PHABC Conference 2019

Simplifying Complexity:

Public Health Approached & Practice in Complex Systems

Have You Submitted Your Abstract Yet?

The call closes on September 15th, along with early bird registration!

Now that school is back in session and summer is coming to a close, it’s time to think about contributing to BC’s premier public health event, PHABC’s annual conference “Simplifying Complexity: Public Health Approaches & Practice in Complex Systems,” happening November 14^th & 15^th, 2019 at the Sutton Place Hotel in downtown Vancouver. This year’s theme is complex adaptive systems and complexity science; what is it, how to utilize it in your work and how it can support innovation in public health. Major topics to be discussed include: food systems and security, wicked problems in health equity, immunization & infectious disease control, and overdose response & safe supplies.

If you want to contribute to our dialogue act quickly! Our call for abstracts is still on but will be closing on September 15th, 2019. Don’t miss your chance to showcase the latest research to like-minded individuals while supporting public health in your province. All public health related abstracts are accepted; we encourage submissions from the full spectrum of public health and endeavour to be inclusive of quality submissions even if they do not fit under the identified topic areas.

To read the full call for abstracts and submit yours click here.

Also closing on September 15^th is our early bird registration pricing. Save up to $65 on two-day regular registrations. We know you want to attend, so why pay full price later when you can pay less now?

To register now before prices go up, click here.

On the first day of our conference during lunch we will be holding our annual general meeting where we will announce the winners of PHABC’s annual awards. Do you know someone in the public health community whose hard work and dedication deserves recognition? Please consider nominating them for a PHABC award.

To read all the award categories and complete the nomination form at the bottom of the page, check out our award’s page on the website by clicking here.

We are also accepting applications for conference volunteers to support our event, if you are interested in volunteering please contact Christina Harding at coordinator@phabc.org to learn about volunteer duties and complete the application. Volunteer’s conference registration is waived pending the successful completion of their assigned volunteer hours and duties.

We would not be able to host our annual conference without the continued support of our generous sponsors, thank you again to all sponsors who contributed to last year’s event

If your organization is interested in sponsoring this year’s conference, contact Christina Harding at coordinator@phabc.org to learn about current sponsorship opportunities.

The Public Health Association of British Columbia

Board of Directors

Call for Nominations 2019

The Board of Directors will begin accepting nominations for the following Director positions for 2019-2021. There is one Executive position: President (2-year term) and 4 Director-at-large (2-year term) positions available. Being a PHABC Director is an interesting and challenging opportunity, a terrific way to build your professional network, connect with like-minded people and advance the principles of public health in British Columbia.

Directors come from different professions and locations in the province. It is the Board’s hope and intention to have each major geographic area of BC represented on the Board. Directors can expect to put in a minimum 4 to 5 hours of volunteer work per month – more if you are a member of the Executive Committee, or a committee chair. Many of the Board meetings and other committee meetings are conducted by telephone conference call.

A Director may be called upon to undertake a number of functions. Most of these functions are outlined in the Bylaws on the PHABC website. In addition, a Board member may be asked to Chair a committee such as the PEC (Public Engagement Committee), PARC (Policy, Advocacy, Research and Communications Committee), CBC (Capacity Building Committee) or to work on specific projects or issues. A Director may be asked to attend events in their area to represent PHABC. More information can also be found about PHABC on our website. If you are interested in becoming a Director you must be a PHABC member in good standing. In case your membership is expired here is a link to renew your membership. In order to complete your nomination application 2 PHABC members must support your nomination.

Positions currently available on the Board are: President and 4 Director-at-Large positions.

If you are interested in being a Board member, please send the completed form by email to Sarah Dyer at staff@phabc.org, she will also be happy to answer any questions you may have. The call for nominations opens on September 2^nd2019 and the deadline for applying is September 23^rd  at 5:00 pm. The Elections open and close respectively on September 30^thand October 21^st@ 5 pm, 2019. Results of the Election are announced at the AGM on November 14^th, 2019. After receiving your completed form, a member of the Governance Committee or one of the current Directors will contact you by phone.

Check out the form below and download it here: 2019-2021 Call for Board Nominations

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Simplifying Complexity:

Public Health Approaches and Practice in Complex Systems

Conference & Annual General Meeting

November 14th & 15th, 2019

The Sutton Place Hotel

Vancouver, BC

We hope you all have been enjoying your summers thus far and have been or will be taking some well-deserved time off. We don’t want to keep you long be we thought you may want to know we have opened our early bird registration and our call for abstracts for the upcoming PHABC fall conference, happening November 14^th and 15^th, 2019 at the Sutton Place Hotel in downtown Vancouver!

“Simplifying Complexity: Public Health Approaches & Practice in Complex Systems” will dedicate two days to exploring complex adaptive systems and complexity science through a variety of plenary panel sessions, oral presentations, workshops and poster presentations within four main sub themes: food systems & security, immunization & infectious disease control, wicked problems in health equity, and overdose response & safe supplies.

The theme and sub themes were introduced at our annual summer school, if you missed out, we have posted presentations from summer school speakers on our website; click here or follow the below link to check them out (please note not all presentations are available).

https://phabc.org/presentation/summer-school-2019-presentations/

Early bird registration is now open and will be available until September 15^th, 2019 at 11:59PM. Act now for significant savings on your conference registration! Click here or copy the link below to register today.

https://phabc.org/2019-PHABC-conference-registration/

If you are part of a promising practice or have research involving complex adaptive systems, we encourage you to consider submitting your abstract for the year’s conference. Our call for abstracts is now open (as of August 1^st, 2019) and will remain open until 5:00pm on Sunday September 15^th, 2019. To read the full call for abstracts click here or follow the link below:

https://phabc.org/2019-phabc-conference-call-for-abstracts-submission-guidelines/

Our conference would not be possible without the generous donations from our sponsors each year. We would like to thank all our past sponsors for your support of this important public health event.

If you are interested in sponsoring this year’s conference please contact Christina Harding at coordinator@phabc.org to learn about our sponsorship tiers and incentives. All sponsors will have their logo’s printed on the conference program & other promotional material (online & in print), will receive special recognition during the conference, and will receive at least one complimentary 2-day registration.

We are always in need of volunteers for our conference to ensure the event runs smoothly. If you are interested in attending the conference but the cost of registration represents a significant deterrent, please contact Christina at coordinator@phabc.org to learn about current volunteering opportunities.

For more information on our conference as it becomes available, keep checking back on our events page by clicking here or following the link below:

https://phabc.org/event/phabc-conference-2019-simplifying-complexity-public-health-approaches-practice-to-complex-systems/

We hope to see many of you in Vancouver this fall as we work towards a safe, healthy and inclusive BC for all!