Conference presentations

Invited talks/panels

  1. Speaker, “Navigating careers and funding in clinical academia”. Academy of Medical Sciences. 2025.

  2. Keynote lecture, “Preterm birth, socioeconomic status and neurodevelopment”. Neonatal Allied Health Professionals Conference, London. 2024.

  3. Panel member, Salvesen Lecture, “Learning to read in the wider context: Why understanding families, communities and social inequalities are key to supporting children’s language and literacy”, Salvesen Mindroom Research Centre, University of Edinburgh. 2023.

  4. Speaker, “Association of preterm birth and socioeconomic status with neonatal brain structure”. King’s College London, Centre for the Developing Brain Seminar Series. 2023.

Oral conference presentations

  1. K Mckinnon, M Blesa Cábez, M Thye, S Abel, R Smikle, J Skelton, L Jiménez-Sánchez, K Vaher, G Sullivan, A Corrigan, G Barclay, C Jardine, I Gerrish, D McIntyre, YW Chua, R Amir, AJ Quigley, C Battersby, A Tsanas, GD Batty, RM Reynolds, SR Cox, HC Whalley, MJ Thrippleton, ME Bastin, H Richardson, JP Boardman. Preterm birth, socioeconomic status, and white matter development across childhood. Neonatal Society Autumn Meeting 2025, London.

  2. K Mckinnon, K Roberts, E Johnston, J Becher, E Boyle, CPF O’Donnell, B J Stenson, G Sullivan. Outcome of term infants with no heart rate detected at 10 minutes in the UK and Ireland at two years of age: A prospective national cohort study. Neonatal Society Autumn Meeting 2025, London.

  3. R Smikle, K Mckinnon, K Vaher, H Turner, H Cruickshank, R Amir, YW Chua, ELS Conole, RM Reynolds, GD Batty, A Tsanas, L Murphy, HC Whalley, RE Marioni, SR Cox, JP Boardman. Neonatal methylation-based predictors of childhood cognition. Neonatal Society Summer Meeting 2025, Birmingham.

  4. K Roberts, K Mckinnon, E Johnston, J Becher, E Boyle, C O’Donnell, BJ Stenson, G Sullivan. Outcome of term infants with no detectable heart rate at 10 minutes in the UK and Ireland: A prospective national cohort study using active surveillance. Neonatal Society Spring Meeting 2025, London. Winner of the best trainee presentation prize.

  5. K Mckinnon, ELS Conole, K Vaher, RF Hillary, DA Gadd, J Binkowska, G Sullivan, AJ Stevenson, A Corrigan, L Murphy, HC Whalley, H Richardson, RE Marioni, SR Cox, JP Boardman. DNA methylation scores derived in saliva capture systemic inflammation in preterm infants. Paediatric Academic Societies Meeting 2024. Toronto.

  6. K Mckinnon, ELS Conole, K Vaher, RF Hillary, DA Gadd, J Binkowska, G Sullivan, AJ Stevenson, A Corrigan, L Murphy, HC Whalley, H Richardson, RE Marioni, SR Cox, JP Boardman. Epigenetic scores indicate differences in the proteome of preterm infants. Neonatal Society Spring Meeting 2024. London. Winner of the best trainee presentation prize.

  7. L Koster, S Beckett, E Richardson, M Hatton, M Van Twest, R Baldry, L Horsley, K Mckinnon, C Parsons, M Tiplady, S Salter, J Paul, J Clement. Sex estimation of early medieval sub-adult skeletons from Sedgeford, Norfolk using tooth measurements. British Association for Biological Anthropology and Osteoarchaeology Annual Conference 2023, London.

  8. K Mckinnon, P Galdi, M Blesa Cábez, G Sullivan, K Vaher, A Corrigan, J Hall, L Jiménez-Sánchez, MJ Thrippleton, ME Bastin, AJ Quigley, E Valavani, A Tsanas, H Richardson, JP Boardman. Integrated analysis of preterm birth and socioeconomic status with neonatal brain structure. Clinical Academics in Training Annual Conference 2023, Cambridge. Winner of the pre-doctoral plenary competition.

  9. K Mckinnon, P Galdi, M Blesa Cábez, G Sullivan, K Vaher, A Corrigan, J Hall, L Jiménez-Sánchez, MJ Thrippleton, ME Bastin, AJ Quigley, E Valavani, A Tsanas, H Richardson, JP Boardman. Integrated analysis of preterm birth and socioeconomic status with neonatal brain structure. Neonatal Society Spring Meeting 2023. London.

  10. K Mckinnon, S Mitra, G Kendall, B Hutchon, S Hines, L Collier, L Dyet, C Tann, M Sellwood, A Huertas-Ceballos, NJ Robertson. Prechtl General Movements and proton MRS thalamic Lac/NAA for prediction of neurodevelopmental outcome in neonatal encephalopathy after therapeutic hypothermia. European Academy of Paediatric Societies Congress 2020, Virtual.

