RCPCH/NIHR Paediatrics and Child Health Technology Conference 2026

This two-day hybrid meeting brings together RCPCH Digital Paediatrics and the NIHR Child Health Technology conference community for a single paediatric medtech and digital child-health event. It is aimed at paediatricians, trainees, nurses, AHPs, academics, industry partners, innovators and child-health technology teams who want practical exposure to emerging tools, implementation, governance, safety, equity and real-world clinical adoption. Abstract submissions are open via Oxford Abstracts for oral and poster presentations until 11 September 2026. The expandable FAQ states that abstracts must be original empirical research or patient and public involvement and engagement activity related to paediatric and child-health technology; they are limited to 300 plain-English words using Background, Aims, Methods, Results and Discussion headings, with one table and one figure permitted. Authors cannot amend after submission or request oral-only/poster-only consideration; at least two blinded reviewers score each abstract, with top-ranked abstracts invited for oral presentation and the next highest for posters. The category PDF adds routes across inclusion/PPI, decentralised healthcare, medical devices, AI and robotics, regulation/adoption, sustainability and other themes. Registration is open, with early-bird rates to 2 October and standard rates to 30 November. Standard in-person registration is £220, with trainee/SAS/foundation/AHP and student/early-career researcher rates at £165. The event is CPD approved, includes one month of on-demand access, and in-person passes include a day-one networking session at the National Centre for Child Health Technology in Sheffield.