1st April 2021
Call for abstracts for iHV Evidence-based Practice Conference “Looking ahead to a fairer future” – 21-22 September 2021
The iHV is delighted to offer you the opportunity to present your practice development or research at our 5th evidence-based practice conference – “Looking ahead to a fairer future”. This 2-day virtual conference is being held on 21 and 22 September 2021.
Our conference programme brings together local, national and international speakers focused on sharing best practice examples and research to improve health visiting practice. This conference will provide a much-needed time of reflection and learning from the COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on babies, young children and their families, and the services that support them.
In particular, the conference will focus on reducing inequalities and this will be explored through a variety of different practice-related topics. What have we learnt from the pandemic? And how can we focus our efforts as we look ahead to the future with a shared ambition to build a fairer society?
The presentations and workshops will reflect the breadth of health visiting practice, within a “whole system” public health approach, with the aim to equip health visitors to address key challenges in prevention and earliest intervention work with babies, children and families.
Abstract Topics
Health visitors provide a vital safety-net for all families, which is essential if we are serious about reducing inequalities.
We are open to abstracts which cover at least one of the following priority areas within the breadth of early years public health and health visiting practice, with a focus on reducing inequalities:
- Transition to parenthood, including preconception care
- Breastfeeding
- Perinatal mental health (mothers, fathers and partners)
- Infant and child mental health
- Healthy nutrition, physical activity and healthy weight
- Managing minor illnesses, building health literacy and prevention of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS)
- Reducing unintentional injuries
- The uptake of immunisations
- Primary prevention and health promotion in oral health
- Child development 0-5 years, including speech, language and communication and school readiness
- Sleep
- Children with developmental disorders, disabilities and complex health needs
- Tobacco, alcohol and substance misuse in the perinatal period
- Healthy couple relationships
- Teenage parenthood
Abstract Submission and Timeline
Abstract format:
- The abstract should be no more than 350 words and provide an overview of your practice development or research, clearly indicating the impact on health visiting practice.
- Please structure your abstract as follows:
- aim
- objectives
- method
- results/ outcomes
- conclusion
- recommendations.
- Please submit your abstract as a Microsoft Word document to [email protected].
Abstract Timeline:
- The abstract submission deadline is 10 May 2021.
- After an iHV peer-review process, participants will be informed of acceptance of abstracts for either oral presentation or an e-poster by the end of May.
- Full guidance on the e-poster and oral presentation delivery format will be provided if your abstract is successful.
It is important that you book to secure your conference place on or before the final registration deadline for accepting your offer to present.
Please note that our booking system is not yet live – so in the meantime, please hold the conference dates in your diary: 21 and 22 September 2021.
