title: European strategies in predictive, preventive and personalised medicine: highlights of the EPMA World Congress 2011.
abstract: 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 toHealthcare in overview across the globeCollaboration with global organisationsGranting strategies in PPPMEducation in PPPMPatient needsTargeted preventionPPPM in reproductive medicine & paediatricsPPPM in diabetes carePPPM in neurodegenerative diseasesPPPM in cancerPPPM in cardiovascular diseasesInnovative PPPM-centresBiomarker validation and standardsPatient-specific modelling and bioinformatics in PPPMPPPM-related bio-preservation, biobanking & ethicsEPMA "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.
authors.affiliation: European Association for Predictive, Preventive and Personalised Medicine (EPMA), Brussels, Belgium  ; Department of Radiology, Friedrich-Wilhelms-University of Bonn, Sigmund-Freud-Str. 25, 53105 Bonn, Germany.
authors.forename: Olga
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authors.lastname: Golubnitschaja
authors.forename: Vincenzo
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authors.lastname: Costigliola