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Programme

We have a packed agenda, with keynote speakers, specialty and special interest group sessions and practical workshops, plus plenty of social and networking opportunities. Explore the programme by searching or filtering by conference day, type of session and topic, then click or tap to see more!

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Monday 11 May 2026 - 11:00-12:15

Workshop

Build your advocacy skills with the RCPCH Policy and External Affairs team

Room

Hall 6B

Session topic

Engagement, CYP, advocacy and play,

Research. policy, standards and guidelines

Workshop

The state of adolescent health: Insights from Bradford's Age of Wonder

Room

Hall 8B

Session topic

Research. policy, standards and guidelines

Workshop

Neighbourhood health for children: Getting started and doing it well and training paediatricians for the future

Room

Hall 9

Session topic

Clinical: Community and public health,

Clinical: General,

Education and paediatric training,

Research. policy, standards and guidelines

Workshop

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 - 13:45-16:00

Specialty group session

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

Tuesday 12 May 2026 - 08:00-08:30

Workshop

From clinical questions to publication: A practical research journey

Room

Hall 9

Session topic

Research. policy, standards and guidelines

Tuesday 12 May 2026 - 11:00-12:15

Workshop

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

Workshop

Clinical Guideline development: Formal consensus methodology

Room

Hall 8B

Session topic

RCPCH session,

Research. policy, standards and guidelines

Tuesday 12 May 2026 - 12:30-13:30

Mini-theatre session

Meet the nations' officers - Insight Theatre

Room

Insight Theatre - Exhibition Hall

Session topic

RCPCH session,

Research. policy, standards and guidelines

Tuesday 12 May 2026 - 16:45-18:00

Plenary

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

Speaker(s)

Dr Nick Brown, Editor in Chief, Archives of Disease in Childhood

Wednesday 13 May 2026 - 08:00-08:30

Workshop

Keeping up with the evidence

Room

Hall 7A

Session topic

RCPCH session,

Research. policy, standards and guidelines

Wednesday 13 May 2026 - 08:40-10:00

Plenary

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

Speaker(s)

Professor Alan Emond, Emeritus Professor of Child Health, University of Bristol,

Dr Peter Davis, Consultant Paediatric Intensivist and Chair of Scientific Committee