7th Europaediatrics
Florence - Fortezza da Basso
13-16th May, 2015
LEARNING
ACROSS
BORDERS
www.europaediatrics2015.org
Final Programme
Words of welcome
Dear colleagues and friends,
It’s our pleasure to cordially invite you to the 7th Europaediatrics Congress of the European Paediatric
Association (EPA) and the Union of National European Paediatric Societies and Associations
(UNEPSA), that will be held in Florence, Italy on 13rd-16th May, 2015.
The programme for the congress, which is the highlight of the activities of the EPA/UNEPSA is being
developed by the EuroPaediatrics 2015 Scientific Committee. This 7th biennial meeting will have
an innovative format, with a mixture of plenary presentations by international child health experts
and guideline sessions led by the European specialist societies which will give general paediatricians
an opportunity to bring themselves up to date with the best evidence-based practice.
The theme of sharing good practice will be continued in the more interactive personal practice
sessions where leaders in their fields will present their approaches to the management of important
paediatric conditions. It is crucial to underline the importance of the Europaediatrics2015: this
event will be pivotal since the most prominent paediatricians will be gathering in Florence to share
their knowledge and their competences. For this reason, the involvement and the collaboration of
industries in the congress are fundamental. The theme of the conference will be “Learning across
Borders and Languages”, a kind of educational “Médecins sans Frontières”.
I hope you agree that an interactive format and the involvement of leading European Specialist
Societies will contribute greatly to an attractive programme in Florence.
With all the best wishes and looking forward to welcoming you in Florence.
Leyla Namazova-Baranova
Giovanni Corsello
Armido Rubino
Terence Stephenson
President of EPA/UNEPSA
President of 7th Europaediatrics
Honorary President of 7th Europaediatrics Chairman of the 7th Europaediatrics
Scientific Committee
ORGANIZING SOCIETIES
COMMITTEE
ORGANIZING COMMITTEE
President of EPA/UNEPSA
Honorary President of 7th Europaediatrics
Leyla Namazova-Baranova
Armido Rubino
President of 7th Europaediatrics
Chairman of the 7th Europaediatrics
Giovanni Corsello
Terence Stephenson
Albania
ALBANIAN PEDIATRIC SOCIETY
www.aps.al
Finland
FINNISH PAEDIATRIC ASSOCIATION
www.suomenlastenlaakariyhdistys.fi
Armenia
ARMENIAN ASSOCIATION OF PEDIATRICS
www.arabkirjmc.am
France
FRENCH SOCIETY OF PEDIATRICS
(SOCIÉTÉ FRANÇAISE DE PÉDIATRIE - SFP)
www.sfpediatrie.com
Austria
AUSTRIAN SOCIETY OF PAEDIATRICS AND ADOLESCENT MEDICINE (ÖSTERREICHISCHE GESELLSCHAFT
FÜR KINDER- UND JUGENDHEILKUNDE - ÖGKJ)
www.docs4you.at
Georgia
GEORGIAN PEDIATRIC ASSOCIATION
www.acadpediatr.ge
Azerbaijan
AZERBAIJAN PEDIATRIC SOCIETY
LOCAL ORGANIZING BOARD
SCIENTIFIC BOARD
Roberto Bernardini
CHAIR
New Hospital San Giuseppe, Empoli
Terence Stephenson
Paolo Biasci
USL N. 6 of Livorno
Members
Giuseppe Buonocore
Generoso Andria, Italy
University of Siena
Giampietro Chiamenti, Italy
Giovanni Cioni
University of Pisa
Maurizio de Martino
Meyer Children’s Hospital of Florence
Giampaolo Donzelli
Meyer Children’s Hospital of Florence
Franco Chiarelli, Italy
Giovanni Corsello, Italy
Fugen Çullu ÇokuǧraŞ, Turkey
Stefano Del Torso, Italy
Jochen Ehrich, Germany
Zachi Grossman, Israel
Andreas Konstantopoulos, Greece
Giuseppe Saggese
Simon Lenton, United Kingdom
University of Pisa
Jujile Mestrovic, Croatia
Filippo Festini
Manuel Moya, Spain
University of Florence
Leyla Namazova-Baranova, Russia
Massimo Pettoello Mantovani, Italy
Russell Viner, United Kingdom
Mehmet Vural, Turkey
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Belgium
SOCIÉTÉ BELGE DE PÉDIATRIE
(BELGISCHE VERENIGING VOOR
ESKUNDE)
www.bvksbp.be
KINDERGENE-
Bosnia and Herzegovina
PEDIATRIC SOCIETY OF BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA
www.upubih.org
Bulgaria
BULGARIAN PEDIATRIC ASSOCIATION
www.pediatria-bg.eu
Croatia
CROATIAN PEDIATRIC SOCIETY
www.hpd.com.hr
Cyprus
CYPRUS PAEDIATRIC SOCIETY
www.child.org.cy
Czech Republic
CZECH PEDIATRIC SOCIETY
www.cpsjep.cz
Denmark
DANISH PAEDIATRIC SOCIETY
(DANSK PAEDIATRISKSELSKAB)
www.paediatri.dk
Estonia
