RCPCH Conference

Next year's three-day conference will again feature keynote speakers, presentations, posters and workshops on a wide range of child health topics. Make sure to save the date: 19-21 May in LEC Liverpool!
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LEX Liverpool, England and online

Abstracts

We invited abstracts from a wide range of paediatric sub-specialties and topics, for oral and ePoster presentations. Submissions closed on 6 September, and we will notify authors of the outcome by 27 November. 

FAQs about abstract submission
Read abstracts from the 2026 conference in Archives of Disease in Childhood

Workshops

We invited proposals for interactive workshops from across the healthcare sector and beyond, aligned with our theme, 'Science meets practice'. Submissions closed on 13 September.

Submit your proposal by Sunday

Conference news

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Jennie Ellul and Dr David Ryan
Blog
5 October 2026

An interview with the winners of the PIER Award 2025

The RCPCH-NIHR PIER (Paediatric Involvement and Engagement in Research) is awarded in recognition of significant contributions to excellent patient engagement. We spoke with Dr David Ryan and Jennie Ellul about their winning project, Born in Bradford: Age of Wonder.
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Milestones
9 July 2026

Milestones magazine for members: Our anniversary – summer 2026

We’re celebrating the College’s anniversary as well as looking back at another successful annual conference and shining a light on a few of our award winners. However, we’re also looking forward with a focus on the evolving nature of training.
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Announcement
19 May 2026

Celebrating the award winners and Honorary Fellows of 2026

At last week’s RCPCH Conference in Birmingham, we were proud to recognise medical students, foundation doctors, current and retired paediatricians and others who are passionate about paediatrics and child health. See photos from our award ceremonies.