Child Health Research Symposium
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Program Overview
Day 1 - Monday 9 November
| Time | Session | Location |
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17:00 - 19:00 |
Welcome to Country/Official Opening by Hon Stephen Dawson MLC/Poster Event |
Collegiate Lounge - Level 5 |
Day 2 - Tuesday 10 November
| Time | Session | Location |
| 09:30 - 11:00 | Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health |
Auditorium - Level 5 |
| 09:30 - 11:30 | Workshop 1: Survey Design & Development. Presented by: Dr Amanda Timler, CAHS Research Dept. Registration Required | The Kids Classroom - Level 5 |
| 11:00 - 11:15 | Morning Tea | Auditorium - Level 5 |
| 11:30 - 12:30 | Plenary 1: Theme: Improving prevention, treatment and long-term outcomes in paediatric sepsis and serious bacterial infections | Auditorium - Level 5 |
| 12:30 - 13:00 | Lunch | Collegiate Lounge - Level 5 |
| 13:00 - 14:00 |
Keynote Presentation #1 Professor Caroline Homer AO Executive Director The Kids Research Institute Australia |
Auditorium - Level 5 |
| 14:00 - 14:15 | Afternoon Tea | Collegiate Lounge - Level 5 |
| 14:00 - 16:00 | Nursing Concurrent Session | Teaching Rooms - Level 5 |
| 14:00 - 17:00 | Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) Concurrent Session | The Kids Seminar Room - Level 5 |
| 14:15 - 15:30 | The Kids Session 1: Connecting the Bench and the ClinicEarly Life, Lasting Impact This session showcases research partnerships at The Kids where preclinical discovery and clinical practice work in close dialogue, each shaping and informing the other. | The Kids Manda - Level 6 |
| 14:15 - 16:00 | Plenary 2: Improving respiratory health, infection prevention and outcomes in acute paediatric illness | Auditorium - Level 5 |
Day 3 - Wednesday 11 November
| Time | Session | Location |
| 09:30 - 11:00 | Early Career Researchers | Auditorium - Level 5 |
| 09:30 - 11:30 | Workshop 2: Impact: Measuring what matters. Presented by: Anahit Galstyan & Alex Harper, PCH Foundation. Registration Required | The Kids Seminar Room - Level 5 |
| 11:00 - 11:15 | Morning Tea | Collegiate Lounge - Level 5 |
| 11:30 - 12:30 | HDR Lightning Talks | Auditorium - Level 5 |
| 12:30 - 13:00 | Lunch | Collegiate Lounge - Level 5 |
| 13:00 - 14:00 | Keynote Presentation #2 Dr Vance Locke Clinical Psychologist, Senior Lecturer, School of Psychological Science, UWA & Rowan Pearce Physiotherapist and Founder, Pearce Health Clinical Educator, School of Allied Health, Curtin University.
Title: What do you expect? Expectations and somatic conditions: research and practice
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Auditorium - Level 5 |
| 14:00 - 14:15 | Afternoon Tea | Collegiate Lounge - Level 5 |
| 14:15 - 15:30 | The Kids Session 2: Early Life, Lasting Impact, session brings together research on early life exposures and adversity, from preterm lung health to burns, survivorship, and breastfeeding, and how these early experiences shape health across the life course. | The Kids Manda - Level 6 |
| 14:15 - 15:45 | Plenary 3: Advancing paediatric care through innovative monitoring, antimicrobial stewardship, digital health and patient-centred service delivery. | Auditorium - Level 5 |
| 15:00 - 18:00 | Allied Health Concurrent Session (Afternoon Tea provided) | The Kids Seminar Room - Level 5 |
Day 4 - Thursday 12 November
| Time | Session | Location |
| 09:30 - 10:45 | Plenary 4: Understanding developmental, reproductive and chronic disease outcomes across the paediatric and adolescent lifespan | Auditorium - Level 5 |
| 09:30 - 11:30 | Workshop 3: From clinical challenge to research priority: working with consumers to improve neurodivergent-affirming care for children, young people and families. Presented by: Jacqui Hunt HoD Occupational Therapy CAHS. Registration Required |
The Kids Seminar Room - Level 5 |
| 11:00 - 11:15 | Morning Tea | Collegiate Lounge - Level 5 |
| 11:00 - 12:30 | Plenary 5: Novel discoveries, rare diseases and translational research with future clinical impact. | Auditorium - Level 5 |
| 12:30 - 13:00 | Lunch | Collegiate Lounge - Level 5 |
| 13:00 - 13:50 | The Great Debate: There’s no place like home: Hospital in the Home should be the default model of care for children requiring an inpatient admission | Auditorium - Level 5 |
| 13:50 - 14:15 | Symposium Closing & Awards Ceremony | Auditorium - Level 5 |
| 14:15 - 14:30 | Afternoon Tea | Collegiate Lounge - Level 5 |
| 14:30 - 15:45 | The Kids Session 3: The Omics Frontier, session explores how genomic, transcriptomic, and other omics technologies are advancing our understanding of childhood disease and opening new avenues for diagnosis and treatment. | The Kids Manda - Level 6 |
Day 5 - Friday 13 November
| Time | Session | Location |
| 11:00 - 14:00 |
WA Royal Australasian College of Physicians (RACP) Trainee Presentations Awards & Lunch |
Auditorium - Level 5 |
Come back regularly for further updates to the Symposium program as they become available. Please email if you have any queries regarding the 2026 Symposium.
Last Updated:
13/10/2026