ESTONIAN PAEDIATRIC ASSOCIATION
Website: www.elselts.ee
The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
PEDIATRIC ASSOCIATION OF MACEDONIA
www.zpm.org.mk
Germany
GERMAN SOCIETY OF PEDIATRICS AND ADOLESCENT MEDICINE
(DEUTSCHE GESELLSCHAFT FUR KINDER UND JUGENDMEDIZIN - DGKJ)
www.dgkj.de
Greece
HELLENIC PAEDIATRIC SOCIETY
www.e-child.gr
Hungary
HUNGARIAN PEDIATRIC ASSOCIATION
www.gyermekorvostarsasag.hu
Ireland
ROYAL COLLEGE OF PHYSICIAN OF IRELAND
FACULTY OF PAEDIATRICS
www.rcpi.ie
Israel
ISRAEL PEDIATRIC ASSOCIATION
www.pediatrics.org.il
Italy
- SOCIETA ITALIANA DI PEDIATRIA (SIP)
www.sip.it
- SOCIETÀ ITALIANA DI RICERCA PEDIATRICA (SIRP)
www.sirped.it
- ITALIAN FEDERATION OF PRIMARY CARE
PEDIATRICIANS (FIMP)
www.fimp.org
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ORGANIZING SOCIETIES
Latvia
LATVIJAS PEDIATRU ASOCIACIJA
www.lpa.lv
Slovenia
SLOVENIAN PAEDIATRIC SOCIETY
www.zzp.si
Lithuania
LITHUANIAN PAEDIATRIC ASSOCIATION
www.pediatrija.org
Spain
SPANISH ASSOCIATION OF PEDIATRICS
(ASOCIACION ESPANOLA DE PEDIATRIA)
www.aeped.es
Luxembourg
SOCIETE LUXEMBOURGEOISE DE PEDIATRIE
Moldova
MOLDOVAN PEDIATRIC SOCIETY
The Netherlands
PEDIATRIC ASSOCIATION OF THE NETHERLANDS
(NEDERLANDSE VERENINGING VOOR KINDERGENEESKUNDE)
www.nvk.nl
Poland
POLISH PEDIATRIC SOCIETY
(POLSKIE TOWARZYSTWO PEDIATRYCZNE)
www.ptp.edu.pl
Portugal
PORTUGUESE SOCIETY OF PEDIATRICS
(SOCIEDADE PORTUGUESA DE PEDIATRIA - SPP)
www.spp.pt
Romania
- ROMANIAN SOCIETY OF PEDIATRICS
(SOCIETATEA ROMANA DE PEDIATRIE)
www.srped.ro
- SOCIETATEA ROMANA DE PEDIATRIE SOCIALA
www.pediatriesociala.ro
Russia
- THE UNION OF PAEDIATRICIANS OF RUSSIA
www.pediatr-russia.ru
COLLABORATING EUROPEAN SPECIALTY SOCIETIES
EUROPEAN PAEDIATRIC NEUROLOGY SOCIETY (EPNS)
Sweden
SWEDISH PAEDIATRIC SOCIETY
(SVENSKA BARNLAKARFORENINGEN)
www.blf.net
Among the general purposes of EPNS the Society has the purpose to create a non-profit making society of paediatric
neurologists and members of allied disciplines from all part of Europe dedicated to promoting clinical care and
scientific research in the field of paediatric neurology and encouraging the recognition of the paediatric neurologist’s
competence and scope of practice. Furthermore, to provide at an international European level an outlet of exchange
of scientific and professional opinions for the benefit and advancement of the care of children with neurological
disorders and their application in infancy, childhood and adolescence.
Switzerland
SOCIÉTÉ SUISSE DE PÉDIATRIE
(SCHWEIZERISCHE GESELLSCHAFT FÜR PÄDIATRIE)
www.swiss-paediatrics.org
EUROPEAN RESPIRATORY SOCIETY (ERS)
Turkey
- TURKISH PEDIATRIC ASSOCIATION
(TURK PEDIATRI KURUMU)
www.turkpediatri.org.tr
- TURKISH NATIONAL PEDIATRIC SOCIETY
(TÜRKIYE MILLI PEDIATRI DERNEĞI)
www.millipediatri.org.tr
Ukraine
UKRAINE PEDIATRIC ASSOCIATION
United Kingdom
ROYAL COLLEGE OF PAEDIATRICS AND CHILD
HEALTH
www.rcpch.ac.uk
The ERS is the leading professional organisation concerned with respiratory disease in adults and children within
Europe. It is broad-based, with some 10,000 members in over 100 countries. Its scope covers both basic science
and clinical medicine. The ERS seeks to alleviate suffering from respiratory disease and promote lung health through
research, sharing of knowledge and through medical and public education. Its membership is made up of individuals
working in the field of respiratory health: respiratory specialists, medical practitioners, scientists and researchers and
allied health professionals, such as nurses, physiotherapists and technologists. Paediatrics has a major role within
the ERS, and forms one of the several Assemblies within the organisation. The Paediatric Assembly aims to provide a
platform for interaction between clinicians and researchers. We maintain seven Scientific Groups within our assembly
including Physiology, Asthma and Allergy, Cystic Fibrosis, Infection and Immunology, Neonatal and Paediatric Intensive
Care, Epidemiology and Bronchology. The annual meeting attracts over 18,000 delegates. Several paediatric symposia
are held each year, as well as many spoken and poster sessions. An active ERS School promotes education and
training, including the management of the European training program in Paediatric Respiratory Medicine (HERMES).
