Show threadKate Nyhan is changing serversJan 27, 2023

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But *I* didn't go to #APHA22, and *I* didn't submit anything there as a first or solo author. Instead, I spent my time and energy on a submission to a different conference - online, free to registrants, and with a higher rate of LMIC participation btw. And guess what: it was great! I got everything you want from a conference: networking, kudos and feedback on my work, insights into new and in-progress work in the field, with a more diverse community.

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Show threadKate Nyhan is changing serversJan 27, 2023

@phpledge
For example, a project I helped with ended up at #APHA22, which was not a beacon of COVID safety and disability inclusion. The ECR first author saw APHA as a setting she needed to be in for career prospects - and TBH she is objectively right about that! (Which is why inclusion and COVID safety in these settings are so important)

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Herman SaksonoNov 7, 2022
I’m at #apha22!
Show threadkdnyhanNov 6, 2022
But I feel so sorry for ECR and student participants who felt that they had to participate in #APHA22 #APHA2022, on whatever terms the org will offer, for professional advancement.
Show threadkdnyhanNov 6, 2022
I didn't go to #APHA22 #APHA2022 because it was obvious from the COVID safety policies they had in place back when proposals were due that limiting transmission and including the perspectives of people with disabilities were not priorities. Fine for me, I have a lot of autonomy about where to share my work and where to learn from expert-and-inclusive communities.
kdnyhanNov 6, 2022
If I had gone to an in-person conference, thinking there would be a certain level of safety, because of the stated policy “all APHA 2022 in-person attendees, exhibitors, speakers, staff and volunteers will be required to wear masks at indoor activities,” and then I learned *after arriving* that speakers are allowed to remove their masks when presenting... I wouldn’t be happy. #APHA22 #APHA2022 #PublicHealth