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Program Agenda

Monday, April 28, 2025

Track 1
Track 2
Track 3
Track 4
Track 5
Track 6
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM Opening Plenary Session - What do we really mean when we say prevention is political?
Chair: Ms Megan Varlow | Keynotes: Professor Paul Cairney | Dr Isabelle Soerjomataram
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM Morning Tea & Exhibition - Mon
Refreshment Break Sponsor - ACT Government
Workshops - Mon
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM 		Workshop 1
Indigenous Excellence: Strengthening Sovereignty and Action Toward a Nicotine-Free Future 		Workshop 2
Co-Design for Preventative Health: Key Components and Practical Applications 		Workshop 3
Embedding Evaluation Capacity in Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Services: Insights from the Indigenous Evaluation of Aboriginal Programs (ILEAP) project 		Workshop 4
Maximising the policy impact of health data on prevention 		Workshop 5
Scaling-up chronic disease prevention initiatives in community settings with equity 		Workshop 6
Putting mental health promotion and prevention on the political radar - the role of the Wellbeing and Prevention Coalition in Mental Health
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM Lunch & Exhibition - Mon
Refreshment Break Sponsor - ACT Government
12:45 PM - 1:15 PM SYPPH Networking Meet and Greet
1:10 PM - 1:30 PM Interview with the American Public Health Association
An exclusive discussion between the chiefs of the Australian and American public health associations about what’s happening in the United States.
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM Plenary Session 2 - The impact of politics and systems thinking on prevention
Chair: Adj Assoc Prof Nadia Mastersson | Keynotes: Dr Richard di Natale | Ms Paula Johns | Dr Steve Allender
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM Afternoon tea & Exhibition - Mon
Refreshment Break Sponsor - ACT Government
Concurrent Session 1
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM 		1A - Nutrition & Physical activity 1B - Tabletop 1C - Advocacy learnings and successes 1D - Children and young people 1E - Community led 1F - Navigating the politics
Track 1
Track 2
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM Opening Plenary Session - What do we really mean when we say prevention is political?
Chair: Ms Megan Varlow | Keynotes: Professor Paul Cairney | Dr Isabelle Soerjomataram
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM Morning Tea & Exhibition - Mon
Refreshment Break Sponsor - ACT Government
Workshops - Mon
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM 		Workshop 1
Indigenous Excellence: Strengthening Sovereignty and Action Toward a Nicotine-Free Future 		Workshop 2
Co-Design for Preventative Health: Key Components and Practical Applications
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM Lunch & Exhibition - Mon
Refreshment Break Sponsor - ACT Government
12:45 PM - 1:15 PM SYPPH Networking Meet and Greet
1:10 PM - 1:30 PM Interview with the American Public Health Association
An exclusive discussion between the chiefs of the Australian and American public health associations about what’s happening in the United States.
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM Plenary Session 2 - The impact of politics and systems thinking on prevention
Chair: Adj Assoc Prof Nadia Mastersson | Keynotes: Dr Richard di Natale | Ms Paula Johns | Dr Steve Allender
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM Afternoon tea & Exhibition - Mon
Refreshment Break Sponsor - ACT Government
Concurrent Session 1
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM 		1A - Nutrition & Physical activity 1B - Tabletop

Track 3
Track 4
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM Opening Plenary Session - What do we really mean when we say prevention is political?
Chair: Ms Megan Varlow | Keynotes: Professor Paul Cairney | Dr Isabelle Soerjomataram
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM Morning Tea & Exhibition - Mon
Refreshment Break Sponsor - ACT Government
Workshops - Mon
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM 		Workshop 3
Embedding Evaluation Capacity in Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Services: Insights from the Indigenous Evaluation of Aboriginal Programs (ILEAP) project 		Workshop 4
Maximising the policy impact of health data on prevention
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM Lunch & Exhibition - Mon
Refreshment Break Sponsor - ACT Government
12:45 PM - 1:15 PM SYPPH Networking Meet and Greet
1:10 PM - 1:30 PM Interview with the American Public Health Association
An exclusive discussion between the chiefs of the Australian and American public health associations about what’s happening in the United States.
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM Plenary Session 2 - The impact of politics and systems thinking on prevention
Chair: Adj Assoc Prof Nadia Mastersson | Keynotes: Dr Richard di Natale | Ms Paula Johns | Dr Steve Allender
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM Afternoon tea & Exhibition - Mon
Refreshment Break Sponsor - ACT Government
Concurrent Session 1
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM 		1C - Advocacy learnings and successes 1D - Children and young people

