Access the Latest Advances Across 10 Paediatric Specialties all in One Place
The scientific program of the 11th Excellence in Pediatrics can be viewed as a series of parallel one-day sub-specialty conferences that cover the very latest hot topics and developments across 10 specialties of pediatrics, making use of 5 different session types on each track. Specialties are dermatology, rheumatology, gastroenterology, neurology, adolescent medicine, endocrinology, infectious diseases, nutrition, respiratory, and neonatology.
The program is designed to allow you to pick and choose the most relevant sessions to create your very own personalised conference agenda from over 100 hours of conference content delivered by 80 experts and academics.
Scroll down to view the Topics and Speakers for each specialty track or download the PDF here
| DAY 1: PEDIATRIC DERMATOLOGY TRACK - Hall 1 (all-day) | |
| Section 1: MasterClass (11:00 - 13:00) | |
| Topic to be announced |
Dr. Dirk van Gysel, O.L Vrouw Hospital Aalst (BE) Dr. Barbara Kunz, Dermatologikum Hamburg (DE) |
| Section 2: Atopic Dermatitis (14:00 - 16:00) | |
| Atopic dermatitis (eczema): Pathogenesis, clinical manifestations, and diagnosis |
Dr. Molly Youssef, Mayo Clinic (USA) |
| Association between parental autoimmune disease and atopic dermatitis in their offspring |
Speaker to be announced |
| Management of severe atopic dermatitis (eczema) in children |
Speaker to be announced |
| Section 3: Case Studies Interactive Panel (16:30 - 17:30) | |
| Section 4: Oral Presentations (17:30 - 18:30) | |
| DAY 1: PEDIATRIC RHEUMATOLOGY TRACK - Hall 2 (all-day) | |
| Section 1: Autoinflammatory Diseases (11:00 - 13:00) | |
| Periodic fever with aphthous stomatitis, pharyngitis, and adenitis (PFAPA syndrome) |
Dr. Jordi Anton, Hospital Sant Joan de Déu (ES) |
| Arthritis in children |
Prof. Francesco Zulian, University Hospital of Padua (IT) |
| Q&A | |
| Section 2: Vasculitis (14:00 - 16:00) | |
| Kawasaki disease: Clinical features and diagnosis |
Prof. Rolando Cimaz, University of Florence (IT) |
| Immunoglobulin A (IgA) vasculitis (Henoch-Schönlein purpura) |
Prof. Tadej Avcin, University Medical Center Ljubljana (SI) |
| Q&A | |
| Section 3: Case Studies Interactive Panel (16:30 - 17:30) | |
| Section 4: Oral Presentations (17:30 - 18:30) | |
| DAY 1: PEDIATRIC GASTROENTEROLOGY TRACK - Hall 3 (all-day) | |
| Section 1: Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders (FGIDs) (11:00 - 13:00) | |
| Epidemiology and Classification of FGIDs |
Prof. Marc Benninga, University of Amsterdam (NL) |
| Pain in Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders Speaker to be announced |
Prof. Francesco Zulian, University Hospital of Padua (IT) |
| The role of probiotics in pediatric functional gastrointestinal disorders |
Prof. Marko Kalliomaki University of Turku(FI) |
| Q&A | |
| Section 2: Common GI Problems (14:00 - 16:00) | |
| Clinical manifestations and diagnosis of gastroesophageal reflux disease |
Prof. Mark Beattie, University Hospital Southampton (UK) |
| Constipation in infants and children: Evaluation |
Dr. Akshay Batra, University Hospital Southampton (UK) |
| Management of celiac disease in children |
Speaker to be announced |
| Q&A | |
| Section 3: MasterClass on Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) (16:30 - 18:30) | |
| Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) |
Prof. Mark Beattie, University Hospital Southampton (UK) |
| DAY 1: PEDIATRIC NEUROLOGY TRACK - Hall 4 (all-day) | |