  11. S Beckett, K Mckinnon, M Van Twest, M Hatton. Ears through the ages: A Bronze Age case of otitis media and mastoiditis? Bones, Bodies and Disease conference 2019, Bradford.

  12. K Mckinnon, B Kaya. Causes and management of extreme paediatric thrombocytosis. European Academy of Paediatric Societies Congress 2018, Paris.

  13. K Mckinnon, A Huertas Ceballos, B Aldeiri, S Eaton, J Curry. Functional gut dysmotility of prematurity: an observational study. European Academy of Paediatric Societies Congress 2016, Geneva.

Poster conference presentations

1.     K Mckinnon, K Roberts, E Johnston, J Becher, E Boyle, CPF O’Donnell, B J Stenson, G Sullivan. Outcome of term infants with no heart rate detected at 10 minutes in the UK and Ireland: A prospective national cohort study. Pediatric Academic Societies Meeting 2026, Boston. [Accepted]

2.     H McDermott, C Battersby, NeoTRIPs 22 Week Group (including K Mckinnon). The 22 Week Study national survey: Variation in clinical practice for Tiny Babies across UK neonatal intensive care units. Pediatric Academic Societies Meeting 2026, Boston. [Accepted]

3.     R Smikle, K Mckinnon, K Vaher, H Turner, H Cruickshank, R Amir, YW Chua, ELS Conole, RM Reynolds, GD Batty, A Tsanas, L Murphy, HC Whalley, RE Marioni, SR Cox, JP Boardman. Neonatal methylation-based predictors of childhood cognition. Pediatric Academic Societies Meeting 2026, Boston. [Accepted]

4.     K Mckinnon, M Blesa Cábez, M Thye, S Abel, R Smikle, J Skelton, L Jiménez-Sánchez, K Vaher, G Sullivan, A Corrigan, G Barclay, C Jardine, I Gerrish, D McIntyre, YW Chua, R Amir, AJ Quigley, C Battersby, A Tsanas, GD Batty, RM Reynolds, SR Cox, HC Whalley, MJ Thrippleton, ME Bastin, H Richardson, JP Boardman. Preterm birth, socioeconomic status, and white matter development across childhood. International Newborn Brain Society Conference 2026, Naples. [Accepted]

5.     K Mckinnon, K Roberts, E Johnston, J Becher, E Boyle, CPF O’Donnell, B J Stenson, G Sullivan. Outcome of term infants with no heart rate detected at 10 minutes in the UK and Ireland: A prospective national cohort study. International Newborn Brain Society Conference 2026, Naples. [Accepted]

6.     S Abel, M Thye, K Mckinnon, R Smikle, J Skelton, L Jiménez-Sánchez, YW Chua, E Redcay, A Hosangadi, MJ Thrippleton, SR Cox, HC Whalley, AJ Quigley, S Fletcher-Watson, JP Boardman, H Richardson. Investigating the impact of preterm birth on Theory of Mind development in five-year-old children. Flux 2025, Dublin.

7.     M Thye, S Abel, L Jiménez-Sánchez, K Mckinnon, J Skelton, R Smikle, G Barclay, I Gerrish, C Jardine, D Mcintyre, GD Batty, HC Whalley, JP Boardman, H Richardson. Recovering parallel distributed default networks in early childhood. Flux 2025, Dublin.

8.     K Mckinnon, T Manjunath, A Aghababaie, J Elliot, O Edokpolor, NeoTRIPs Collaborative. Resident doctor experiences taking part in a national neonatal study group. British Association of Perinatal Medicine Annual Conference 2025, Cardiff.

9.     I Atreja, K Mckinnon, J Richards, S Shetty, A Kulkarni. Interobserver variability in the assessment of intraventricular haemorrhage on cranial ultrasound scans in preterm infants. British Association of Perinatal Medicine Annual Conference 2025, Cardiff.

10.   I Kleine, M Viragova, K Dimitrakopoulou, D Fenchel, K Mckinnon, V Kyriakopoulou, C Curtis, H Patel, C Pariante, D Edwards, C Nosarti, H Cullen. Investigating the association between early life inflammation and parenting factors on neurocognitive outcomes in toddlerhood. PsychoNeuroImmunology Research Society Annual Meeting 2025, Bordeaux.

11.   I Kleine, K Dimitrakopoulou, D Fenchel, K Mckinnon, V Kyriakopoulou, C Curtis, H Patel, D Edwards, H Cullen. Investigating the effects of prematurity and age on methylated C-reactive protein in early life. European Human Genetics Conference 2025, Milan.

12.   S Abel, M Thye, K Mckinnon, R Smikle, J Skelton, L Jiménez-Sánchez, YW Chua, ME Bastin, SR Cox, HC Whalley, AJ Quigley, S Fletcher-Watson, JP Boardman, H Richardson. Investigating the impact of preterm birth on theory of mind development in five-year-old-children. Budapest CEU Conference on Cognitive Development 2025. Budapest.

