Submit your abstract by 7 October for a chance to showcase your work at the iHV Evidence-based Practice Conference on 8 May 2025 at Kings House conference centre, Manchester.

If you’ve seen earlier calls but haven’t submitted yet, now is the perfect time! Don’t be shy, we are keen to hear from you, whether you and your team can share learning on implementing new approaches, or how you have developed creative and innovative practices with measurable success, or being involved in ground-breaking research, this is your opportunity to feature your work on a national platform.

Who can submit an abstract?

  • Health visitors with innovative ideas and successful initiatives that have made a difference in the lives of babies, children and families.
  • Researchers or academics with examples of cutting-edge developments in health visiting practice, innovation or research.
  • Health visiting team members who are contributing to a health visitor-led service improvement initiative, which is aimed at improving outcomes for babies, children and families? (for example, oral health, healthy weight and nutrition, infant feeding)

Join us and be part of our conference platform in 2025!
Connect with local, national, and international experts and speakers to share your developments in health visiting practice, innovation, and the latest research aimed at addressing health inequalities and improving health outcomes for babies, children, and families. Be a part of this important event and help shape the future of health visiting.

Why submit an abstract?

Top-scoring abstract authors have the chance to present their work as an oral breakout session speaker, a concurrent session speaker, or even a plenary keynote speaker. You can indicate your preferences in your submission and allocation of presenter sessions will depend on scoring and topic selection.

The benefits of presenting include:

  • Recognition: Raise your own profile as a speaker at a UK-wide conference
  • Showcase your work: And raise the profile of your organisation
  • Networking and learning: Connect, collaborate and learn from other practitioners working in the field of health visiting and family public health
  • Boost your career: Add your experience of presenting to your curriculum vitae (CV)

Deadline for submission* is 7 October 2024

*Please note that our booking system is not yet live – so in the meantime, please submit your abstract and hold the date in your diary – 8 May 2025 at King’s House Conference Centre in Manchester. If your organisation is funding your ticket – please ensure you have their approval prior to submitting an abstract.

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

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! 

We are indeed stronger together!