Schedule & Registration

Welcome

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

Debate Topic 1:

This debate focuses on the Personal Information and Data Protection Tribunal Act (PIDPTA) and its role in enforcing Artificial Intelligence and Data Act (AIDA) rules through its proposed tribunal. While the tribunal can levy massive fines, the intersection of technical code and clinical judgment in AI often leads to malfunctions rather than simple data leaks.

The Question: Does a generalist government tribunal possess the necessary expertise to judge these "high-impact" health system failures, or is a US-style model of sector-specific oversight safer for patients?

Debate Topic 2:

The debate revolves around the recently proposed Bill S-5, which seeks to enforce secure information sharing across the Canadian healthcare system. This legislation introduces a "duty of data exchange" to improve interoperability and care coordination.

The Question: Should the duty of data exchange rest with the healthcare provider as a clinical obligation, or should it be framed as an individual patient’s right to data portability?

BEPH Research Project Review

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. 

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. 

View Posters here

BAHIS Solving Problems in Healthcare Posters 

During the Solving Problems in Health Informatics course, students were provided with an opportunity to enhance their problem-solving skills in health informatics through the application of systems and process improvement methodologies.

BEPH Alumni Panel 

Join us for the BEPH Alumni Panel featuring accomplished graduates from the Bachelor of Environmental Public Health program. Gain valuable insights into the interdisciplinary field of environmental public health, ask questions, and network with fellow alumni. Don't miss out on this informative discussion! 

See our panelist here

BAHIS Alumni Panel 

Join us for the BAHIS Alumni Panel featuring accomplished graduates from the Bachelor of Applied Health Information Science program. 

See our panelist here

Student Project Review and Voting 

Please take a moment to review and vote on the student projects. 

Keynote Speaker: Dr. Kyle J. Wilson