EPN 2027

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Dr. Peter Averkiou is a pediatrician and an Associate Professor of Pediatrics at the Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine at Florida Atlantic University. He is the Co-Director of the four Foundations of Medicine Courses, the Director of the Service Learning Projects, the Director of the Newborn Nursery Clinical Rotation and the Director of the Synthesis and Transition Course at the medical school.

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Prof. Gabriella Di Rosa was born in Messina, Italy, on November 26, 1975. She graduated in Medicine and Surgery with highest honors (cum laude) from the University of Messina in 2000 and completed her residency in Child Neuropsychiatry with highest distinction in 2006. From 2007 to 2010, she earned a PhD in Clinical Neurosciences at the same university. Since October 2021, she has been Head of the Child Neuropsychiatry Unit at the University Hospital of Messina and Director of both the Residency School in Child Neuropsychiatry and the Postgraduate School in Neuropsychomotor Therapy. She became Full Professor in December 2023 and has authored 137 international publications, receiving 3,630 citations with an H-index of 30.

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Dr. Hanna A. Alonim, is an expert and researcher in the autism spectrum in infancy. Founder and Head of the Mifne Center Israel, for Treatment, Training, and Research, since 1987. Head of the Therapists' Training School for Autism in infancy at the Bar Ilan University.  Alonim developed the ESPASSI © screening scale for the detection of autism prodrome in first year of life and established the pioneer infant’s detection Unit at the Ichilov Hospital in TLV. Dr. Alonim is a member of the Norland Journal Editorial Bord, Consistent Reviewer of JADD, and a committee member of the ICF Core Set for ASD, WHO, Stockholm 2016.

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Marlene F. Escobedo Monge is a paediatrician and Doctor of Medicine for the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Valladolid. She has a doctorate in health sciences research, a master's degree in clinical nutrition, and another in biological aspects of nutrition and microbiota. Marlene is very interested in food safety and biofortification, especially in studies on micronutrients and their bioavailability, considering the interrelationship between macro and micronutrients in the food chain. Additionally, as part of a research team, she is primarily concerned with the nutritional status of patients with malnutrition and chronic diseases, such as patients with cystic fibrosis.

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Ali Al Kasissi, MD, MSc, DSc (Hon); much of his work is centered on one simple rule that every skeletal deformity/abnormality must have an underlying causality that needs to be explored and addressed. This stems from his conviction that the vast majority of skeletal deformities – if not all – do not occur randomly. His clinical experience resulted in more than 220 published papers in peer-reviewed medical journals and five breakthroughs in medicine. Al Kaissi Syndrome (OMIM: 617694); Al Kaissi et al, 3MC syndrome (OMIM 257920); Al Kaissi novel type of Desbuquois syndrome (AJMG 2005); Al Kaissi novel conception of Wormian Bones Diagnostics J. Basel (2023).

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Selim Oncel received his medical education from Ankara University Faculty of Medicine. He completed his specialization in Pediatrics and Child Health, as well as Family Medicine, at the Ministry of Health Ankara Training and Research Hospital, and received his fellowship in Pediatric Infectious Diseases from Ankara University Faculty of Medicine.

Following his positions as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Pediatrics and Child Health and as an Associate Professor in the Department of Pediatric Infectious Diseases at Kocaeli University Faculty of Medicine, he currently serves as a Professor Doctor at the same university. Dr. Oncel serves as the Head of the Department of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, a member of the Pre-graduate Education Committee, and a member of the Infection Control Committee at Kocaeli University Faculty of Medicine.

His research focuses on pediatric infectious diseases, the integration of generative artificial intelligence into pediatric infectious diseases, diagnostic methods, medical education, clinical decision support systems, and vaccinology.

He is also a former Eurovision contestant and a choral tenor. He produces and hosts a program on Radio Kİ, the radio station of Kocaeli University's Faculty of Communication. He teaches undergraduate and graduate courses on progressive rock and hybrid music genres at the university. He holds a 2nd Dan (Nidan) black belt in Aikido and has supervised aikido training programs at the university. Additionally, he holds international certificates from institutions such as Michigan, Yale, and Berklee in clinical skills, music theory, and music production
 

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He has been engaged in pediatric clinical and child  rehabilitation for 40 years. Led the rehabilitation team to treat more than 40,000 cases of children with intellectual disability, cerebral palsy and autism from China and more than 20 countries including France, the US, Japan, UK, Germany, etc. More than 26800 children’s deformity returned to school and society and became self-sufficient. The rehabilitation effect ranks the international advanced level. He is one of the most famous pediatric neurological and rehabilitation specialists in integrated traditional Chinese and Western medicine in China. He has been influential in pediatric neuroscience, pediatric rehabilitation, and traditional medicine throughout the world. Since 1993, I have given lectures at invitation in 30 countries, including the United States, the United Kingdom, Spain, Norway, Germany, Brazil, Turkey, Singapore, Portugal, Indonesia and Malaysia. Most sponsors will pay for my keynot speaker. He has great influence in the international pediatric neurology and traditional medicine community and is a very famous pediatric neurorehabilitation expert in the world.

Scientific research Achievements: He presided over 1 National Natural Science Foundation project and participated in 8 major projects of the Ministry of Science and Technology and provincial projects. He has won 6 provincial and ministerial science and technology awards.

Chief monograph: He has edited 10 books, including Early Intervention Training for Children's Brain Development, Rehabilitation Training Atlas for Children with Motor Retardation, Practical Acupuncture and moxibustion Science Atlas for Children (Chinese-English control), and Family Rehabilitation Guide for Children with Cerebral palsy. He has published 268 papers in international and Chinese medical journals.