First Announcement of Conference & Call for Abstracts
First Announcement of Conference &
Call for Abstracts
第一轮会议通知及论文摘要征稿
(2023/11)
The 5th Belt & Road Initiative Global Health International Congress &
2024 University Alliance of the Silk Road
Global Health Forum
June 21~23, 2024, Xi’an, China
第五届“一带一路”全球健康国际研讨会
暨丝绸之路大学联盟2024全球健康论坛
2024年6月21日~23日, 中国•西安
The Conference will be held in Xi’an, China, on June 21-23, 2024. It will be jointly hosted by Xi’an Jiaotong University Health Sciences Center, Global Health Institute, School of Public Health, the Health Sub-Alliance of the University Alliance of the Silk Road, and the Obesity Prevention and Control Society of Chinese Nutrition Society (CNS-OPCS), and co-organized by World Obesity Federation (WOF), International Diabetes Federation (IDF), China Health Policy and Management Society (CHPAMS) and other organizations.
Leaders and experts from China and abroad will present at the conference, including delegates from international organizations. The conference consists about 20 keynote and thematic forums, including a youth forum. The conference calls for abstract submission. Interested scholars and postgraduate students from China and overseas are welcome to join! Key information is as follows:
1. Conference Theme
“Innovation- Cooperation- Sharing-Global Health”
“创新-合作-共享-全球健康”
2. Conference Topics
The Congress will cover over 20 topics of significant global health issues, with keynote speech forum, various thematic forums, young scholar forum and poster exhibition. Following are examples:
1) Keynote Speech Forums
2) Gerontology & Healthy Aging
(Co-organized with CHPAMS, etc)
3) Digital Health (dHealth)
4) Medical-prevention Integration
5) Healthy China - Active Health
6) Health Disparities Elimination
7) Obesity Prevention and Control
(Co-organized with WOF, CNS-OPCS)
8) Diabetes Prevention and Control (Co-organized with IDF)
9) Chronic Diseases Prevention and Control
10) Infectious Diseases Prevention and Control
11) Environment Health and Endemic Diseases Prevention and Control
12) Nutrition and Health
13) Health Media and Health Promotion
14) Cross-disciplinary Cooperation - Dean's Forum
15) Cross-disciplinary - Health Management – Roundtable
16) Training in Research Paper Writing: Dialogue with Editor-in-Chief of Top International Journals
17) Young Scholar Forum
18) Poster Exhibition
3. Selected Invited Speakers
Over 100 leaders and experts from the World Health Organization (WHO), World Obesity Federation (WOF), International Diabetes Federation (IDF), Chinese National Health Commission, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CCDC), Asia-Pacific Clinical Nutrition Society, Chinese Preventive Medicine Association (CPMA), Chinese Nutrition Society (CNS) and other institutions, other scholars from around the globe, presidents of universities and hospitals, will attend the conference and have academic exchange.
4. Schedule
Venue: Xi 'an, Shaanxi Province, China
Language: In English and Chinese
5. Enterprise Cooperation / Sponsors
The congress invites outstanding domestic and international companies to support and cooperate.
6. Contact Us
Ms. Lihua YAN (Dean Office, Xi’an Jiaotong University Global Health Institute)
Tel: +86-29-8896-7396 (office)
Email: ylihua@xjtu.edu.cn
7. Registration
Please follow the WeChat official account of "Xi’an Jiaotong University Global Health Institute"
(ID: GHI_XJTU). More details will be released later.
8. Call for Abstracts
To be selected for posters and oral presentations, and for awards:
The conference welcomes scholars and postgraduate students in relevant fields to submit abstracts. Excellent abstracts will be selected for posters or oral presentations in the "Youth Forum". Outstanding reports will be awarded the "Young Scholar Star Award Certificate" and prizes.
8.1 Topics
1) Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases
2) Prevention and Control of Chronic Diseases
3) Prevention and Control of Obesity
4) Nutrition and Health
5) Environmental Health and Endemic Diseases Prevention and Control
6) Gerontology & Healthy Aging
7) Health Systems and Policies
8) Health Big Data Research
9) Digital Health (dHealth)
10) Health Promotion
11) Health Disparities
12) Other topics
8.2 Requirements for Abstracts
1) The study should not have been published in any academic journals.
2) Abstracts should be submitted as a word file via email, to XJTU_GHI_BRGHC@163.com. The Email subject line and the document title should be named using the: “BRGHC5 submit + author’s name + affiliation + topic (see above list)”. We do not accept full papers.
3) Abstracts should be in English and <300 words for the main text; in total <500 words for the full submission, including study title, author information (name, job title, institution, email). The abstracts should be written in a structured format, including study aims, methods, results, conclusions, and keywords; and declare conflicts of interest.
8.3 Important Dates
Deadline: April 15, 2024
Notification of acceptance: By June 1, 2024
8.4 Review and Selection of Abstracts
The Academic Committee of the Conference will organize an expert review meeting to review all the abstracts submitted, selected abstracts will be included in the Abstract Brochure, and excellent abstracts will be selected for posters and oral presentations.
**Excellent presentations will be awarded “Young Scholar Star Award Certificate” and prizes!**
9. Background of the Conference
Health is an essential cornerstone for mankind’s well-being and happiness. It is an important indicator of national prosperity and civilization. The burden of chronic diseases is escalating worldwide. The resolution of the problems requires interdisciplinary and transnational cooperation, to help build a community of shared future for mankind.
During 2017-2022, the Xi'an Jiaotong University Global Health Research Institute (GHI), in collaboration with other leading institutions from China and abroad, has successfully held four Belt & Road Initiative Global Health International Congresses. Nobel Prize winners, academicians, leading experts and leaders, presidents of university and hospital, such as those from the World Health Organization (WHO), the United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF), the Chinese National Health Commission, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CCDC), Asia Pacific Clinical Nutrition Society, Chinese Preventive Medicine Association (CPMA), Chinese Nutrition Society (CNS) and other institutions, have participated in the conferences.
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Following is a summary (in English and Chinese) of the 2022 4th Belt & Road Initiative Global Health International Congress:
排版|王智奕
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