Paediatric and child health nurses face multiple challenges and barriers in everyday practice. Through the implementation of the theme "Crossing barriers", this conference aims to illustrate that barriers can and must be crossed to improve health outcomes for children and young people. The conference aims are:

* to advance paediatric and child health nursing's contribution to health care and facilitate the dissemination of evidence highlighting effective nursing interventions
* to arise the profile of the benefits of interdisciplinary collaboration
* to identify future directions for paediatric and child health nursing
* to provide a forum that stimulates debate and collegiality

Conference sub-themes are:

* Clinical practice
* Child safety