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The Community Health Lab
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Transdisciplinary #research group at the Medical University of Vienna working on #health #equity and health #justice for #vulnerable populations.
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Hello #community! We have arrived to @bsky.app! Better late than never!

Follow us for exciting news from #research at the intersection of #PublicHealth, #SocialMedicine and #healthjustice.

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Andreas Banner can operate on your #prostate and he can also write a beautiful #paper. Very #proud of Andi and his first #PhD paper publication! 👏

📢 NEW PAPER ALERT
August 7, 2025 at 5:38 AM
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Guess where I am?

Yes, Brussels! With its usual and unique blend of charm and chaos. Meeting international and industry #stakeholders to discuss #sustainability of #PatientNavigation models that we are developing in @co-captain.bsky.social 🌈
July 9, 2025 at 10:34 AM
For the last few months we had a pleasure of having a "hybrid" intern - Juan Esteban Guzman Benitez who is finishing up his master in #epidemiology and #biostatistics at EHESP - École des hautes études en santé publique with us in Vienna.
June 17, 2025 at 7:36 AM
Our @grabovacigor.bsky.social today at #CCCTrio focused on #cancer #care and translational research!
Bench to bedside to #policy is the future of translational #science and #research. ❤️
Catch me today at #CCC-Trio at the @meduniwien.ac.at where a transdisciplinary conference on #cancer #care in underway.
This year very happy that more focus is given on #PublicHealth aspects and understanding that true transdisciplinary work in cancer care means bench to bedside to POLICY! 🌈
June 12, 2025 at 12:48 PM
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It’s #MensHealthWeek!

🚨 Few people are aware, but men make up 53% of new cancer cases & 55% of cancer deaths in Europe.

Let’s explore the gaps in men’s cancer outcomes and how we can close them.

🔗 More: europeancancer.org/menandcancer
June 9, 2025 at 7:01 AM
@grabovacigor.bsky.social gave a short interview on our @co-captain.bsky.social project coordinated from @meduniwien.ac.at on a podcast of our sister project on work in our #cluster. 🌈

👂Take a listen ⬇️
#HealthJustice and #equity in #cancer #care are not just ideas but real aims of the @co-captain.bsky.social project! Our vision is to reduce the #cancer #burden and #mortality by improving access to #primary #cancer #prevention for people experiencing #mentalhealth issues.
June 5, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Here he is in his official „selfie“ moment, Filip Stupar who joined the team few weeks ago.
Filip is passionate about making the world a better place.
When not volunteering on #HumanityOne and helping with rescuing #refugees he maybe found in refugee #camps along the Bosnian/Croatian border.
June 5, 2025 at 8:11 AM
Full day today as we had a great time listening to Marc Gunter from @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social talk about molecular #epidemiology and intersections between #obesity and #cancer and a talk from our Parisian intern Esteban Guzman on the application of Cumulative Link Mixed Models!
June 2, 2025 at 7:06 PM
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Proud #team #leader moment of our @meduniwien.ac.at team ➡️ @grabovacgroup.bsky.social at this weeks FH Forschungsforum! Great job by @schaeferkatrin.bsky.social, @honjahama.bsky.social and @honjahama.bsky.social 🤩
May 9, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Promoting #inclusion, #participation and #community centeredness in #healthcare #research and #practice at this years FH Forschungsforum at @fhcampuswien.bsky.social 🌈
May 9, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Great job from the #team and @honjahama.bsky.social 👏
Presented some first insights of the quantitative data of our project @deprescribevie.bsky.social at the Forschungsforum at @fhcampuswien.bsky.social 📊📉 I was also in great company with my fellow PhD colleagues — grateful for the opportunity to share and discuss our work! @grabovacgroup.bsky.social
May 9, 2025 at 4:44 PM
#participatory work in #cancer #prevention is especially important when working with #vulnerable communities! @grabovacigor.bsky.social presented our project @co-captain.bsky.social and our Prevention and Early Detection - Implementation Research in an European Health Policy Webinar today! #EUHPP
🔴Live #𝗘𝗨𝗛𝗣𝗣 𝗪𝗲𝗯𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗿: 𝗘𝗨 𝗖𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗿 𝗠𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 – 𝗖𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗿 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: 𝗜𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗯𝗲𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗶𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲, organised by the @ec.europa.eu

