Schedule & Registration

Keynote Speaker: Danina Kapetanovic 

BEPH Ignite Talks

Select students from BEPH’s Emerging Issues – Global and Local Concerns will present their “Ignite Talks” during this informative session. Each presentation will focus on an emerging environmental public health issue that has both global and local impacts. Ignite Talks are a unique and captivating presentation style where students present their key findings supported by a maximum of 20 slides (pictures, graphs, and tables only), timed to advance every 15 seconds.

BAHIS Interoperability Legislation Debate

Interoperability and information sharing is critical for providing safe, effective, and efficient care. However, as interoperability increases so do privacy, security, and ethical risks.

Debate Topic 1:

The debate revolves around the recently proposed Connected Care for Canadians Act (Bill C-72), which seeks to mandate secure information sharing across Canada’s healthcare system. Supporters argue that enhancing interoperability will improve care coordination, drive efficiencies, and ultimately raise the quality of care while reducing costs. Conversely, opponents caution that forced compliance with new data-sharing standards and mandatory reporting could lead to inefficiencies, operational delays, and increased costs, potentially hindering both patient care and innovation 

Debate Topic 2:

The debate explores Canada’s tabled Artificial Intelligence and Data Act (AIDA) and whether Canada should align its AI regulations for healthcare interoperability with the EU’s stricter approach or follow the US in adopting a more flexible, innovation-driven model. Advocates for aligning with the EU argue that strict AI data protection is crucial for safeguarding privacy and human rights. On the other hand, opponents contend that overregulation could hinder the adoption of AI in healthcare, ultimately delaying potential benefits for Canadian patients.

BAHIS Showcase

Students will demonstrate their exemplary project work that they are proud of. In addition, real, mission-critical dashboards will be shown to further highlight the importance of Business Intelligence practices in today’s business settings.

Russell Foubert

Leveraging Technology and Simulations for Enhanced Training of Public Health Inspectors.
This presentation will overview Conestoga Colleges, Centre for Virtual Reality Innovation, digital learning experience (DLX) capacities. Specifically, we will explore the intersection of DLXs, including Virtual Reality (VR) and simulations, to foster inspection and investigation skill acquisition, leadership development, and resilience.

BEPH Hand Hygiene Posters
Students in the Infection Prevention and Control (IPAC) course have created hand hygiene posters targeted at a variety of settings and populations based on their research into the issues that affect hand hygiene in those specific instances. View the top 10 posters (as voted by the IPAC group) and vote for your favourite. 

BEPH Research Project

Check out the research poster presentations from this year's graduating BEPH class. Students have employed a variety of research methods to explore emerging and pertinent issues in Environmental Public Health. Explore the topics of interest to you - there is something here for everyone.