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Last call for abstract submissions: Don’t miss your final chance!

iHV Evidence-based Practice Conference | Healthier Beginnings | 8 May 2025

The deadline for abstract submissions for our iHV Evidence-based Practice (EBP) Conference 2025 is fast approaching! Don’t miss out on this fantastic opportunity to showcase your work on a national platform.

Submit your abstract here by 7 October 2024.

The annual iHV Evidence-based Practice Conference provides a fantastic opportunity to boost your career and raise the profile of your organisation by presenting your health visiting innovations or research at the largest health visiting conference in the UK.

Who can submit an abstract?

  • Health visitors leading innovative evidence-driven projects or service delivery models that have improved outcomes for babies, children, and families through strengthened health visiting provision.
  • Health visiting team members involved in service improvement initiatives that tackle key public health priority areas for babies, children, and families (e.g., oral health, healthy weight and nutrition, infant feeding).
  • Researchers or academics showcasing cutting-edge developments in health visiting practice, innovation, or research.

Why submit now?

Submitting an abstract is your opportunity to:

  • Gain national recognition as a speaker at a UK-wide conference.
  • Raise your profile and that of your organisation.
  • Network and learn from local, national, and international experts in health visiting and public health.
  • Boost your career by adding public speaking experience to your CV.

Top-scoring abstract authors have the opportunity to present as:

  • Oral breakout session speakers
  • Concurrent session speakers
  • Or even plenary keynote speakers.

Indicate your preferences in your submission – allocations will be based on scoring and topic.

Don’t miss out on this important event! Submit your abstract and join us in shaping the future of health visiting. For more information on conference themes and submission guidelines, click here.

Any  questions? Email us today: [email protected]

Submit your abstract here

Call for iHV EBP 2025 abstracts now open!

Healthier Beginnings

Call for Abstracts

Want to be part of our fantastic conference next year?

Call for abstracts for iHV Evidence-based Practice Conference 2025 is now open!

Submit your abstract for our iHV Evidence-based Practice conference “Healthier Beginnings” which will be held at King’s House Conference Centre in Manchester on Thursday 8 May 2025.

With a new government and changes in nurse leadership across many UK nations, we are entering a new era for child and family health in the UK. With change, there is also opportunity – and as a profession, health visitors across the UK will be leading our profession into the future. We believe in the power of health visiting innovation, research, and evidence-based practices to create a brighter, healthier future for all babies, children and families – and the impact that we have is magnified when we come together and learn from each other.

Be part of our conference platform in 2025 – join local, national, and international experts and speakers and share your cutting-edge developments in health visiting practice, innovation and the latest research to address health inequalities and improve health outcomes for babies, children and families.

What are the benefits of presenting at the iHV conference?

It’s an excellent opportunity for you to:

  • Raise your own profile as a speaker at a UK-wide conference
  • Raise the profile of your organisation and showcase your work
  • Connect, collaborate and learn from other practitioners working in the field of health visiting and family public health
  • Add your experience of presenting to your CV and boost your career

Top-scoring abstract authors have the chance to present their work as a concurrent session speaker, or even a plenary talk in the main auditorium (you can indicate your preferences – allocation will depend on scoring and topic selection).

What are the presentation opportunities?

  • A short oral breakout session presentation
  • An oral concurrent presentation
  • A plenary keynote presentation

Abstract timeline:

  • Submissions: The abstract submission deadline is 7 October 2024.
  • Notifications: After an iHV peer-review process, participants will be informed of acceptance of abstracts for either oral keynote/concurrent presentation, or an oral breakout presentation, by 24 October 2024.
For further details and how to submit

We look forward to reading your abstracts and hearing about your practice innovations and research! Any questions – please email [email protected].

Join us at our iHV Evidence-based Practice Conference – A Healthier Future on 3 July 2024

We are very excited about our upcoming iHV Evidence-based Practice Conference – A Healthier Future, which will be held at Kings House Conference Centre  in Manchester on 3 July 2024. At the Institute, we truly believe that “we are stronger together”. Join us for an inspiring day – connect as a professional group, learn together and grow our health visiting voice.

We have a fabulous line-up of expert speakers who will focus on addressing health inequalities – a topic that has never been more relevant, with more babies and children experiencing poorer outcomes and health inequalities widening. The event will focus on solutions as we look to the opportunities within health visiting to drive meaningful change. You can view our full programme here.

