Public Health conferences

ESCAIDE brings together infectious-disease epidemiology, public-health practice and research. Its programme connects outbreak investigation, surveillance, genomic evidence, modelling and One Health approaches with prevention and health-security decisions. Plenaries examine distributed global public-health leadership and cooperation, the scientific infrastructure behind EU health security, communicating risk when trust is contested, integrated respiratory-infection surveillance, and modelling for public-health decisions. Contributed sessions cover respiratory and food- and water-borne diseases, antimicrobial resistance, surveillance and quantitative methods. Named plenary participants include Shingai Machingaidze (Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations / International Pandemic Preparedness Secretariat), Gianfranco Spiteri (ECDC), Helen Brown (Safinea, Ireland) and Magdalena Rosińska (National Public Health Institute, Poland). Their sessions consider evidence sharing and equity, capacity gaps, epidemic intelligence and analytical tools for coordinated responses. The conference runs 18–20 November 2026. Programme times are CET (Europe/Stockholm): the opening ceremony is 09:00 on 18 November; the first plenary is 09:30–10:30 and the EU health-security plenary 17:15–18:30 that day. The published programme is provisional and session details may change. Online participation is free, with unlimited general registration open through the conference days. Physical places are at capacity; on-site registration is limited to issued access codes or the waiting list. This listing offers online attendance through the official registration platform.

Primary-care researchers meet in Toronto to examine how evidence, health services and community participation can improve care. More than 600 research sessions combine oral presentations, posters, workshops and forums. The programme connects clinical questions with qualitative and mixed methods, population data, implementation research and practice-based networks. Martin Roland (Murray Edwards College, University of Cambridge) examines how artificial intelligence changes diagnosis, documentation, treatment and coordination while considering continuity, comprehensive care and the continuing human role of family physicians. Andrew Pinto (University of Toronto and St. Michael’s Hospital) explores upstream prevention through shared values, data science, community leadership and collective action on social, economic and environmental determinants. Other sessions address mental health, chronic illness, inequities, prevention and digital health, alongside research capacity and education. Attend in person at The Westin Harbour Castle, Toronto, November 20–24, 2026. All schedule times are Toronto Eastern Time (EST, UTC−05:00). Pre-conference workshops begin November 20 at 08:00; the opening reception is 17:30–18:30. Scientific plenaries include November 21 and 24 at 08:30–09:30; the conference closes November 24 at 12:45. Registration is open to members and non-members; category eligibility applies. Early rates run through October 20: physicians USD 795/1,145 and other primary-care researchers USD 770/1,120 (member/non-member). Reduced trainee and community rates are listed; pre-conference workshops may cost extra and require registration. There are no one-day or spouse/guest registration options. Use the organizer’s public registration page and portal.

This interdisciplinary conference investigates stigma as a barrier to healthcare, combining research evidence, lived experience and practical interventions. Its programme examines structural and systemic discrimination, intersectional stigma and access to care across HIV and viral hepatitis, alcohol and other drugs, disability, gender and sexuality, migration and reproductive health. Sessions use qualitative and quantitative studies, community consultation and co-design to explore care models and strategies for changing policy and practice. The programme includes Aboriginal community-controlled approaches and Yarning, person-centred care, stigma-reduction education and interventions informed by lived experience. Featured participants include Rhea Liang (Bond University), Liesl Tesch (NSW Parliament) and Josephine Nabukenya (Miles of Smiles Foundation). Research participants include Loren Brener and Timothy Broady (Centre for Social Research in Health, UNSW), Lise Lafferty (Centre for Social Research in Health and Kirby Institute, UNSW), and Carla Treloar (UNSW Sydney). The conference is in person at Colombo Building B16, UNSW Sydney, Kensington, NSW, Australia; entry is via High Street Gate 4 and Fig Tree Lane. On 23 November registration opens at 8:00 am and the scientific programme starts at 9:00 am; on 24 November sessions start at 9:00 am and the conference closes at 5:00 pm. Times are Australia/Sydney, AEDT (UTC+11). Register publicly through Eventbrite. General two-day admission is AUD 480 through 1 October and AUD 550 from 2 October; one-day admission is AUD 350, with student/concession rates of AUD 420 for two days or AUD 250 for one day. The organiser confirms there is no hybrid attendance. Abstract submissions and conference scholarships are closed.

