This event is for healthcare professionals only. It is approved for CPD (continuing professional development) in accordance with the current RCPCH CPD guidelines. We'll email all delegates a certificate of attendance within four weeks of the conference.
Monday 11 May 2026 - 08:45-10:15
Room
Hall 1
Session topic
Clinical: Mental health and neurodiversity,
Included for virtual delegates
Monday 11 May 2026 - 11:00-12:15
Children Not Numbers: Providing healthcare under conflict in Gaza
Room
Hall 1
Session topic
Big picture: Global, sustainability and climate,
Included for virtual delegates
Embedding anti-racism in paediatric medical education: From theory to practice education
Room
Hall 7A
Session topic
Education and paediatric training,
Included for virtual delegates
Working together: Family engagement to prevent and address harm
Room
Hall 7B
Session topic
Health service delivery, management, patient safety, QI, EDI, prescribing and technology,
Included for virtual delegates
Communicating for change: How to write and disseminate good science and policy
Room
Hall 10B
Session topic
Included for virtual delegates,
Research. policy, standards and guidelines
Monday 11 May 2026 - 12:30-13:30
Makaton for medics: Learn signs and principles for inclusive communication
Room
Hall 1
Session topic
Included for virtual delegates,
Social and wellbeing
Monday 11 May 2026 - 13:45-16:00
Association of Paediatric Emergency Medicine (APEM)
Room
Hall 1
Session topic
Clinical: Sub-specialty,
Included for virtual delegates
British Association of Perinatal Medicine (BAPM)and Neonatal Society and Neonatal and Paediatric Pharmacy Group (NPPG)
Room
Hall 5
Session topic
Clinical: Neonatal and perinatal,
Health service delivery, management, patient safety, QI, EDI, prescribing and technology,
Included for virtual delegates
British Academy of Childhood Disability (BACD), British Paediatric Respiratory Society and Down Syndrome Medical Interest Group
Room
Hall 9
Session topic
Clinical: Community and public health,
Clinical: Sub-specialty,
Included for virtual delegates
British Association of General Paediatrics (BAGP), General and Adolescent Paediatric Research in the United Kingdom (GAPRUKI) and British Association of Paediatricians in Audiology (BAPA)
Room
Hall 11
Session topic
Clinical: Community and public health,
Clinical: General,
Included for virtual delegates,
Research. policy, standards and guidelines
Monday 11 May 2026 - 16:45-18:00
Afternoon plenary- Illingworth-Rees Memorial Lecture with Mr Justice Williams: Family justice- insights, challenges and opportunities
Room
Hall 1
Session topic
Included for virtual delegates,
Medicolegal, safeguarding, ethics and law
Tuesday 12 May 2026 - 08:00-08:30
Justice for children, families and colleagues: Essential medico-legal skills for all
Room
Hall 5
Session topic
Included for virtual delegates,
Medicolegal, safeguarding, ethics and law
Does my child have POTS? The basics of diagnosis and management
Room
Hall 11
Session topic
Clinical: General,
Included for virtual delegates
Tuesday 12 May 2026 - 08:45-10:15
Morning plenary with Professor Sonia Saxena: Integration and innovation for future child health: a perspective from primary care
Room
Hall 1
Session topic
Clinical: Community and public health,
Clinical: General,
Health service delivery, management, patient safety, QI, EDI, prescribing and technology,
Included for virtual delegates
Tuesday 12 May 2026 - 11:00-12:15
Early child development: The next wave in global child health
Room
Hall 1
Session topic
Big picture: Global, sustainability and climate,
Included for virtual delegates,
Research. policy, standards and guidelines
Transition from neonatal to paediatric care for babies with complex healthcare needs: Making it better for everyone
Room
Hall 5
Session topic
Clinical: Community and public health,
Clinical: General,
Clinical: Neonatal and perinatal,
Included for virtual delegates
Getting it right first time: Redesigning outpatient services for better, faster care
Room
Hall 9
Session topic
Clinical: Community and public health,
Clinical: General,
Health service delivery, management, patient safety, QI, EDI, prescribing and technology,
Included for virtual delegates
Empowering the future: Advancing autism training for today and tomorrow's professionals
Room
Hall 11
Session topic
Clinical: Community and public health,
Clinical: Mental health and neurodiversity,
Included for virtual delegates
Tuesday 12 May 2026 - 12:30-13:30
Makaton for medics: Learn signs and principles for inclusive communication
Room
Hall 1
Session topic
Included for virtual delegates,
Social and wellbeing
World Patient Safety Day Goals - lunchtime session
Room
Hall 9
Session topic
Health service delivery, management, patient safety, QI, EDI, prescribing and technology,
Included for virtual delegates
Tuesday 12 May 2026 - 13:45-16:00
British Association for Community Child Health (BACCH), British Association of Child and Adolescent Public Health (BACAPH) and Climate Change Member Reference Group
Room
Hall 1
Session topic
Big picture: Global, sustainability and climate,
Clinical: Community and public health,
Included for virtual delegates
Paediatric Educators' Special Interest Group
Room
Hall 5
Session topic
Education and paediatric training,
Included for virtual delegates
International Child Health Group and Young People's Health Special Interest Group
Room
Hall 9
Session topic
Big picture: Global, sustainability and climate,
Clinical: Community and public health,
Clinical: General,
Clinical: Sub-specialty,
Included for virtual delegates
Designing and delivering outstanding health services for children and young people
Room
Hall 11
Session topic
Health service delivery, management, patient safety, QI, EDI, prescribing and technology,
Included for virtual delegates
Tuesday 12 May 2026 - 16:45-18:00
Afternoon plenary with Dr Nick Brown- Adapting to an ecosystem in flux: Archives at 100. The ADC Birthday Plenary
Room
Hall 1
Session topic
History and RCPCH birthday,
Included for virtual delegates,
Research. policy, standards and guidelines
Wednesday 13 May 2026 - 08:00-08:30
Beyond words: Unlocking children's voices in child protection with co-designed communication toolkits
Room
Hall 5
Session topic
Engagement, CYP, advocacy and play,
Included for virtual delegates
A Trusts model of care for managing refugee children from Gaza
Room
Hall 9
Session topic
Big picture: Global, sustainability and climate,
Included for virtual delegates
Wednesday 13 May 2026 - 08:30-10:00
Morning plenary, with Professor Alan Emond and Dr Peter Davis: The future of paediatric surveillance in the era of genomics and big data. The BPSU Birthday Plenary.
Room
Hall 1
Session topic
BPSU 40th anniversary,
Included for virtual delegates,
Research. policy, standards and guidelines
Wednesday 13 May 2026 - 10:45-13:00
British Paediatric Allergy Immunity and Infection Group
Room
Hall 1
Session topic
Clinical: Sub-specialty,
Included for virtual delegates
Child Protection Special Interest Group and Child Protection Standing Committee
Room
Hall 5
Session topic
Included for virtual delegates,
Medicolegal, safeguarding, ethics and law
Paediatric Critical Care Society (PCCS)
Room
Hall 9
Session topic
Clinical: Sub-specialty,
Included for virtual delegates
British Paediatric and Adolescent Bone Group and British Society of Paediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes
Room
Hall 11
Session topic
Clinical: Sub-specialty,
Included for virtual delegates