PROGRAM-AT-A-GLANCE

Attendees at our in-person convention will have the option to attend varying combinations of half-day workshops, extended workshops, and thematic panels. Please take your time to review the options available to you, including the detailed session descriptions linked here.

Please note that all session times are subject to change and will be finalized upon release of the full program.

We express our gratitude to the Program Planning Committee for offering programming advice that takes into account the wider educational and training requirements of public health professionals and key partners across the sector.

In-Person Convention

(Workshops, Thematic Panels, Student Case Event)

March 26, 2025
Location: Beanfield Centre (Toronto)

  • • From Competing to Collective Expertise: Leading in Multi-disciplinary Environments

    • The Ontario Early Adversity and Resilience Framework: From Research to Action

  • • IPAC and Medi-spas - Head to toe what you need to know

    • Getting to Implementation: Advancing Health Equity Action in Public Health Contexts Using Frameworks

    • Building, Maintaining, and Sustaining Relationships between Public Health Units and First Nations, Inuit, and Métis Communities and Organizations

  • • IPAC and Medi-spas - Head to toe what you need to know

    • Getting to Implementation: Advancing Health Equity Action in Public Health Contexts Using Frameworks

    • Building, Maintaining, and Sustaining Relationships between Public Health Units and First Nations, Inuit, and Métis Communities and Organizations

  • • Public Health Rapid Risk Assessment of Infectious Disease Events: Collaborative Approach to Risk Framing

    • Leveraging Community-Driven Data: The Mental Health, Addictions, and Substance Use Health (MHASUH) Community Dashboard

  • Title: Inter-sectoral Action on Under-Housed Peoples & Homelessness: Possible Roles for Public Health

    Speakers: James R. Dunn, PhD; Stephen Gaetz, PhD; Gillian Connelly, M.Sc, CMO

    Moderator: Alexander Summers

  • Title: Quality Improvement: Possible Horizons for Public Health

    Speakers: Linda Rabeneck,CM, MD, MPH, FRCP; Madelyn Law, PhD, MA, BSM; Third Speaker TBA

  • Details to come

Virtual Convention

(Presentations, Thematic Panels)

April 2, 2025
Location: Virtual Event Platform

  • Title: Rebuilding Confidence in Expertise: Addressing Mis- and Disinformation for Public Health.

    Speakers: Professor Dame Ottoline Leyser,  Professor Robert Steiner, Megan Ogilvie,

    Moderator: Paul Roumeliotis, MD.

    • Digital Innovation in Public Health

    • Health Equity & Service

    • Communicable Diseases #1

    • Environmental Health & Health Promotion #1

  • Title: Holistic Approaches for Climate Preparedness in Public Health: From One Health to Children’s Environmental Health

    Speakers: Cate Dewey, PhD; Samira Mubareka, MD, FRCP; Erica Phipps, MPH, PhD; Charles Gardner, MD

  • Details to come

  • Presenter:

    Donald Berwick, MD, MPP, FRCP, KBE, President Emeritus and Senior Fellow, Institute for Healthcare Improvement

    Moderator:

    Tamara Wallington, MD FRCPC, Vice President and Chief, Healthy People, Environments and Quality Programs, Public Health Ontario

    • Public Health Workforce & Systems

    • Environmental Health & Health Promotion #2

    • Climate Preparedness

    • Communicable Diseases #2: STIs

  • Title: Data Governance in a Digital Age: Equity-Centred Priorities for Public Health

    Speakers: Ewan Affleck, CM., BSc., MDCM., CCFP; Kimberlyn McGrail, PhD., David Buckeridge, MD., PhD.