Draft Program Agenda
Please note this Program Agenda is in draft form and subject to change.
Monday, May 4, 2026
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Track 1
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| 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM | Pre-Conference Welcome Reception - Hosted by St Lukes |
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Track 1
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| 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM | Pre-Conference Welcome Reception - Hosted by St Lukes |
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| 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM | Pre-Conference Welcome Reception - Hosted by St Lukes |
Tuesday, May 5, 2026
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Track 1
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Track 2
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Track 3
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Track 4
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Track 5
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| 8:45 AM - 10:30 AM | Opening Plenary - Acting for the long game: Prevention that lasts | ||||
| 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM | Morning Tea & Exhibition - Tue | ||||
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Concurrent Session 1 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM |
1A - Building Sustainable Systems and Investment Models | 1B - Economic Value of Prevention | 1C - Mental Health and Wellbeing Value of Prevention | 1D - Food & Policy - Building Sustainable Systems | 1E - Prevention and Cessation Programs |
| 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM | Lunch & Exhibition - Tue | ||||
| 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM | Plenary Session 2 - Centring Prevention in People, Culture and Connection | ||||
| 3:00 PM - 3:30 PM | Afternoon tea & Exhibition - Tue | ||||
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Concurrent Session 2 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM |
2A - Co-Designing for Centring People, Culture and Connection | 2B - Education and Communication for Prevention | 2C - Tobacco, Vaping - Centring People, Culture and Connection | 2D - Leveraging Technology for Prevention | 2E - Diet + Alcohol - Centring People and Culture & Translating Evidence |
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Track 1
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Track 2
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| 8:45 AM - 10:30 AM | Opening Plenary - Acting for the long game: Prevention that lasts | |
| 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM | Morning Tea & Exhibition - Tue | |
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Concurrent Session 1 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM |
1A - Building Sustainable Systems and Investment Models | 1B - Economic Value of Prevention |
| 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM | Lunch & Exhibition - Tue | |
| 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM | Plenary Session 2 - Centring Prevention in People, Culture and Connection | |
| 3:00 PM - 3:30 PM | Afternoon tea & Exhibition - Tue | |
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Concurrent Session 2 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM |
2A - Co-Designing for Centring People, Culture and Connection | 2B - Education and Communication for Prevention |
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Track 3
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Track 4
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| 8:45 AM - 10:30 AM | Opening Plenary - Acting for the long game: Prevention that lasts | |
| 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM | Morning Tea & Exhibition - Tue | |
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Concurrent Session 1 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM |
1C - Mental Health and Wellbeing Value of Prevention | 1D - Food & Policy - Building Sustainable Systems |
| 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM | Lunch & Exhibition - Tue | |
| 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM | Plenary Session 2 - Centring Prevention in People, Culture and Connection | |
| 3:00 PM - 3:30 PM | Afternoon tea & Exhibition - Tue | |
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Concurrent Session 2 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM |
2C - Tobacco, Vaping - Centring People, Culture and Connection | 2D - Leveraging Technology for Prevention |
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Track 5
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| 8:45 AM - 10:30 AM | Opening Plenary - Acting for the long game: Prevention that lasts |
| 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM | Morning Tea & Exhibition - Tue |
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Concurrent Session 1 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM |
1E - Prevention and Cessation Programs |
| 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM | Lunch & Exhibition - Tue |
| 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM | Plenary Session 2 - Centring Prevention in People, Culture and Connection |
| 3:00 PM - 3:30 PM | Afternoon tea & Exhibition - Tue |
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Concurrent Session 2 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM |
2E - Diet + Alcohol - Centring People and Culture & Translating Evidence |
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Track 1
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| 8:45 AM - 10:30 AM | Opening Plenary - Acting for the long game: Prevention that lasts |
| 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM | Morning Tea & Exhibition - Tue |
|
Concurrent Session 1 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM |
1A - Building Sustainable Systems and Investment Models |
| 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM | Lunch & Exhibition - Tue |
| 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM | Plenary Session 2 - Centring Prevention in People, Culture and Connection |
| 3:00 PM - 3:30 PM | Afternoon tea & Exhibition - Tue |