Our conference is designed to maximise your networking opportunities, enabling you to meet colleagues from across the UK, share best practices, and learn from the successes and experiences of others in our health visiting profession.

Delegates who attend in-person will also benefit from additional networking opportunities during the break times, with our wonderful array of exhibitors. Many of the exhibitors are partners on our innovative projects and have all been selected for their work and its benefits for health visiting practice. These experts are eager to share the latest evidence and research on a range of public health priorities, providing you with valuable resources and cutting-edge information.

In-person ticket sales close on 19 June. Don’t miss out on this exclusive opportunity to meet in-person with like-minded health visiting professionals. Click here to book your conference place now. (NOTE: an additional discount of 15% is applied when you book 5 or more tickets to help you attend as a group with colleagues from your team!)

If you can’t make it in-person, you can join the conference online with different benefits:

  • Skip travel costs and watch our conference from a location convenient for you
  • Watch our breakfast sponsor and keynote speakers live
  • Watch the most popular concurrent and breakout oral presentations live-streamed
  • Engage with speakers through our live Q&A sessions
  • Access our online conference resource page which will contain all the important information, slides and resources shared by our speakers

Online tickets will be available until the morning of the conference – book now to get the information you need in advance, or on the day.

Whether you attend in person or online, our conference is designed to foster connections, inspire collaboration, and equip you with new knowledge and skills to address key challenges in prevention and early intervention work, to reduce inequalities and improve access, experience and outcomes.

Don’t miss this opportunity! 

Book your ticket today and join us for this unmissable event

We are indeed stronger together!

Bookings now open for iHV EBP Conference 2024

We are delighted to announce that we will be back in Manchester at King’s House Conference Centre on 3 July 2024 for this year’s iHV Evidence-based Practice (EBP) Conference ‘A Healthier Future’ – with options to join us in-person in Manchester, or online, to give you flexibility.

The focus of this year’s EBP conference is on addressing health inequalities, a topic that has never been more poignant, with more babies and children experiencing poorer outcomes and living in poverty than ever before. How can we ensure a healthier future, where all babies and children can thrive? How can we use the best available evidence and research to reduce health inequalities and strengthen health visiting practice?

Our conference will provide a platform for local, national, and international experts and speakers to come together and share excellence in health visiting practice, public health, innovation, and the latest research focused on improving outcomes and reducing inequalities for babies, children and families.

Speakers

We have a fabulous line up of speakers, including but not limited to:

  • Dr Allison Felker, Senior Researcher, MBRRACE-UK – who will share the findings from the MBRRACE-UK Report with a focus on inequalities in women’s health.
  • Dr Ngozi Edi-Osagie, National Clinical Director neonatal Critical Care, NHS England, Arnie Puntis,Research and Policy Manager, NHS Race and Health Observatory and speakers from the RHO Maternal and Neonatal Health Advisory Group (to be confirmed) – who will be presenting on tackling inequalities for babies, children and families with black and brown skin.
  • Professor Helen Bedford– who will share her expertise on the world of childhood vaccinations, highlighting the current measles surge and falling rates of MMR vaccine uptake.
  • Dr Erica Gadsby and Professor Sally Kendall– who will present their RREHOPE study – an evaluation of the impacts of the pandemic (and service work arounds) on health visiting.
  • Alison Morton,CEO, Institute of Health Visiting – speaking about radical health visiting and driving change.
  • Michele Lawrence,Head of Safeguarding, Chief Public Health Nurse Office, Office for Health Improvement and Disparities – who will be presenting about the new Working Together to Safeguarding Children 2023 Guidance.
  • Ana María Narváez, Senior Policy and Advocacy Officer, The Food Foundation –who will be sharing The Food Foundation’s annual flagship report, The Broken Plate, and sharing vital metrics revealing the health of our food system and its impact on our lives.
  • Sharin Baldwin, Senior Health Visitor Research Lead, iHV/MECSH, and Hilda Beauchamp,iHV Perinatal and Infant Mental Health Lead – who will be sharing the findings from the Alarm Distress BaBy Scale (ADBB) feasibility study.
  • Plus, more to be announced soon!

Our conference programme also includes a wide range of interesting topics and presentations drawn from the highest scoring submissions to our call for abstracts from researchers and leaders in practice. We will be adding their details to our programme soon, once final confirmation is received.

See our fabulous ticket offers!

