Global Integrated Health Care Fall 2023 Conference

Have We Reached the Breaking Point? Rising Chronic Illness, Emotional Distress and Pain in the Era of COVID-19 and the Environmental Crises

Join colleagues, practitioners and health leaders online for the ASU College of Health Solutions Fall 2023 Integrated Health Care Conference.

We are experiencing a global syndemic, defined as a synergistic interaction between biological and socioecological factors that adversely impact populations, especially those affected by health inequalities. The interaction of COVID-19, the rising prevalence of noncommunicable disease, increasing unhealthy lifestyle behaviors, psychological distress and harmful substance use is a syndemic. Global warming and air pollution are rising and adversely impact our health. There is a lack of evidence-based research on how to systematically address these interrelated problems with public health, integrated health care strategies and techniques. This conference will address this gap by answering the questions: What is the nature of interactions between COVID-19, NCD’s, lifestyle behaviors, psychological distress and harmful substance use? Which sub-populations are more adversely impacted by this syndemic? What can we do to improve NCD’s, lifestyle health behaviors, harmful substance use, global warming and pollution?

The 2023 Integrated Health Care Conference is ideal for providers, clinicians, executives, researchers, students and policymakers who value integrated health care and seek to learn about the status and progress of integrated health globally.

This hybrid conference will take place in person on the ASU Downtown Phoenix campus and online. Day 2 of the 2023 Integrated Health Care Conference is approved for up to five hours of continuing professional education credit through the ASU Office of Interprofessional Continuing Health Education for medicine, nursing, psychology, social work and interprofessional continuing education.