Updates

The Australian College of Children and Young People’s Nurses (ACCYPN) 2026 Conference, will be held 1–2 October 2026 at the Royal Children’s Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria.    

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The College will co-host this conference with the Royal Children's Hospital on the 1st and 2nd of October.

Masterclasses will be held on the 30th of September.

Registration and Abstract Submissions will open soon.

Conference

The 2026 Conference will be held in Melbourne at the Royal Children's Hospital on October 1st & 2nd, with master classes on the 30th of September.  The conference committee and finalising details, and we will update members asap.  Book the dates in your diary now. Abstract submissions will be open later this year, so start planning

Position – Clinical Nurse Consultant

Join us on the 2nd of October for the next ACCYPN Webinar.

A CONVERSATION CAN CHANGE A LIFE

R U OK? Inspire and empower everyone to meaningfully connect with the people around them and start a conversation with those in their world who may be struggling with life.

You don't need to be an expert to reach out - just a good friend and

This year’s National Child Protection Week theme, ‘Every conversation matters: Shifting Conversation to Action,’ reminds us that while dialogue is essential when it comes to raising awareness, challenging harmful norms, and sparking new ideas, real change is only possible when we turn those conversations into meaningful

Invitation for Member Feedback – Position Statement: Planetary Health and Its Impact on Infants, Children, and Young People

The ACCYPN invites member feedback on our new Position Statement: Planetary Health and Its Impact on Infants, Children, and Young People.

This

Children’s Health Queensland Nursing Research Symposium - 29 September 2025

Our

Kathleen Kendall-Tackett has published Psychological Trauma and Breastfeeding: What we know so far, 2022, in the European Society of Medicine Journal and for UNICEF.  Looking at the different types of trauma and what criteria there are for the diagnosis of trauma. Looking at breastfeeding and feeding choices by women when different