Don’t miss our special early bird ticket rates, available until 19 April 2024 – book your place today! In addition, group bookings of 5 or more will receive a 15% discount off the total order when booked at the same time.

Find out more about our programme, speakers and how to book

Register your place today

Bookings now open for iHV Evidence-based Practice Conference 2023

We are delighted to announce that we will be back in Manchester at King’s House Conference Centre on 21 September 2023 for this year’s iHV Evidence-based Practice Conference.

The focus of this year’s EBP conference is health equity. How can we ensure a brighter future, where all babies can thrive and live healthy lives? How can we use the best available evidence and research to promote health equity and strengthen health visiting practice?

Long-standing healthcare disparities and inequities have been illuminated and exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent cost-of-living crisis. Systemic inequities, such as poverty and economic disadvantage are preventing babies, children, and families from achieving optimal health, leading to avoidable differences in health outcomes.

We very much look forward to welcoming you to this popular event.

Don’t miss our special early bird ticket rates, available until 30 June – book your place today! In addition, groups bookings of 5 or more will receive a 15% discount off the total order when booked at the same time.

Programme & Speakers

Our conference programme brings together local, national, and international experts and speakers who are focused on strengthening health visiting practice. 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 with new knowledge and skills to address key challenges in prevention and early intervention work with babies, children, and families.

Featured speakers include:

  • Professor Flora Douglas, Professor of Public Health, Robert Gordon University – Maternal and infant food insecurity
  • Greg Fell, Director of Public Health in Sheffield – Nanny State
  • Professor Monica Lakhanpaul, Professor of Integrated Community Child Health Population, Policy & Practice Dept, UCL GOS Institute of Child Health – Homelessness research
  • Nicky Brown, Senior Nurse and Public Health Specialist BCYP Office for Health Improvement and Disparities, Department of Health and Social Care – Pan-London SCPHN workforce development
  • Sally Shearer OBE, Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel – Messages for clinical practice
  • Nicola Jay, Reducing urgent care admissions – a whole systems approach
  • Mike Hurst, Parent Voice – Lived experience of homelessness 
  • Vicky Gilroy, iHV Head of Projects & Evaluation – Building Research Capacity
  • Victoria Jackson, iHV Senior Programme Manager – Projects and Evaluation – Strep A, Flu and Respiratory Illnesses
  • Sally Shillaker, iHV Practice Development Lead – Genomics
  • Alison Morton, iHV CEO
  • Vicky Gilroy and Victoria Jackson, iHV Projects Team – Cardiovascular disease, using the Family Partnership Model
  • Plus, more to be announced soon!
Find out more and book

 

 

iHV Evidence-based Practice Conference – September 2022

We had a wonderful day at iHV’s annual Evidence-based Practice Conference – Together, Fairer, Stronger – #iHVEBP2022

The iHV EBP conference, held on 15 September 2022 at King’s House Conference Centre in Manchester, was our first face-to-face conference since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, and it was fantastic to see so many delegates in person!


The focus of this year’s conference was on reducing health inequalities and strengthening integrated working. We explored the learning from the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as opportunities to promote health visiting and its role in tackling current public health priorities and improving outcomes for babies, children and families.

Programme and Speakers

Our packed programme brought together local, national, and international experts and speakers, all focused on strengthening health visiting practice through sharing the latest evidence, research, and practice examples.


Our inspirational and passionate speakers included:

  • Tash Oakes-Monger, National LGBT Project Manager
  • Kenny Gibson, Deputy Director for NHS Safeguarding
  • Jim McManus, President Association of Directors of Public Health UK, and Director of Public Health
  • Alison Morton, Executive Director, iHV
  • Clare Worgan, Head of Training and Education, Sands
  • Dr Karen Whittaker, Education and Workforce Lead, iHV
  • Sammie McFarland, CEO and Founder, Long Covid Kids Charity
  • Pilar Cloud, Project Lead, Action Cerebral Palsy
  • Louise Wileman, Health Visitor and CONI Co-ordinator
  • Dr Kate Abbott, Clinical Psychologist
  • Dr Lisa Marsland, Consultant Clinical Psychologist
  • Martha Sercombe, Specialist Perinatal Mental Health, Health Visitor
  • Jo Claessens, BBC Tiny Happy People
  • Annalea Staples, Dental Therapist, University of Leeds
  • Dr Elizabeth Camacho, Health Economist, University of Manchester
  • Plus many, many more!

