Oral Presentation (In-Person)
Zhang Xin, Beijing Children’s Hospital, Capital Medical University, National Center for Children’s Health, China
Congenital heart disease (CHD) is a prevalent condition affecting infants and children worldwide, and it is the most common type of birth defect in China. But the shortage of pediatric doctors and the uneven distribution of medical resources in China have led to the lack of an ef [....] » Read More
Title : Physiological transition and resuscitation at birth
David J R Hutchon, Memorial Hospital, United Kingdom
Up to 10 percent of babies require assistance at birth to commence breathing. This has been traditionally carried out away from the mother after the umbilical cord has been clamped. Early cord clamping was a routine at most births until ten years ago and remains common in any bab [....] » Read More
Title : “To sleep… perchance to dream!” A consideration of the role of sleep in the health trajectories of children and young people
Heather Hanna, Imperial College, United Kingdom
It is often a surprise to healthcare professionals that the area of sleep is still fairly poorly understood and usually not well taught in our undergraduate curricula, if it is taught at all. There are varying definitions of sleep, but we are all aware of what the lack of good qu [....] » Read More
Title : Gastroesophageal reflux as a neurological mimic in hypotonic infants: Implications for early developmental assessment
Gabriella Di Rosa, University of Messina, Italy
Background: Early neurological assessment in infancy aims to identify infants at risk for Cerebral Palsy (CP) through the evaluation of tone, posture, and early motor patterns. Among these assessments, the Hammersmith Infant Neurological Examination (HINE) is widely used as a sta [....] » Read More
Title : The biological value of proteins for pediatric growth and development: Advances and criticisms
Marlene Fabiola Escobedo Monge, Valladolid University, Spain
In personalized nutrition, it is essential to account for the biological value of protein sources that underpin children’s growth and developmental needs. Although sufficient protein intake is fundamental for optimal physical and cognitive development, excessive intake may [....] » Read More
Title : Bridging the gap between early detection of autism prodrome in infants, assessment and intervention
Hanna A Alonim, The Mifne Center and Bar Ilan University, Israel
The worldwide prevalence of autism points out of 2% of the population. Very early intervention may minimize the severity of the phenotypic presentation of autism during infancy when neural connections are being rapidly developed. However, intervention is contingent upon a diagnos [....] » Read More
Title : Personalized and Precision Medicine (PPM) as the unique healthcare model to secure the national health and wellness: From family planning and gestation period through human biosafety
Sergey Suchkov, N. D. Zelinskii Institute for Organic Chemistry of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Russian Federation
A new systems approach to diseased states and wellness result in a new branch in the healthcare services, namely, personalized & precision medicine (PPM). PPM as being the Grand Challenge to forecast, to predict and to prevent is rooted in a big and a new science generated by [....] » Read More
Title : The term rare or orphan disease: The diagnostic bias toward severe phenotypes
Ali Al Kaissi, Ilizarov Institute Traumatology and Orthopedics, Russian Federation
Organizations such as the European Medicines Agency and the U. S. Food and Drug Administration define orphan diseases mainly based on prevalence of diagnosed cases and the severity of the classic phenotype. Rare or Orphan disease, is a common term in practice, rare disease is onl [....] » Read More
Title : Knowing what’s best: When autonomy meets safeguarding
Adonna Francis, Imperial College, United Kingdom
In a multicultural society with differing health beliefs and literacies, we can come across situations where parents and caregivers wish to seek solutions outside of our medical paradigms and evidence-based medical treatments. What are the ethical, legal and moral considerations [....] » Read More
Title : Knowing what’s best: When autonomy meets safeguarding
Heather Hanna, Imperial College, United Kingdom
In a multicultural society with differing health beliefs and literacies, we can come across situations where parents and caregivers wish to seek solutions outside of our medical paradigms and evidence-based medical treatments. What are the ethical, legal and moral considerations [....] » Read More
Title : Newborn metabolic screening - Past, present and future
Edwin Naylor, Neubert Center for Genomic Medicine, United States
Newborn metabolic screening had its origin in the 1960s with the introduction of the Guthrie Bacterial Inhibition Assay (BIA) for PKU. For nearly 20 years, the BIA was used to screen for PKU plus a number of additional disorders including maple syrup urine disease, tyrosinemia, a [....] » Read More
Title : Scoliosis care: Where anatomy and psychology intersect
Michael Ginzburg, University of California Davis Healthcare System, United States
Background: At the time of the intake, the patient was a 14-year-old Risser 1 female at the 91st percentile for height, presenting with a 39 degree thoracic curve spanning T5-T12 with an apex at T5 and 29 degree lumbar curve spanning T12 to L4 with an apex of L2, complicated by p [....] » Read More
Title : Early predictors of orthotic effectiveness for full-time scoliosis TLSO cases
Michael Ginzburg, University of California Davis Healthcare System, United States
Scoliosis is a tri-planar condition of the spine that often requires multidisciplinary conservative outpatient treatment. The medical and allied health clinicians involved have their own workflows, schedules, concerns, and logistics with the patients and their families greatly be [....] » Read More
Title : Multidisciplinary QI collaboration in decreasing pediatric unplanned extubation
Yu Kawai, Mayo Clinic Children's, United States
Introduction: Unplanned Extubations (UE) are common, preventable adverse events in the neonatal and Pediatric intensive care units that can cause serious complications. Risk factors include inadequate sedation, poor ETT securement, clinician inexperience, and high staff workload. [....] » Read More
