ACAH27 Abstract submissions

The Abstract Submission Portal for ACAH27 is opening soon.

The Academy of Child and Adolescent Health Conference 2027: A Shared Vision is for all healthcare professionals, trainees and students in the child and adolescent health space. We span disciplines from medicine (paediatrics, general practice, emergency and other specialties), nursing (nurse consultants/specialists, nurse practitioners, registered nurses and others), to allied health and any health profession caring for children and young people.

Key dates

Registrations open30 November 2026
Call for abstracts opens30 November 2026
Abstracts close6 February 2027
Abstract decisions20 February 2027

Do I need to be an ACAH member?

No. We welcome submissions from everyone working in Child and Adolescent Health, however, members will receive a significantly discounted registration for the conference and will have access to all the educational and training Webinars and other resources... so we hope you will consider joining!

Do I need to register for the conference if my abstract is accepted?

Yes. Only people who have registered for the ACAH Conference will be able to present if the abstract is accepted. Abstracts will be reviewed and scored to determine eligibility for oral presentation (8 minutes + questions) at the conference and eligibility for prizes.

Can I access Early Bird rates if my abstract is submitted?

Yes, you can access Early Bird rates up to 2 weeks after your notification that your abstract is accepted.

Prize Categories for abstracts accepted for oral presentations:

ACAH Research Prize $1000: open to all registrants
Higher Degree Prize $500: open to any PhD or Masters by research candidate currently enrolled, or awarded within 1 year of conference start date
Trainee Prize $500: open to anyone training to be a member of one of the child and adolescent health medical, nursing or allied health professions
Student Prize $500: open to any health student (medical, nursing, allied health or equivalent)
Allied Health Prize $500: open to allied health professionals

NB: Authors may submit more than one abstract in more than one category but they must be uploaded individually and ACAH reserves the right to reallocate categories to fit the conference.

Requirements

Submitting author details (first and last name in full) and contact email and phone number
All author names and affiliations (brief department and institutional affiliation where applicable)
Identify who will be the presenting author
Structure abstract with: Background, Aim, Methods, Results, Conclusions. Must be limited to 350 words.
Provide evidence of eligibility for allied health, student, trainee and higher degree prize categories if you are nominating for these awards.

Abstract submission form

Required

Author details

Title

Submitting Author First Name

Submitting Author Last Name

All Authors Please list all authors and indicate the contact author with (C) and presenting author with (P) using this style: “1 First Last (C), 2 First Last (P), 3 First Last”

All Author Affiliation Please list all author affiliations using this style (1 Affiliation, 2 Affiliation, 3 Affiliation……)

Email for contact author

Mobile for contact author

Abstract

Structured abstract (350 words max)

We recommend using this style:

Title
Word Count
Background
Aim
Methods
Results
Conclusions

(or equivalent format depending on research question)

Prize & membership

ACAH Member

Yes (existing member)Yes (application in process)No

Prize Category

Open (open to all registrants)Student* (open to any health student; medical, nursing, allied health)Trainee* (open to anyone training to be a member of one of the child and adolescent health medical, nursing or allied health professions)Higher degree* (open to any PhD or Masters by research candidate currently enrolled, or awarded within 1 year of conference start date)Allied health* (open to any allied health professional or student)

* NB: evidence for eligibility for student, trainee and Higher degree prize categories will be required if your abstract is accepted for presentation

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