Allied Health Research Symposium

Metro North Health and Metro South Health are pleased to invite you to the third Allied Health Research Symposium in 2026. The Symposium is a collaborative event designed to showcase and promote high-quality allied health-led research initiatives.

The Symposium in 2026 will be held on Tuesday 17 February at the Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital Education Centre, Herston, Queensland, with both in-person and virtual attendance via Teams supported.

Abstracts Open

Abstracts are now being sought for high quality research, innovation, translation, and service improvement initiatives with clear outcomes and implications for allied health practice across Queensland Health and university partners. Options for presentations include:

1. Oral presentation (8 minutes, not including questions)
2. Poster

Abstract submissions close midnight Thursday 13 November 2025.

Program

Theme: THRIVE – Transforming Healthcare through Research, Innovation and Excellence

Date: 17/02/2026

Time: 8:00am-4:00pm

Location: Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital Education Centre, Herston, Queensland, 4029

A full program will be available in November 2025.

Registrations

Registrations for in-person or online attendance will open shortly.

Sponsorship

We gratefully acknowledge the generous support of our university sponsors. Their contributions are instrumental in facilitating research capacity building, collaboration, and knowledge exchange at the Allied Health Research Symposium.