International Seating Symposium
2023-04-13 08:00 - 2023-04-15 17:00 (America/New_York)
Pre-conference workshops begin April 12. More details to be announced soon!

Global Health at a Crossroads: Equity, Climate Change and Microbial Threats
2023-04-13 08:00 - 2023-04-16 17:00 (America/New_York) | Washington Hilton, Washington, D.C.
On April 5, the Implementation Science Collaborative will be hosting a virtual session from 9 a.m. to noon EST entitled: Enhancing capacity for global implementation science: informing more responsive, equitable, inclusive, and effective curricula and training approaches. Join a range of experts from public health training institutions, implementation, and policy-oriented organizations along with those who support IS partnerships across the globe, to explore IS capacity development opportunities, their utility, and availability across contexts and for different audiences. Register for this session here.

About the conference: The Consortium of Universities for Global Health (CUGH) is honored that two academic organizations will hold their annual meetings in partnership with CUGH 2023. The Berlin-based, M8 Alliance of Academic Health Centres, Universities, and National Academies through the Inter-Academy Partnership (IAP) will run their annual, international World Health Summit conference. The Association of Academic Health Centers International (AAHCI) will hold their annual Global Innovation Forum at CUGH 2023. Convening these three meetings together is a first. It is an unprecedented opportunity to share knowledge and build new and enduring partnerships amongst individuals who may never have met to address the global health challenges before us.

Note: Virtual satellite sessions will be held April 3-7, 2023.

International Society for Prosthetics and Orthotics Congress
2023-04-24 08:00 - 2023-04-27 17:00 (America/New_York)
The ISPO 19th World Congress will offer a high-quality scientific program in Guadalajara, Mexico. At the same time, companies from all continents will present their latest products and innovations in the international exhibition.

The World Congress theme The Art and the Science brings together two important aspects of prosthetic, orthotic and mobility care. The Art can refer to elite craftsmanship and clinical experience that is applied when providing appropriate services for assistive technology consumers. Art can also relate to the personalization and artistic aspects of device design that incorporates the user’s personality and feelings, moving an assistive device beyond just a piece of technology. The Science incorporates innovation, evidence, and knowledge translation across the spectrum of prosthetic, orthotic and mobility services to enable end-users to receive appropriate services at the right time, the right place, and the right cost.

Virtual Global Health & Innovation Conference
2023-04-27 08:00 - 2023-04-28 17:00 (America/New_York)
An annual event that dives deep into bold ideas, transformative innovation, and responsible global engagement. Bringing together those who are collectively transforming organizations and inspiring communities.

International Maternal Newborn Health Conference
2023-05-08 08:00 - 2023-05-11 17:00 (America/New_York) | Cape Town International Convention Center, Cape Town, South Africa
More than 1,000 stakeholders from around the world will come together to accelerate solutions to improve maternal and newborn survival and prevent stillbirths in a coordinated and inclusive manner. The 2023 theme is “Aligning Together. Accelerating Together. Saving Lives Together.”

As part of a concurrent thematic session at the International Maternal Newborn Health Conference (IMNHC) 2023, the Implementation Science Collaborative (ISC) will highlight its maternal mental health and psychosocial support interventions in low- and middle-income countries. The session, entitled “Advancing Evidence to Practice for Maternal Mental Health: Lessons learned from the Africa region,” will bring together ICS members from the University of California San Francisco, the City University of New York, East Central and Southern Africa Health Community (ECSA-HC), and the Infectious Diseases Institute to discuss the global and regional policy environment for maternal mental health. This critical conversation builds upon the ISC’s Mental Health and Psychosocial Support (MHPSS) webinar series and will present evidence and emerging policy actions related to maternal MHPSS in the Sub-Saharan Africa context.

