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British Association for Community Child Health (BACCH), British Association of Child and Adolescent Public Health (BACAPH) and Climate Change Member Reference Group

Time slot
Tuesday 12 May 2026 - 13:45-16:00
Room
Hall 1
Session type
Specialty group session

Advocacy for paediatricians: what, where and how? A collaboration between BACCH, BACAPH and the RCPCH Climate Group

Programme 

13.45 - 13.50    Introduction, welcome, relevance for each group and linked resources
 
13.50 - 14.15    Kitchen to playground: Environmental exposures and children’s health - Dr Abigail Whitehouse

Abstracts

14.15 - 14.40
Abstract 1 10194 Climate Change Communication - Our Health, Our Planet
Abstract 2 9518 Can greenspaces improve children’s well-being? A cross-sectional analysis of the People and Nature Survey from 2021-1022
Abstract 3 10160 Fractured Foundations: Autism, Attachment, and ACEs in    Complex Neurodevelopmental Presentations

Break

14.50 - 15.15    Advocating and influencing inside and outside the system - Dr Laura-Jane Smith

15.15 - 15.40    Partnerships and creativity - the cornerstones of paediatric advocacy - Prof Monica Lakhanpaul (25 mins and Qs at the end)

15.40 - 16.00    Speaker panel and questions from audience - Dr Ann Hoskins, Prof Monica Lakhanpaul, Dr Laura-Jane Smith, Dr Abigail Whitehouse
 

Speakers

  • Dr Ann Hoskins - Consultant in public health    
  • Dr Lucy Pickard Sullivan - Consultant, King's College
  • Dr Ian Male - Consultant, Sussex Community NHS Trust
  • Dr Christiane Nitsch - Designated Doctor Children Looked After, Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust 
  • Dr Helena Clements - Officer for climate change, RCPCH    
  • Georgia Bickerton - Project Officer, RCPCH
  • Dr Laura-Jane Smith - Consultant, King's College
  • Prof. Monica Lakhanpaul - Consultant, UCL / Nottingham Hospital
  • Dr Abigail Whitehouse - Consultant, Royal London
Big picture: Global, sustainability and climate Clinical: Community and public health Included for virtual delegates