6-9 OCTOBER 2025, Utrecht, the Netherlands

Mini-symposium: Chronic diseases in shift work: recent mechanistic insights and prevention strategies

Wednesday 8 October 2025, 11.00 – 12.30, Glow

Shift work and chronic disease prevention: Where do we stand?
Heidi Lammers-van der Holst
Uncovering the biological and behavioral mechanisms underlying the pathogenicity of night work
Kyriaki Papantoniou
How does night work-induced circadian disruption influence low-grade inflammation?
Kirsten Nabe-Nielsen
Evaluating quick return restrictions on sickness absence in healthcare employees: A difference-in-differences study
Jarno Turunen
PerfectFit@Night: An intervention to enhance sleep, fatigue, and recovery for healthcare shift workers
Karen Oude Hengel
The impact of a sleep intervention on shift workers: Improved subjective sleep without objective changes
Maaike van der Rhee