Child Health Research Symposium
The 2026 Child Health Research Symposium – Empowering Futures: Advancing Child Health is now open for registrations.
Program Overview
Day 1 - Monday 9 November
| Time | Session | Location |
|
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 Rquired | The 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 Caroline Homer AO ED The Kids. An unconventional road- hospital trained nurse to Executive Director: My past, present and exciting possibilities for the future. |
Auditorium - Level 5 |
| 14:00 - 14:15 | Afternoon Tea | Collegiate Lounge - Level 5 |
| 14:15 - 16:15 | 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: TBA | 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 | HD 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, UWA & Rowan Pearce, Senior Physiotherapist & Head of the Complex Care Clinic, Western Kids Health. |
Auditorium - Level 5 |
| 14:00 - 14:15 | Afternoon Tea | Collegiate Lounge - Level 5 |
| 14:15 - 15:30 | The Kids Session 2: TBA | 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 | 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- 15:30 | The Kids Session 3: TBA | The Kids Manda - Level 6 |
Day 5 - Friday 13 November
| Time | Session | Location |
| 11:00 - 13:30 |
WA Royal Australasian College of Physicians (RACP) Trainee Presentations & Awards |
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:
22/09/2026