTS Kunskapscentrum för Ätstörningar Stockholm.

SOFT POTATOES – A MATTER OF SITTING (TOO MUCH)

Some says sitting has more negative impact on life & health than smoking. Truth or myth? Matthias Lidin, PhD Student & Junior researcher, Karolinska Institutet.

THEME SESSION : REST

YOUNG PEOPLE’S SLEEP HABITS AND THE EFFECTS OF BAD SLEEP

Torbjörn Åkerstedt, affiliated professor in psychology, Karolinska Institutet and Stockholm Stress Center.

MINDFULNESS, A POSSIBLE METHOD TO AVOID HEALTH PROBLEMS?

Frida Thorsén and Carl Antonson, Researchers in mindfulness, its effect on health and wellbeing, MD's and mindfulness instructors.

THEME SESSION : MOVE

THE WELLNESS SYNDROME

Carl Cederström,, Author of the book ”The Wellness Syndrome” and Associate Professor in organisation theory at Stockholm Business School.

EFFECTS ON BODY & MIND BY EMBRACING A LESS SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE

Örjan Ekblom, Associate professor Head of unit at the Swedish School of Sport & Health Sciences.

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ALL SUBJECTS AND SPEAKERS IN THIS PROGRAM MIGHT BE SUBJECT FOR CHANGES

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