Celebrating 10 Years
with a New Scientific Program Structure
Designed to Facilitate Education Across Specialties
PRELIMINARY TOPICS AND CONFIRMED SPEAKERS RELEASED
The 2018 program has been designed to offer a deeper understanding of the very latest developments in the main pediatric specialties while highlighting its relevance to the general practitioner.
The program covers the most hot topics and developments across 10 specialties of pediatrics, making use of 5 different session types on each track.
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DAY 1: Thursday 6 December 2018 |
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DERMATOLOGY |
RHEUMATOLOGY |
GASTROENTEROLOGY |
NEUROLOGY |
ADOLESCENT MEDICINE |
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09:00-11:00 MORNING SESSIONS |
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UPDATES |
UPDATES |
UPDATES |
MASTERCLASS |
UPDATES |
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Management of Nevi |
Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA) - clinical presentations and diagnosis |
Advances in the Management of Intestinal Failure |
Epilepsy
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Gendered approaches to adolescent health care. Men’s/boys unique health needs |
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Genodermatoses |
Children with recurrent fever: Auto inflammatory diseases: Where we are today? |
Probiotics and GI Diseases |
Gendered approaches to adolescent health care - Girl’s health needs |
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Genital Skin Conditions in Pediatric Dermatology |
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) |
Gastrointestinal Allergic Disease |
TRANSITION WORKSHOP |
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Atopic Dermatitis - How to improve compliance |
Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA) -therapeutic strategies |
Coeliac
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JOAN CARLES SURIS
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11:00-13:00 NOON SESSIONS |
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THERAPEUTIC MANAGEMENT |
UPDATES |
MASTERCLASS |
UPDATES |
VIOLENCE & INJURIES |
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Common Skin Infections |
Nephrotic Syndrome |
Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Epidemiology, Diagnosis and Management
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Neuromuscular Disorders |
Adolescent peer violence: Forms, determinants and outcomes |
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Advances in the management of Acne |
Hypertension in children
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Orthostatic Intolerance - Diagnosis, Management and Communication with Patients |
Violence and injuries - including minor injuries/medicine use |
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CASE STUDIES |
UPDATES |
UPDATES |
ADOLESCENT SEXUAL HEALTH |
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Instructive cases
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Inherited Kidney Disease |
Paediatric Movement Disorders |
Adolescent sexuality and sexual health - policy and data |
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Urinary tract infections in children |
Prolonged Seizures |
Sexting: what is it and how to deal with it |
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13:00-14:00 Poster Viewings |
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14:00-16:00 EARLY AFTERNOON SESSIONS |
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MASTER CLASS |
MASTER CLASS |
THERAPEUTIC MANAGEMENT |
THERAPEUTIC MANAGEMENT |
SUBSTANCE USE IN ADOLESCENTS |
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Treatment of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE)
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Constipation in childhood. Clinical features, diagnosis and management |
Dravet Syndrome - Early Diagnosis, Treatment and Management - from the diagnosis to the adulthood |
Mental health and substance use |
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Gastro-oesophageal Reflux: when to investigate? How to treat? |
Epileptic Encephalopathies |
How to address cannabis use with teenagers and their parents – tackling myths and exploring adverse impacts |
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CASE STUDIES |
CASE STUDIES |
ADOLESCENTS NUTRITION |
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Functional |
Pain |
Obesity and nutrition in childhood - the role of the healthcare professional |
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Intestinal failures |
Headaches |
Obesity and nutrition |
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16:30-17:30 AFTERNOON SESSIONS |
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ORAL PRESENTATIONS |
ORAL PRESENTATIONS |
ORAL PRESENTATIONS 1 hour / Hall: Euforia |
ORAL PRESENTATIONS |
ORAL PRESENTATIONS 1 hour / Hall: Harmonie |
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DERMATOLOGY |
RHEUMATOLOGY |
GASTROENTEROLOGY |
NEUROLOGY |
ADOLESCENT MEDICINE |
17:30-18:30 OPENING: KEYNOTE PLENARY SESSION |
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DAY 2: Friday 7th December 2018 |
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09:00-11:00 MORNING SESSIONS |
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ENDOCRINOLOGY & GROWTH |
INFECTIOUS DISEASES |
NUTRITION |
RESPIRATORY |
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT |
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UPDATES |
UPDATES |
ORAL PRESENTATIONS |
MASTERCLASS |
WORKSHOP 1 |
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Congenital Hypothyroidism - screening and management |
Sepsis in 2018 – theory vs. practice |
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ADNAN CUSTOVIC PAUL TURNER
