ECO Care Equity in the Asia-Pacific Conference
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Event overview
Focused on emergency, critical and operative (ECO) care, this conference brings together the Pacific Island Surgeons Association (PISA), the Global Alliance for Surgical Obstetrics, Trauma and Anaesthesia Care (G4 Alliance), and the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (RACS), along with other organisations, to discuss strengthening of ECO care systems in the Asia-Pacific region in an era of climate change.
Theme: From risk to resilience: health system sustainability in an era of climate change
Dates: 27–31 October 2025
Venue: University of Fiji, Samabula Campus, Suva, Fiji
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Call for Abstracts are now open. Submit your abstract to be part of our program - see more under the Abstracts section
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Why it matters
- rising disease burden from extreme weather and displacement
- fragile health infrastructure and workforce shortages
- limited access to surgical care, especially for NCDs
- fragmented emergency and surgical systems
- under-implemented national surgical, obstetric and anaesthesia plans (NSOAPs) and reliance on donor funding.
This meeting is positioned as a strategic intervention to catalyse regional collaboration and resilience.
Conference purpose
- advance the World Health Organisation (WHO) ECO Care Continuum in the Pacific
- showcase country-level progress on NSOAPs
- address gender equity, AI, antimicrobial resistance, and oncology
- strengthen advocacy, financing, and regional partnerships.
Call for Abstracts
Your research, your moment. Call for abstracts - submissions must close 10 October 2025
This is your opportunity to share research, case studies, and initiatives that highlight innovation, collaboration, and sustainability in emergency, critical, and operative (ECO) care—especially in climate-vulnerable regions.
Who can submit an abstract?
Surgeons, trainees, public health professionals, climate scientists, health system leaders, and advocates working at the intersection of sustainability and surgical care.
We welcome abstracts that explore:
- Climate-adaptive strategies in ECO care delivery
- Cross-sector and regional collaborations
- Innovations in surgical, anaesthesia, obstetric, trauma, and emergency care
- Community-led resilience and capacity building
- Policy and systems-level approaches to sustainable healthcare.
Submission deadline: Friday 10 October
Submit your abstract to: [email protected]
We look forward to receiving your abstract.
Who should attend
- Surgical, anaesthesia, obstetric, and emergency and critical care professionals.
- RACS Fellows and leadership.
- National surgical societies and academic institutions.
- NGOs and global health advocates.
- Climate health organisations.
- Ministries of health and regional WHO representatives.
- Donors, development partners, and philanthropic foundations
Why you should attend
- Connect with global and regional leaders.
- Shape climate-resilient health systems.
- Engage in high-impact panels and consensus forums.
- Join a movement for equitable surgical care in the Pacific region.