Australian Public Health Conference 2025

Tuesday 16 September 2025

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9:00am – 10:30am

Opening Plenary - From Pavement to Policy: Creating Cities that Breathe Health

• Dr. Kira Fortune - Regional Advisor - Healthy Cities, Health Promotion and Well-being, World Health Organization
• Ms. Kelly Andrews - CEO, Healthy Cities Australia

• Dr Jinhee Kim - Scientia Lecturer, University of New South Wales

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11:00am – 12:30pm

Concurrent Session 1 ​

• 1A: Health systems and Policy

• 1B: Strengthening First Nation’s Health

• 1C: Epidemiology in public health

• 1D: Climate change and one health 

• 1E: Innovations and Challenges in Public Health Policy & Practice

• 1F: Workshop - PHAA Policy Team Workshop - Registration is essential 

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1:30pm – 3:00pm

Plenary Session 2 - Investing for Wellbeing: How Budget Choices Influence Our Health​

• Dr Cressida Gaukroger - Philosopher and Wellbeing Economics Policy Researcher, (Independent)

• Prof. Emily Lancsar - Chief Health Economist, Australian Government Department of Health, Disability and Ageing

• Dr Steve Robson - Former President, Australian Medical Association, and Economist 
   

3:30pm – 4:30pm

PHAA Annual General Meeting

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5:00pm – 6:00pm
Welcome Reception and Exhibition [Novotel]
 

Wednesday 17 September 2025

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9:00am – 10:30am

Concurrent Session 2​

• 2A: Health equity and diversity

• 2B: Innovations in Global and Community Health

• 2C: Health promotion

• 2D: Climate, Community, and One Health Solutions

• 2E: Creating healthy environments together

• 2F: Workshop - PHAA Communications Team Workshop - Registration is essential

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11:00am – 12:30pm
Concurrent Session 3

• 3A: First Nation’s Health: Leading Together

• 3B: Collaborating for Health Equity

• 3C: Non-communicable disease 

• 3D: Smoking and alcohol

• 3E: Global and one health conversation starters

• 3F: Workshop: Opportunities and Challenges in Co-Designing Digital Mental Health Tools for diverse populations - Registration is essential

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1:30pm – 3:00pm

Plenary 3 - Indigenous Voices in shaping our future (panel discussion)

• Prof. Tom Calma AO - The National Coordinator, Tackling Indigenous Smoking (TIS), Consultant to the Commonwealth Department of Health and Aged Care

• Prof. Bronwyn Fredericks, Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Indigenous Engagement), The University of Queensland

• Dr Alana Gall - Research Fellow, Southern Cross University, Lismore, Australia

• Ms Kristine Falzon - Chief Executive Leader: Policy and Operations, Waminda, South Coast Women’s Health & Wellbeing Aboriginal Corporation
   

3:30pm – 4:20pm

Plenary Session 4 - From Insight to Impact: How AI is Reimagining Public Health Prevention

• Dr Stefan Buttigieg - Vice-President, EUPHA Digital Health and Artificial Intelligence Section

• Dr Zaidon Al-Falahi - Consultant Cardiologist, South Western Sydney Local Health District (SWSLHD)

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4:20pm – 5:00pm

Basil Hetzel Oration:

• Prof. Rob Moodie - Professor of Public Health, School of Population and Global Health (MSPGH), The University of Melbourne

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6:30pm – 9:30pm

Conference Dinner (pre-purchase ticketed event) [Novotel]

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Thursday 18 September 2025

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8:30am – 10:00am

Plenary 5 - Burning Issues: One Health on a heating planet

• A/Prof. Chris Degeling - Associate Professor, University of Wollongong

• Dr Katie Woolaston - Green Governance Solutions

• Dr Crystal Arnold - University of Wollongong

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10:00am – 10:30am

Awards Presentation

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11:00am – 12:30pm

Concurrent Session 4

• 4A: Population health and Healthcare system

• 4B: First Nation’s Health in Action

• 4C: Food, Health and Policy

• 4D: Health Systems, Equity, and Reform

• 4E: Workshop: Progress towards the establishment of the Australian CDC - Registration is essential​​

 

1:15pm – 2:45pm

Concurrent Session 5

• 5A: Migrant health

• 5B: Global health

• 5C: Diversity, equity and inclusion

• 5D: Health Promotion Innovations and Impact 

• 5E: Workshop: Gambling harm is everyone’s business: A public health approach to reducing gambling harm in Australian communities - Registration is essential

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3:15pm – 4:25pm

Closing Plenary - United for Impact: Cross-Sector Leadership in Public Health (panel discussion)

• Prof. Michael Kidd AO - Chief Medical Officer, Australian Government Department of Department of Health, Disability and Ageing

• Prof. Anna Peeters AM - Chief Executive Officer, VicHealth​​​

• Prof. Becky Freeman - Professor, University of Sydney
   

• Think Tank Winner Presentation 

• Conference Close
   

• Conference concludes