Aotearoa New Zealand Paediatric Forum 2026
Wednesday March 11th – Friday March 13th
Join colleagues from around Aotearoa for 3 days of lectures and workshops on a wide range of general paediatric topics. The Forum is a great opportunity to catch up with colleagues from around the Motu.
The Aotearoa New Zealand Paediatric Forum is an annual meeting showcasing the latest development in paediatrics with update lectures and case-based tutorials from national experts. The meeting has been running for over 16 years and has an attendance of 70-80 delegates who are mainly regional paediatricians from around New Zealand.
The meeting is held at The Clinical Education Centre (CEC), Level 4, Auckland City Hospital.
Register here
Registration opens November 2025
Programme:
Fees
This Forum is run on a not-for-profit basis with administration assistance from the Starship Foundation. Starship Foundation will not be liable for any loss that may arise from the Forum. Fees are purely to cover the basic administrative costs, and lunch, morning and afternoon tea.
Single Day Registration: $550 +GST
Single Day Registration (for those without CME): $220+GST
Full Registration $1500+GST ($550+GST for those without CME)
Dinner details
Thursday 12th March a dinner has been organised at Auckland Wintergarden Café, Parnell. You are more than welcome to attend this with your fellow conference attendees and any partners.
The cost of this dinner is $140 per person, payable upon registration of the Forum.
Workshop 1: RACP - Supervisor's Workshop: Wednesday 11 March 9am -12 noon
On the Wednesday morning of the meeting we will be hosting a FRACP Supervisor's Workshop at the same venue. Please consider attending these workshops. They will soon be compulsory for rotation supervisors.
Clinical Education Centre, Level 5, Auckland City Hospital.
Workshop 2: Medical mediation: Wednesday 11 March 9am- 12 noon
Join us for 'Level 1A' which is the first half of the one-day 'Recognising and managing conflict between healthcare staff and families' and covers the pathway and the skills required.
Main Auditorium, Clinical Education Centre, Level 5, Auckland City Hospital.
For more information and to register, add this to your registration on booking.
Workshop 3: Escaping Realities of Simulation - new trends in simulation teaching
Healthcare simulation is recognised to have numerous benefits as both an effective training and education modality, but increasingly for its significant role within organisational quality and safety initiatives. However, competing organisational demands often mean that the perceived time required to dedicate to hi-fidelity team training opportunities can feel like an insurmountable barrier.
This interactive workshop will showcase several simulation modalities and demonstrate that effective and equitable team-based healthcare simulation can be achieved using low-cost and simple methods, whilst also having the benefits of being time-effective and engaging for participants.
Presented by Douglas Starship Simulation Team
Cancellation policy
You may reassign your registration to another person from your company by notifying the Paediatric Forum Organisers before 5pm Friday 8th March. If you are unable to arrange a replacement, a full credit less an administration fee of 20% will be made provided written notification is received by 5pm Friday 8th March. There will be no refunds for cancellations received after this date.
Accommodation details
If you are traveling from out-of-town your accommodation requirements are your responsibility.
Previous programmes
Contacts
Joanne Martin, Conference Organiser: 021 614 655 or joanne@pem.co.nz
Maneesh Deva, Convenor: Maneesh.Deva@waitematadhb.govt.nz
Steven Heap, Convenor: steven.heap@waitematadhb.govt.nz