2026 Nursing Research and Clinical Innovations Symposium
We are pleased to announce that the 12th annual Nursing Research and Clinical Innovations Symposium will be held on November 19th, 2026.
This is a hybrid event, held at The Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne and via Teams.
Abstract submission
Abstract submissions open: May 4, 2026
Abstract submission close: June 25, 2026
Abstract Submission Form
For more information on how to write an abstract please visit our Abstract Writing Tipsheet.
Symposium registration
Registrations via Trybooking
Program released August 2026.
2025 Nursing Research and Clinical Innovations Symposium
On Thursday 23 October, the 11th annual Nursing Research and Clinical Innovations Symposium brought together clinicians, researchers, and students to celebrate the ingenuity and clinical excellence of nurses in paediatric healthcare.
Prize winners
People’s Choice Awards
- Poster: Maria Aaron, RCH – Transforming PKU Clinics: Empowering
Adolescents
- Rapid Round: Jessica Appleyard, RCH, MCRI, La Trobe University –
Characterising sibling presence in PICU: A Point Prevalence Survey
- Oral Presentation: Nicole Varman, Albury Wodonga Health – Can we PATCH
it?
First Prize Awards
- Poster: Laura Shanahan & Rachel Wilkinson, Austin Health –
Minimising distress for paediatric patients during procedures
- Rapid Round: Rachel Geerling, RCH – Understanding the management of
painful procedures on the Cockatoo Ward
- Oral Presentation: Ingrid Sutherland, RCH, MCRI, Melbourne Academic
Centre for Health – Not routine parental care: Respite care for children with
complex disabilities