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Concurrent Session 2 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM |
2A - Co-Designing for Centring People, Culture and Connection |
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Track 2
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| 8:45 AM - 10:30 AM | Opening Plenary - Acting for the long game: Prevention that lasts |
| 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM | Morning Tea & Exhibition - Tue |
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Concurrent Session 1 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM |
1B - Economic Value of Prevention |
| 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM | Lunch & Exhibition - Tue |
| 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM | Plenary Session 2 - Centring Prevention in People, Culture and Connection |
| 3:00 PM - 3:30 PM | Afternoon tea & Exhibition - Tue |
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Concurrent Session 2 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM |
2B - Education and Communication for Prevention |
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Track 3
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| 8:45 AM - 10:30 AM | Opening Plenary - Acting for the long game: Prevention that lasts |
| 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM | Morning Tea & Exhibition - Tue |
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Concurrent Session 1 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM |
1C - Mental Health and Wellbeing Value of Prevention |
| 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM | Lunch & Exhibition - Tue |
| 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM | Plenary Session 2 - Centring Prevention in People, Culture and Connection |
| 3:00 PM - 3:30 PM | Afternoon tea & Exhibition - Tue |
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Concurrent Session 2 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM |
2C - Tobacco, Vaping - Centring People, Culture and Connection |
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Track 4
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| 8:45 AM - 10:30 AM | Opening Plenary - Acting for the long game: Prevention that lasts |
| 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM | Morning Tea & Exhibition - Tue |
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Concurrent Session 1 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM |
1D - Food & Policy - Building Sustainable Systems |
| 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM | Lunch & Exhibition - Tue |
| 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM | Plenary Session 2 - Centring Prevention in People, Culture and Connection |
| 3:00 PM - 3:30 PM | Afternoon tea & Exhibition - Tue |
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Concurrent Session 2 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM |
2D - Leveraging Technology for Prevention |
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Track 5
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| 8:45 AM - 10:30 AM | Opening Plenary - Acting for the long game: Prevention that lasts |
| 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM | Morning Tea & Exhibition - Tue |
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Concurrent Session 1 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM |
1E - Prevention and Cessation Programs |
| 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM | Lunch & Exhibition - Tue |
| 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM | Plenary Session 2 - Centring Prevention in People, Culture and Connection |
| 3:00 PM - 3:30 PM | Afternoon tea & Exhibition - Tue |
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Concurrent Session 2 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM |
2E - Diet + Alcohol - Centring People and Culture & Translating Evidence |
Wednesday, May 6, 2026
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Track 5
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| 7:45 AM - 8:45 AM | Prevention Agency Chief Executives Panel |
| 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM | Plenary Session 3 - Navigating the Commercial Determinants of Health |
| 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM | Morning Tea & Exhibition - Wed |
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Concurrent Session 3 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM |
3E - Infant and child health |
| 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM | Lunch & Exhibition - Wed |
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Workshops 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM |
Workshop 5 'Scaling Trust: Translating Grassroots Engagement into Sustainable Prevention Systems'. Hosted by: Australian Multicultural Health Collaborative |
| 3:00 PM - 3:30 PM | Afternoon tea & Exhibition - Wed |
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Concurrent Session 4 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM |
4E - Alcohol & other drugs; Priority Community needs, programs and digital solutions |
| 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM |
Break
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| 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM |
Conference Dinner Optional - Ticketed dinner. Log in to your registration via the portal to book or click the link for the Dinner on the Program page of the conference website: https://www.prevention2026.com/program |
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Track 1
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| 7:45 AM - 8:45 AM | Prevention Agency Chief Executives Panel |
| 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM | Plenary Session 3 - Navigating the Commercial Determinants of Health |
| 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM | Morning Tea & Exhibition - Wed |
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Concurrent Session 3 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM |
3A - Tobacco + Alcohol - Commercial Determinants |
| 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM | Lunch & Exhibition - Wed |
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Workshops 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM |
Workshop 1 'Better Together: A train-the-trainer model for community-led food literacy and healthy eating action'. Hosted by: Eat Well Tasmania Inc. |
| 3:00 PM - 3:30 PM | Afternoon tea & Exhibition - Wed |
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Concurrent Session 4 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM |
4A - Commercial Determinants of Health - Nutrition and Alcohol |
| 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM |
Break
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| 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM |
Conference Dinner Optional - Ticketed dinner. Log in to your registration via the portal to book or click the link for the Dinner on the Program page of the conference website: https://www.prevention2026.com/program |
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Track 2
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| 7:45 AM - 8:45 AM | Prevention Agency Chief Executives Panel |
| 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM | Plenary Session 3 - Navigating the Commercial Determinants of Health |
| 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM | Morning Tea & Exhibition - Wed |
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Concurrent Session 3 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM |
3B - Diet - Commercial Determinants |
| 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM | Lunch & Exhibition - Wed |
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Workshops 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM |
Workshop 2 'Breaking Through the Noise: Research-Driven Campaigns for Preventive Health Impact and Equity'. Hosted by: Centre for Behavioural Research in Cancer; Cancer Council Victoria |
| 3:00 PM - 3:30 PM | Afternoon tea & Exhibition - Wed |
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Concurrent Session 4 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM |
4B - Nutrition - Translating evidence and centring people |
| 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM |
Break
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| 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM |
Conference Dinner Optional - Ticketed dinner. Log in to your registration via the portal to book or click the link for the Dinner on the Program page of the conference website: https://www.prevention2026.com/program |
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Track 3
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| 7:45 AM - 8:45 AM | Prevention Agency Chief Executives Panel |
| 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM | Plenary Session 3 - Navigating the Commercial Determinants of Health |
| 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM | Morning Tea & Exhibition - Wed |
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Concurrent Session 3 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM |
3C - Screening Practice and Needs - Centering People and Culture & Translating Evidence |
| 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM | Lunch & Exhibition - Wed |
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Workshops 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM |
Workshop 3 'From evidence to influence: practical science communication for prevention impact'. Hosted by: The Australian Prevention Partnership Centre |
| 3:00 PM - 3:30 PM | Afternoon tea & Exhibition - Wed |
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Concurrent Session 4 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM |
4C - Cancer Prevention and Screening and Early Onset Cancers |
| 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM |
Break
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| 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM |
Conference Dinner Optional - Ticketed dinner. Log in to your registration via the portal to book or click the link for the Dinner on the Program page of the conference website: https://www.prevention2026.com/program |
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Track 4
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| 7:45 AM - 8:45 AM | Prevention Agency Chief Executives Panel |
| 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM | Plenary Session 3 - Navigating the Commercial Determinants of Health |
| 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM | Morning Tea & Exhibition - Wed |
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Concurrent Session 3 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM |
3D - Prevention programs - Translating evidence into action |
| 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM | Lunch & Exhibition - Wed |
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Workshops 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM |
Workshop 4 'Sustaining Prevention: Building Capacity and Advocacy to Navigate Commercial Determinants in Alcohol and Gambling Harm Prevention' Hosted by: CHETRE in partnership with ISLHD and FHCA Gambling Working Group |
| 3:00 PM - 3:30 PM | Afternoon tea & Exhibition - Wed |
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Concurrent Session 4 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM |
4D - Community and place-based approaches |
| 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM |
Break
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| 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM |
Conference Dinner Optional - Ticketed dinner. Log in to your registration via the portal to book or click the link for the Dinner on the Program page of the conference website: https://www.prevention2026.com/program |
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Track 5
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| 7:45 AM - 8:45 AM | Prevention Agency Chief Executives Panel |
| 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM | Plenary Session 3 - Navigating the Commercial Determinants of Health |
| 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM | Morning Tea & Exhibition - Wed |
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Concurrent Session 3 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM |
3E - Infant and child health |
| 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM | Lunch & Exhibition - Wed |
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Workshops 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM |
