EAP SPRING MEETING 2026 | TALLINN, ESTONIA

15-16 May 2026

Registration and Accommodation Bookings are Open

Book your accommodation as soon as possible to prevent disappointment!

See You in Tallinn!

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EAP Spring Meeting 2026 

Tallinn: where cobblestone charm meets digital innovation and where the European Academy of Paediatrics will gather for a meeting abuzz with purpose next Spring.

In May 2026, join colleagues from across Europe at the Nordic Hotel Forum, a sustainable, design-forward venue at the edge of Tallinn’s UNESCO-listed Old Town and home to an unexpected symbol of our mission: rooftop beehives.

🐝The Hive of Paediatrics

Where Ideas Take Flight

Just like a hive, the EAP Spring Meeting is a place of collaboration, care, and collective action. Nothing compares to the energy of being together in one space. In-person, ideas flow faster, connections run deeper, and shared purpose becomes tangible.

Here, every participant contributes to something larger: a united vision for the future of child health in Europe.

 Lend your voice, share your expertise, and rediscover the spark that only face-to-face exchange can bring.

Leave recharged — with your ideas crystallised and your purpose as golden and lasting as honey – ready to lead meaningful change.

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May 2026 | Nordic Hotel Forum, Tallinn

Located just 150 metres from Tallinn’s picturesque Old Town, a UNESCO World Heritage site.

✈️ Airport: 10 min by taxi (€10–€20)
🛳️ Port: 5 min by taxi (€5–€10)
🚋 Tram Line 2 - Laikmaa stop is 1 min from the hotel
🅿️ Parking: On-site underground parking (32 spaces, max height 1.9 m)

Registration Rates

Who should register?

This meeting is open to official EAP National Delegates, Young EAP Members, Young Fellows, UEMS Subspecialty and Related Society Representatives & EAP Members. Read about EAP Membership categories here. 

 

Full Participant Rate (Friday and Saturday, includes 1 Networking dinner ticket) : €280

Young EAP & Young Fellow Rate (includes 1 Networking dinner ticket) : €215

Friday, 15 May Day Registration (includes 1 Networking dinner ticket): €270

Saturday, 16 May Day Registration: €190

Additional Networking Dinner Ticket: €60

 

Unsure? Email [email protected]

The meeting will be hosted at the Nordic Hotel Forum, centrally located in Tallinn’s city centre.

 

A preferential room rate has been secured for EAP delegates:

  • Single room: € 145 per night

  • Double room: €165  per night

 

Rates include:

  • Breakfast

  • Wi-Fi

  • Access to the hotel wellness area

  • VAT

 

Delegates are kindly asked to book accommodation directly via the dedicated EAP booking link. Rooms are subject to availability.

Children do not choose the air they breathe. They do not design the streets they walk on, the transport systems they rely on, or the green spaces they may (or may not) have access to. Yet these factors shape respiratory health, neurodevelopment, physical activity, and long-term wellbeing as powerfully as any prescription.

 

In Tallinn, we are doing something new. For the first time at an EAP Spring Meeting, we are turning the host city itself into part of the programme : not as a backdrop, but as a case study for paediatric leadership.

 

“Tallinn Talks: Children, Cities and Clean Air” on Friday afternoon invites EAP National Delegates to step into a different kind of session: short, high-impact perspectives from city leaders, environmental scientists, civil society, all centred on one question: what does a child-friendly city look like in practice? Tallinn, recognised for its sustainability efforts and green urban spaces, offers a tangible example of how environmental monitoring, biodiversity, mobility and public health can intersect. The aim is not theory, and not politics. It is translation: how can what we see here inform conversations in your ministries, municipalities and national societies?

 

A Sweet surprise awaits you at the end!

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Status of EAP’s Application: Under review, update expected  until 1 March

 

Tallinn offers the opportunity to apply for free public transport for delegates of international events. Public transport in Tallinn includes buses, trams and trolleybuses.

The system works through the conference QR ticket.

If our application is approved, you will receive the QR pass via e-mail ahead of the event. The QR code must be validated every time when entering public transportation, at the validator machine by the front door of the vehicle.

Tallinn, Estonia’s capital, is a city where medieval heritage and digital innovation coexist effortlessly. Its UNESCO-listed Old Town, cobbled streets and historic city walls sit alongside a vibrant start-up culture, green urban planning and a strong commitment to sustainability. Compact and walkable, Tallinn offers delegates the rare opportunity to move seamlessly between conference sessions, cultural landmarks, and waterfront views within minutes.

 

Beyond its architectural beauty, Tallinn is increasingly recognised for its environmental awareness and quality of urban life, themes that resonate strongly with paediatric health and planetary responsibility. Parks, coastal pathways and thoughtfully designed public spaces make the city both liveable and inspiring.

 

For useful advice and inspiration on Tallinn’s top attractions, activities, events, and places to eat and drink, please visit the city’s official tourism portal at visittallinn.ee, or follow @VisitTallinn on social media.

 

Preliminary Programme
15-16 May 2026

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Core-MD Project

Coordinating Research and Evidence for Medical Devices (CORE-MD)

New ways to test high-risk medical devices.

 

Manufacturers of medical devices need to test their products before being allowed to market them. Specifically, they require clinical data showing their medical device is safe and efficient. In this context, the EU-funded CORE-MD project will translate expert scientific and clinical evidence on study designs for evaluating high-risk medical devices into advice for EU regulators. The project will propose how new trial designs can contribute and suggest ways to aggregate real-world data from medical device registries.


It will also conduct multidisciplinary workshops to propose a hierarchy of levels of evidence from clinical investigations, as well as educational and training objectives for all stakeholders, to build expertise in regulatory science in Europe. CORE–MD will translate expert scientific and clinical evidence on study designs for evaluating high-risk medical devices into advice for EU regulators, to achieve an appropriate balance between innovation, safety, and effectiveness. A unique collaboration between medical associations, regulatory agencies, notified bodies, academic institutions, patients’ groups, and health technology assessment agencies, will systematically review methodologies for the clinical investigation of high-risk medical devices, recommend how new trial designs can contribute, and advise on methods for aggregating real-world data from medical device registries with experience from clinical practice The consortium is led by the European Society of Cardiology and the European Federation of National Associations of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, and involves all 33 specialist medical associations that are members of the Biomedical Alliance in Europe.

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