Track 5
Track 6
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM Opening Plenary Session - What do we really mean when we say prevention is political?
Chair: Ms Megan Varlow | Keynotes: Professor Paul Cairney | Dr Isabelle Soerjomataram
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM Morning Tea & Exhibition - Mon
Refreshment Break Sponsor - ACT Government
Workshops - Mon
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM 		Workshop 5
Scaling-up chronic disease prevention initiatives in community settings with equity 		Workshop 6
Putting mental health promotion and prevention on the political radar - the role of the Wellbeing and Prevention Coalition in Mental Health
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM Lunch & Exhibition - Mon
Refreshment Break Sponsor - ACT Government
12:45 PM - 1:15 PM SYPPH Networking Meet and Greet
1:10 PM - 1:30 PM Interview with the American Public Health Association
An exclusive discussion between the chiefs of the Australian and American public health associations about what’s happening in the United States.
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM Plenary Session 2 - The impact of politics and systems thinking on prevention
Chair: Adj Assoc Prof Nadia Mastersson | Keynotes: Dr Richard di Natale | Ms Paula Johns | Dr Steve Allender
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM Afternoon tea & Exhibition - Mon
Refreshment Break Sponsor - ACT Government
Concurrent Session 1
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM 		1E - Community led 1F - Navigating the politics

Track 1
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM Opening Plenary Session - What do we really mean when we say prevention is political?
Chair: Ms Megan Varlow | Keynotes: Professor Paul Cairney | Dr Isabelle Soerjomataram
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM Morning Tea & Exhibition - Mon
Refreshment Break Sponsor - ACT Government
Workshops - Mon
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM 		Workshop 1
Indigenous Excellence: Strengthening Sovereignty and Action Toward a Nicotine-Free Future
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM Lunch & Exhibition - Mon
Refreshment Break Sponsor - ACT Government
12:45 PM - 1:15 PM SYPPH Networking Meet and Greet
1:10 PM - 1:30 PM Interview with the American Public Health Association
An exclusive discussion between the chiefs of the Australian and American public health associations about what’s happening in the United States.
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM Plenary Session 2 - The impact of politics and systems thinking on prevention
Chair: Adj Assoc Prof Nadia Mastersson | Keynotes: Dr Richard di Natale | Ms Paula Johns | Dr Steve Allender
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM Afternoon tea & Exhibition - Mon
Refreshment Break Sponsor - ACT Government
Concurrent Session 1
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM 		1A - Nutrition & Physical activity

Track 2
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM Opening Plenary Session - What do we really mean when we say prevention is political?
Chair: Ms Megan Varlow | Keynotes: Professor Paul Cairney | Dr Isabelle Soerjomataram
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM Morning Tea & Exhibition - Mon
Refreshment Break Sponsor - ACT Government
Workshops - Mon
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM 		Workshop 2
Co-Design for Preventative Health: Key Components and Practical Applications
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM Lunch & Exhibition - Mon
Refreshment Break Sponsor - ACT Government
12:45 PM - 1:15 PM SYPPH Networking Meet and Greet
1:10 PM - 1:30 PM Interview with the American Public Health Association
An exclusive discussion between the chiefs of the Australian and American public health associations about what’s happening in the United States.
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM Plenary Session 2 - The impact of politics and systems thinking on prevention
Chair: Adj Assoc Prof Nadia Mastersson | Keynotes: Dr Richard di Natale | Ms Paula Johns | Dr Steve Allender
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM Afternoon tea & Exhibition - Mon
Refreshment Break Sponsor - ACT Government
Concurrent Session 1
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM 		1B - Tabletop

Track 3
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM Opening Plenary Session - What do we really mean when we say prevention is political?
Chair: Ms Megan Varlow | Keynotes: Professor Paul Cairney | Dr Isabelle Soerjomataram
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM Morning Tea & Exhibition - Mon
Refreshment Break Sponsor - ACT Government
Workshops - Mon
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM 		Workshop 3
Embedding Evaluation Capacity in Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Services: Insights from the Indigenous Evaluation of Aboriginal Programs (ILEAP) project
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM Lunch & Exhibition - Mon
Refreshment Break Sponsor - ACT Government
12:45 PM - 1:15 PM SYPPH Networking Meet and Greet
1:10 PM - 1:30 PM Interview with the American Public Health Association
An exclusive discussion between the chiefs of the Australian and American public health associations about what’s happening in the United States.
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM Plenary Session 2 - The impact of politics and systems thinking on prevention
Chair: Adj Assoc Prof Nadia Mastersson | Keynotes: Dr Richard di Natale | Ms Paula Johns | Dr Steve Allender
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM Afternoon tea & Exhibition - Mon
Refreshment Break Sponsor - ACT Government
Concurrent Session 1
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM 		1C - Advocacy learnings and successes