Be sure to watch the recording!
April 29, 2025 at 11:08 AM
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Weniger ist mehr? Studie erforscht bessere Verschreibungspraktiken bei Medikamenten in Österreich 💊
@janinakehr.bsky.social, @lislehner.bsky.social, @grabovacigor.bsky.social & @honjahama.bsky.social untersuchen das Problem des Zu-viel-Verschreibens von Benzodiazepinen & #Antibiotika in Österreich.
Weniger ist mehr
Antibiotika und hochwirksame Beruhigungsmittel werden zu oft verschrieben, was zu Antibiotikaresistenz und Abhängigkeit führen kann. Janina Kehr erforscht Verschreibungspraktiken für derartige Medikam...
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April 28, 2025 at 8:47 AM
Learn more about our exciting project #LessIsMore and about the social impact it has! 🌈👏
Unser Team über unser @wwtf.at gefördertes Projekt „Less is More“. Wie läuft mit der Verschreibung von #Antibiotika und #Benzodiazepine in Wien und wie zirkulieren diese Substanzen in der Gesellschaft? Vielen Dank an dem @univie.ac.at Team und die Möglichkeit über das
Projekt zu erzählen! ⬇️
Weniger ist mehr? Studie erforscht bessere Verschreibungspraktiken bei Medikamenten in Österreich 💊
@janinakehr.bsky.social, @lislehner.bsky.social, @grabovacigor.bsky.social & @honjahama.bsky.social untersuchen das Problem des Zu-viel-Verschreibens von Benzodiazepinen & #Antibiotika in Österreich.
April 29, 2025 at 9:26 AM
New Project! We are happy to contribute to #cancer #equity through #participatory research with amazing and inspiring colleagues! 🌈👏
🔔NEW PROJECT 🔔

🌈 Very happy and excited about the last week`s kick off of our new #project #ListenIn! Whole day talking about the planned activities and meeting the new #team that will work on this exciting #idea.
April 23, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Its take your #dog to work day! Our #team has a special visitor today- Nookie. Nookie is here to make sure we offer a dog friendly atmosphere and that everyone practices petting and giving treats. 🐶
April 16, 2025 at 7:47 AM
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Very happy and excited to be representing our magnificent #cluster on #implementation #research at the Europen Commissions Project Cluster Policy Webinar on #Cancer #Prevention.

Together with our #colleagues we will be discussing collaborative work and research that transcends…
April 16, 2025 at 7:05 AM
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10 Jahre Veronika-Fialka-Moser-Diversitäts-Preis ✨

Mit dem Preis werden Personen gewürdigt, die sich sowohl wissenschaftlich als auch gesellschaftlich um das Thema #Diversität verdient gemacht haben. Wir gratulieren den Preisträger:innen! ➡️ bit.ly/4crj8kb

#DiversityinMedicine
April 10, 2025 at 8:50 AM
@grabovacigor.bsky.social wieder bei Veronika Fialka Moser Diversity Preis 🥇 der @meduniwien.ac.at ausgezeichnet! 👏🌈

#diversity
🏆 Yesterday I had the great honor of recieving the Veronika Fialka Moser #Diversity Prize in #Teaching for the elective course "Sex-, Queer- and Kink- positive #medicine and #psychology" at the @meduniwien.ac.at 👏
April 11, 2025 at 11:08 AM
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Als Facharzt für #PublicHealth, der sich für die Verbesserung der #Gesundheit unterversorgter #Communities einsetzt, weiß ich, wie wichtig es ist, neueste wissenschaftliche Erkenntnisse in praktische Lösungen umzusetzen. Mein Team und ich untersuchen soziale und strukturelle Faktoren,...
April 7, 2025 at 12:28 PM
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Reimagining Global Health (online course)

We are so pleased to share with you this agenda with such inspiring speakers from all over the world!

Over 100 people have registered already and you can also sign up!

www.mcgill.ca/summerinstit...
March 24, 2025 at 5:42 PM
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Thrilled to be working with @andreasbergthaler.bsky.social, Niki Popper, @orsibmolnar.bsky.social, Bethany Dearlove, and lead our #social research team of the formidable @grabovacigor.bsky.social and @fragtobias.bsky.social of @grabovacgroup.bsky.social.

🙏🏼 @wwtf.at for funding innovative science!
March 4, 2025 at 7:50 PM
We are very happy to welcome Juan Esteban Guzman as our newest #intern! 👏🌈👏
Juan is finishing a double European Master in #PublicHealth with a focus on advanced #biostats and #epidemiology at #EHESP in Paris.

Welcome to the #team! ❤️
February 24, 2025 at 9:11 AM
@grabovacigor.bsky.social pointing to the need for more equitable approaches in #cancer #care as a starting point of creaitng better care #pathways for patients.
Last week I gave a talk in the Austrian #parliament on #equity in access to #cancer care #services.
My key note was a starting point for a discussion of a panel of experts from #publichealth, #patient organisations, #clinical care and #politics.
Important discussions and happy to been invited.
February 18, 2025 at 2:54 PM
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📢 Haben Sie den #Krebsvorsorgetag der Medizinische Universität Wien und Universitätsklinikum #AKH Wien verpasst und die Informationen zur Senkung Ihres Krebsrisikos nicht gehört?

✅ Keine Sorge, Sie können sich die gesamte Veranstaltung auf YouTube (www.youtube.com/live/cPjbjV0...) ansehen...
February 17, 2025 at 11:05 AM