Public Health Association of British Columbia’s
Annual Conference & AGM
Building Safe & Inclusive Communities:
The Public Health Approach
November 15th & 16th, 2018
Sutton Place Hotel
845 Burrard St
Vancouver, BC
V6Z 2K6
Call for Abstracts is on now until September 15th, 2018!
Click here to read the full call for abstracts
Click here to submit an abstract
The Public Health Association of British Columbia will host its annual conference on November 15th and 16th, 2018 at the Sutton Place Hotel in downtown Vancouver, BC. This year’s theme will build on that of our annual summer school, “Building Safe & Inclusive Communities,” and will explore sub-themes of violence prevention, literacy, health equity, community inclusion, healthy relationships, emergency response and building safe, healthy and inclusive physical environments.
A public health approach to safe and inclusive communities recognizes that the quality of both the social and physical environments influence individual and community health and well-being. This is because health is created and lived by people within the settings of their everyday life; where they learn, work, play and love.
Health is created by caring for oneself and others, by being able to make decisions and have control over one’s life circumstances, and by creating the conditions that allow for the attainment of health by all people.
The PHABC Conference provides the opportunity for professionals throughout the province to meet, mingle, and learn through a unique combination of keynote presentations, case studies, symposia and hands-on workshops. The conference aims to teach attendees how to identify and work with public health approaches to building safe and inclusive communities while showcasing innovative and collaborative methods of promoting community safety and inclusivity.
If you have research or are part of a promising practice you think is helping to foster safety and inclusion in your community we would welcome your contribution to our dialogue. 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 our conference theme.
The conference will include the following presentations:
- Plenary sessions to stimulate thinking about the conference theme
- Workshops to build skills and strategies
- Oral presentations to present findings related to the conference theme and sub-themes
- Poster presentations to present findings related to the conference theme and sub-themes
If you are considering submitting an abstract, please ensure your work will be presentable in at least two of these formats.
Abstract Submission Guidelines:
Those submitting individual abstracts will be required to submit the following information:
- Speaker contact details
- List of co-authors, if applicable, and their contact information
- Presentation format (oral presentation, poster presentation, symposia, workshop)
- Conference sub-theme
- Presentation title
- An abstract of 250 words or less
If your abstract describes primary or secondary research, you are encouraged to submit a structured abstract covering: background, methods, results and discussion/conclusions.
Those submitting practice-based abstracts are encouraged to include information on: Purpose, focus/content, significance for the sub-theme and target audience.
To submit your abstract online Click Here!
Early Bird Registration on Now
If you do not have an abstract to submit but are interested in joining us in November, we encourage you to take advantage of our early bird registration rates, on now until September 15th!
Click here to register!
Early Bird Registration Rates (including GST)
| PHABC Member – 2 day | $345.00 |
| Non-Member – 2 day | $418.00 |
| PHABC Senior/Student Member – 2 day | $270.00 |
| Non-Member Senior/Student – 2 day | $311.00 |
| PHABC Member – 1 day | $193.00 |
| Non-Member – 1 day | $253.00 |
| PHABC Senior/Student Member – 1 day | $133.00 |
| Non-Member Senior/Student – 1 day | $156.00 |