FPH Registrar Conference 2023: Back to the Future
On 21 September 2023, the Faculty held our Specialty Registrar’s Conference, bringing together the next generation of public health leaders both online and in-person at the King’s Fund in London.
The hybrid event, themed “Back to the Future”, was packed with insightful presentations and debates on topics including tackling racism, the use of health data, genomics, artificial intelligence, and the use digital technology in the health sector.
Specialty Registrar Conference live illustration by David Lewis
Conference recording and slides
FPH President Professor Kevin Fenton welcomes delegates online and in-person to the 'FPH Registrars Conference 2023: Back to the Future' at The King’s Fund on 21 September 2023.
Professor Clare Turnball and Professor Aroon Hingorani take us from the bench to the beside as they discuss the evolving role and the possible applications of genomics and polygenic risk scores in public health at the FPH Registrars Conference 2023: Back to the Future.
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Pritesh Mistry and Dr Vin Diwakar discuss how digital tools and technologies can improve health and care at the FPH Registrar Conference 2023: Back to the Future.
Bringing the future to the present - how to move from theory to practice? Professor Kevin Fenton discusses Future Public Health with colleagues at the FPH Registrars Conference 2023: Back to the Future.
Panelists include;
- Professor Durka Dougall
- Dr Steve Casson
- Alisha Davies
- Dr Cat Pinho-Gomes
Dr Chetna Sharma, Professor Delan Devakumar, Dr Jennifer Yip, and Dr Samia Latif discuss anti-racism in public heath at the FPH Registrars Conference 2023: Back to the Future.
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Professor Delan Devakumar's presentation slides
Workshops' recordings and slides
Kazim Beebeejaun and Fatai Ogunlayi host a live episode of the ‘Training in Public Health’ podcast featuring a panel of consultants from across the public health system including career and leadership coach, Dr Amina Aitsi-Selmi, Consultant in Global Health, Dr Ahmed Razavi, and Health Protection Consultant, Dr Naveed Syed. They discuss how to navigate public health career pathways and gain leadership skills in training.
Dr Niamh Thompson, Policy Advisor at The Behavioural Insights Team explores how behavioural insights can be used to help people make healthier choices.
Slides available here.
Workshop hosted by John Waldron, Policy Manager, Action on Smoking and Health (ASH) on commercial determinants of health and advocacy on smoking.
Slides available here.
Registrars Dr Sam Tweed, SRC Vice-Chair and Dr Ugonna Nwankpa, SRC Euronet lead, share ways in which Registrars can gain global health experience through training placements and project opportunities. They will discuss Euronet membership and global networks including ASPHER, EUPHA, and WFPHA.
Slides available here.
An interactive session mixing film clips and discussion with Ukrainian film makers. Hosted by FPH's Public Health Film & Global Violence Prevention Special Interest Groups in collaboration with the Public Health Film Society, a UK based charity.
Registrars present unique, innovative, and forward-thinking projects.
Featured presentations:
- Luke Robertshaw - North East Transport Plan
- Anna Howells - SARS-CoV-2 Immunity and Reinfection Evaluation (SIREN) Study
- Dr Emily Clark – Family Planning in Côte D’Ivoire
- Dr Helen Skirrow - Pregnancy and childhood vaccination
- Philip Broadbent – Modelling the Public Health implications of the cost-of-living crisis
- Christina Downham – Public Health in the Ambulance Sector
- Gemma Hobson – Vaping among Children and Young People
Slides available here.
Dr Alex Allen, Epidemiologist at UKHSA is joined by early career consultants; Liam Crosby, Katie Ferguson, and James Moore, to discuss final years of training and transition to first consultant jobs.