The 1st International Online Conference on Children's Health
The 1st International Online Conference on Children's Health
Part of the International Online Conference on Children's Health series
Event's Timezone: Central European Time
17 July 2026
18 August 2026
12 November 2026
Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, Pediatric Global Health, Pediatric Dentistry, Pediatric Neurology, Pediatric Psychology, Pediatric Endocrinology, Pediatric Intensive Care, Pediatric Ophthalmology, Pediatric Nursing
Announcements:
IOCCH 2026 will be FREE for Participation!
Join us today to register and submit your abstract, and be part of cutting-edge discussions and networking opportunities!
Welcome from the Chair
Dear Colleagues,
We are pleased to announce The 1st International Online Conference on Children's Health, which will be held virtually from 17 to 19 November 2026 and is organized by the MDPI open access journal Children (ISSN 2227-9067 , Impact Factor 2.1).
Conference Overview
This international event will highlight cutting-edge research and developments across a broad spectrum of pediatric disciplines. The conference aims to present the current state of the field, address pressing challenges, explore emerging opportunities, and discuss future directions in pediatric care and science. It will provide a dynamic platform for the exchange of ideas, discussion of controversies, and cultivation of global collaboration.
Key Themes
We invite scientists, clinicians, researchers, and professionals in pediatric medicine to share their work related to, but not limited to, the following topics
- Mental Health;
- Neonatology;
- Neurology and Neurodevelopmental Disorders;
- Orthopedics and Sports Medicine;
- Dentistry and Oral Medicine.
Conference Format
All submitted abstracts will be peer-reviewed by the conference committee. Following the event, participants will be invited to submit a proceedings paper to Medical Sciences Forum journal. Selected contributions will be considered for publication in the journal Children (ISSN: 2227-9067; Impact Factor: 2.1), ranked Q2 in Pediatrics (69/186) and Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health by Cite Score (95/342; CiteScore: 3.8).
Yours faithfully,
Prof. Dr. Paul R. Carney,
Editor-in-Chief of Children
Departments of Child Health and Neurology, University of Missouri, Columbia, USA
Conference Chair
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Event Chair
Departments of Child Health and Neurology, University of Missouri, Columbia, USA
Session Chairs
Dr. Valentina Lucia La Rosa
Department of Educational Sciences, University of Catania, Italy
Session Chair
Valentina Lucia La Rosa, PhD, is a postdoc researcher in Developmental and Educational Psychology at the University of Catania, Italy. Her research focuses on children’s and adolescents’ mental health, with particular attention to attachment, emotional development, psychosocial resources, and developmental risk and protection processes. She has extensive experience in quantitative methods, systematic reviews, and applied research in educational and health-related contexts. She actively collaborates in national and international research projects and serves as reviewer and editor for several peer-reviewed journals.
Dr. Lin Hungchih
Division of Neonatology, China Medical University Children’s Hospital, China Medical University, Taiwan and Asia University Hospital, Asia University, Taichung, Taiwan
Session Chair
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Prof. Bianca Weinstock-Guttman
Department of Neurology, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University of Buffalo, New York, USA
Session Chair
Prof. Bianca WEINSTOCK-GUTTMAN is a Professor of Neurology whose clinical practice focuses on the comprehensive care of adults and children with multiple sclerosis (MS) and other demyelinating disorders of the central nervous system. She is the Director of the Jacobs Multiple Sclerosis Center for Treatment and Research at UBMD Neurology, which provides state-of-the-art diagnostic and therapeutic care supported by a multidisciplinary team. She also directs the Pediatric Multiple Sclerosis Center of Buffalo, one of the original Centers of Excellence designated by the National Multiple Sclerosis Society, and serves as Executive Director of the New York State Multiple Sclerosis Consortium, one of the largest MS registries in the United States.
Dr. Erich Rutz
1. Department of Paediatrics, The University of Melbourne, Australia; 2. Pediatric Orthopedic Department, Hugh Williamson Gait Laboratory, The Royal Children's Hospital Melbourne, Australia
Session Chair
Erich has a strong interest in all neuromuscular conditions and in particular in cerebral palsy (CP). In 2009/2010 he worked as a research fellow in the Hugh Williamson Gait Laboratory at RCH on a major project “Outcomes of Single-event Multilevel Surgery (SEMLS)” in children with CP. Erich focuses on the surgical treatment of disabled, ambulant and non-ambulant, children. His surgical expertise is in both surgery for ambulant children (SEMLS) and one-stage, hip reconstruction.