| Section 1: Seizures in Childhood (11:00 - 13:00) | |
| Seizures in Childhood |
Prof. Dana Craiu, Carol Davila University of Medicine (RO) |
| Emergency Management of Pediatric Seizures |
Speaker to be announced |
| Pediatric Status Epilepticus Management |
Speaker to be announced |
| Q&A | |
| Section 2: Neurological Conditions in Childhood (14:00 - 16:00) | |
| Chronic daily headache syndrome |
Prof. Kenneth Mack, Mayo Clinic (USA) |
| Postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome |
Prof. Philip R. Fischer, Mayo Clinic (USA) |
| Pathophysiology, clinical features, and diagnosis of migraine in children |
Speaker to be announced |
| Q&A | |
| Section 3: Case Studies Interactive Panel (16:30 - 17:30) | |
| Section 4: Oral Presentations (17:30 - 18:30) | |
| DAY 2: PEDIATRIC ENDOCRINOLOGY TRACK - Hall 1 (all-day) | |
| Section 1: Disorders of Sex Development (DSD) (09:00 - 11:00) | |
| Testicular dysgenesis syndrome and adult consequences |
Prof. Niels Erik Skakkebaek, Copenhagen University Hospital (DK) |
| Klinefelter syndrome |
Dr. Lise Aksglaede, Copenhagen University Hospital (DK) |
| Congenital adrenal hyperplasia |
Dr. Nils Krone, Sheffield Children's Hospital (UK) |
| Q&A | |
| Section 2: Growth Hormone (11:00 - 13:00) | |
| Growth hormone deficiency (GHD) |
Prof. A.D. Rogol, University of Virginia (USA) |
| Optimising Patient Management and Adherence for children receiving Growth Hormone |
Prof. Peter Bang, Linköping university (SE) |
| School age growth and puberty assessments |
Speaker to be announced |
| Q&A | |
| Section 3: Thyroid Hormone (14:00 - 16:00) | |
| Thyroid hormone synthesis and physiology |
Prof. Aida Lteif, Mayo Clinic (USA) |
| Clinical features, detection treatment and prognosis of congenital hypothyroidism Speaker to be announced | Speaker to be announced |
| Iodine deficiency in children |
Speaker to be announced |
| Q&A | |
| Section 4: Case Studies Interactive Panel (16:30 - 17:30) | |
| Section 5: Oral Presentations (17:30 - 18:30) | |
| DAY 2: NEONATOLOGY TRACK - Hall 2 (all-day) | |
| Section 1: Premature Infant (09:00 - 11:00) | |
| Relations between neonatal care, brain injury and neurodevelopmental deficit |
Prof. Gorm Greisen, Copenhagen University Hospital (DK) |
| IgG response levels in severe preterm infants to primary vaccinations |
Prof. Ursula Kiechl-Kohlendorfer, Medical University Innsbruck (AT) |
| Feeding the premature infant: recent trends |
Prof. Roy Philip, University Maternity Hospital Limerick (IR) |
| Q&A | |
| Section 2: Respiratory Care of the Neonate (11:00 - 13:00) | |
| Less Invasive Surfactant Administration (LISA): Combining spontaneous breathing with surfactant |
Prof. Dr. Egbert Herting, UKSH Campus Lübeck (DE) |
| Acute Respiratory Distress in Children |
Prof. Roland Hentschel, University Medical Center Freiburg (DE) |
| Invasive and noninvasive ventilation |
Dr.Torsten Uhlig, Klinikum Rosenheim (DE) |
| Q&A | |
| Section 3: The Newborn Infant (14:00 - 16:00) | |
| Severe hyperbilirubinemia in term newborn infants |
Prof. Mikael Norman, Karolinska Institutet Stockholm (SE) |
| Influence of maternal immunisations on the primary series of vaccinations in healthy term born kids |
Prof. Elisabeth Sanders, University Medical Centre, UCM Utrecht, (NL) |
| Hypoglycemia and hyperinsulinemia in newborns |
Speaker to be announced |
| Q&A | |
| Section 4: Case Studies Interactive Panel (16:30 - 17:30) | |
| Section 5: Oral Presentations (17:30 - 18:30) | |
| DAY 2: NUTRITION TRACK- Hall 3 (all-day) | |