Track 4
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM Opening Plenary Session - What do we really mean when we say prevention is political?
Chair: Ms Megan Varlow | Keynotes: Professor Paul Cairney | Dr Isabelle Soerjomataram
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM Morning Tea & Exhibition - Mon
Refreshment Break Sponsor - ACT Government
Workshops - Mon
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM 		Workshop 4
Maximising the policy impact of health data on prevention
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM Lunch & Exhibition - Mon
Refreshment Break Sponsor - ACT Government
12:45 PM - 1:15 PM SYPPH Networking Meet and Greet
1:10 PM - 1:30 PM Interview with the American Public Health Association
An exclusive discussion between the chiefs of the Australian and American public health associations about what’s happening in the United States.
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM Plenary Session 2 - The impact of politics and systems thinking on prevention
Chair: Adj Assoc Prof Nadia Mastersson | Keynotes: Dr Richard di Natale | Ms Paula Johns | Dr Steve Allender
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM Afternoon tea & Exhibition - Mon
Refreshment Break Sponsor - ACT Government
Concurrent Session 1
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM 		1D - Children and young people

Track 5
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM Opening Plenary Session - What do we really mean when we say prevention is political?
Chair: Ms Megan Varlow | Keynotes: Professor Paul Cairney | Dr Isabelle Soerjomataram
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM Morning Tea & Exhibition - Mon
Refreshment Break Sponsor - ACT Government
Workshops - Mon
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM 		Workshop 5
Scaling-up chronic disease prevention initiatives in community settings with equity
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM Lunch & Exhibition - Mon
Refreshment Break Sponsor - ACT Government
12:45 PM - 1:15 PM SYPPH Networking Meet and Greet
1:10 PM - 1:30 PM Interview with the American Public Health Association
An exclusive discussion between the chiefs of the Australian and American public health associations about what’s happening in the United States.
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM Plenary Session 2 - The impact of politics and systems thinking on prevention
Chair: Adj Assoc Prof Nadia Mastersson | Keynotes: Dr Richard di Natale | Ms Paula Johns | Dr Steve Allender
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM Afternoon tea & Exhibition - Mon
Refreshment Break Sponsor - ACT Government
Concurrent Session 1
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM 		1E - Community led

Track 6
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM Opening Plenary Session - What do we really mean when we say prevention is political?
Chair: Ms Megan Varlow | Keynotes: Professor Paul Cairney | Dr Isabelle Soerjomataram
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM Morning Tea & Exhibition - Mon
Refreshment Break Sponsor - ACT Government
Workshops - Mon
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM 		Workshop 6
Putting mental health promotion and prevention on the political radar - the role of the Wellbeing and Prevention Coalition in Mental Health
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM Lunch & Exhibition - Mon
Refreshment Break Sponsor - ACT Government
12:45 PM - 1:15 PM SYPPH Networking Meet and Greet
1:10 PM - 1:30 PM Interview with the American Public Health Association
An exclusive discussion between the chiefs of the Australian and American public health associations about what’s happening in the United States.
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM Plenary Session 2 - The impact of politics and systems thinking on prevention
Chair: Adj Assoc Prof Nadia Mastersson | Keynotes: Dr Richard di Natale | Ms Paula Johns | Dr Steve Allender
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM Afternoon tea & Exhibition - Mon
Refreshment Break Sponsor - ACT Government
Concurrent Session 1
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM 		1F - Navigating the politics

