The report for the 88th Annual General Meeting of the Canadian Institute of Public Health Inspectors, to be held Monday, September 12th, 2022 from 3:05pm to 4:45pm EDT, at the Ajax Convention Centre, is available at:
We are honoured to have Ontario’s Chief Medical Officer of Health, Dr. Kieran Moore as our new keynote speaker! Dr. Moore will be joining the Honourable Roméo Dallaire, Dr. Nicole Blackman and Steve Patterson at the 2022 CIPHI National AEC. Please visit our website to review details about the abstracts and program.
We are excited to announce the return of the CIPHI Alberta Branch Fall Workshop in 2022, hosted by the Federal Zone! Join your fellow colleagues October 23 – 25, 2022, in the vibrant Ice District in the heart of downtown Edmonton. Please visit the workshop website for full details and to access the registration page.
Our theme this year is “Renewing Our Focus.” This speaks to our profession entering into the new decade while also transitioning from the COVID-19 pandemic with renewed hope, optimism and learnings for the field of Environmental Public Health.
It’s your lucky day! Due to popular demand, we have extended the abstract call out to May 9th2022. The conference will be held in Ajax, ON, from September 11-14, 2022. If you have something exciting to share at the CIPHI Conference, please visit ciphidurham2022.ca to download the abstract form. #ShareTheVision #CIPHIDurham2022 #CIPHI2022
The conference planning committee is now accepting abstracts for the 2022 CIPHI National AEC to be held in Ajax, Ontario, September 11-14, 2022. The deadline for submission is April 30, 2022. Visit our website ciphidurham2022.ca to download the abstract form.
We’re back! The Durham Region Health Department has resumed planning for the 2022 CIPHI National Annual Educational Conference. We are excited to announce that we will be hosting the first hybrid conference! You can now experience the conference virtually or in-person. After facing many challenges in the last 2 years, get ready to learn, collaborate, network, and have fun! Our conference will be held at the Ajax Convention Centre, Ajax Ontario on September 11th-14th, 2022. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us at aec2020info@ciphi.ca.
We thank you for your continued support! Please visit our website, ciphidurham2022.ca for more information and updates!
As part of our National CIPHI Education Virtual Series, we spotlighted our Medical Officers of Health Panel on Health Equity in the session entitled The Way Forward.
The session was co-hosted by Education Committee co-chairs:
Shain Mergulhao – incoming ON Branch CIPHI President and a supervisor in the Peel region, Ontario
Kari Engele-Carter – past National CIPHI President and a senior public health inspector in Saskatchewan
The goal of the session was to:
Continue growth and learning in the public health inspection profession.
Provide opportunities for more professional development hours (PDHs), and for equitable access across Canada.
Keep our collegiality, connection, and community thriving while harnessing the power of our social cohesiveness.
The session was structured as follows:
Three medical health officer panelists’ reflections on their pandemic experience and highlight aspects of health equity
An open, guided Q&A session
Audience engagement with panelists on:
Lesson learned around health equity
Potential barriers within their diverse communities
Reflections on how we can better apply a health equity lens environmental health in the future