Our fortnightly series of free webinars replicates the 'Grand Round' that takes place in many hospitals, bringing high-quality medical education to paediatricians and child health professionals across the UK. Each 60-minute webinar features expert-led presentations on clinical and professional paediatric practice, followed by a live Q&A.
Whatever your career stage, you'll get valuable insights beyond your core specialty.
Whatever your career stage, you'll get valuable insights beyond your core specialty.
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Grand Round webinars take place every other Friday at lunchtime (not during UK school holidays), and starts on 11 September 2026. They are hosted on Microsoft Teams, which you can join via the app or a web browser.
Register at any time for the 2026-27 series.
Before each webinar, we'll email you a calendar invite with the joining link. (You'll need to be registered for the series at least three hours before a webinar to get the joining link.)
After each webinar, we'll email you a link to each webinar's recording.
About
Whether you're a consultant, trainee, nurse, or allied health professional, these webinars are designed to keep you up to date, improve your practice and broaden your perspective.
- Relevant, high-quality content - Each webinar is led by expert speakers who bring cutting-edge knowledge and real-world experience to topics that matter - from clinical innovations to social determinants of health. You’ll gain insights that go beyond your specialty and help you see the bigger picture in child health.
- Practical learning you can apply - Sessions are designed to be immediately useful. You’ll leave with actionable takeaways, whether it’s a new approach to diagnosis, a better understanding of policy, or tools to support advocacy and prevention in your daily work.
- Interactive - With live Q&A segments, you can engage directly with speakers and ask questions.
- Flexible and accessible - The webinars are held every other Friday at lunchtime, making them easy to fit into your schedule. If you can't attend the live webinar, you'll get a link to the recording so you catch up at your convenience.
- Supports your continuing professional development - Participation contributes to your CPD. It’s a simple, free way to stay current and meet your learning goals throughout the year.
Audience
Health professionals working with children and young people
Upcoming Grand Round webinars
The webinars are subject to change but we will do our best to notify registrants of any changes.
| Date | Topic | Speaker(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Friday 11 September 2026 | Poisoning in children | Dr Mark Anderson |
| Friday 25 September 2026 | Feeding the neurodisabled child | Dr Su Bunn |
| Friday 9 October 2026 | Right Test Right Time campaign | Dr Stella Vigg and Dr Ian Eardly, National Clinical Directors for RTRT |
| Friday 23 October 2026 | Functional neurological disorder (FND) | Dr Robert Forsyth |
| Friday 6 November 2026 | Parental-staff conflict | Sarah Barclay and Esse Menson |
| Friday 20 November 2026 | Hospital at home | Professor Steve Turner, RCPCH President |
| Friday 4 December 2026 | Beware of the bow | Dr Rebekah Pryce |
| Friday 18 December 2026 | Trainee takeover: Presentations from across the UK | To be confirmed |
- Grand Round webinars from the 2025-26 series
Date Topic Speaker(s) Friday 12 September 2025 Asthma diagnosis, monitoring and treatment in children: an update Professor Steve Turner Friday 26 September 2025 Poverty and the paediatrician: What can you do? Dr Ian Sinha Friday 10 October 2025 Kids and screens: What's all the fuss? Dr Louise Milne Friday 24 October 2025 Human nutritional rights: What would the Persians say of Welsh society? Dr David Tuthill Friday 7 November 2025 Challenges from primary to secondary care Professor Kamilla Hawthorne Friday 21 November 2025 Paediatrician's guide to tuberous sclerosis complex Dr Yincent Tse, Dr Frances Elmslie and Luke Langlands Friday 5 December 2025 Neonatal bacterial meningitis: Forty years of research and practice and what comes next Professor Ifeanyichukwu Okike Friday 19 December 2025 Trainee takeover: Presentations from across the UK Dr Lauren Hockley, Dr Ffion Roblin, Dr Mikaela Frixou and Dr Alice Glaysher Friday 9 January 2026 Safer medicines for your patients Mr Stephen Tomlin Friday 23 January 2026 Vaping: Are we sleepwalking into a public health disaster? Dr Ross Langley Friday 6 February 2026 Long covid in children and young people Dr Rae Duncan and Dr Terry Segal Friday 27 February 2026 Vaccination and infectious disease Dr David McIntosh Friday 13 March 2026 General paediatric research incubator and prioritisation Dr Katrina Cathie and Dr Louisa Pollock Friday 27 March 2026 Pancreatitis in children: Why early diagnosis matters Dr David Campbell Friday 17 April 2026 Paediatrics: Not just little decision-making Professor Damian Roland Friday 1 May 2026 Blood pressure in children: How high is too high and what to do Professor Manish Sinha Friday 15 May 2026 Children's sleep Dr Mike Farquhar Friday 5 June 2026 Medicolegal essentials: What you should know Professor May Ng Friday 19 June 2026 Recent advances in obesity management Dr Nikki Davis Friday 3 July 2026 RSV immunisation update 2026 Nigel Gooding, Dr Conal Watson, Dr Anoo Jain, Dr Thomas Christie and Mandy Matthews Friday 17 July 2026 Antimicrobial resistance in children Dr Sanjay Patel, Dr Kelly Brown and Dr Charlotte Fuller
View the recordings of past webinars
For more information
Please contact the RCPCH Education team by email: rcpchlearning@rcpch.ac.uk