Assoc. Prof. Simona Tecco
Dental School, Vita-Salute San Raffaele University, Italy
Session Chair
Prof. Simona Tecco is enabled as Full Professor in Dentistry (A.S.N. MIUR 2023). She is Associate Professor at the University Vita-Salute San Raffaele, Milano (Italy). In 1999, She was graduated in Dentistry at the University G.D 'Annunzio, Chieti/Pescara, and obtained the Orthodontic Specialization Degree at the University “Cattolica del Sacro Cuore” in Rome, in 2006. She obtained the PhD degree in “Dental Science” in 2003, with “excellent”, and a second PhD degree in “Physiology of mastication and dental materials” taken at the University of Torino. On 2015 She was graduated at the Master in “Orthodontics”, University Tor Vergata, Rome. She is actually Teacher in Orthognatodontics at the University Vita-Salute San Raffaele, Milan. She is component of the Editorial Board of various Journals. She is an active member of Digital Dentistry Society, and Certified Speaker. She is author of many researchers and articles in the field of Orthodontics, Pediatric Dentistry, Gnathology.
Event Committee
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University of Haifa, Haifa, Israel,
The Helmsley Pediatric & Adolescent Rehabilitation Research Center, ALYN Hospital, Jerusalem, Israel
Pediatric Orthopedic Service and Helmsley Pediatric and Adolescent Rehabilitation Research Center, ALYN Hospital, Jerusalem, Israel,
Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Hadassah Medical Center, Hebrew Universi, Jerusalem, Israel
Keynote Speakers
Department of Paediatrics, The University of Melbourne, Australia,
Pediatric Orthopedic Department, Hugh Williamson Gait Laboratory, The Royal Children's Hospital Melbourne, Australia
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Erich has a strong interest in all neuromuscular conditions and in particular in cerebral palsy (CP). In 2009/2010 he worked as a research fellow in the Hugh Williamson Gait Laboratory at RCH on a major project “Outcomes of Single-event Multilevel Surgery (SEMLS)” in children with CP. Erich focuses on the surgical treatment of disabled, ambulant and non-ambulant, children. His surgical expertise is in both surgery for ambulant children (SEMLS) and one-stage, hip reconstruction.
Invited Speakers
Department of Pediatrics, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University at Buffalo, New York, USA
Type 1 Diabetes: Staging, Treatment, Screening & Prevention
Dr. Teresa Quattrin is a Pediatric Endocrinologist and Diabetologist, UB Distinguished Professor, Associate Dean for Research Integration, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences at the University at Buffalo. During the years 2007-2017 she served as Chair of the Department of Pediatrics, Pediatrician in Chief of the Oishei Children’s Hospital, Chief of Pediatric Service for Kaleida Health and CEO of UBMD Pediatrics. Dr. Quattrin is an internationally renowned physician-scientist who has received continuous funding from federal, state agencies and foundations to pursue her investigator initiated and pharma sponsored research in growth disorders and growth factors, obesity and type 1 diabetes, with a focus on preventing/halting progression of the beta cell demise. She serves as a reviewer for several national and international journals, the National Institutes of Health, Scientific and Technical Review Committee for the Canada Biomedical Research Fund, the Italian Ministry of Health, the Diabetes Research Office of the United Kingdom, the Diabetes Clinical Trials Network in Ireland and . Throughout her career, Dr. Quattrin has been recognized for her passion for innovation, clinical-translational research and named numerous times among the “Best Doctors in America” for her excellence in patient care.
Registration
The registration for IOCCH 2026 will be free of charge! The registration includes attendance to all conference sessions.
If you are registering several people under the same registration, please do not use the same email address for each person, but their individual university email addresses. Thank you for your understanding.
Please note that the submission and registration are two separate parts. Only scholars who registered can receive a link to access the conference live streaming.
The deadline for registration is 12 November 2026.
Instructions for Authors
Important Deadline
2. Abstract acceptance notification: 18 August 2026.
An abstract acceptance email only confirms that your abstract has been accepted. Oral or poster presentation invitations are determined separately by the conference chairs, and you will receive an additional email with the presentation result.
Abstract Requirements
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Types of Submissions
- Accepted: Original research abstracts; systematic reviews or meta-analyses abstracts(must comply with PRISMA 2020).
- Not accepted: Narrative, scoping, comparative, perspective, opinion, or essay-style reviews -
Content Requirements
- Length: 200–300 words
- Structure: Introduction, Methods, Results, Conclusions
- Language: Clear, publication-ready English
- Originality: Must be original and unpublished; previously published abstracts will not be considered -
Authorship
- The submitting author must ensure all co-authors approve the content.