Other sessions featuring ISC partners include:

Driving more respectful care in intrapartum settings, University of California San Francisco, Population Council

Enhancing maternal and newborn health in humanitarian and fragile settings with integrated service delivery, Pathfinder International

Cross-country learning for maternal and perinatal death surveillance and response programs, Kamuzu University of Health Sciences

Empowering India’s maternal and newborn health workforce to provide high-quality care, PRONTO

Free from harm: the power of storytelling to tackle obstetric violence, White Ribbon Alliance

Improving quality of care across the continuum in Tanzania, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine

Focus on the future: accelerating evidence into action, African Population and Health Research Center

Leveraging community and peer support during pregnancy and the postnatal period, Makerere University

Plenary: Exemplars of country success in improving maternal and newborn survival, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Makerere University

NOTE: All plenary sessions will be live streamed free of charge and available on-demand post IMNHC. They will be available for open access here: https://imnhc2023.dryfta.com/

Using the VACS: Part 2 - Africa Region - VACS webinar series: Data, action and the intersection between VAC + VAW
2023-05-22 08:00 - 17:00 (America/New_York)
Join the SVRI in collaboration with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Together for Girls in this two-part webinar series as we seek to build awareness of Violence against Children and Youth Surveys (VACS) data availability and application, and demonstrate how VACS data can be a resource to answer critical questions around violence against children and violence against women in global contexts. This Africa-focused webinar will provide an overview of the VACS, discuss how VACS can support global research on intersections between VAC and VAW, particularly among early-career researchers, and explore how to use VACS to translate data into action.

VACS webinar series: Data, action and the intersection between VAC + VAW
2023-05-24 08:00 - 17:00 (America/New_York)
Join the SVRI in collaboration with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Together for Girls in this two-part 90 minute webinar series. One webinar will be hosted for and focused on Latin America and the Caribbean and the second on the Africa region.

In building awareness of the Violence against Children and Youth Surveys (VACS) data availability and application, we will demonstrate how VACS data can be a resource to answer critical questions around violence against children and violence against women in global contexts.

These webinars will provide an overview of the VACS, discuss how VACS can support global research on intersections between VAC and VAW, particularly among early-career researchers, and explore how to use VACS to translate data into action.

The 76th World Health Assembly
2023-05-24 08:00 - 2023-05-30 17:00 (America/New_York)
The 76th World Health Assembly is being held in Geneva, Switzerland, on 21–30 May 2023. The theme of this year’s Health Assembly is: WHO at 75: Saving lives, driving health for all.

Proceedings will be webcast live from this web page. Simultaneous interpretation is available in Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish.

European Implementation Collaborative
2023-06-07 08:00 - 2023-06-09 17:00 (America/New_York)
The European Implementation Collaborative (#EIE2023) brings together individuals and organizations engaged in synthesizing, translating, adopting and implementing evidence in human service practice and policy. You may work in health, social welfare, education or other human service sectors; you may be a psychologist, social worker, occupational therapist, nurse, sociologist, economist or have a totally different educational background; researchers as well as practitioners, funders, organizational leaders, intermediaries and other roles are welcome at the event – as are those who are new to the field and those with extensive knowledge and experience.

Implementation Research Scientific Conference
2023-06-12 08:00 - 2023-06-14 17:00 (America/New_York)
The purpose of this conference is to disseminate the fundamentals of implementation research among national and international health care services managers and researchers to foster implementation research and to generate new implementation research projects to be developed.

Launch of the International Classification of Violence Against Children
2023-06-21 08:00 - 17:00 (America/New_York)
UNICEF has developed the International Classification of Violence against Children (ICVAC) with inputs from more than 200 experts from national statistical offices, academia, and international organizations. The ICVAC was endorsed at the 54th session of the UN Statistical Commission as international statistical standard and was recommended for inclusion in the International Family of Classifications. We are excited that countries now have a tool to assess the extent to which their national definitions on violence against children comply with internationally-agreed standards. It will also help countries ensure that data collection efforts produce comparable data.

Posture and Mobility Group (PMG) Conference 2023
2023-07-10 08:00 - 2023-07-12 17:00 (America/New_York) | Telford, United Kingdom, Telford
PMG’s annual conference provides an educational programme, industry exhibition and networking events for professionals working in the field of posture and wheeled mobility.

Women Deliver
2023-07-16 08:00 - 2023-07-20 17:00 (America/New_York)
The Women Deliver 2023 Conference (WD2023) will take place in-person in Kigali, Rwanda, as well as virtually, from 17-20 July 2023. As one of the largest multi-sectoral convenings to advance gender equality, WD2023 will convene 6,000 people in Kigali and 200,000+ people online through the virtual Conference and six-month Global Dialogue leading up to the Conference. WD2023 will enable inclusive and co-created spaces that foster solidarity for sustainable solutions on gender equality.

