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.
The event is supported by industry sponsorship, including pharmaceutical and medical technology companies. Sponsors have no influence over the agenda or the selection of speakers, except for sponsored sessions which will be clearly labelled in the programme. See confirmed sponsors and exhibitors
Monday 11 May 2026 - 11:00-12:15
Room
Hall 5
Session topic
Clinical: General,
Clinical: Community and public health,
Education and paediatric training,
Research. policy, standards and guidelines
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
The state of adolescent health: Insights from Bradford's Age of Wonder
Room
Hall 8B
Session topic
Research. policy, standards and guidelines
Communicating for change: How to write and disseminate good science and policy
Room
Hall 10B
Session topic
Research. policy, standards and guidelines
Monday 11 May 2026 - 13:45-16:00
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,
Research. policy, standards and guidelines
Tuesday 12 May 2026 - 08:00-08:30
Meet the nations' officers
Room
Hall 6B
Session topic
RCPCH session,
Research. policy, standards and guidelines
From clinical questions to publication: A practical research journey
Room
Hall 9
Session topic
Research. policy, standards and guidelines
Tuesday 12 May 2026 - 10:45-12:00
Early child development: The next wave in global child health
Room
Hall 1
Session topic
Big picture: Global, sustainability and climate,
Research. policy, standards and guidelines
Clinical Guideline development: Formal consensus methodology
Room
Hall 8B
Session topic
RCPCH session,
Research. policy, standards and guidelines
Tuesday 12 May 2026 - 16:45-18:00
Afternoon plenary with Dr Nick Brown: Adapting to an ecosystem in flux: Archives at 100
Room
Hall 1
Session topic
History and RCPCH birthday,
Research. policy, standards and guidelines
Wednesday 13 May 2026 - 08:00-08:30
Keeping up with the evidence
Room
Hall 7 (combined)
Session topic
RCPCH session,
Research. policy, standards and guidelines
Wednesday 13 May 2026 - 08:30-10:00
Morning plenary, with Professor Alan Emond and Dr Peter Davis
Room
Hall 1
Session topic
History and RCPCH birthday,
Research. policy, standards and guidelines