- Authors may submit multiple abstracts, but only one abstract per author may be selected for an oral presentation.
The slot for the oral presentation is 15 mins. We advise that your presentation lasts for a maximum of 12 mins, leaving at least 3 mins for the Q&A session.
Authors are encouraged to prepare a presentation in PowerPoint or similar software, to be displayed online along with the abstract. Slides, if available, will be displayed directly on the website using the proprietary slide viewer at Sciforum.net. Slides can be prepared in exactly the same way as for any traditional conference where research results are presented. Slides should be converted to PDF format prior to submission so that they can be converted for online display.
Poster Presentation
- Should include the title, authors, contact details and main research findings, as well as tables, figures and graphs where necessary.
- Size in pixel: 1080 width x 1536 height–portrait orientation.
- Size in cm: 38,1 width x 54,2 height–portrait orientation.
- Font size: ≥16.
- Examples of successful submissions can be viewed here at the following links: (1), (2), (3).
- You can use our free template to create your poster.
The poster template can be downloaded HERE. We will reach out to you closer to the dates of the conference with more information.
It is the authors' responsibility to identify and declare any personal circumstances or interests that may be perceived as inappropriately influencing the representation or interpretation of clinical research. If there is no conflict, please state "The authors declare no conflicts of interest." This should be conveyed in a separate "Conflict of Interest" statement preceding the "Acknowledgments" and "References" sections at the end of the manuscript. Any financial support for the study must be fully disclosed in the "Acknowledgments" section.
MDPI, the publisher of the Sciforum.net platform, is an open access publisher. We believe authors should retain the copyright to their scholarly works. Hence, by submitting an abstract to this conference, you retain the copyright to the work, but you grant MDPI the non-exclusive right to publish this abstract online on the Sciforum.net platform. This means you can easily submit your full paper (with the abstract) to any scientific journal at a later stage and transfer the copyright to its publisher if required.
Publication Opportunities
- Children Journal Publication
Participants in this conference are cordially invited to contribute a full manuscript to the conference's Special Issue (to be announced), published in Children (ISSN: 2227-9067, Impact Factor 2.1), with a 20% discount on the publication fee. Please note that if you have IOAP/association discounts, conference discounts will be combined with IOAP/association discounts. Conference discounts cannot be combined with reviewer vouchers. All submitted papers will undergo MDPI’s standard peer-review procedure. The abstracts should be cited and noted on the first page of the paper. - Proceeding Paper Publication
All accepted abstracts will be published in the conference report of IOCCH2026 in Medical Sciences Forum (ISSN: 2673-9992); if you wish to publish an extended proceeding paper (4-8 pages), please submit it to the same journal after the conference.
Authors are asked to disclose that it is a proceeding paper of the IOCCH2026 conference paper in their cover letter. Carefully read the rules outlined in the 'Instructions for Authors' on the journal’s website and ensure that your submission adheres to these guidelines.
Proceedings submission deadline: 4 January 2027.
Manuscripts for the proceedings issue must be formatted as follows:
- Title;
- Full author names;
- Affiliations (including full postal address) and authors' e-mail addresses;
- Abstract;
- Keywords;
- Introduction;
- Methods;
- Results and Discussion;
- Conclusions;
- Acknowledgements;
- References.
Please click HERE to submit your proceeding paper to the Medical Sciences Forum.
IOCCH2026-Proceeding Paper-Template
Event Awards
To acknowledge the support of the conference's esteemed authors and recognize their outstanding scientific accomplishments, we are pleased to launch the Best Oral Presentation Award and Best Poster Award.
The Awards
Number of Awards Available: 5
Best Oral Presentation Award
- Eligibility: Open to all authors selected as oral speakers who have delivered their presentation.
- Criteria: Evaluation based on content quality, delivery clarity, audience interaction, and overall impact.
- Prize: A prize of CHF 200 and a certificate celebrating your achievement.
Best Poster Award
- Eligibility: Open to all authors who have presented their work through posters.
- Criteria: Evaluation based on scientific merit, creativity, and ability to attract and engage viewers.
- Prize: A prize of CHF 200 and a certificate celebrating your achievement.
Winner Announcement: The award winners will be evaluated and selected by the scientific committee after the conference. Results will be announced on the website and all winners will be individually contacted via email.
Sponsors and Partners
For information regarding sponsorship and exhibition opportunities, please click here.
Organizers
Media Partners
Conference Secretariat
Mrs. Ioana Banu
Mr. Ionut Spatar
Email: iocch2026@mdpi.com
For inquiries regarding submissions and sponsorship opportunities, please feel free to contact us.
