Frequently asked questions

The British Medical Association, Canadian Medical Association, and the American Medical Association are proud to host the ICPH 2024 as a in-person event. All three organizations will continue to carefully monitor the COVID-19 pandemic, working closely with leadership, venue staff and healthcare officials. We hope that conditions will improve with the continued actions of physicians, patients, and the public health community and we trust that you recognize our priorities are to support patients and physicians in this time and to work for the safety and well-being of everyone involved. If the conference is moved to a full virtual event, postponed, or canceled, attendees will be notified via email communication.

All conference materials can be found on the conference materials and ICPH agenda at-a-glance page.

The call for abstracts will open Feb. 12, 2024. All submissions must be submitted electronically via the online abstract management system by April 12, 2024 by 11:59 p.m. EST.

After you complete your submission, a receipt of confirmation email will be sent to you. Keep a copy of this receipt for your records along with a copy of the original documents.

Change copy here to “Changes to abstract submissions are permitted until April 12, 2024. If you are experiencing issues with the submission platform, contact ICPH staff at phabstracts@cma.ca.

All corresponding/submitting authors were informed via email whether their abstract was accepted or declined in June 2024. If you did not receive a status update email, contact us at phabstracts@cma.ca.

ICPH 2024 will be held in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, Oct. 17-19, 2024.

Registration will open June 2024. Information regarding registration costs for the conference can be found on the ICPH registration page (subject to change).

Information regarding the hotel can be found on the ICPH travel page.