Paediatric Critical Care · Annual Conference
Paediatric Critical Care Society Annual Scientific Meeting 2026
Organised by the Paediatric Critical Care Society; Imperial College London; West London Children's Hospital
Dates4–6 Nov 2026
VenueLord's Cricket Ground Conference Centre
CityLondon, United Kingdom
The 40th Paediatric Critical Care Society Annual Scientific Meeting is a national paediatric critical care conference in London, with workshops, abstracts, keynote speakers, oral and poster sessions, and a broad clinical and research programme.
Audience
Paediatric critical care clinicians, researchers, nurses, AHPs, trainees and healthcare professionals from UK and international paediatric critical care services.
Networking
High: the organiser describes more than 500 clinicians, researchers and healthcare professionals, and the schedule includes a networking reception and networking dinner.
Research Value
High: the schedule includes long oral presentations, short oral presentations, poster sessions, Young Investigator presentations, clinical trials content and a research-skills workshop.
Trainee Relevance
High: a national PCCS annual meeting with practical workshops, oral and poster presentation opportunities, research-skills content and multidisciplinary critical-care topics relevant to PICM trainees and resident doctors.
Keynote
PL
Professor Lord Ara Darzi of Denham
Institute of Global Health Innovation, Imperial College London
NHS Ten Year Plan
Keynote
PK
Professor Kathy Rowan
Intensive Care National Audit & Research Centre (ICNARC)
Two decades of PICU clinical trials
Keynote
PA
Professor Anthony Gordon MBE
Imperial College London
Precision medicine in ICU
Keynote
MJ
Mr Justice Nigel Poole
High Court, Family Division
Best interests decisions in the High Court
Keynote
SN
Simon Nadel
Keynote lecture
By CarThe venue page asks delegates to avoid car travel unless needed for access reasons; managed Q-Park car parks are listed if car travel is necessary.
ParkingManaged Q-Park car parks are linked from the venue page.
By TrainMarylebone is the nearest mainline station, has step-free access, and Bus 113 connects it to Lord's for delegates with mobility needs.
AccommodationDanubius Hotel Regents Park is 500 yards from Lord's; Best Western Swiss Cottage is 1.2 km away, and PCCS says rooms are bookable via the registration page.
Venue DetailsLord's Cricket Ground Conference Centre, St John's Wood Road, London NW8 8QN.
By UndergroundSt John's Wood is about 10 minutes away on the Jubilee line but may be heavily congested; Baker Street, Warwick Avenue, Marylebone, Edgware Road and Paddington are also listed as walking-distance options.
The Complete Guide to the Paediatric Critical Care Society Annual Scientific Meeting 2026
The Paediatric Critical Care Society Annual Scientific Meeting 2026 runs from 4-6 November at Lord's Cricket Ground Conference Centre in London, with pre-conference workshop activity also listed on 3 November. The meeting is hosted on behalf of Imperial College London and West London Children's Hospital, and the About page describes an audience of more than 500 clinicians, researchers and healthcare professionals from the UK and beyond. The programme is broad enough for a national study-budget conference: transport, trauma, ventilation, neuromonitoring, renal replacement therapy, post-PICU follow-up, precision medicine, clinical trials, pandemic preparedness and adolescent transition all appear in the rendered schedule.
Abstract submission is now closed; the public abstracts page says submissions closed at 5pm on 15 June 2026, with results due in mid July. The rendered schedule includes long oral presentations, short oral presentations, poster sessions and Young Investigator presentations, but detailed abstract guidance is available only as a PDF and no publication outcome was visible on the public pages read. Registration is open through EventsAir. Visible early-bird tiers include consultant non-member at GBP 500, post-graduate doctor non-member at GBP 350, retired professional / undergraduate student / LMIC at GBP 150, and LMIC healthcare professional at GBP 50. Optional add-ons include CACTUS, workshops, networking reception and dinner. No CPD accreditation or registration closing date was visible. Lord's is best reached by public transport, with St John's Wood, Baker Street, Marylebone, Edgware Road and Paddington listed as walking-distance options.