We are delighted to announce the Psychology, Health and Medicine Annual Conference, now in its 22nd year, will be hosted by the Department of Health Psychology, School of Population Health, RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences, on Friday 24 April 2026.

The conference is hosted by the Division of Health Psychology of the Psychological Society of Ireland (PSI DHP), in association with the Northern Irish Branch of the Division of Health Psychology of the British Psychological Society (DHP NI) and is a key annual event for people working in the areas of psychology, health and medicine in Ireland and Northern Ireland, as well as further afield.

The aim of the conference is to promote health psychology and to provide a forum for sharing high-quality research, education/policy and practice on psychology and health. The conference attracts delegates from psychology, health, and many related fields, fostering opportunities to build and strengthen professional networks.

The theme of this year's conference is 'Health Psychology in a Changing World: Navigating Complexity, Driving Impact'.

A full programme will be available in due course.

Submissions

Abstracts must follow the abstract submission template and must be submitted online via the conference submission portal below.

Submit your abstract

An MS Word document of the abstract submission template is available to download here.

Submissions are invited for symposia, poster, oral and Thesis in 3 presentations.

The Thesis in 3 presentation format is designed to condense a PhD thesis into a concise and engaging three-minute talk, using only three slides.  

Acceptance for a presentation is not guaranteed, as the number of available slots is limited. Selection will follow impartial evaluation by two reviewers from the scientific committee according to predefined scientific evaluation criteria.

The deadline for abstract submissions is Friday, 30 January 2026.

Speakers

We have two excellent keynote speakers: Professor Rona Moss-Morris, Professor of Psychology as Applied to Medicine at King’s College London, and Professor Gerard Molloy, Professor of Psychology, University of Galway.

More information

Contact us at phm2026@rcsi.ie for information. 

Sponsors

The Psychology, Health and Medicine Annual Conference 2026 is part-funded by the Health Research Board Ireland [CES-2025-071].