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23
Mar
2023

Implementation Science Health Conference Australia

23 Mar 2023 - 24 Mar 2023
Sydney

Australia’s premier national implementation science conference for the health sector will be held in Sydney on 23 and 24 March 2023.

The second Implementation Science Health Conference Australia (ISHCA 23) will bring together leaders in implementation science and practice to share successful innovations and insights on how to sustain evidence-based healthcare improvement at scale.

30
Mar
2023

Queensland Branch AGM

30 Mar 2023 -30 Mar 2023
Queensland

Join us on Thursday 30 March 2023 for this event.

This event is free and open for AHPA members. The meeting will reflect on the work of the Queensland Branch in 2022.

03
Apr
2023

Preparing Public Health Professionals & Associations for New Challenges: An Australasian Perspective

03 Apr 2023 -03 Apr 2023

This free online panel discussion co-hosted by AHPA and the Council of Academic Public Health Institutions Australasia (CAPHIA) will feature leaders from public health and health promotion associations across Australasia. Insights and predictions for the future of public health will be discussed, including what we can do as individuals and associations to prepare.

16
Apr
2023

27th International Harm Reduction Conference

16 Apr 2023 - 19 Apr 2023
Melbourne

Harm Reduction International (HR23) in Melbourne is set to be the year’s biggest global gathering for the harm reduction community and an important forum for professionals working in public health, human rights, drug policy and services for people who use drugs.

27
Apr
2023

National gun control update

27 Apr 2023 -27 Apr 2023
Online event

April 2023 will be 27 years since the Port Arthur tragedy that was Australia’s worst modern mass shooting. While the issue of firearm violence is not usually high profile, it remains an important community safety one, and another example of commercial interests affecting community safety.

The Australian Health Promotion Association and the Public Health Association of Australia are proud founding members of the Australian Gun Safety Alliance (AGSA) which is an alliance of prominent national organisations who share concerns over firearm violence in our community.

Stephen Bendle, AGSA Convenor and AHPA & PHAA member, works across all jurisdictions on issues of firearm policy, legislation and regulation.

At this free event for AHPA and PHAA members Stephen Bendle will present an update on firearm safety efforts in Australia. Stephen will discuss the need for vigilance on our gun laws, the major challenges, what AGSA hopes to achieve, and how you can help.

Registration closes at 5pm AEST Tuesday 25 April. The meeting link will be circulated to all registrants on Wednesday 26 April.

National time zones:

VIC/NSW/ACT/TAS/QLD: 12.00pm-12.45pm
SA/NT: 11.30am-12.15pm
WA:  10am-10.45am

02
May
2023

17th World Public Health Congress

02 May 2023 - 06 May 2023
Italy

The theme of the Congress — A World in Turmoil: Opportunities to Focus on the Public’s Health — reflects the commitment, as the global health community, to work together in and outside of the respective fields to promote health equity and to build a more sustainable and just future.

For more information on this global event, click here.

02
May
2023

Preventive Health Conference 2023

02 May 2023 - 04 May 2023
Adelaide
Hybrid

Save the date! Convened by the Public Health Association of Australia (PHAA), the Preventive Health Conference is an annual conference aimed at providing a platform to engage, challenge and exchange ideas, where pivotal issues for building prevention in Australia is discussed and where delegates can learn from the experience, opinions and perspectives of sector leaders and their peers.

16
May
2023

5th National Housing and Homelessness Forum

16 May 2023 - 19 May 2023

Third Sector’s 5th National Housing and Homelessness Forum is Australia’s leading forum that tackles challenges in the sector with innovative housing and homelessness services and delivery models. This comprehensive 4-day forum will provide attendees with an opportunity to acquire practical strategies on how to implement prevention and early intervention approaches along with accelerating homelessness service delivery and accessibility to achieve successful pathways out of homelessness. Attendees will also learn how to develop innovative models to deliver affordable housing.

