Keynote Presentation (In-Person)
Title : Bridging the gap between early detection of autism prodrome in infants: Assessment and intervention
Hanna Alonim, The Mifne Center for Treatment Research and Training, Israel
The worldwide prevalence of autism points out of 2% of the population. Clinicians and researchers increasingly realize the importance of early intervention for autism. Very early intervention may minimize the severity of the phenotypic presentation of autism during infancy when n [....] » Read More
Title : Healthcare system experience with quality improvement of the care of a common pediatric condition
Magdy W Attia, Nemours Children's Health Care System, United States
Background: Quality improvement methodology has enabled application of research based clinical recommendations to patient care to standardize management and curtail cost. Utilizing acute otitis media (AOM) AAP guidelines, we describe one healthcare system’s strategy of usin [....] » Read More
Title : Prevention is better than cure! Can we prevent eczema in babies at risk of cows milk protein allergy?
Heather Hanna, Imperial College London, United Kingdom
Cows milk protein allergy is a common cause of eczema in young babies and many attempts to prevent the development of eczema in atopic children have been made with little success to date. Eczema can be a difficult condition to control and requires a strong commitment from the par [....] » Read More
Title : The silent scream: Mobilizing team reflections upon the body’s narrative of love and loss
Jeanne Magagna, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, United Kingdom
This presentation will describe critical issues to consider when a child is admitted and especially re-admitted to the paediatric ward. Clinical examples will be presented. These will include discussion of Pervasive Avoidance Withdrawal Syndrome (PAWS), fictitious ill [....] » Read More
Title : Full Paper: The silent scream: Mobilizing team reflections upon the body’s narrative of love and loss
Jeanne Magagna, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, United Kingdom
The ‘ghosts’ and ‘the angels’ in the hospital In 1965 Dr. Rene Spitz, psychiatrist and psychoanalyst, observed infants in hospitals and highlighted the importance of emotional care and early relationships in the healthy development of infants. His impor [....] » Read More
Title : The only way is ethics? Ethical decision making in pediatric practice
Heather Hanna, Imperial College London, United Kingdom
Pediatric Practice often presents us with ethical dilemmas which may be very nuanced. As practitioners we need to have an excellent understanding of ethics and ethical frameworks and an appreciation of how these considerations may color our decision-making process as we practice [....] » Read More
Title : Self perception of school age children with chronic illness
Kim Amer, DePaul University School of Nursing, United States
A Risk and Resistance Framework is used to describe the factors that influence a child’s adaptation to chronic illness. Self Perception is a critical measure used to assess the adaptation to chronic illness in school age children. Children are resilient and adaptable, howev [....] » Read More
Title : Childhood predictors of psychological outcomes in adulthood: Research findings from Denmark
Trine Flensborg Madsen, University of Southern Denmark, Denmark
Intelligence and personality are considered core mental characteristics in human development and have for decades been found to predict important life outcomes. It is, however, not clear how individual differences in these psychological outcomes arise, how they develop, and the e [....] » Read More
Title : Taking control of one’s own life from the perspective of parents with a child with a life-limiting or life-threatening illness: A qualitative study
Stephanie Vallianatos, Dutch Knowledge Centre for Children's Palliative Care, Netherlands
In healthcare, the emphasis is on stimulating one's own strength, the ability to adapt to a changing health condition or circumstances and increasing control over one's own life. Since 2015, in de Netherlands, the focus on a person’s own control and adaptiveness is [....] » Read More
Title : A pediatric emergency department’s experience with quality improvement of the care of a common pediatric condition
Arezoo Zomorrodi, Nemours Children's Health Care System, United States
Background: Quality improvement methodology has enabled application of research based clinical recommendations to patient care to standardize management and curtail cost. Utilizing acute otitis media (AOM) AAP guidelines, we describe one healthcare system’s strategy of [....] » Read More
Title : A mobile application to support parents of premature infants in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) from admission to home
Laura Rio, HES-SO - University of Applied Sciences of Western Switzerland, Switzerland
Every year, an estimated 15 million infants are born preterm (more than 1 in 10) worldwide, and this number is rising. Compared to term infants, preterm have a higher risk of mortality, morbidity, and handicap and their parents are at higher risk of experiencing emotional distres [....] » Read More
Title : Study of risk factors affecting HBV vaccine efficiency among children in Georgia
Ekaterine Kipiani, Iv. Bokeria University Hospital, Georgia
Background: The goal of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of hepatitis B vaccine and risk factors associated to absence or weak immune response to HBV vaccination among children in Georgia. In the conditions of mass vaccination of hepatitis B, all over the world, includ [....] » Read More
Title : Thyroid function in infants born to women with hypothyroidism: An observational study at an Australian tertiary perinatal centre
Darazel Bernardino Perez, Children's Hospital at Westmead, Australia
Objective: Concerns have been raised regarding thyroid dysfunction in infants born to women with hypothyroidism including those with autoimmune hypothyroidism. This concern has led to the practice of thyroid function testing in the early neonatal period. We evaluated the practice [....] » Read More
Title : Enhancing trust in the NICU unit
Jeanne Magagna, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, United Kingdom
The establishment of epistemic trust in the NICU Unit is essential in creating the best relationships between the baby in the NICU unit and the caregivers. Preservation from death is linked with fostering empathic, attuned links between the NICU baby and the caregivers (the paren [....] » Read More
Title : Antibiotic effectivnes for PANDA
Nino Siradze, Iashvili's Children Central Hospital, Georgia
Introduction: Pediatric Autoimmune Neuropsychiatric Disorders Associated with Streptococcal Infections (PANDAS) syndrome is a rare pediatric disorder consisting of a sudden onset of obsessive–compulsive disorder (OCD) and/or tics after a group A Streptococcus (GAS) infectio [....] » Read More