What can four years of research into Polyendocrine Metabolic Ovarian Syndrome (PMOS) tell us about the future of care for adolescent girls and young women? On 6 November 2026, the SPIOMET4HEALTH Final Policy Event will bring together researchers, patients, patient organisations and European policymakers to share the project’s findings and discuss what they could mean for future policy, guidelines and clinical practice.
The SPIOMET4HEALTH Final Policy Event will provide a space to share the knowledge generated throughout the project and discuss its implications with the people who can help translate research into change: policymakers, healthcare professionals, researchers, patients and patient organisations.
đź“… 6 November 2026
🕙 10:00–12:30 CET
đź“Ť Bologna, Italy – UniversitĂ di Bologna, Piazza San Giovanni in Monte 2.
đź’» Hybrid. Participants can join us in person in Bologna or follow the event online.
Funded by the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme, SPIOMET4HEALTH has investigated a novel treatment approach for adolescent girls and young women with Polyendocrine Metabolic Ovarian Syndrome (PMOS), formerly known as Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS), through a multinational clinical study conducted in Spain, Austria, Norway, Italy, Denmark and Turkey.
Now, as the project reaches its final stage, the focus turns to a crucial question: what comes next?
Join us in Bologna or online
The SPIOMET4HEALTH Final Policy Event is open to policymakers, healthcare professionals, researchers, patient organisations, patients and anyone interested in women’s health and the future of PMOS care.
Participation is free, and you can join us either in person in Bologna or online. Please select your preferred option below and register through the corresponding link.
Attend in person
Join us at the UniversitĂ di Bologna to follow the event and take part in the discussion in person. Free registration is required. Places are limited, and registration will close once full capacity is reached.
REGISTER HERE TO ATTEND IN PERSON
Join online
Can’t make it to Bologna? Follow the Final Policy Event online from wherever you are. Online participation is free, but registration is required.
After registering, you will be able to add the event to your calendar, including the link to join the live stream. We will also send registered participants a reminder with the streaming link shortly before the event.
REGISTER HERE TO JOIN ONLINE
Agenda
The event will bring together the different perspectives that have shaped SPIOMET4HEALTH, combining an overview of the project and its key findings with a patient testimonial and key messages and recommendations on patient management, lifestyle intervention, patient outcomes and socioeconomic impact, and regulatory considerations.
10:00 – Welcome.
10:10 – Introduction to the event.
– SPIOMET4HEALTH overview: outline of the project and key findings. Speaker: Dr. Lourdes Ibáñez, Project Coordinator, from Hospital Sant Joan de DĂ©u (Barcelona, Spain).
– Patient testimonial: life with PMOS. Carolina Bucalo.
10:40 – Remarks by Sirpa Pietikäinen, Member of the European Parliament.
10:50 – Key messages & recommendations.
Consortium representatives will present the project’s key findings, implications and recommendations for policymakers, covering:
– Patient management and patient-centred care
– Lifestyle intervention
– Evaluation of patient outcomes and socioeconomic impact
– Regulatory considerations
11:20 – Message from Billy Kelleher, Member of the European Parliament.
11:30 – Perspectives from organisations.
– Emelyne Heluin, from SOPKEurope (France)
– Ann Helen Brendehaug, from PMOS Norge (Norway)
– Martina Alberani, from Young Women’s Health Group (Italy)
11:40 – Remarks by Cynthia NĂ MhurchĂş Member of the European Parliament.
11:50 – Q&A session.
12:20 – Closing remarks.
Join us as we look back at what SPIOMET4HEALTH has learned — and forward to how this knowledge can contribute to the future of PMOS care.