Title : Optimizing neonatal jaundice pathways: Improving timely referral for home phototherapy using rapid bilirubin testing
Muhammad Waqas Anwar, University Hospitals of Leicester, United Kingdom
Background: Neonatal jaundice remains one of the most common conditions requiring postnatal monitoring and treatment. Home-based phototherapy has increasingly been implemented within community neonatal services in the National Health Service as part of expanding “Hospital a [....] » Read More
Title : If in doubt, choose change
Rohit Kumar, James Cook Hospital, United Kingdom
Antibiotics are administered to many preterm newborns and to a substantial proportion of term infants in the hours after birth due to risk for early-onset sepsis. The approaches taken to determine which newborns should be evaluated for early-onset sepsis, and what type and durati [....] » Read More
Title : Obstetric Neonatal Interest Teaching (ONIT): Multi-disciplinary learning in perinatal medicine
Evangelia Myttaraki, King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, United Kingdom
Interprofessional education is essential in perinatal medicine, where diverse professionals must collaborate to meet the urgent and complex needs of perinatal care. To address this, King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust launched ‘Obstetric Neonatal Interest Tea [....] » Read More
Title : Are we managing the well, jaundiced baby as efficiently as we can? A retrospective evaluation of babies referred to the nurse-led prolonged jaundice clinic between January 2022-October 2024
Mai Nhu Lu, Royal Alexandra Children's Hospital, United Kingdom
Neonatal jaundiced due to elevated bilirubin levels is common and often self-limiting. However, Prolonged Jaundice (PJ) may indicate underlying conditions like metabolic or hepatic disorders which require prompt screening. The National Institute of Health and Care Excellence (NIC [....] » Read More
Title : The protective role of mindful self-care in maternal quality of life among mothers of children with congenital heart defects
Semyon Melnikov, Tel Aviv University, Israel
Background: Congenital Heart Defects (CHDs) are the most common type of birth defects and represent a significant cause of morbidity worldwide. Beyond the medical challenges, caring for a child with a CHD may impose a substantial burden on parents, particularly mothers, and adver [....] » Read More
Title : Do retinoids belong in the world of pediatric dermatology? - A systematic review
Gayathri Pramil Menon, Tbilisi State Medical University, Georgia
Background and Aims: Retinoids, which are related to vitamin A, comprise a significant portion of dermatological treatments because they can alter the growth, development, and response of keratinocytes to inflammation. Because children are physiologically different from adults, a [....] » Read More
Title : Weight awareness among parents and health care providers in Sharjah, UAE
Naguib M Abdelreheim, University Hospital Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
Background: This study looks at weight perception among parents and health care providers in Sharjah, UAE. Methods: This study was done through reviewing 1000 patients files who visited the paediatric OPD in university hospital Sharjah (UHS) during 2015. The files were reviewed f [....] » Read More
Title : Bringing the promise of Personalized and Precision Medicine (PPM) to rare and orphan disorder care: How to use the latter to revolutionize pediatric services
Sergey Suchkov, N. D. Zelinskii Institute for Organic Chemistry of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Russian Federation
The greatest challenge of Personalized and Precision |Medicine (PPM) is to optimize pre-early (subclinical) diagnostics, predictive and prognostics procedures, and to identify curative therapies for every disease in a personalized way so that every individual gets benefit. To tha [....] » Read More
Title : Evaluation of different treatment modules for respiratory distress syndrome in preterm neonates
Rajeev Kumar Mittal, SDS Global Multi-Speciality Hospital and Sanjivani Medical Center, India
As per Indian statistical data neonatal mortality rate is very high (32%) especially because of prematurity. Premature neonatal mortality rate due to RDS is very high i.e.75%. Such preterm neonates with RDS require surfactant therapy and ventilator support quite frequently. This [....] » Read More
Title : Ayurvedic perspectives on prevention and management of childhood emotional and behavioral disorders
W A S Saroja Weerakoon, Senior Lecturer in Ayurveda Pediatrics, Sri Lanka
Child mental health is essential for emotional regulation, social interaction, learning capacity, and overall wellbeing. Childhood emotional and behavioral disorders are increasingly recognized as major public health concerns worldwide, affecting children’s academic perform [....] » Read More
Title : Protocol and initial results for a multicentre, double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled phase III trial of the inhaled ?2-adrenergic receptor agonist salbutamol for transient tachypnoea of the newborn (The REFSAL trial)
Dominika Paw, Medical University of Warsaw, Poland
Background: Transient Tachypnoea of the Newborn (TTN) is the most common cause of neonatal respiratory distress and results primarily from delayed clearance of fetal lung fluid. Although usually self-limiting, TTN may progress to severe complications such as persistent Pulmonary [....] » Read More
Title : Bronchopulmonary dysplasia: How contemporary classification shapes management and outcomes
Oluwaseun Mustapha, University of Manchester, United Kingdom
Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia (BPD) is a chronic neonatal lung disease characterized by impaired alveolar and vascular development and persistent respiratory dysfunction in preterm infants. Recent shifts from the historical, injury based definition toward a classification emphasizin [....] » Read More
Title : Early-onset streptococcus agalactiae meningitis: A sentinel event of prenatal screening failure
Avila Elizabeth, National University of Tucuman, Argentina
Background: Streptococcus agalactiae (Group B Streptococcus, GBS) remains the leading cause of Early-Onset Neonatal Sepsis (EOS). While universal screening-based Intrapartum Antibiotic Prophylaxis (IAP) has successfully reduced EOS incidence by over 80%, barriers to prenatal care [....] » Read More