Tuesday, April 29, 2025

Track 1
Track 2
Track 3
Track 4
Track 5
Track 6
Track 7
7:50 AM - 8:50 AM Morning session - New Leadership in Health Promotion and Prevention: Priorities and challenges for the year ahead
Chair: Adjunct Professor Terry Slevin | Panellists: Adjunct Professor Robyn Littlewood | Ms Carina Tan Van Baren | Ms Marina Bowshall | Professor Anna Peeters
Concurrent Session 2
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM 		2A - Healthy eating 2B - Tobacco & e-cigarettes 2C - Cancer and screening 2D - Mixed 2E - Prevention policy 2F - Prevention for equity Workshop 7
Using systems thinking to co-design a capability-building strategy for the Australian prevention community
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM Morning Tea & Exhibition - Tue
Concurrent Session 3
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM 		3A - Healthy eating 2 3B - Tobacco & e-cigarettes 2 3C - Alcohol and other drugs 3D - Priority populations 3E - It's political 3F - Systems, methods & maintaining Workshop 8
Advocating for national policies and what to do when there’s inaction – Why hasn’t Australia developed a National Physical Activity (PA) Action Plan and does it matter?
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM Lunch & Exhibition - Tue
12:40 PM - 1:30 PM Poster F2F Display
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM Plenary Session 3 - Reframing obesity: The intersection of food, physical activity, and beyond
Chairs: Ms Erin Bowen and Ms Anouk Sherman | Keynotes: Dr Fiona Bull | Professor Luke Wolfenden | Professor Mariana Chilton
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM Afternoon tea & Exhibition - Tue
Concurrent Session 4
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM 		4A - Healthcare reform 4B - Community 4C - Systems 4D - Nutrition, Physical Activity, Injury 4E - Rapid Fire (Mixed) 4F - Topical prevention challenges
6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Conference Dinner/Networking Function
Track 1
Track 2
7:50 AM - 8:50 AM Morning session - New Leadership in Health Promotion and Prevention: Priorities and challenges for the year ahead
Chair: Adjunct Professor Terry Slevin | Panellists: Adjunct Professor Robyn Littlewood | Ms Carina Tan Van Baren | Ms Marina Bowshall | Professor Anna Peeters
Concurrent Session 2
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM 		2A - Healthy eating 2B - Tobacco & e-cigarettes
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM Morning Tea & Exhibition - Tue
Concurrent Session 3
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM 		3A - Healthy eating 2 3B - Tobacco & e-cigarettes 2
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM Lunch & Exhibition - Tue
12:40 PM - 1:30 PM Poster F2F Display
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM Plenary Session 3 - Reframing obesity: The intersection of food, physical activity, and beyond
Chairs: Ms Erin Bowen and Ms Anouk Sherman | Keynotes: Dr Fiona Bull | Professor Luke Wolfenden | Professor Mariana Chilton
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM Afternoon tea & Exhibition - Tue
Concurrent Session 4
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM 		4A - Healthcare reform 4B - Community
6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Conference Dinner/Networking Function

Track 3
Track 4
7:50 AM - 8:50 AM Morning session - New Leadership in Health Promotion and Prevention: Priorities and challenges for the year ahead
Chair: Adjunct Professor Terry Slevin | Panellists: Adjunct Professor Robyn Littlewood | Ms Carina Tan Van Baren | Ms Marina Bowshall | Professor Anna Peeters
Concurrent Session 2
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM 		2C - Cancer and screening 2D - Mixed
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM Morning Tea & Exhibition - Tue
Concurrent Session 3
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM 		3C - Alcohol and other drugs 3D - Priority populations
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM Lunch & Exhibition - Tue
12:40 PM - 1:30 PM Poster F2F Display
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM Plenary Session 3 - Reframing obesity: The intersection of food, physical activity, and beyond
Chairs: Ms Erin Bowen and Ms Anouk Sherman | Keynotes: Dr Fiona Bull | Professor Luke Wolfenden | Professor Mariana Chilton
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM Afternoon tea & Exhibition - Tue
Concurrent Session 4
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM 		4C - Systems 4D - Nutrition, Physical Activity, Injury
6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Conference Dinner/Networking Function

Track 5
Track 6
7:50 AM - 8:50 AM Morning session - New Leadership in Health Promotion and Prevention: Priorities and challenges for the year ahead
Chair: Adjunct Professor Terry Slevin | Panellists: Adjunct Professor Robyn Littlewood | Ms Carina Tan Van Baren | Ms Marina Bowshall | Professor Anna Peeters
Concurrent Session 2
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM 		2E - Prevention policy 2F - Prevention for equity
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM Morning Tea & Exhibition - Tue
Concurrent Session 3
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM 		3E - It's political 3F - Systems, methods & maintaining
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM Lunch & Exhibition - Tue
12:40 PM - 1:30 PM Poster F2F Display
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM Plenary Session 3 - Reframing obesity: The intersection of food, physical activity, and beyond
Chairs: Ms Erin Bowen and Ms Anouk Sherman | Keynotes: Dr Fiona Bull | Professor Luke Wolfenden | Professor Mariana Chilton
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM Afternoon tea & Exhibition - Tue
Concurrent Session 4
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM 		4E - Rapid Fire (Mixed) 4F - Topical prevention challenges
6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Conference Dinner/Networking Function