13.   L Koster, K Mckinnon, L Horsley, M Van Twest, C Parsons, M Tiplady, S Salter, J Paul, R Baldry, S Beckett. Volunteering with a disarticulated community: Towards reassociation of early medieval bones. British Association for Biological Anthropology and Osteoarchaeology Annual Conference 2024, Keele.

14.   K Mckinnon, P Galdi, M Blesa Cábez, G Sullivan, K Vaher, A Corrigan, J Hall, L Jiménez-Sánchez, MJ Thrippleton, ME Bastin, AJ Quigley, E Valavani, A Tsanas, H Richardson, JP Boardman. Integrated analysis of preterm birth and socioeconomic status with neonatal brain structure. Organization of Human Brain Mapping 2023. Montréal.

15.   E Valavani, M Blesa Cábez, K Mckinnon, K Vaher, G Sullivan, ME Bastin, MJ Thrippleton, RFM Chin, DJ MacIntyre, JP Boardman, A Tsanas. Early life determinants of brain growth following preterm birth: prediction using machine learning. Organization of Human Brain Mapping 2023. Montréal.  

16.   K Mckinnon, G Kendall, C Tann, L Dyet, R Pang, M Sokolska, K Pegoretti Baruteau, A Huertas-Ceballos, NJ Robertson, D Peebles, L Srinivasan. The relationship between fetal MRI biometric measurements and developmental outcome in posterior fossa abnormalities. International Society for Prenatal Diagnosis 2023. Edinburgh.

17.   K Mckinnon, S Beckett, L Koster, L Horsley, M Hatton, M Van Twest, R Baldry. Body mass in an early Medieval population. British Association for Biological Anthropology and Osteoarchaeology Annual Conference 2022, Virtual.

18.   K Mckinnon, S Beckett, L Koster, D Claisse, A Minhas, L Horsley, M Hatton, M Van Twest, R Baldry. Puberty in an early Medieval population. British Association for Biological Anthropology and Osteoarchaeology Annual Conference 2022, Virtual.

19.   K Mckinnon, G Kendall, C Tann, L Dyet, M Sokolska, D Peebles, L Srinivasan. 2D biometric measurements of the posterior fossa by fetal MRI: a systematic review. Perinatal Medicine Conference 2020, London. (Cancelled due to COVID-19).

20.   K Mckinnon, S Gamester, A Waddington, T Davis. Positive feedback in the Paediatric Emergency Department. RCPCH Annual Conference 2019, Birmingham.

21.   K Mckinnon, G Foley. Training for the MRCPCH exams: The London School of Paediatrics experience. RCPCH Annual Conference 2019, Birmingham.

22.   K Mckinnon, P Telfer, B Kaya. Causes, management, and outcomes of extreme paediatric thrombocytosis. British Society of Haematology Annual Scientific Meeting 2019, Glasgow.

23.   K Mckinnon, S Bourke, G Hann. Self-injury in a ten-month old: Parent or clinician neglect? Royal College of Emergency Medicine Case Reports Day 2018, London.

24.   S Beckett, K Mckinnon, M Hatton, R Baldry. Discovery of multiple subacute osteomyelitis lesions in a sub-adult from the middle Anglo-Saxon period: Use of Computed Tomography. British Association for Biological Anthropology and Osteoarchaeology Annual Conference 2018, Bedfordshire.

25.   G Sivaguru, K Mckinnon, B Kaya. Prolonged Jaundice Clinic: So you have an abnormal haematological result? British Society of Haematology Annual Scientific Meeting 2018, Liverpool.

26.   K Mckinnon. How do Junior Doctors learn the Newborn and Infant Physical Examination? RCPCH Annual Conference 2017, Birmingham.

27.   S Mitra, GS Kendall, A Bainbridge, M Sokolska, M Dinan, C Uria-Avellanal, D Price, K Mckinnon, R Gunny, A Huertas-Ceballos, X Golay, NJ Robertson. Thalamic Lac/NAA threshold of 0.39 on proton MRS predicts outcome following therapeutic hypothermia in neonatal hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy. Paediatric Academic Societies Meeting 2017, San Francisco.

28.   K Mckinnon, M Notay. Improving the management of paediatric constipation in a general practice setting. RCPCH Annual Conference 2016, Liverpool.

29.   K Mckinnon, K Man. Child of Note flag: Improving access to paediatric A&E for patients with complex medical problems. RCPCH Annual Conference 2016, Liverpool.

30.   K Mckinnon, J Farzaneh, A Sopher, A Greenwood, S Fordham, F Latona. An eye on waiting: Improving patient experience in the ophthalmology day unit. UKISCRS Annual Meeting 2015, Hinckley, Leicestershire.

31.   K Mckinnon. The benefits of peer group support for children with type 1 diabetes: A literature review. National Medical Student Paediatric Conference 2012, Brighton and Sussex Medical School.

32.   O Braddick, J Lee, K Mckinnon, I Neville, J Wattam-Bell, J Atkinson. Relative latency of visual evoked responses to reversals in contrast, orientation, and motion direction. Vision Sciences 10th Annual Meeting 2010, Naples, Florida.