EUROPEAN SOCIETY FOR PAEDIATRIC GASTROENTEROLOGY, HEPATOLOGY AND NUTRITION (ESPGHAN)
- RUSSIAN PUBLIC ACADEMY OF PAEDIATRICS
Serbia
PAEDIATRIC ASSOCIATION OF SERBIA
www.imd.org.rs/udruzenje-pedijatara
Slovakia
SLOVAKIAN PAEDIATRIC SOCIETY
www.sls-sps.sk
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The European Society for Paediatric Gastroenterology Hepatology and Nutrition (ESPGHAN) is a multi-professional
non-profit making organisation whose aim is to promote the health of children with special attention to the
gastrointestinal tract, liver and nutritional status, through knowledge creation, the dissemination of science based
information, the promotion of best practice in the delivery of care and the provision of high quality education for
paediatric gastroenterology, epatology and nutrition professionals in Europe and beyond. The Society purpose is
therefore to promote the knowledge of paediatric gastroenterology, hepatology and nutrition, to stimulate the
research in these fields and to disseminate such knowledge at meetings and elsewhere.
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COLLABORATING EUROPEAN SPECIALTY SOCIETIES
COLLABORATING EUROPEAN SPECIALTY SOCIETIES
THE UNION OF EUROPEAN NEONATAL & PERINATAL SOCIETIES (UENPS)
INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY OF PEDIATRIC ONCOLOGY (SIOP)
The Union of European Neonatal & Perinatal Societies (UENPS) is an organization integrating the national European
societies of neonatal and/or perinatal medicine. UENPS represents countries and governing bodies of each national
society. Therefore it is the Society of the European Societies, understood as integration of all societies and not for
the single members of the community. Its feeling is to concentrate in a single organization the all European Neonatal
and Perinatal Societies. UENPS main goals are to improve healthcare quality in perinatal and neonatal medicine in
the European countries by integrating, coordinating and adding national and scientific society’s efforts; to promote
the knowledge of perinatal indicators and to develop recommendations, guidelines, training of the healthcare givers
and other tools to achieve the best healthcare for all newborn babies; to make easier the exchange of information
in healthcare, training and scientific projects . Its specificity is to help the European Community about standards of
Neonatal and Perinatal Care and rights of the newborns in our countries.
The International Society of Paediatric Oncology (SIOP) was founded in the late 1960’s. It has grown into a dynamic
and vibrant global organisation. SIOP has over 1000 members worldwide including doctors, nurses, other healthcare professionals, scientists and other researchers. Its members are dedicated to increasing knowledge about all
aspects of childhood cancer. The aim is to improve and optimise treatments throughout the world. SIOP’s vision is
that no child should die of cancer. SIOP strives to achieve this vision by ensuring that each child and young adult
with cancer has access to state of the art treatment and care as well as by ensuring that all involved in childhood
cancer worldwide, have access to the latest advances through meetings, networking, and continuing professional
development. Furthermore, it supports those caring for children and young adults with cancer to provide the best
curative and palliative therapies and advocates for appropriate long term follow up for survivors. SIOP works towards
the various goals through the activities of its committees and through its annual congress. This provides an excellent
environment in which scientific and clinical research can flourish. SIOP also sponsors regional and continental meetings
to promote the exchange of information and good practice in paediatric oncology all over the world.
EUROPEAN SOCIETY FOR PAEDIATRIC NEPHROLOGY (ESPN)
EUROPEAN HEMATOLOGY ASSOCIATION (EHA)
The aim of the Society is to promote research knowledge of paediatric nephrology through teaching, scientific
meetings and other methods, for the benefit of children with renal disease. ESPN is a charity organization (ESPN
e.V.) registered in Essen, Germany. Full membership of the Society is open to doctors who work in countries which
border the Mediterranean Sea as well as those to the north which fall within the conventional definition of Europe.
EUROPEAN SOCIETY OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES (ESCMID)
The European Hematology Association (EHA) promotes excellence in patient care, research and education in
hematology. EHA is a not-profit association, its objects are: to promote scientific research in hematology, to promote
medical science in the field of hematology and the status of the discipline of hematology; - to promote the exchange
and dissemination of knowledge and information in the field of hematology; - to promote education and instruction
in hematology. The Association strives to achieve these objects inter alia by developing and coordinating experimental
and clinical research in Europe within the many aspects of hematology.
