The Future in our hands: Idea Lab to Sustain and Evolve the ASPHER Core Curriculum Programme
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Core Curriculum Programme, ASPHER, Brussels, Belgium
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School of Medicine, The Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Dublin, Ireland
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School of Public Health, Physiotherapy and Sports Science, University College Dublin, Belfield, Ireland
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European Hospital and Healthcare Federation (HOPE), Brussels, Belgium
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RPP Group SPRL, Roma, Italy
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School of Biotechnology, Dublin City University, Dublin, Ireland
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Health Education England, NHS, Cambridge, England, United Kingdom
Popul. Med. 2026;8(Supplement Supplement 1):A1113
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
The ASPHER Core Curriculum for Public Health (CCP) is a landmark European framework for shaping competent, responsive public health professionals. Its continued relevance depends on systematic renewal in step with evolving practice, workforce expectations, and emerging threats. Young professionals (YPs) and early career professionals (ECPs) across academia and services are central to this renewal, yet are often underrepresented in curriculum governance. This workshop positions ECPs not only as recipients of training, but as co-creators of the CCP’s future, strengthening ownership, legitimacy, and practical applicability.
METHODS:
We will run an interactive, team-based idea lab. The session opens with rapid reflections from five ECP panellists describing how they have used or encountered the CCP in training, teaching, or practice, and what they believe is missing for the next decade. Participants then divide into four mixed groups aligned to CCP domains. Guided by structured design-thinking prompts, each group will: (1) identify gaps and future-facing priorities (e.g., Geopolitical health, digital/public health informatics, equity and inclusion, climate and planetary health, AI and ethics, workforce wellbeing); (2) propose concrete curricular updates and learning outcomes; and (3) suggest feasible teaching, assessment, and partnership approaches to support implementation. Groups present outputs in plenary for facilitated synthesis, challenge, and cross-domain integration.
RESULTS:
Expected outputs include a set of youth-led, actionable proposals for CCP evolution: prioritised themes, suggested competency refinements, and practical pedagogical innovations. These will be consolidated into a concise Vision Statement for the Future of the CCP, to be shared with the ASPHER CCP team to inform future editions and dissemination strategies.
CONCLUSIONS:
Embedding ECP perspectives through structured co-creation can future-proof the CCP, ensuring it remains responsive to real-world professional pathways and emerging population health needs, while building the next generation’s capacity and confidence in curriculum leadership.
The ASPHER Core Curriculum for Public Health (CCP) is a landmark European framework for shaping competent, responsive public health professionals. Its continued relevance depends on systematic renewal in step with evolving practice, workforce expectations, and emerging threats. Young professionals (YPs) and early career professionals (ECPs) across academia and services are central to this renewal, yet are often underrepresented in curriculum governance. This workshop positions ECPs not only as recipients of training, but as co-creators of the CCP’s future, strengthening ownership, legitimacy, and practical applicability.
METHODS:
We will run an interactive, team-based idea lab. The session opens with rapid reflections from five ECP panellists describing how they have used or encountered the CCP in training, teaching, or practice, and what they believe is missing for the next decade. Participants then divide into four mixed groups aligned to CCP domains. Guided by structured design-thinking prompts, each group will: (1) identify gaps and future-facing priorities (e.g., Geopolitical health, digital/public health informatics, equity and inclusion, climate and planetary health, AI and ethics, workforce wellbeing); (2) propose concrete curricular updates and learning outcomes; and (3) suggest feasible teaching, assessment, and partnership approaches to support implementation. Groups present outputs in plenary for facilitated synthesis, challenge, and cross-domain integration.
RESULTS:
Expected outputs include a set of youth-led, actionable proposals for CCP evolution: prioritised themes, suggested competency refinements, and practical pedagogical innovations. These will be consolidated into a concise Vision Statement for the Future of the CCP, to be shared with the ASPHER CCP team to inform future editions and dissemination strategies.
CONCLUSIONS:
Embedding ECP perspectives through structured co-creation can future-proof the CCP, ensuring it remains responsive to real-world professional pathways and emerging population health needs, while building the next generation’s capacity and confidence in curriculum leadership.
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