Track 7
7:50 AM - 8:50 AM Morning session - New Leadership in Health Promotion and Prevention: Priorities and challenges for the year ahead
Chair: Adjunct Professor Terry Slevin | Panellists: Adjunct Professor Robyn Littlewood | Ms Carina Tan Van Baren | Ms Marina Bowshall | Professor Anna Peeters
Concurrent Session 2
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM 		Workshop 7
Using systems thinking to co-design a capability-building strategy for the Australian prevention community
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM Morning Tea & Exhibition - Tue
Concurrent Session 3
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM 		Workshop 8
Advocating for national policies and what to do when there’s inaction – Why hasn’t Australia developed a National Physical Activity (PA) Action Plan and does it matter?
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM Lunch & Exhibition - Tue
12:40 PM - 1:30 PM Poster F2F Display
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM Plenary Session 3 - Reframing obesity: The intersection of food, physical activity, and beyond
Chairs: Ms Erin Bowen and Ms Anouk Sherman | Keynotes: Dr Fiona Bull | Professor Luke Wolfenden | Professor Mariana Chilton
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM Afternoon tea & Exhibition - Tue
Concurrent Session 4
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM
6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Conference Dinner/Networking Function

Track 1
7:50 AM - 8:50 AM Morning session - New Leadership in Health Promotion and Prevention: Priorities and challenges for the year ahead
Chair: Adjunct Professor Terry Slevin | Panellists: Adjunct Professor Robyn Littlewood | Ms Carina Tan Van Baren | Ms Marina Bowshall | Professor Anna Peeters
Concurrent Session 2
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM 		2A - Healthy eating
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM Morning Tea & Exhibition - Tue
Concurrent Session 3
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM 		3A - Healthy eating 2
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM Lunch & Exhibition - Tue
12:40 PM - 1:30 PM Poster F2F Display
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM Plenary Session 3 - Reframing obesity: The intersection of food, physical activity, and beyond
Chairs: Ms Erin Bowen and Ms Anouk Sherman | Keynotes: Dr Fiona Bull | Professor Luke Wolfenden | Professor Mariana Chilton
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM Afternoon tea & Exhibition - Tue
Concurrent Session 4
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM 		4A - Healthcare reform
6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Conference Dinner/Networking Function

Track 2
7:50 AM - 8:50 AM Morning session - New Leadership in Health Promotion and Prevention: Priorities and challenges for the year ahead
Chair: Adjunct Professor Terry Slevin | Panellists: Adjunct Professor Robyn Littlewood | Ms Carina Tan Van Baren | Ms Marina Bowshall | Professor Anna Peeters
Concurrent Session 2
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM 		2B - Tobacco & e-cigarettes
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM Morning Tea & Exhibition - Tue
Concurrent Session 3
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM 		3B - Tobacco & e-cigarettes 2
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM Lunch & Exhibition - Tue
12:40 PM - 1:30 PM Poster F2F Display
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM Plenary Session 3 - Reframing obesity: The intersection of food, physical activity, and beyond
Chairs: Ms Erin Bowen and Ms Anouk Sherman | Keynotes: Dr Fiona Bull | Professor Luke Wolfenden | Professor Mariana Chilton
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM Afternoon tea & Exhibition - Tue
Concurrent Session 4
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM 		4B - Community
6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Conference Dinner/Networking Function

Track 3
7:50 AM - 8:50 AM Morning session - New Leadership in Health Promotion and Prevention: Priorities and challenges for the year ahead
Chair: Adjunct Professor Terry Slevin | Panellists: Adjunct Professor Robyn Littlewood | Ms Carina Tan Van Baren | Ms Marina Bowshall | Professor Anna Peeters
Concurrent Session 2
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM 		2C - Cancer and screening
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM Morning Tea & Exhibition - Tue
Concurrent Session 3
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM 		3C - Alcohol and other drugs
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM Lunch & Exhibition - Tue
12:40 PM - 1:30 PM Poster F2F Display
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM Plenary Session 3 - Reframing obesity: The intersection of food, physical activity, and beyond
Chairs: Ms Erin Bowen and Ms Anouk Sherman | Keynotes: Dr Fiona Bull | Professor Luke Wolfenden | Professor Mariana Chilton
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM Afternoon tea & Exhibition - Tue
Concurrent Session 4
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM 		4C - Systems
6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Conference Dinner/Networking Function