PEDIATRIC RHEUMATOLOGY EUROPEAN SOCIETY (PRES)
Since its founding in Germany in 1983, ESCMID has evolved to become Europe’s leading society in clinical
microbiology and infectious diseases with members from all European countries and all continents. For more than 25
years, ESCMID has been an influential component in the professional lives of microbiologists and infectious disease
specialists and now reaches more than 33’000 members and affiliated members around the world. We welcome
new colleagues from all nations.
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PRES is a European scientific society for healthcare professionals in the field of paediatric rheumatology. The Society
is a non-profit making organisation whose purpose is to promote the knowledge of paediatric rheumatic diseases,
stimulate research in these fields, disseminate such knowledge at meetings and publications, and provide guidelines
and best standards in clinical practice and training in paediatric rheumatology. The Society will represent paediatric
rheumatology in EU organisations. Its mission is to: Promote knowledge of paediatric rheumatic diseases; Stimulate
research in this field; Disseminate knowledge through scientific meetings and publications; Provide guidelines and
standards for good clinical practice; Provide guidelines and standards for the training of doctors and allied health
professionals in the practice of paediatric rheumatology.
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LOCAL HOSTING PEDIATRIC SOCIETIES
COLLABORATING EUROPEAN SPECIALTY SOCIETIES
EUROPEAN SOCIETY FOR EMERGENCY MEDICINE (EUSEM)
The European Society for Emergency Medicine (EuSEM INPO) is a non-profit making scientific organisation whose aim
is to promote and foster the concept, philosophy and the art of emergency medicine throughout Europe. The ultimate
objective of the Society is to help and support European nations to achieve the specialty of emergency medicine. Born
as a society of individuals in 1994 from a multidisciplinary group of experts in emergency medicine, since 2005 EuSEM
also incorporates a Federation which currently includes 30 European national societies of emergency medicine. The
mission of EUSEM is to advance research, education, practice and standards of the specialty of emergency medicine
throughout Europe. Its goals are: to foster and encourage education, training and research in Emergency Medicine
in Europe; to promote and facilitate the dissemination of information on Emergency Medicine, through meetings,
courses, research and publications; to encourage the development of uniform information systems and data banks
in Emergency Medicine in Europe; to encourage the formation and the cooperation between national associations
for Emergency Medicine; to promote international collaboration in the field of Emergency Medicine
SOCIETA’ ITALIANA DI PEDIATRIA
Giovanni Corsello - President
Luigi Greco - Vice President
Alberto Villani - Vice President
SOCIETA’ ITALIANA DI RICERCA PEDIATRICA
EUROPEAN SOCIETY FOR PEDIATRIC ENDOCRINOLOGY (ESPE)
Francesco Chiarelli - President
Giovanni Cioni - Vice President
FEDERAZIONE ITALIANA MEDICI PEDIATRI
The European Society for Paediatric Endocrinology (ESPE) is a truly international organisation aiming to promote the
highest levels of knowledge, research, education and clinical practice of paediatric endocrinology and metabolism
throughout the world. Paediatric endocrinology is a specialty of children’s medicine (paediatrics) caring for babies,
children and adolescents with growth, puberty, sexual development problems and other disorders of the hormone
producing glands of the body. These include diabetes, thyroid and adrenal gland problems, early and late puberty,
and growth hormone deficiency. Since founded in 1962, when the first annual scientific meeting was held in Zurich,
the Society has increased in both size and scope, becoming the leading international scientific community of paediatric
endocrinologists. The Society is dedicated to serve its members and the international scientific community. It is also
actively involved in promoting the interests of the general public and in advising on European health policy in the
area of paediatric endocrinology. ESPE is committed to welcoming and supporting colleagues and young paediatric
endocrinologists from around the world, as well as establishing close relationships with other Scientific Societies.
ADVANCED LIFE SUPPORT GROUP (ALSG)
ALSG aims to improve outcomes for people in life-threatening situations, anywhere along the health care pathway,
anywhere in the world. As a leading medical education charity, based in Manchester, UK, ALSG is supported by 10,500
trained volunteer clinical instructors globally and has delivered advanced life support training to over 156,000 clinicians
in 42 countries, across five continents. Our Advanced Paediatric Life Support (APLS) course provides the knowledge and
skills necessary for recognition and effective treatment and stabilisation of children with life threatening emergencies,
using a structured, sequential approach. This course runs in 21 countries.
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Giampietro Chiamenti - President
Paolo Biasci - Vice President
Luigi Nigri - Vice President
SOCIETÀ ITALIANA SCIENZE INFERMIERISTICHE PEDIATRICHE
Filippo Festini - President
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LOCAL COLLABORATING INSTITUTION
MEYER CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL
The Meyer Children’s Teaching Hospital in Florence is one of the most dynamic pediatric hospitals in Italy as well as
the world. It has 250 multi-specialty beds and is equipped with all of the pediatric medical and surgical specialties.
