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Join the 2025 Scientific Committee

06/01/2025

Join the 2025 Teaching and Learning Forum Scientific Committee

The CAPHIA Teaching and Learning Forum (the Forum) is CAPHIA’s annual flagship event and is designed to facilitate the sharing of best practice in evidence-based public health teaching and learning, and to provide a key networking opportunity for public health researchers and academics to share and transfer knowledge.

The 2025 Teaching and Learning Forum will be hosted by the University of Technology Sydney (UTS).

Empowering the Next Generation: Insights from Early Career Academia in Public Health | Global Public Health Week 2024

01/03/2024

Empowering the Next Generation: Insights from Early Career Academia in Public Health | April 12 10am – 12pm AEST

Global Public Health Week 2024 Events

As part of the discussion surrounding best practice in public health for Global Public Health Week 2024, CAPHIA presented two interactive sessions featuring expert global academics and practitioners.

Event Overview
Registration
Presenters

Organised as part of Global Public Health Week,

Infodemic Management Masterclass | Global Public Health Week 2024 |

01/03/2024

Infodemic Management Masterclass
Recording, Slides & Resources now available

Global Public Health Week 2024 Events

As part of the discussion surrounding best practice in public health for Global Public Health Week, CAPHIA presented two interactive sessions featuring expert global academics and practitioners.

Event Overview
Presenters
Recording & Resources

The infodemic has been defined by WHO as ‘the overwhelming amount of information,

Join us at the 2024 World Health Summit Regional Meeting hosted by Monash University

18/12/2023

Join us at the 2024 World Health Summit Regional Meeting hosted by Monash University

World Health Summit Regional Meeting
Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre
22 – 24 April 2024

We’re excited to be partnering with Monash University, the Australian Global Health Alliance, and VicHealth to bring the 2024 World Health Summit Regional Meeting to Melbourne between 22 – 24 April 2024. Over three days, more than 100 global health changemakers and thought leaders from across Australia,

Early Career Academics – Catch Up Cafe Trial – Subscribe Now

19/09/2023

The CAPHIA Early Career Academics Committee are trialling a monthly virtual “Catch Up Cafe”.

Subscribe now to get the zoom link.

CAPHIA Award Winner Spotlight: Early Career Academic – Dr Rimante Ronto

24/05/2023

2022 Award Winner: Dr Rimante Ronto
Teaching Excellence – Early Career Academic

The CAPHIA Teaching Excellence Awards recognises and rewards the contribution of CAPHIA members to quality teaching and learning and inspiring student learning in public health.

The 2022 Teaching Excellence Award – Early Career Academic was presented to Dr Rimante Ronto in recognition of her impact to public health education.

An in-depth understanding of the multifaceted nature of learning is demonstrated by Dr Rimante Ronto,

CAPHIA Award Winner Spotlight: Teaching Innovation (Team) – University of Queensland

05/03/2023

2022 Award Winner: University of Queensland
CAPHIA Award for Teaching Innovation (Team)

The CAPHIA Teaching Innovation Award recognises creative and unique methodologies that generate impacts from the perspective of significant stakeholders in public health, especially in developing and implementing innovations that impact teaching, learning and assessment or supporting student learning.

The award for Teaching Innovation (Team) was presented to the University of Queensland. The UQ team implemented a nested assessment structure as a framework to deepen reflexive insight and self-evaluation among students.

CAPHIA Award Winner Spotlight: CAPHIA Medal – Professor Dragan Ilic

05/03/2023

2022 Award Winner: Professor Dragan Ilic
CAPHIA Medal

The CAPHIA medal represents our highest honor as a recognition of exemplary achievement in contributing to public health education in Australasia. The winner demonstrates an outstanding commitment to driving improvements, innovations, and capability building to advance public health education.

The 2022 CAPHIA Medal was presented to Professor Dragan Ilic in recognition of his outstanding achievements in public health education and research, including in forming collaborative partnerships throughout the academic public health sector.

Resources: 2022 Teaching and Learning Forum Keynotes & Plenary Panelists

27/02/2023

Event: Global Public Health Week Day 5

As part of the discussion surrounding best practice in public health for Global Public Health Week, CAPHIA will present four interactive sessions featuring expert academics and practitioners from across Australasia. On Day 5 CAPHIA will release recordings from the 2022 Teaching and Learning Forum – “Public Health Education: Challenges, Opportunities and Solutions“.

On June 30th and July 1st 2022 Monash University Hosted the CAPHIA Teaching and Learning Forum.

Masterclass: The Climate Crisis and Health

16/02/2023

Event: Global Public Health Week Day 2

As part of the discussion surrounding best practice in public health for Global Public Health Week, CAPHIA will present four interactive sessions featuring expert academics and practitioners from across Australasia. On Day 2, two experts will discuss health risks arising from the extreme environmental impacts associated with the climate crisis currently affecting the entire globe.