| Section 1: Nutrition in infancy and long-term health outcomes (09:00 - 11:00) | |
| Nutrition in infancy and long-term risk of obesity and cardiovascular disease |
Prof. Atul Singhal, Institute of Child Health, University College London (UK) |
| Food allergy and dietary preventive strategies |
Prof. Hania Szajewska, Medical University of Warsaw (PL) |
| Fructose and its role in the development of metabolic diseases | Prof. Luc Tappy, Lausanne University School of Medicine (SW) |
| Q&A | |
| Section 2: Healthy Nutrients and Eating Habits (11:00 - 13:00) | |
| Children's eating habits. Fruit and Vegetable intake |
Prof. Agneta Yngve, Uppsala University (SE) |
| The role of dairy foods in the diet of children and adolescents? |
Prof. Ian Givens, University of Reading (UK) |
|
The effects of olive oil and the Mediterranean |
Speaker to be announced |
| Q&A | |
| Section 3: Nutrition and Cognitive Development (14:00 - 16:00) | |
| Addition of milk fat globule membrane to infant formula |
Prof. Cristina Campoy, Biomedical Centre for Research (CIB) (ES) |
| Early nutritional interventions for prevention of later cognitive problems in children | Speaker to be announced |
| Iron supplementation of infants |
Speaker to be announced |
| Q&A | |
| Section 4: Case Studies Interactive Panel (16:30 - 17:30) | |
| Section 5: Oral Presentations (17:30 - 18:30) | |
| DAY 2: PEDIATRIC RESPIRATORY TRACK - Hall 4 (all-day) | |
| Section 1: Pediatric respiratory diseases (09:00 - 11:00) | |
| Does understanding asthma heterogeneity translate to better management options? |
Prof. Adnan Custovic, Imperial College London (UK) |
| Pediatric chronic respiratory diseases |
Prof. Petr Pohunek, Charles University Prague, (CZ) |
| What doctors can do to improve adherence in their Patients? |
Speaker to be announced |
| Q&A | |
| Section 2: Respiratory Infections (11:00 - 13:00) | |
| Severe community-acquired pneumonia in children |
Speaker to be announced |
| Acute bronchiolitis Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infection |
Speaker to be announced |
| Q&A | |
| Section 3: Section: New dawns - What science can offer the clinician? (14:00 - 16:00) | |
| Asthma – who should get the monoclonals? |
Prof. Cristina Campoy, Biomedical Centre for Research (ES) |
| Cystic fibrosis – the new molecules |
Prof. Jane Davis, National Heart and Lung Institute (UK) |
| SMA1 – nusinersin, gene therapy, and what’s on the way |
Speaker to be announced |
| Q&A | |
| Section 4: MasterClass on Management of anaphylaxis (16:30 - 18:30) | |
| Management of anaphylaxis |
Prof. Adnan Custovic, Dr. Paul Turner, |
| DAY 2: GENERAL PEDIATRICS TRACK - Hall 5 (all-day) | |
| Section 1: Masterclass on Emergency Medicine (09:00 - 11:00) | |
| Part 1: Diagnosis and management of pediatric concussion Part 2: Child and adolescent road traffic safety Part 3: Emerging injuries and poisonings in children |
Prof. Mark R. Zonfrillo, Brown University (USA) |
| Q&A | |
| Section 2: Management of Pain (11:00 - 13:00) | |
| Interdisciplinary interventions in the management of pediatric chronic pain |
Prof. Christina Liossi, University of Southampton (UK) |
| Mechanisms of pain perception in infants |
Speaker to be announced |
| Procedural pain management and sedation |
Speaker to be announced |
| Q&A | |
| Section 3: Section: Common Infections in the primary care (14:00 - 16:00) | |
| Group A streptococcal (GAS) pharyngitis |
Prof. Jay Homme, Mayo Clinic (USA) |
| Infections caused by resistant organisms | Dr. Nipunie Rajapakse, Mayo Clinic (USA) |