The hospital has over 9,000 admissions per year and performs 8,000 surgeries, sees over 7,000 outpatients, and
manages 45,000 emergency room visits. At a national level Meyer is characterized as a pediatric hospital with a very
high level of specialization and is a reference center for a high level of pediatric complexity, attracting one patient
out of four from outside of Tuscany and 7% from abroad.
Special attention is dedicated at Meyer to children and their families. This special sensitivity can be noted in the
architecture, which has been designed to avoid provoking any fear or stress in the little patients, as well as in the
selection of the materials used, which are natural, warm, and biocompatible; choices made to create an ecosystem
that is truly suitable for children and the promotion of their health. In this context, thanks to the support of the
Meyer Foundation, special projects have been activated that are truly effective in reducing the pain and trauma of
hospitalization: the dogs of pet-therapy, clowns in the hallways, informal performances by professional musicians,
and many creative spaces set up by the staff of the playroom.
Meyer is also deeply committed to research and innovation, for example through initiatives that award and support
the best studies of its young researchers. A strong focus on scientific research integrated with clinical activity has
allowed Meyer to become part of the global Children’s Hospital Association network and to forge partnerships with
the two best pediatric hospitals in the world, The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and Boston Children’s Hospital.
The close link between scientific research and patient care at Meyer is also demonstrated by its patents, which
regard the serotyping of streptococcal pneumonia, the diagnosis of blood metabolites, succinylacetone detection,
and screening of adenosine deaminase deficiency. Of special note, Meyer’s Pediatric Immunology Center recently
received the prestigious recognition by the Jeffrey Modell Foundation for its research on primitive immunodeficiency.
LOCAL COLLABORATING INSTITUTION
developing quickly in this context, and is establishing itself as one of the most dynamic pediatric hospitals in Europe.
Today Florence’s pediatric hospital is a point of reference in Italy and abroad for healthcare and research in the
pediatric field, while being faithful to – after over one hundred thirty years – that altruistic act with which everything
began in the now distant 1884.
What’s the proper way to pronounce “Meyer”?
The founder of the Meyer Hospital left us a hint that we can use to settle, once and for all, the old dilemma of how
to pronounce its name. In the act of donation to the city of Florence, Giovanni Meyer himself, who then became
the Count of Montagliari, wrote that his last name was to be pronounced like the month of “May” - a clarification
that with a little joke of history we leave to the documents of the time, because the Florentines, all the Florentines
in over 130 years of history, have regardless pronounced it like the pronoun “my”.
A brief history
The Meyer Children’s Teaching Hospital has its roots in late nineteenth-century Florence, a city that had recently lost
its role as capital to Rome and that was in the midst of a great turmoil of change. It is in this context of innovation,
in 1884, that one of the first structures in Europe dedicated exclusively to the care of children was founded - the
pediatric hospital that the Knight Commander Giovanni Meyer dedicated to his wife Anna Meyer, who had passed
away at a young age. This facility, later donated to the city, would come to be known as l’ospedalino (the little
hospital) by the Florentines to indicate the affection that they felt toward this introduction of pediatrics to Florence.
Until then, in fact, a child was considered to be a small adult and therefore hospitalized with them, a situation
that Anna Meyer witnessed and was deeply troubled by. For this reason her husband created an institution that
anticipated the evolution of medicine on an international scale, in line with the best ideas of the most advanced
European countries.
This hospital, which is completely dedicated to pediatrics, would become the training ground of several fathers
of modern pediatrics. For example, physicians of the caliber of Prof. Giuseppe Mya and his significant studies on
tuberculosis, and Carlo Comba, who was famous for his research in the infantile neurological field and for the
diffusion of the diphtheria vaccine, which halved the mortality rate among hospitalized children. Immediately after
the First World War, Prof. Cesare Cocchi contributed to the fight against tuberculous meningitis, making the Meyer
Children’s Hospital quite well-known on the international scene.