A big thank you to all our speakers, presenters and exhibitors for helping to make the day such a success!

View the programme here

Conference poster winner

Many congratulations to our best poster presentation winner: Tracey Long – with her poster Transition to adoptive parenthood: a conceptualisation

Best poster presentation winner: Tracey Long receiving her award from Alison Morton

Some of the Feedback

“It was my first iHV conference and it was much better than I expected. Having gone through covid it was lovely to hear people’s positive attitudes to health visiting and the information that was shared by all.”

“It was a fantastic conference, the quality of the speakers and range of topics was excellent. I feel reinvigorated in my purpose and have made some useful connections from other areas to link in with to progress programmes of work. Inspiring, welcoming and meaningful. Well done iHV!”

“Thank you for producing such an informative conference. The passion for the role shone though for me and inspired me as student at the start of my health visiting career.”

“Great venue, great speakers. Thank you for reinvigorating my HV Practice!”

Presentations

Please note that the conference presentations are available to conference delegates only and they will have been sent the password required to access this page:

Go to iHV EBP Conference 2022 speaker presentations - delegates only - password required

Tweets from #iHVEBP2022

For those of you who could not either join us on the day or could not follow the #iHVEBP2022 hashtag on Twitter, we’ve collected and made a little “Wakelet” collection of the day’s tweets so you can follow some of what was shared. Please see below.

 

Call for abstracts for iHV Evidence-based Practice conference 2022

The iHV is delighted to offer you the opportunity to present your practice or research at our 2022 annual evidence-based practice (EBP) conference – “Together | Fairer | Stronger” on 15 September 2022 at King’s House Conference Centre in Manchester

We are pleased to announce that this will be our first face-to-face conference since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. We are all looking forward to being able to meet again, network and share ideas together.

Our conference programme brings together local, national, and international experts and speakers who are focused on strengthening health visiting practice through sharing the latest evidence, research, and practice examples.

The focus of this year’s conference is on reducing health inequalities and strengthening integrated working. We will explore the learning from the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as opportunities to promote health visiting and its role in tackling current public health priorities and improving outcomes for babies, children and families.

Alison Morton, Executive Director iHV, commented:

“We look forward to welcoming you to Manchester in September 2022 to explore the latest evidence-based practice and research on key public health priorities for health visiting. Everyone is welcome as we come together again, in person, to share best practice and research – let’s build on the present to help shape the future of health visiting and tackle inequalities. We look forward to welcoming as many of you as possible.”

Abstract Themes/Topics

We encourage submissions that support the overall theme of the conference to reduce inequalities.

We are interested to hear from researchers, educators and clinicians who have led work in the following areas from across all nations of the UK (non-UK applicants will also be considered and should demonstrate transferable learning):

  • Integration: Innovations in health visiting practice or service delivery models that can demonstrate impact within integrated/ ‘whole system’ public health approaches to addressing health inequalities.  We are keen to showcase examples from across all nations of the UK.
  • Improving access/ reducing inequalities: We are particularly interested in submissions that improve the experience and outcomes of health visiting service users who encounter obstacles accessing health care, and/ or people with protected characteristics, for example: people from minoritised ethnic groups; people with disabilities; LGBTQI+ women and people; families experiencing homelessness; domestic abuse; substance misuse problems; mental illness and mental health problems; and safeguarding.
  • Conference themes may include, but are not limited to, the current priority public health topics for health visitors and health visiting skill-mix teams:
    1. Transition to parenthood, including preconception care
    2. Breastfeeding
    3. Perinatal mental health (mothers, fathers and partners)
    4. Infant and child mental health
    5. Healthy nutrition, physical activity and healthy weight
    6. Managing minor illnesses, building health literacy and prevention of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS)
    7. Reducing unintentional injuries
    8. The uptake of immunisations
    9. Primary prevention and health promotion in oral health
    10. Child development 0-5 years, including speech, language and communication and school readiness
    11. Sleep
    12. Children with developmental disorders, disabilities and complex health needs
    13. Tobacco, alcohol and substance misuse in the perinatal period
    14. Healthy couple relationships
    15. Teenage parenthood
  • We would be delighted to receive applications from community nursery nurses and all other health visiting practitioners who support babies and young children. We will be holding a special concurrent session for these valued roles.

Submissions: The abstract submission deadline is 4 April 2022.

See Abstract Submission Guidelines and Timeline for further details on format and how to submit