This conference provides a forum enabling people involved in healthcare from the academic and clinical spheres to present and discuss their research, with the common aim of optimising health. Authors are invited to submit original contributions related to the Conference Themes which are: Adult Healthcare; Children's Healthcare; Intellectual Disability; Maternity Care; Mental Health.

The conference programme will comprise of oral and poster presentations in addition to keynote speeches, workshops and master-classes delivered by Prof Mike Clarke; Prof Catherine Comiskey; Prof Bob Gates; Prof David Healy; Prof Gary Rolfe; Prof Sanna Salantera; Prof Rosemary Mander

Abstracts accepted online at http://airc2012.exordo.com/