In 1995 the Meyer Children’s Teaching Hospital, with the Department of Pediatrics of the University of Florence,
became an independent health institute of the National Health System following recognition of its role as a highly
specialized pediatric institution, an honor that has been conferred to very few pediatric hospitals in Italy. In December
2007 Meyer moved to its new and modern home at Villa Ognissanti, on the hills of the Careggi neighborhood of
Florence, a structure that is not only advanced but also respects the environment in which it is located. Meyer is
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CONGRESS VENUE
CONGRESS ORGANISERS
EUROPEAN PAEDIATRIC ASSOCIATION (EPA)
UNION OF NATIONAL EUROPEAN PAEDIATRIC SOCIETIES AND ASSOCIATION (UNEPSA)
Fortezza Da Basso
A
EPA is a pan-European scientific association for clinically practicing general paediatricians. Founded 35 years ago, it
now represents 40 National Paediatric Societies .while it has recently opened its doors to individual members. We
operate on a non-profit basis and promote child health and comprehensive paediatric care. The European Paediatric
Association is the Union of National European Paediatric Societies and Association (EPA-UNEPSA). Its General Assembly is made by the Presidents of the major national pediatric societies active in the Nations of geographic Europe, and
currently represents more thanthree-quarters of all European countries,working closely with the major international
organizations, including WHO, UN, EMA and the Council of Europe. Since its foundation in 1976 in the St Sophia
Children’s Hospital in Rotterdam, Holland, in its role as prominent European paediatric Organization, EPA-UNEPSA
has typically encouraged and supported the scientific co-operation among European paediatricians working in primary, secondary and tertiary paediatric care in Europe, in order to promote child health and comprehensive paediatric care. A fundamental part of our role as a pan European association of 40 member societies is to understand
and embrace diversity and foster the exchange of experiences and cooperation. General paediatricians from all over
Europe can benefit tremendously from learning from each other and from specialists. Our aim is to encourage cooperation amongst paediatricians in Europe and create a learning hub for the paediatric community, enabling members to exchange experiences and share best practices. EPA is an association for medical professionals. Our network
is a fantastic talent pool of 44,000 paediatric healthcare professionals, who every year share their brilliant questions
and suggestions on how to best understand and improve general paediatric practice. EPA always responds to such
important feedback. Importantly, however, to be able to address shared issues, unmet needs or to develop good
ideas and exciting initiatives, even after prioritisation, we need external financial resources.
C
B
D
Entrance “Porta Faenza“
A* - Spadolini Ground Floor B** - Palazzina Lorenese 1st Floor
* Registration - Exhibition area - Plenary 1&2 - Poster
** Room 4,5,6,7
C - Teatro Lorenese
D - Sala della Scherma
Palazzo Spadolini
Plenary 1
IDEA CONGRESS
Plenary 2
iDea Congress has its headquarters in Rome and organizes events in Italy and abroad. The iDea Congress goal has
always been to create an ongoing relationship with their customers and the result was to be able to establish a
relationship of trust with them.
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WEDNESDAY - MAY 13th 2015
WEDNESDAY - MAY 13th 2015
SECRETARIAT - REGISTRATION OPENING
SECRETARIAT - REGISTRATION OPENING
10.00-11.00
EPA COUNCIL MEETING (President and Council members )
EPA COUNCIL MEETING
12.00-14.00
10.00-12.00
12.00-14.00
SCHERMA
PLENARY 1
PLENARY 2
TEATRO LORENESE
SCHERMA
ROOM 4
ROOM 5
ROOM 6
ROOM 7
14.00-14.30
14.00-14.30
14.30-15.00
14.30-15.00
15.00-15.30
Course part 1
Learning the
e-Learning
SYMPOSIUM
Diversity on Child
Health care services
in Europe
(Presentation of
Journal of Pediatrics
supplement)
Chairs: I. Wolfe,
J. Ehrich
Chair: A. Guarino
Hands on session
Basic knowledge of
the problem in primary care pediatrics
T. Pop
15.30-16.00
- CASE 1
Interactive clinical
case discussion from
ESPGHAN e-learning
16.00-16.30
16.30-17.00
Speakers up to 20
National Presidents,
J. Goldhagen,
A.Gerber,
R. Kerbl,
J. Ehrich
A. Lo Vecchio
The key messages of
the acute gastroenteritis ESPGHAN guidelines
H. Szajewska
17.00-17.30
- CASE 2
Interactive evaluation
of knowledge
A. Lo Vecchio
17.30-18.00
COFFEE BREAK: POSTERS AND SPONSORS EXHIBITION VIEWING
15.00-15.30
EUSEM/PEM
WORKSHOP
15.30-16.00
The simulator:
one sympton, many
diagnoses
N. Parri, L. Da Dalt,
J. Benito
16.00-16.30
16.30-17.00
17.00-17.30
COFFEE BREAK: POSTERS AND SPONSORS EXHIBITION VIEWING
18.00-18.30
18.00-18.30
18.30-19.00
PLENARY 1
19.00-19.30
19.30-21.30
17.30-18.00
OPENING CEREMONY
Chaired by : L. Namazova-Baranova
Short presentations by T. Stephenson, G. Corsello, A. Konstantopoulos,
A. Rubino
18.30-19.00
OPENING CEREMONY
Followed by Keynote speaker Lecture
WELCOME COCKTAIL
19.00-19.30
WELCOME COCKTAIL
19.30-21.30
SESSIONS WITH EXTRA CREDITS (specific registration required)
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THURSDAY - MAY 14th 2015
THURSDAY - MAY 14th 2015
PLENARY 1
10.30-11.00
11.00-11.30
ROOM 6
ROOM 7
PLENARY 1
PLENARY SESSION - KEYNOTE LECTURE:
Chair: F. Chiarelli
Obesity, Insulin resistance and Type 2 Diabetes in Children
F. Cullu
PLENARY SESSION - KEYNOTE LECTURE
09.00-09.30
PLENARY 1
PLENARY SESSION - KEYNOTE LECTURE:
Chair: L. Namazova-Baranova
The 5 papers in the Journal of Pediatrics that most changed paediatric practice
in the last 15 years
T. Welch (Associate editor of Journal of Pediatrics)
PLENARY SESSION - KEYNOTE LECTURE
09.30-10.00
COFFEE BREAK: POSTERS AND SPONSORS EXHIBITION VIEWING
PART 2
ESPGHAN session
Learning the
e-learning course
Chair: A. Guarino
Celiac Disease
Guidelines
S. Koletzko
UPDATE SYMPOSIA
Chair: C. Salpietro:
12.00-12.30
The care of child with chronic disease: Cystic Fibrosis,
what the general pediatrician should know
C. Braggion
Follow up of preterm neonates with neurologic disorders: what the pediatricians
should know?