Track 4
7:50 AM - 8:50 AM Morning session - New Leadership in Health Promotion and Prevention: Priorities and challenges for the year ahead
Chair: Adjunct Professor Terry Slevin | Panellists: Adjunct Professor Robyn Littlewood | Ms Carina Tan Van Baren | Ms Marina Bowshall | Professor Anna Peeters
Concurrent Session 2
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM 		2D - Mixed
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM Morning Tea & Exhibition - Tue
Concurrent Session 3
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM 		3D - Priority populations
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM Lunch & Exhibition - Tue
12:40 PM - 1:30 PM Poster F2F Display
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM Plenary Session 3 - Reframing obesity: The intersection of food, physical activity, and beyond
Chairs: Ms Erin Bowen and Ms Anouk Sherman | Keynotes: Dr Fiona Bull | Professor Luke Wolfenden | Professor Mariana Chilton
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM Afternoon tea & Exhibition - Tue
Concurrent Session 4
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM 		4D - Nutrition, Physical Activity, Injury
6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Conference Dinner/Networking Function

Track 5
7:50 AM - 8:50 AM Morning session - New Leadership in Health Promotion and Prevention: Priorities and challenges for the year ahead
Chair: Adjunct Professor Terry Slevin | Panellists: Adjunct Professor Robyn Littlewood | Ms Carina Tan Van Baren | Ms Marina Bowshall | Professor Anna Peeters
Concurrent Session 2
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM 		2E - Prevention policy
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM Morning Tea & Exhibition - Tue
Concurrent Session 3
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM 		3E - It's political
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM Lunch & Exhibition - Tue
12:40 PM - 1:30 PM Poster F2F Display
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM Plenary Session 3 - Reframing obesity: The intersection of food, physical activity, and beyond
Chairs: Ms Erin Bowen and Ms Anouk Sherman | Keynotes: Dr Fiona Bull | Professor Luke Wolfenden | Professor Mariana Chilton
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM Afternoon tea & Exhibition - Tue
Concurrent Session 4
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM 		4E - Rapid Fire (Mixed)
6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Conference Dinner/Networking Function

Track 6
7:50 AM - 8:50 AM Morning session - New Leadership in Health Promotion and Prevention: Priorities and challenges for the year ahead
Chair: Adjunct Professor Terry Slevin | Panellists: Adjunct Professor Robyn Littlewood | Ms Carina Tan Van Baren | Ms Marina Bowshall | Professor Anna Peeters
Concurrent Session 2
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM 		2F - Prevention for equity
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM Morning Tea & Exhibition - Tue
Concurrent Session 3
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM 		3F - Systems, methods & maintaining
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM Lunch & Exhibition - Tue
12:40 PM - 1:30 PM Poster F2F Display
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM Plenary Session 3 - Reframing obesity: The intersection of food, physical activity, and beyond
Chairs: Ms Erin Bowen and Ms Anouk Sherman | Keynotes: Dr Fiona Bull | Professor Luke Wolfenden | Professor Mariana Chilton
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM Afternoon tea & Exhibition - Tue
Concurrent Session 4
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM 		4F - Topical prevention challenges
6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Conference Dinner/Networking Function

Track 7
7:50 AM - 8:50 AM Morning session - New Leadership in Health Promotion and Prevention: Priorities and challenges for the year ahead
Chair: Adjunct Professor Terry Slevin | Panellists: Adjunct Professor Robyn Littlewood | Ms Carina Tan Van Baren | Ms Marina Bowshall | Professor Anna Peeters
Concurrent Session 2
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM 		Workshop 7
Using systems thinking to co-design a capability-building strategy for the Australian prevention community
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM Morning Tea & Exhibition - Tue
Concurrent Session 3
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM 		Workshop 8
Advocating for national policies and what to do when there’s inaction – Why hasn’t Australia developed a National Physical Activity (PA) Action Plan and does it matter?
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM Lunch & Exhibition - Tue
12:40 PM - 1:30 PM Poster F2F Display
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM Plenary Session 3 - Reframing obesity: The intersection of food, physical activity, and beyond
Chairs: Ms Erin Bowen and Ms Anouk Sherman | Keynotes: Dr Fiona Bull | Professor Luke Wolfenden | Professor Mariana Chilton
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM Afternoon tea & Exhibition - Tue
Concurrent Session 4
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM
6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Conference Dinner/Networking Function

