AI & Public Health Conference 2026

Abstract Requirements

• A maximum of two (2) abstracts may be submitted per presenting author.

• All abstracts must be in original work and submitted in English and have a 300-word maximum.

• ​We welcome submission of abstracts for presentations relevant to one or more of the Conference sub-themes. 

• Abstracts submitted for presentation will be published exactly as received and should be checked for spelling and grammar prior to submission.

• It is the submitting author’s responsibility to ensure that the abstract uploaded to the server is the correct version.

• If there is more than one presenter, all correspondence will be sent to the person whose name and email address is entered with the abstract.

• We encourage abstract submissions on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples’ health. For these abstracts, first priority will be given to abstracts presented by an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander person, followed by abstracts co-presented with an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander person. Lower priority will be given to abstracts with no Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander authors. For these abstract submissions, up to an additional 300 words will be permitted to outline the Aboriginal Governance structures used to ensure that Indigenous data sovereignty principles were adhered to in the research or program development and that the processes were culturally appropriate.
   

​​​​Abstract Submissions​

We encourage submitters to think about the story they are telling, and how they will ensure the presentation is dynamic and engaging. Reforming policy is core strategy to support preventive health.  We encourage abstracts exploring stories of policy reform to improve preventive health outcomes and the settings that lead to them.​​

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All abstracts should be submitted electronically using the online form on this conference webpage.

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It is the submitting author’s responsibility to ensure the correct version of the abstract is uploaded. Abstracts submitted should be checked for spelling and grammar as they will be published exactly as received.

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All presenters must register to present at the conference and pay the conference registration fee.​

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Domains

1. Research: Intro, Methods, Results, Conclusion.

2. Policy/Practice: Problem, What you did, Results, Lessons.

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Sub-themes

​Abstracts are invited for the following topics and corresponding sub-themes in areas of public health:

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Enabling infrastructure for AI

Sharing data and federated learning, etc.

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Educating our workforce for AI

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Case studies on AI use in public health

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Equity and Ethics

Privacy, accessibility, information bias, confidentiality and security

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Adverse Public health impacts of AI

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Projects and programs harnessing AI for public health benefits

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Presentation Types (Face-to-face & Pre-recorded)

We are asking abstract submitters to express interest in your preferred presentation method. Please note, this cannot be guaranteed.

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Rapid Fire Presentations

Presenters have a total of 6 minutes presentation time using up to 6 PowerPoint slides (including any title and reference slides). If time allows, Q&A will occur at the conclusion of all presentations. Please note, places are limited.
 

Conversation Starter Presentation 
Presenters have a total of 3 minutes presentation time using up to 4 PowerPoint slides (including any title and reference slides). If time allows, Q&A will occur at the conclusion of all presentations. 

 

​​Please note, concurrent session presentations will only be available to view by face-to-face delegates at the venue.

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