M. Fumagalli, F. Mosca
Duration of a cow-milk exclusion diet worsens parents’
perception of quality of life
in children with food allergy
M. Duse
CLINICAL GUIDELINES CLINICAL
SESSION
GUIDELINES SESSION WHO PART 1:
Organized jointly with
Organized jointly with
UNITED NATIONS
ERS
EHA (Hematology)
PERSPECTIVE Chair: A. Valiulis
Chair: A. Godo
European taskforce
L. Namazova-Baranova
Transfusion Red cells
on monitoring
and UN speaker on
or platelets?
Ashma in Children
the updated 2015
S. Stanworth
K. Lodrup-Carslen
millenium development goals
INDUSTRY-SPONSORED SYMPOSIUM
Session organized by
Italian Societies of Nurses,
European Nurses Network
and Mayer Hospital
QUALITY OF CHILD CARE
AND CHILD RIGHTS IN
HOSPITAL:
PERSPECTIVE AND OPPORTUNITIES OF PEDIATRIC
HOSPITALS
Chairs: L. Marroni,
M. De Martino,
A. Zanobini, P. Petralia,
T. Stephenson, A. Glasper,
G. Donzelli, F. Festini
LUNCH BREAK AND FACILITATED POSTER VIEWING
(Kindly provided by sponsoring company of free comunications)
07.30- 08.00
08.00-08.30
08.30-09.00
COFFEE BREAK: POSTERS AND SPONSORS EXHIBITION VIEWING
WHO PART 2
13.00- 13.30
13.30-14.00
ROOM 5
POSTER VIEWING
11.30-12.00
12.30- 13.00
ROOM 4
POSTER VIEWING
08.30-09.00
10.00-10.30
SCHERMA
SECRETARIAT - REGISTRATION OPENING
08.00-08.30
09.30-10.00
TEATRO LORENESE
SECRETARIAT - REGISTRATION OPENING
07.30- 08.00
09.00-09.30
PLENARY 2
EPA GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
(Lunch provided)
PERSONAL PRACTICE
SESSION
Chair: T. Pop
When Paediatricians
get it wrong - common treatments
that harm children
T. Welch (Associate
editor of Journal of
Pediatrics)
INTERACTIVE
SESSION
ESPN Workshop
How to do a neurological examination
B. Anlar, R. Forsyth
SPECIALTY ORAL
PRESENTATIONS
(PEM) SUBJECT:
ACUTE PAEDIATRICS
Chairs: J. Benito, H. Cass
(Lunch provided)
UENPS PERSONAL
PRACTICE
Chair: C. Romagnoli
Fetal programming
and detection of the
high risk newborn
S. Perrone
10.00-10.30
ESPN PERSONAL
PRACTICE SESSION
Chair: J. Zeman
Gait abnormality:
the child who “walks
funny today”
R. Forsyth
10.30-11.00
11.00-11.30
APLS Introduction
(for those not
having previously
done life support
training)
EDUCATIONAL
SESSION
Chairs: G. Di Mauro,
L. Szabo
Quality of life of
adolescents with
renal diseases. What
the general pediatricians should know
S. Malaga
12.00- 12.30
How the pediatric
patients VIDEO case
trainig works in
practice
T. Balslev
SPECIALTY ORAL
PRESENTATIONS
(ESPE) SUBJECT:
ENDOCRINOLOGY
Chairs: G. Butler,
Z. Roncevic
(Lunch provided)
11.30-12.00
12.30- 13.00
SPECIALTY ORAL
PRESENTATIONS
(ESPN) SUBJECT:
NEUROLOGY
Chairs: B. Anlar,
R.Forsyth
(Lunch provided)
SPECIALTY ORAL
PRESENTATIONS
(UENPS) SUBJECT:
NEONATAL
Chairs: G. Donzelli,
E Saliba
(Lunch provided)
13.00- 13.30
13.30-14.00
SESSIONS WITH EXTRA CREDITS (specific registration required)
18
19
THURSDAY - MAY 14th 2015
THURSDAY - MAY 14th 2015
PLENARY 1
14.00-14.30
14.30-15.00
HOT TOPICS
UPDATE SESSION
Chair: M. Vural
Infection
N. Principi
Respiratory
K. Lodrup-Carlsen
Hepatology
A. Baker
17.00-17.30
17.30-18.00
18.00-18.30
SCHERMA
EPA
GENERAL ASSEMBLY
COFFEE BREAK: POSTERS AND SPONSORS EXHIBITION VIEWING
15.30-16.00
16.30-17.00
TEATRO LORENESE
CLINICAL GUIDELINES
SESSION
Organized jointly
with UENPS
Chair: M. Vural
Treatment of
neonatal seizures
E. Saliba
The newborn is at
home: what to do?
