Events

Browse our upcoming events, including courses for your continuing professional development, conferences and webinars. Most are hosted online so you can join from wherever you are in the world.

Event

Portfolio Pathway: Online study workshop

11 March 2026

This study morning is for applicants to the Portfolio Pathway route to specialist registration. It will help you understand what's expected and how to best present evidence in your application.

Continuing professional development

Course

Effective Educational Supervision (online) - March

17 March 2026

This online course meets the General Medical Council’s requirements for educational supervisors. It explores the fundamentals of educational supervision and provides essential updates on the RCPCH Progress+ curriculum and RCPCH assessments.

Paediatric careers

Leadership

Course

RCPCH-BPSU Webinar: PIND - What you need to know about the many neurodegenerative diseases of UK children

17 March 2026

In this webinar, Dr Christopher Verity explores the recognition and diagnosis of rare neurodegenerative diseases in children and provides practical guidance on designing epidemiological studies, drawing on insights from the BPSU PIND study

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Advisory Appointments Committee (AAC) Training Day (Virtual) - March 2026

18 March 2026

This event is for RCPCH members representing the College on an AAC. The AAC College Assessor acts on behalf of the College on an interview panel for consultant posts in the NHS. We'll start with an overview of the process, and then break out into workshop sessions to explore the tricky situations...

Continuing professional development

Course

DCH Clinical exam preparation - online

20 April 2026

This one-day course will familiarise you with the Diploma of Child Health Clinical exam. You will gain a greater understanding of the assessment criteria, the key skills required, the pitfalls to avoid by focusing on exam technique and, through practice, how to approach each station. Please note:...

Examinations

Course

How to Manage: Gastroenterology (in-person)

27 April 2026

London

This London course provides you with a clinical approach to effectively investigate and manage common gastrointestinal presentations in children and young people.

Area of medicine

Gastroenterology

Course

Effective Educational Supervision (online) - April

29 April 2026

Paediatric careers

Leadership

Course

A general paediatrician’s guide to common ano-genital presentations (Level 3)

29 April 2026

London

Paediatricians working in a range of clinical settings may encounter children with ano-genital conditions that require effective management. In some cases, there may be indications of suspected sexual assault and it is important that the required safeguarding actions are taken. This one day in-pe...

Safeguarding

Child protection

Sexual abuse

Course

RCPCH-BPSU Webinar: A prospective surveillance study of conservative kidney care in the UK and RoI: a BPSU study.

30 April 2026

In this webinar, Dr Lucy Plumb presents findings of BPSU study of conservative kidney care in children in the UK and Republic of Ireland

Event

RCPCH Conference 2026 - registration now open

11 May 2026

Birmingham

Next year's three-day conference will feature fantastic keynote speakers, presentations, posters and workshops on a wide range of child health topics. Our theme is 'Celebrating RCPCH at 30: Reflecting on the Past, Inspiring the Future'.

Continuing professional development