Wednesday, April 30, 2025

Track 1
Track 2
Track 3
Track 4
Track 5
Track 6
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM Plenary Session 4 - Indigenous Health is Political: Challenging Systems, Building Solutions
Chair: Associate Professor Raglan Maddox | Keynotes: Ms Fiona Cornforth | Ms Renee Williams | Professor Tom Calma AO
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM Morning Tea & Exhibition - Wed
Concurrent Session 5
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM 		5A - Sexual and reproductive health 5B - System thinking 5C - Mental Health and Wellbeing 5D - Injury prevention 5E - Environment 5F - The Prevention “Narrative”
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM Lunch & Exhibition - Wed
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM Douglas Gordon Oration
Orator: Dr Bruce Neal
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM Afternoon tea & Exhibition - Wed
3:00 PM - 4:30 PM Plenary Session 5 - Unmasking the Hidden Influences: The Commercial Determinants of Health
Chair: Ms Paige Preston | Keynotes: Dr Charles Livingstone | Professor Anne Marie Thow | Professor Kathryn Backholer
Track 1
Track 2
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM Plenary Session 4 - Indigenous Health is Political: Challenging Systems, Building Solutions
Chair: Associate Professor Raglan Maddox | Keynotes: Ms Fiona Cornforth | Ms Renee Williams | Professor Tom Calma AO
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM Morning Tea & Exhibition - Wed
Concurrent Session 5
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM 		5A - Sexual and reproductive health 5B - System thinking
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM Lunch & Exhibition - Wed
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM Douglas Gordon Oration
Orator: Dr Bruce Neal
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM Afternoon tea & Exhibition - Wed
3:00 PM - 4:30 PM Plenary Session 5 - Unmasking the Hidden Influences: The Commercial Determinants of Health
Chair: Ms Paige Preston | Keynotes: Dr Charles Livingstone | Professor Anne Marie Thow | Professor Kathryn Backholer

Track 3
Track 4
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM Plenary Session 4 - Indigenous Health is Political: Challenging Systems, Building Solutions
Chair: Associate Professor Raglan Maddox | Keynotes: Ms Fiona Cornforth | Ms Renee Williams | Professor Tom Calma AO
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM Morning Tea & Exhibition - Wed
Concurrent Session 5
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM 		5C - Mental Health and Wellbeing 5D - Injury prevention
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM Lunch & Exhibition - Wed
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM Douglas Gordon Oration
Orator: Dr Bruce Neal
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM Afternoon tea & Exhibition - Wed
3:00 PM - 4:30 PM Plenary Session 5 - Unmasking the Hidden Influences: The Commercial Determinants of Health
Chair: Ms Paige Preston | Keynotes: Dr Charles Livingstone | Professor Anne Marie Thow | Professor Kathryn Backholer

Track 5
Track 6
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM Plenary Session 4 - Indigenous Health is Political: Challenging Systems, Building Solutions
Chair: Associate Professor Raglan Maddox | Keynotes: Ms Fiona Cornforth | Ms Renee Williams | Professor Tom Calma AO
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM Morning Tea & Exhibition - Wed
Concurrent Session 5
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM 		5E - Environment 5F - The Prevention “Narrative”
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM Lunch & Exhibition - Wed
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM Douglas Gordon Oration
Orator: Dr Bruce Neal
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM Afternoon tea & Exhibition - Wed
3:00 PM - 4:30 PM Plenary Session 5 - Unmasking the Hidden Influences: The Commercial Determinants of Health
Chair: Ms Paige Preston | Keynotes: Dr Charles Livingstone | Professor Anne Marie Thow | Professor Kathryn Backholer

Track 1
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM Plenary Session 4 - Indigenous Health is Political: Challenging Systems, Building Solutions
Chair: Associate Professor Raglan Maddox | Keynotes: Ms Fiona Cornforth | Ms Renee Williams | Professor Tom Calma AO
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM Morning Tea & Exhibition - Wed
Concurrent Session 5
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM 		5A - Sexual and reproductive health
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM Lunch & Exhibition - Wed
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM Douglas Gordon Oration
Orator: Dr Bruce Neal
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM Afternoon tea & Exhibition - Wed
3:00 PM - 4:30 PM Plenary Session 5 - Unmasking the Hidden Influences: The Commercial Determinants of Health
Chair: Ms Paige Preston | Keynotes: Dr Charles Livingstone | Professor Anne Marie Thow | Professor Kathryn Backholer

