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.
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: 2.0), ranked Q2 in Pediatrics (69/186) and Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health by Cite Score (95/342; CiteScore: 3.8).
Yours faithfully,
Conference Chair
Prof. Dr. Paul R. Carney,
Editor-in-Chief of Children
Departments of Child Health and Neurology, University of Missouri, Columbia, USA
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Event Chair
Departments of Child Health and Neurology, University of Missouri, Columbia, USA
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
IOCCH 2026 will accept abstracts only. The accepted abstracts will be available online on Sciforum.net during and after the conference.
1. Deadline for abstract submission: 17 July 2026.
2. Announcement of oral and poster abstract results: 18 August 2026. You will be notified of the acceptance of an oral/poster presentation in a separate email.
2. All accepted abstracts will be published in the conference report of IOCCH 2026 in MDPI’s Medical Sciences Forum journal (ISSN: 2673-9992) after quality check. If you wish to publish a research article in the journal, please refer to the “Publication Opportunities” section.
3. All abstracts should be submitted and presented in clear, publication-ready English with accurate grammar and spelling.
4. You may submit multiple abstracts. However, only one abstract will be selected for oral presentation.
5. The abstracts submitted to this conference must be original and novel, without prior publication in any journals or it will not be accepted to this conference.
2. Please select only one presenter for each submission. If you would like to change the presenter after submission, please email us accordingly.
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 2.0), 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
The Awards
Number of Awards Available: 5
The Best Oral Presentation Awards are given to the paper judged to make the most significant oral contribution to the conference.
The Best Poster Awards are given to the submission judged to make the most significant and interesting poster for the conference.
There will be five winners selected for these awards. The winner will receive a certificate and 200 CHF each.
Sponsors and Partners
For information regarding sponsorship and exhibition opportunities, please click here.
Organizers
Media Partners
Conference Secretariat
Ms. Astella Zhang
Mrs. Ioana Banu
Email: iocch2026@mdpi.com
For inquiries regarding submissions and sponsorship opportunities, please feel free to contact us.