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The latest advances on technologies for the management of diabetes in children and adolescents |
Meningococcal |
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New treatments for congenital adrenal hyperplasia and adrenal failure |
Vaccines Update |
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Central Precocious Puberty |
Infectious Diseases, decision making in acute paediatrics |
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11:00-13:00 NOON SESSIONS |
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THERAPEUTIC MANAGEMENT |
THERAPEUTIC MANAGEMENT |
MASTERCLASS |
MASTER CLASS |
WORKSHOPS 2 & 3 |
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Long-acting Growth Hormone. What to know and how to support the specialist as a member of the care team |
The Diagnosis and Management of the Encephalitic Child |
Nutrition and Management of Allergies from Infancy to Childhood LEANNE GOH PENNY SALT SOPHIA KALLIS
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Acute respiratory distress in children- differential diagnosis and therapeutic management
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Publishing |
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Bone disease in children – when to use and when not to use bisphophanates |
Kawasaki Disease |
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CASE STUDIES |
CASE STUDIES |
How to write your CV, Grant Applications and Papers ANDREW BUSH |
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Growth Curves and their interpretation |
Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) |
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Short Stature |
Tick-borne Encephalitis (TBE) |
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13:00-14:00 Poster Viewings |
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14:00-16:00 EARLY AFTERNOON SESSIONS |
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MASTER CLASS |
MASTER CLASS |
UPDATES |
UPDATES |
WORKSHOP 4 2 hours / Hall:Gracie |
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Growth Hormone Deficiencies
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Tropical Infectious Diseases 2018 - Malaria, arboviruses, Ebola and co-infections
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Human Milk Oligosaccharides |
Personalised Therapies for Cystic Fibrosis: Treating the Basic Defect |
Leadership - Part 2 |
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Human Milk Feedings in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit |
The myth of the allergic march |
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Iron deficiency in children: diagnosis, neurological impacts and treatment |
Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia (PCD) - when to suspect, how to diagnose, recent advances |
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| Milk Fat Globule Membrane (MFGM) and the Neonatal Gut Microbiome and Intestinal Development ROY PHILIP University Maternity Hospital Limerick GEMS, Ireland |
Peanut allergy - no longer a life sentence PAUL TURNER Imperial College London, United Kingdom |
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16:30-18:30 AFTERNOON SESSIONS |
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ORAL PRESENTATIONS 2 hours / Hall: Forum |
UPDATES |
THERAPEUTIC MANAGEMENT 1 hour / Hall: C+D |
THERAPEUTIC MANAGEMENT 1 hour / Hall: A+B |
WORKSHOP 5 1 hour / Hall:Gracie |
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ENDOCRINOLOGY
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Vaccine hesitancy: A growing concern and the power of the patient voice |
Nutrition in Inflammatory Bowel Disease |
Exercise Induced Asthma; A Practical Approach to Diagnosis and Treatment |
DAMIAN ROLAND |
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The Ketogenic Diet. Epilepsy and beyond |
Rising cost of new medicines - what are the ethics? |
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ORAL PRESENTATIONS |
CASE STUDIES |
ORAL PRESENTATIONS 1 hour / Hall: Harmonie |
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| INFECTIOUS DISEASES |
Chronic Health Conditions & Nutrition Eating Disorders All Track Speakers |
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DAY 3 Saturday 8 December 2018 |
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09:30-11:30 MORNING SESSIONS |
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SPOT THE EARLY SIGNS |
ADOLESCENT MEDICINE |
ORAL PRESENTATIONS |
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT | |
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EARLY DETECT, DIAGNOSE AND REFER PATIENTS |
MASTER CLASS |
ORAL PRESENTATIONS |
WORKSHOP 6 |
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ENDOCRINOLOGY |
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GASTROENTEROLOGY |
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RHEUMATOLOGY |
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NEUROLOGY |
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11:30-12:30 CLOSING: KEYNOTE PLENARY SESSION |
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This year's scientific program has more than 100 sessions delivered by over 90 academics, experts and leading pediatricians coming from all over the world. Delegates are free to choose the most relevant sections and sessions and build their own personalised conference agenda across the three days of the meeting. Each session will also have 3 clear learning objectives to help delegates select the session they want to attend.
EIP welcomes nominations from experts, academics and frontline pediatricians who are willing to contribute and join EIP's Faculty. The program is designed to cover the education needs of frontline child healthcare professionals. EIP welcomes ideas on topics and thematic streams to be included in the program and also suggestions on specific education needs to be addressed.