ANZNN CPI2026 Program

Program download available here from September 2026

Invited International Speakers

Professor Hidehiko Nakanishi

Academic researcher at Kitasato University, Japan

Dr Jennifer Peterson

Clinical Research Fellow in Neonatology at St Mary’s, Manchester, UK

Professor Roy K Philip

Professor of Neonatology and Consultant Neonatologist at the University of Limerick School of Medicine and University Hospitals in Limerick, Ireland

Professor Huayan Zhang

Director, Newborn and Infant Chronic Lung Disease Program
Division of Neonatology, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, USA

Invited Local Speakers

Dr Anna Adcock

Senior Research Fellow, National Centre for Women's Health Research, Wellington, Aotearoa New Zealand

Waijungbah Jarjums

TBA team presentation by Waijungbah Jarjums, Gold Coast, QLD, Australia

Program overview

*Subject to minor changes.*

Sunday 18th October

Pre-conference meetings and workshops

Room 1 Room 2 Room 3
09:00 - 10:30 EPIQ Training Workshop sponsored by ANZNN
09:00 - 11:00 NAVA Ventilation Workshop – Run by Royal Hospital for Women & Liverpool Hospital (sponsored by Getinge) (max 30)
 
BREAK  
11:00 - 12:30 EPIQ Training Workshop Cont.
11:00 - 13:00 ANZNN Audit Officers and Data Managers meeting
11:00 - 13:00 MIST Workhop (sponsored by Chiesi)
BREAK BREAK BREAK
13:15 - 15:00 EPIQ Training Workshop Cont.
13:30 - 15:30 Nitric Oxide Workshop run by A/Prof Koert de Waal and Dr Stephanie Boyd (sponsored by Mallinckrodt) (max 50)
13:30 - 15:00 ANZNN Transport Data Managers meeting
BREAK BREAK BREAK
15:30 - 17:30 ANZNN Annual General Meeting
   
 
17:30 - 18:30 Conference Registration - Tamborine and Ballroom Foyers Level 1

Monday 19th October

05:45 - 07:00 Running for Premature Babies Sunrise Fun Run 

07:45 - 08:30 Conference Registration - Tamborine and Ballroom Foyers Level 1

08:30 - 17:00 Conference Day 1

08:30 - 12:00 Full ballroom plenary 

12:30 - 13:30 Poster Abstract Presentations 

13:30 - 17:00 Two concurrent plenary sessions

18:30 - 22:30 Conference dinner NEW LAGOON POOLSIDE LOCATION WITH IMPROVED NETWORKING FORMAT

Tuesday 20th October

07:00 - 16:00 Conference Day 2

07:00 - 08:00 BioMarin Breakfast Meeting

08:30 - 10:30 Concurrent Breakout Group A: Care of the tiny babies 1
08:30 - 10:30 Concurrent Breakout Group B: Nutrition and growth 1 (Enteral feeds/breast milk)
08:30 - 10:30 Concurrent Breakout Group C: Bronchopulmonary dysplasia
08:30 - 10:30 Concurrent Breakout Group D: Sepsis prevention and antimicrobial use
08:30 - 10:30 Concurrent Breakout Group E: Developing CPI priorities in Special Care Units

 

11:00 - 13:00 Concurrent Breakout Group A: Care of the tiny babies 2
11:00 - 13:00 Concurrent Breakout Group B: Nutrition and growth 2 (TPN update - Srini Bolisetty)
11:00 - 13:00 Concurrent Breakout Group F: Neonatal surgical conditions
11:00 - 13:00 Concurrent Breakout Group G: Neonatal transport
11:00 - 13:00 Concurrent Breakout Group H: Family integrated care

13:00 - 14:00 Poster Abstract Presentations

14:00 - 16:00 Plenary, Report of the Breakout Groups, Prizes and Conclusion


 

More information

Introduction

Venue and transport

Abstracts

Awards

Registration

Sponsors

KEY DATES

(subject to change)

APRIL 2026

Call for abstracts

MAY 2026

Registration opens

6 JULY 2026

Deadline for submission of abstracts

LATE JULY 2026

Announcement of abstract results

31 JULY 2026

Early bird registration closes

25 SEPTEMBER 2026

Registration closes

18 - 20 OCTOBER 2026

ANZNN CPI2026 Conference
NEW VENUE
JW Marriott, GOLD COAST, QUEENSLAND, AUSTRALIA