Pre-conference Session

The pre-conference session is not organized by the Canadian Public Health Association. All questions related to the session should be directed to the respective organization indicated below.

Research to Support the Surveillance and Prevention of the Wider Health Impacts of COVID-19

The Canadian Alliance for Regional Risk Factor Surveillance will be hosting its 2021 Symposium virtually on 5 October 5 2021. The event will be split into two 2-hour sessions and conducted in English only. 

Date: Tuesday 5 October
Time: 11:00 - 16:00 ET
Participant rate: $25 ($10 for students)

After attending the CARRFS 2021 Symposium, public health professionals will be able to: 

• Describe the various wider (or broader) health, socioeconomic and other impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, that can be unintended, indirect, far-reaching, long-term, or arising from response measures; 
• Explore the opportunities and challenges of research and surveillance at the population level for monitoring and assessing these impacts; and
• Discuss the potential opportunities for applied researchers to support the surveillance and prevention strategies in responding to the wider health impacts of public health emergencies.

Please visit the CARRFS website at www.carrfs.ca for more details.