| Prevention and management of respiratory infections |
Dr. Valtyr Thors, Children’s Hospital Reykjavik (IS) |
| Q&A | |
| Section 4: Oral Presentations (16:30 - 18:30) | |
| DAY 3: GENERAL PEDIATRICS TRACK - Hall 1&2 (half-day) | |
| Section 5: Fever in the Primary Care (09:00 - 11:00) | |
| Travelling with children. Fever in returning children |
Dr. Pete Holmberg, Mayo Clinic (USA) |
| Fever of unknown origin | Dr. Aubrey Cunnington, Imperial College London (UK) |
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Infections indicating immunodeficiency |
Speaker to be announced |
| Q&A | |
| Section 6: Obesity in children and adolescents (09:00 - 11:00) | |
| Measurement of body composition in children | Prof. Christian Molgaard, University of Copenhagen (DK) |
| Definition, epidemiology, and etiology of obesity in children and adolescents | Speaker to be announced |
| Comorbidities and complications of obesity in children and adolescents | Speaker to be announced |
| Q&A | |
| DAY 1: ADOLESCENT MEDICINE TRACK - Hall 5 (all-day) | |
| Section 1: Adolescent Communication (11:00 - 13:00) | |
| Speakers to be announced | |
| Section 2: Adolescent Sex Health (14:00 - 16:00) | |
| Speakers to be announced | |
| Section 3: Adolescent Transition (16:30 - 18:30) | |
| Speakers to be announced | |
| DAY 3: ADOLESCENT MEDICINE TRACK - Hall 3 (half-day) | |
| Section 4: Adolescent Mental Health & Wellbeing (09:00 - 11:00) | |
| Speakers to be announced | |
| DAY 1: WORKING GROUPS ON VACCINATIONS - Hall 6 (all-day) | |
| Section 1: Meningococcal Vaccination Policies, Evidence, Barriers and Outcomes (11:00 - 13:00) | |
| Prof. Simon Kroll, Imperial College London (UK) | |
| Prof. George Syrogiannopoulos, University of Thessaly (GR) | |
| Prof. Philippe de Wals, Laval University (CA) | |
| Working Group Discussion | |
| Section 2: Rotavirus Vaccination Policies, Evidence, Barriers and Outcomes (14:00 - 16:00) | |
| Prof. Timo Vesikari, Vaccine Research Center (FI) | |
| Prof. Patricia Bruijning-Verhagenal, University Medical Center Utrecht (NL) | |
| Speakers to be announced | |
| Working Group Discussion | |
| Section 3: Influenza Vaccination Policies, Evidence, Barriers and Outcomes (16:30 - 18:30) | |
| Prof. Kare Molbak, University of Copenhagen (DK) | |
| Speakers to be announced | |
| Working Group Discussion | |
| Section 4: Varicella Vaccination Policies, Evidence, Barriers and Outcomes (16:30 - 18:30) | |
| Prof. Dace Zavadska, Riga Stradins University, Riga (LT) | |
| Speakers to be announced | |
| Working Group Discussion | |
| DAY 2: LIFECOURSE IMMUNISATION FOCUS GROUP - Hall 6 (all-day) | |
| Part 1: Current Status Overview (09:00 - 11:00) | |
| Prof. Sir Terence Stephenson, Institute of Child Health, University College London (UK) | |
| Prof. Philippe de Wals, Laval University (CA) | |
| Speakers to be announced | |
| Discussion | |
| Part 2: Updates from Countries (11:00 - 13:00) | |
| Part 3 - Towards LifeCourse Immunisation (14:00 - 16:00) | |
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Maternal Vaccination as part of a LifeCourse Immunisation Approach Prof. Roy Philip, University Maternity Hospital Limerick (IR) |
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| Speakers to be announced | |
| Discussion | |
| Part 4 - Overarching Barriers (16:30 - 18:30) | |
| Prof. Marc Van Ranst, Rega Institute for Medical Research (BE) | |
| Speakers to be announced | |
| Working Groups | |
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.
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