Examine how African laboratory systems can translate diagnostic innovation into accessible and resilient health services. The programme links country implementation experience with research on antimicrobial resistance, outbreak genomics and integrated diagnostics. Sessions evaluate financing, workforce development, regional manufacturing and procurement, AI-enabled testing and environmentally sustainable laboratory operations. Debates and panels examine how evidence can guide the transition from short-term emergency capacity to durable national systems. 8–11 December. Daily activities begin at 08:00, with plenaries from 09:30; the closing programme on 11 December runs 14:30–17:00. Times: Africa/Johannesburg (SAST, UTC+02:00). Current full-conference fees: US$600 non-members, US$500 LabPro members and US$150 eligible students with proof of status. Day tickets are US$220 non-members or US$200 members. Registration requires an account and payment.

The multidisciplinary AAAS Annual Meeting convenes scientists, engineers, policymakers, educators, and journalists to examine how research, policy, media, and public trust shape scientific progress and evidence-informed action.

This joint conference examines how advances in dementia research can be implemented in everyday care across different health systems. Researchers, clinicians and industry participants compare brain-health and risk-reduction strategies, emerging therapeutics, diagnostic innovations and care pathways. The programme focuses on translating clinical progress into practical patient benefit through shared approaches and international collaboration. Participation is offered in Seoul and online. Abstract submission and conference registration are scheduled to open in December 2026.

The Canadian Nutrition Society brings together nutrition researchers, clinicians, educators, public-health professionals, policymakers, trainees, industry and knowledge users. The conference spans discovery and translational research through clinical practice, implementation, public health and policy, emphasizing nutrition, metabolism, food systems and translation of evidence into better health. Abstracts are due February 1, 2027, at noon Eastern, with a late-breaking round closing March 4. Presenters must register by March 24; late-breaking abstracts are excluded from abstract awards and APNM publication. Registration is announced for early 2027.

The Society of General Internal Medicine marks its 50th anniversary at SGIM27 in Seattle, gathering clinicians, educators and researchers in academic general internal medicine around the theme "Honoring Our Legacy, Shaping the Future of GIM": advancing health equity, strengthening evidence-based care and investing in future leaders of the field. The programme includes scientific abstracts reporting original quantitative or qualitative research on topics such as health equity and social determinants of health, health care delivery and medical education, alongside clinical vignettes, innovations in medical education and health care delivery, pre-courses and career development courses (5 May), poster sessions and an Expo & Career Fair; the meeting begins with an evening poster session and welcome reception on 5 May and closes at noon on 8 May.

The twenty-third BioMalPar conference connects malaria parasite biology with human-host responses, mosquito vectors and the environmental and public-health conditions that shape transmission. Scientific sessions examine parasite development within hosts, immune evasion and host-pathogen interactions, epidemiology, drug resistance and evolutionary change. Vector biology and mosquito-parasite dynamics are considered alongside systems biology, omics and emerging experimental technologies. The meeting provides a cross-disciplinary setting for researchers at different career stages to relate molecular discoveries to the continuing challenges of malaria control.

The INVEST Conference is an interdisciplinary, international scientific conference organised by the INVEST Research Flagship Centre, a joint research centre of the University of Turku and the Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare. The 2027 edition, the fourth held in Turku, takes as its theme how rapid change is transforming the everyday environments and resources of children, young people and families, and how interdisciplinary research and scientific evidence can inform solutions and decision-making. Presentations are welcome from psychology, sociology, psychiatry, economics, political science, demography and public health, on topics including citizenship and resilience, demographic research, implementation, individual and societal consequences of crises and disasters, labour markets and economic well-being, mental health and mental disorders, methodological approaches, migration and integration, peer relations and youth vulnerabilities, public health and social care, social experiments and interventions, social inequality, social well-being and quality of life, sociogenetic research, and urban and housing studies. The programme opens with a pre-conference on 26 May, followed by the main conference on 27–28 May 2027.

AAIC brings basic scientists, clinical researchers, clinicians, early-career investigators and the dementia-care research community together to share research across Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias. The meeting connects work on mechanisms and diagnosis with risk reduction, prevention, treatment and care. Presentations and discussion provide opportunities to compare emerging findings and research approaches across these areas. The 2027 meeting offers both Chicago and online participation. Abstract submissions are scheduled to open in autumn 2026, and registration in spring 2027. Presenting authors can apply for conference fellowships during the abstract-submission period.

The 43rd Annual Meeting of the Nordic Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (NSCMID) takes place at Harpa in Reykjavík from 1 to 4 September 2027. NSCMID is a professional forum that brings together experts from across the Nordic countries and beyond in clinical microbiology, infectious diseases and public health. The 2027 scientific programme features advances in diagnostics and infection prevention, emerging infections, antimicrobial resistance and changing approaches to patient care. Registration opens in early 2027. The meeting president is Lena Ros Asmundsdottir.