SCST Annual Conference 2026

The SCST Annual Conference 2026 is aimed at cardiac science professionals, students and trainees, with a one-day programme at IET Austin Court in Birmingham. The visible programme combines a president's address, a collaborative live MDT case, parallel breakout sessions, submitted SCST abstracts, an ECG championship, a session on artificial intelligence in cardiac care, and the SCST Annual Awards and drinks reception. Breakout themes include quality improvement, clinical innovations for non-specialists, advancing roles in cardiac science, digital pathways, ECG cases and career development from Band 3 to clinical scientist. Abstract submission is open to members and non-members, including undergraduate student projects and experienced cardiac scientists. Suggested topics include ECG, pacing, echocardiography, EP, cardiopulmonary testing, AI in cardiac physiology, education, professional practice and quality assurance; accepted project types include local service development, service evaluation, quality improvement, original research and audit findings, while case studies are explicitly excluded. Abstracts are due by 5pm on 31 August 2026, decisions are due by 30 September 2026, and accepted work may be selected for short oral presentation or poster presentation. The abstract upload field allows files up to 64 MB and the page prefers a Word document. All accepted abstracts will be published in the SCST Journal, and the first author of the highest-scoring abstract receives up to GBP500 toward eligible cardiac-science CPD. Registration is shown as GBP20 for SCST members and GBP200 for non-members; membership starts at GBP45. CPD accreditation or points were not stated on the pages inspected.