Workshop 5 'Scaling Trust: Translating Grassroots Engagement into Sustainable Prevention Systems'. Hosted by: Australian Multicultural Health Collaborative |
| 3:00 PM - 3:30 PM | Afternoon tea & Exhibition - Wed |
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Concurrent Session 4 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM |
4E - Alcohol & other drugs; Priority Community needs, programs and digital solutions |
| 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM |
Break
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| 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM |
Conference Dinner Optional - Ticketed dinner. Log in to your registration via the portal to book or click the link for the Dinner on the Program page of the conference website: https://www.prevention2026.com/program |
Thursday, May 7, 2026
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Track 1
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Track 2
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Track 3
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Track 4
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Track 5
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Concurrent Session 5 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM |
5A - Tobacco/vaping prevention and cessation | 5B - Building Sustainable Systems | 5C - Preventive Health - Sun Safety, Workplace, Climate Health | 5D - Inclusive and Other Approaches to Health | 5E - Conversation Starters |
| 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM | Morning Tea & Exhibition - Thu | ||||
| 11:00 AM - 11:45 AM | Douglas Gordon Oration | ||||
| 11:45 AM - 12:45 PM | Lunch & Exhibition - Thu | ||||
| 12:45 PM - 1:45 PM | Closing Plenary - Leveraging Technology for Personalised and Sustainable Prevention | ||||
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Track 1
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Track 2
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Concurrent Session 5 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM |
5A - Tobacco/vaping prevention and cessation | 5B - Building Sustainable Systems |
| 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM | Morning Tea & Exhibition - Thu | |
| 11:00 AM - 11:45 AM | Douglas Gordon Oration | |
| 11:45 AM - 12:45 PM | Lunch & Exhibition - Thu | |
| 12:45 PM - 1:45 PM | Closing Plenary - Leveraging Technology for Personalised and Sustainable Prevention | |
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Track 3
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Track 4
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Concurrent Session 5 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM |
5C - Preventive Health - Sun Safety, Workplace, Climate Health | 5D - Inclusive and Other Approaches to Health |
| 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM | Morning Tea & Exhibition - Thu | |
| 11:00 AM - 11:45 AM | Douglas Gordon Oration | |
| 11:45 AM - 12:45 PM | Lunch & Exhibition - Thu | |
| 12:45 PM - 1:45 PM | Closing Plenary - Leveraging Technology for Personalised and Sustainable Prevention | |
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Track 5
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Concurrent Session 5 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM |
5E - Conversation Starters |
| 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM | Morning Tea & Exhibition - Thu |
| 11:00 AM - 11:45 AM | Douglas Gordon Oration |
| 11:45 AM - 12:45 PM | Lunch & Exhibition - Thu |
| 12:45 PM - 1:45 PM | Closing Plenary - Leveraging Technology for Personalised and Sustainable Prevention |
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Track 1
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Concurrent Session 5 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM |
5A - Tobacco/vaping prevention and cessation |
| 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM | Morning Tea & Exhibition - Thu |
| 11:00 AM - 11:45 AM | Douglas Gordon Oration |
| 11:45 AM - 12:45 PM | Lunch & Exhibition - Thu |
| 12:45 PM - 1:45 PM | Closing Plenary - Leveraging Technology for Personalised and Sustainable Prevention |
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Track 2
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Concurrent Session 5 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM |
5B - Building Sustainable Systems |
| 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM | Morning Tea & Exhibition - Thu |
| 11:00 AM - 11:45 AM | Douglas Gordon Oration |
| 11:45 AM - 12:45 PM | Lunch & Exhibition - Thu |
| 12:45 PM - 1:45 PM | Closing Plenary - Leveraging Technology for Personalised and Sustainable Prevention |
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Track 3
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Concurrent Session 5 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM |
5C - Preventive Health - Sun Safety, Workplace, Climate Health |
| 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM | Morning Tea & Exhibition - Thu |
| 11:00 AM - 11:45 AM | Douglas Gordon Oration |
| 11:45 AM - 12:45 PM | Lunch & Exhibition - Thu |
| 12:45 PM - 1:45 PM | Closing Plenary - Leveraging Technology for Personalised and Sustainable Prevention |
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Track 4
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Concurrent Session 5 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM |
5D - Inclusive and Other Approaches to Health |
| 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM | Morning Tea & Exhibition - Thu |
| 11:00 AM - 11:45 AM | Douglas Gordon Oration |
| 11:45 AM - 12:45 PM | Lunch & Exhibition - Thu |
| 12:45 PM - 1:45 PM | Closing Plenary - Leveraging Technology for Personalised and Sustainable Prevention |
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Track 5
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Concurrent Session 5 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM |
5E - Conversation Starters |
| 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM | Morning Tea & Exhibition - Thu |
| 11:00 AM - 11:45 AM | Douglas Gordon Oration |
| 11:45 AM - 12:45 PM | Lunch & Exhibition - Thu |
| 12:45 PM - 1:45 PM | Closing Plenary - Leveraging Technology for Personalised and Sustainable Prevention |