International Society for Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect 2023 Congress
2023-09-24 08:00 - 2023-09-27 17:00 (America/New_York) | Edinburgh International Conference Centre
The 2023 ISPCAN Congress in Edinburgh Sept 23-27, 2023 will be held under the theme Advancements in Data and Solutions for Tackling Child Abuse.

Within the last decade, we have seen large advancements in child protection research, response and prevention – from an increase in our understanding of the prevalence of child abuse and neglect through national and multi-country population-based survey efforts to increased multi-sectoral responses and prevention efforts. We are also witnessing a generation of rapid technological changes, and child protection systems need to respond accordingly. We need data approaches that reflect the opportunities and challenges of our new hyper-digital world and ensure we safeguard children.

Evidence and Implementation Summit
2023-10-09 08:00 - 2023-10-11 17:00 (America/New_York)
This summit will share the latest advances, case studies, and results across the full spectrum of evidence synthesis and translation, evaluation, and implementation science.

EIS 2023 brings together policymakers, researchers, implementation scientists, program evaluators, practitioners, academics, and organization leaders to share advances and debate how high-quality evidence, well implemented, can change lives for the better.

Summit areas of interest:

Child and Social Welfare | Education | Mental Health | Health and Human Services | Public Health | Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Perspectives | Crime and Justice | Disability Services | Early Childhood Development and Services | International Development | Humanitarian Aid | Environment and Climate Change

World Congress of Gynecology & Obstetrics
2023-10-09 08:00 - 2023-10-12 17:00 (America/New_York)
The FIGO World Congress is the leading and largest global event in gynecology and obstetrics. We will warmly welcome more than 8,000 delegates who will gather at the state-of-the-art Paris Convention Centre to learn, share, build alliances, and shape the future of women’s and reproductive health. Join us for an exciting cutting-edge scientific program, spanning the specialties of obstetrics and gynecology, including maternal and newborn health, and global women’s health care and policy.

Global Mental Health Research Without Borders Conference
2023-10-30 08:00 - 2023-11-01 17:00 (America/New_York) | Natcher Conference Center, 9000 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, Maryland, 20892, United States
Sponsored by the National Institute of Mental Health, Grand Challenges Canada, Wellcome, and the International Alliance of Mental Health Research Funders, this event will bring together researchers, innovators, and other scholars from around the globe to highlight findings from cutting-edge science and explore new opportunities for groundbreaking research.

Seven research tracks will include:Precision psychiatry/stratification in mental health researchClimate change and mental healthYouth mental health and wellbeingData science, data sharing, common data elementsDecolonization of global mental healthSuicide preventionInnovations in implementation science

International Conference on Urban Health
2023-11-06 08:00 - 2023-11-09 17:00 (America/New_York)
Theme: Turning Evidence Into Impact: Urban Health as a Global Driver of Equity and Social Justice.

Held in Atlanta, GA, USA, the city that boasts more green space per person than any other major U.S. city.

American Public Health Association Annual Meeting
2023-11-12 08:00 - 2023-11-15 17:00 (America/New_York)
This year’s meeting theme is “Creating the Healthiest Nation: Overcoming Social and Ethical Challenges.”

Oceania Seating Symposium
2023-11-21 08:00 - 2023-11-23 17:00 (America/New_York)
Theme: Transformation: Changing FuturesAfter the disruption of the last few years due to the COVID-19 pandemic, we have the opportunity to learn from our experiences and transform ourselves, our practice, our future and our societies. In an Australian context, embracing the reforms identified in the Aged Care and Disability sectors, and this theme reflects our embracing of the transformative changes that will come from this, including end user led services, products, and practices.

16th Annual Conference on the Science of Dissemination and Implementation in Health
2023-12-10 08:00 - 2023-12-13 17:00 (America/New_York)
AcademyHealth and the National Institutes of Health are convening the 16th Annual Conference on the Science of Dissemination and Implementation in Health Dec. 10-13, 2023, in Arlington, Virginia, USA. The theme is “Raising Expectations for D&I Science: Challenges and Opportunities.” Abstracts are due Tuesday, July 18, 2023, at 5:00 p.m. EST. and are encouraged for four types of scientific sessions: Individual Oral Presentations. Panel Presentations. Poster Presentations, and Interactive Pre-Conference Workshops. Conference organizers are encouraging submissions from low- and middle-income country participants. A select number of travel awards will be available for those whose abstracts are accepted.