24
May
2023

Nobel Prize Summit on countering misinformation and building trust in science

24 May 2023 - 26 May 2023

To help build a more peaceful, prosperous, resilient, and sustainable future informed by science and evidence, the Nobel Foundation and the U.S. National Academy of Sciences are joining forces to present the second Nobel Prize Summit Truth, Trust and Hope which will be held online and in-person in Washington, D.C. from 24-26 May 2023.  The event will convene Nobel Prize laureates and other experts, information technology and business leaders, policymakers, journalists, educators, and youth from around the world to engage in constructive dialogue on actively combating the spread of mis- and disinformation, share evidence-based knowledge and global experiences, and help restore trust and confidence in science, institutions, and systems of society.

To learn more about the summit which will be held from 24-26 May 2023 and to register click here.

06
Jun
2023

International Congress on Evidence-based Parenting Support

06 Jun 2023 - 08 Jun 2023

The International Congress on Evidence-based Parenting Support (I-CEPS) is a ground-breaking global initiative to advance research, policy, and practice in the field of parenting and family intervention. The theme of the 2023 I-CEPS is promoting well-being and health globally through effective parenting support

14
Jun
2023

3rd International Indigenous Health and Wellbeing Conference

14 Jun 2023 - 16 Jun 2023

Lowitja Institute’s International Indigenous Health and Wellbeing Conference is a biennial event attracting a global audience committed to sharing knowledge for the health and wellbeing of indigenous peoples and communities.

It is a space for sharing innovative ideas and transformational research grounded in our ways of knowingbeing and doing

19
Jun
2023

Communicable Diseases & Immunisation Conference 2023

19 Jun 2023 - 21 Jun 2023
Perth

CDIC 2023 will help illustrate how crucial the science of communicable diseases and immunisation is to the successful functioning of the world, and how quickly scientific and societal developments in the field change.

The Conference theme will be “Adapting to a new landscape for infectious disease prevention and control”.

20
Jun
2023

9th Rural & Remote Health Scientific Symposium

20 Jun 2023 - 21 Jun 2023

The 9th Rural and Remote Health Scientific Symposium is brought to you by the Australian Rural Health Education Network (ARHEN), the Federation of Rural Australian Medical Educators (FRAME), the Lowitja Institute and the National Rural Health Alliance (NRHA).

It will bring together the rural and remote health research sector with policymakers and others in the government and non-government sectors to shape the future of rural and remote health research.

23
Jul
2023

Dietitians Australia 2023 Conference

23 Jul 2023 - 25 Jul 2023
Melbourne

Register your interest for the upcoming Dietitians Australia 2023 Conference.

23
Aug
2023

The Migration Conference

23 Aug 2023 - 26 Aug 2023

The Migration Conference (TMC) 2023 is hosted by the Faculty of Law at Universität Hamburg, Germany.  The TMC is a venue for academics, policymakers, practitioners, students and everybody who is interested in intelligent debate and research informed discussions on human mobility and its impacts around the world. 

24
Oct
2023

7th Global Alcohol Policy Conference

24 Oct 2023 - 26 Oct 2023
Cape Town, South Africa

GAPC is the leading forum for the world’s alcohol policy makers, advocates, researchers, civil society activists and practitioners. 

The conference theme is: Investing in people before profits: building momentum towards the Framework Convention on Alcohol Control.

To find out more and to register click here.

08
Nov
2023

16th European Public Health Conference 2023

08 Nov 2023 - 11 Nov 2023

Our Food, Our Health, Our Earth : A Sustainable Future for Humanity

This conference will look specifically at gender and health, at health care delivery generally, the use of digital tools, and the necessary staffing and skills to provide good care. It will, in line with the overall  conference theme, look in depth at the climate emergency, and very specifically at the human food supply. 

04
Dec
2023

World Conference on Drowning Prevention 2023

04 Dec 2023 - 07 Dec 2023
Perth

The drowning prevention experts of the world will come together for the first time in four years in Perth. This is the first time that the world conference will be held in Australia.

Location: Perth Convention and Exhibition Centre

For more information click here.

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