Track 2
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM Plenary Session 4 - Indigenous Health is Political: Challenging Systems, Building Solutions
Chair: Associate Professor Raglan Maddox | Keynotes: Ms Fiona Cornforth | Ms Renee Williams | Professor Tom Calma AO
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM Morning Tea & Exhibition - Wed
Concurrent Session 5
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM 		5B - System thinking
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM Lunch & Exhibition - Wed
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM Douglas Gordon Oration
Orator: Dr Bruce Neal
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM Afternoon tea & Exhibition - Wed
3:00 PM - 4:30 PM Plenary Session 5 - Unmasking the Hidden Influences: The Commercial Determinants of Health
Chair: Ms Paige Preston | Keynotes: Dr Charles Livingstone | Professor Anne Marie Thow | Professor Kathryn Backholer

Track 3
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM Plenary Session 4 - Indigenous Health is Political: Challenging Systems, Building Solutions
Chair: Associate Professor Raglan Maddox | Keynotes: Ms Fiona Cornforth | Ms Renee Williams | Professor Tom Calma AO
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM Morning Tea & Exhibition - Wed
Concurrent Session 5
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM 		5C - Mental Health and Wellbeing
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM Lunch & Exhibition - Wed
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM Douglas Gordon Oration
Orator: Dr Bruce Neal
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM Afternoon tea & Exhibition - Wed
3:00 PM - 4:30 PM Plenary Session 5 - Unmasking the Hidden Influences: The Commercial Determinants of Health
Chair: Ms Paige Preston | Keynotes: Dr Charles Livingstone | Professor Anne Marie Thow | Professor Kathryn Backholer

Track 4
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM Plenary Session 4 - Indigenous Health is Political: Challenging Systems, Building Solutions
Chair: Associate Professor Raglan Maddox | Keynotes: Ms Fiona Cornforth | Ms Renee Williams | Professor Tom Calma AO
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM Morning Tea & Exhibition - Wed
Concurrent Session 5
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM 		5D - Injury prevention
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM Lunch & Exhibition - Wed
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM Douglas Gordon Oration
Orator: Dr Bruce Neal
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM Afternoon tea & Exhibition - Wed
3:00 PM - 4:30 PM Plenary Session 5 - Unmasking the Hidden Influences: The Commercial Determinants of Health
Chair: Ms Paige Preston | Keynotes: Dr Charles Livingstone | Professor Anne Marie Thow | Professor Kathryn Backholer

Track 5
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM Plenary Session 4 - Indigenous Health is Political: Challenging Systems, Building Solutions
Chair: Associate Professor Raglan Maddox | Keynotes: Ms Fiona Cornforth | Ms Renee Williams | Professor Tom Calma AO
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM Morning Tea & Exhibition - Wed
Concurrent Session 5
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM 		5E - Environment
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM Lunch & Exhibition - Wed
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM Douglas Gordon Oration
Orator: Dr Bruce Neal
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM Afternoon tea & Exhibition - Wed
3:00 PM - 4:30 PM Plenary Session 5 - Unmasking the Hidden Influences: The Commercial Determinants of Health
Chair: Ms Paige Preston | Keynotes: Dr Charles Livingstone | Professor Anne Marie Thow | Professor Kathryn Backholer

Track 6
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM Plenary Session 4 - Indigenous Health is Political: Challenging Systems, Building Solutions
Chair: Associate Professor Raglan Maddox | Keynotes: Ms Fiona Cornforth | Ms Renee Williams | Professor Tom Calma AO
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM Morning Tea & Exhibition - Wed
Concurrent Session 5
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM 		5F - The Prevention “Narrative”
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM Lunch & Exhibition - Wed
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM Douglas Gordon Oration
Orator: Dr Bruce Neal
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM Afternoon tea & Exhibition - Wed
3:00 PM - 4:30 PM Plenary Session 5 - Unmasking the Hidden Influences: The Commercial Determinants of Health
Chair: Ms Paige Preston | Keynotes: Dr Charles Livingstone | Professor Anne Marie Thow | Professor Kathryn Backholer

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