2024 Consortium of Universities for Global Health
2024-03-07 08:00 - 2024-03-10 17:00 (America/New_York)
Theme: Global Health Without Borders: Acting for Impact

American Psychiatric Association Annual Meeting 2024
2024-05-04 08:00 - 2024-05-08 17:00 (America/New_York)
The APA’s Annual Meeting in New York City covers the full breadth of psychiatric topics, with a focus on the most pressing issues facing your practice and patients as we look toward the future of psychiatry.

6th World Congress on Mental Health
2024-05-09 08:00 - 2024-05-10 17:00 (America/New_York)
This international gathering aims to shed light on the pervasive social stigma that surrounds mental health, while emphasizing the urgent need for treatment and support.

2024 Annual Meeting for Child Protection in Humanitarian Action
2024-06-04 08:00 - 2024-06-06 17:00 (America/New_York) | Panama City, Panama, Panama City, Panama
In response to insights from 300+ members and key stakeholders, this year’s theme focuses on protecting children in escalating conflict and crises. This encompasses crises prompted by conflict or armed violence, climate shocks and natural hazards, and in many cases a combination. The impacts of escalating crises are most heavily felt by children, further complicating the child protection risks they face, whether in their communities or along migration routes. With the meeting in Latin America, they’ll address the region’s unique challenges, providing a platform for participants to share, exchange, and showcase expertise from diverse global and regional perspectives.

The 14th Best Practices Forum and 30th Directors Joint Consultative Committee Meeting
2024-06-16 08:00 - 2024-06-18 17:00 (America/New_York)
This event is a cornerstone for health officials, researchers, policy makers, and professionals, providing a platform to:

Discuss ongoing health programs and interventions in alignment with the Sustainable Development Goals.

Exchange best practices, success stories, and innovative solutions to health challenges.

Reflect on the accomplishments of ECSA-HC over the past 50 years and strategize for future initiatives.

At this event, ISC and partners will be presenting at the following:

Day 1 – Monday, June 16 – Parallel session: A qualitative study of stakeholders’ perspectives of factors reducing child violence in Kenya from 2010 to 2019 – Vivienne Mang’oli, Ministry of Labour and Social Protection, Department of Children’s services, Kenya and LVCT Health Day 2 – Tuesday, June 17 – Plenary session 4: Advancing collaboration for mental health in the African region: a partnership approach to landscaping community- based mental health interventions, policies and actors – Molly Naisanga, Infectious Diseases Institute and Jones Masiye, East Central Southern Africa Health Community. – Plenary session 6: Protecting Children from Violence Regional Update and Momentum towards Upcoming Global Ministerial Conference in Colombia – East Central Southern Africa Health Community, UNICEF Eastern and Southern Africa, and AFRO

ISPCAN Congress
2024-08-18 08:00 - 17:00 (Europe/Stockholm) | Uppasala, Sweden, Uppasala, Sweden
ISPCAN Congresses are a great way for members and other multidisciplinary professionals working to end violence and neglect of children to come together and learn from one another. ISPCAN Congress is scheduled for August 8 to 21, 2024 in Uppasala, Sweden

2024 Society for Implementation Research Collaboration (SIRC) Conference
2024-09-27 08:00 - 2024-09-28 17:00 (America/New_York) | Denver, Colarado, Denver, United States
Theme – Strategic Synergy: Implementation Research, Practice and Policy for Impact

Sexual Violence Research Initiative (SVRI) Forum
2024-10-21 08:00 - 2024-10-25 17:00 (Africa/Johannesburg)
The Sexual Violence Research Initiative (SVRI) Forum 2024 will be a vibrant space to connect, share and learn about holistic, intersectional, and innovative approaches to prevent and respond to violence against women, violence against children, and other forms of violence driven by gender inequality.

Ministerial Conference on Ending Violence Against Children
2024-11-06 08:00 - 2024-11-07 17:00 (America/Bogota)
The Governments of Colombia and Sweden, in partnership with WHO, UNICEF and the UN Special Representative of the Secretary General on ending violence against children, will host the first-ever Ministerial Conference on Ending Violence Against Children.
