ORAHS 2027 comes to Halifax
July 19 - July 23, 2027
About ORAHS
ORAHS is the EURO Working Group on Operational Research Applied to Health Services, founded in 1975 under the International Federation of Operational Research Societies (IFORS). It brings together more than 340 members from over 30 countries who apply quantitative analysis to planning and managing health care.
The group meets once a year, each summer, for a week of papers, discussion, healthcare study tours and a social programme. In 2027 that meeting comes to Halifax, Nova Scotia. It is open to anyone with a quantitative background and an interest in health services.
What to expect
A week of research, debate and healthcare site visits on the Atlantic coast of Canada.
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Talks on health system planning, resource allocation, staff scheduling, performance measurement and decision support, with real time for debate after every paper.
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Visits to local health facilities to talk through planning and management problems with the people running Nova Scotia's health services.
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Evenings on the Halifax waterfront and time for members and accompanying families to get together. Details coming soon.
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Partners and family members are warmly welcome in Halifax. An accompanying persons programme is being planned, with details coming soon.
Plan your trip to Halifax
Getting here: fly into Halifax Stanfield International Airport (YHZ). A taxi or Uber downtown is about $65 CAD, or take Halifax Transit for $5 CAD.
Where to stay: options range from the Westin Nova Scotian and the Lord Nelson to budget rooms in Dalhousie student residences. Group rates coming soon.
Key dates
Call for abstracts, abstract deadline and registration: dates coming soon. Check back here or email orahs2027@gmail.com to hear when they open.
Conference: July 19 to 23, 2027 in Halifax, Nova Scotia.