G. Buonocore
15.00-15.30
16.00-16.30
PLENARY 2
UPDATE SYMPOSIA
Chair: V. Pillosof
Lymphadenopathy in
children: when and
how to evaluate
M. de Martino
DEBATE
SESSION
Chair: E. Eber
High Flow Nasal
Oxygen for severe
acute viral bronchiolitis
YES: U. Krivec
NO: A. Amaddeo
ROOM 4
EHA PERSONAL
PRACTICE SESSION
Chair: S. Stanworth
Sickle cell disease
D. Rees
ROOM 5
PRES PERSONAL
PRACTICE SESSION
Chair: A. Martini
The approach to a
child with arthritis
A. Ravelli
PERSONAL
PRACTICE SESSION
Chair: H. Cokugras
Management of
childhood obesity
S. Hassnik
Neurology
B. Anlar, R. Forsyth
ROOM 7
ESPE PERSONAL
PRACTICE SESSION
Chair: H. Hoey
Diagnosing and
managing congenital
hypothyroidism
J. Leger
COFFEE BREAK: POSTERS AND SPONSORS EXHIBITION VIEWING
HOT TOPICS
UPDATE SESSION
Chair: T. Stephenson
14.00-14.30
14.30-15.00
APLS
(Update and
Refresher Course)
15.00-15.30
15.30-16.00
16.00-16.30
RSM SYMPOSIUM
Chair: L. Fleming
Nephrology
F. Emma
Paediatric
Emergencies
I. Maconochie
ROOM 6
16.30-17.00
NATIONAL
PERSPECTIVE
RUSSIA
Psychological
problems
S.B. Lazurenko
THINK AND ACTION
TANK (TAT GROUP)
17.00-17.30
MEETING
F. Simonelli
Health Status
of Adolescents
in Russia
E.V. Antonova
17.30-18.00
New paradigms
of congenital
immunodeficiencies
C. Pignata
18.00-18.30
18.30-19.00
18.30-19.00
19.00-19.30
19.00-19.30
SESSIONS WITH EXTRA CREDITS (specific registration required)
20
21
FRIDAY - MAY 15th 2015
FRIDAY - MAY 15th 2015
PLENARY 1
PLENARY 2
TEATRO LORENESE
SCHERMA
ROOM 4
ROOM 5
ROOM 6
ROOM 7
07.30- 08.00
SECRETARIAT - REGISTRATION OPENING
SECRETARIAT - REGISTRATION OPENING
07.30- 08.00
08.00-08.30
08.30-09.00
POSTER VIEWING
POSTER VIEWING
08.00-08.30
08.30-09.00
PLENARY SESSION - KEYNOTE LECTURE:
Chair: Z. Grossman
Vaccine Challenges for Europe
E. Somekh
PLENARY SESSION - KEYNOTE LECTURE
09.00-09.30
PLENARY SESSION - KEYNOTE LECTURE:
Chair: N. Wagner
Early nutrition
B. Koletzko
PLENARY SESSION - KEYNOTE LECTURE
09.30-10.00
COFFEE BREAK: POSTERS AND SPONSORS EXHIBITION VIEWING
10.00-10.30
09.00-09.30
09.30-10.00
10.00-10.30
10.30-11.00
PLENARY 1
PLENARY 1
COFFEE BREAK: POSTERS AND SPONSORS EXHIBITION VIEWING
CLINICAL GUIDELINES SESSION
Organized jointly with
ESCMID (European
Society of Clinical and
Microbiology Infectious Diseases)
Chair: A. Konstantopoulos
11.00-11.30
11.30-12.00
12.00-12.30
Vaccination in children with chronic
underlying disease
S. Esposito
ROUND TABLE
Toward an immunization travel booklet
and reccomendations
for European children
Chair: G. Chiamenti,
E. Somekh
A unified vaccination
schedule in Europe: is
it a reality or a dream?
D. Mcintosh
Toward an European
vaccination schedule
for travelling children
P. Lopalco
12.30-13.00
Infections diseases in
migrant children
M. Sisto
Discussant: G. Conforti
CLINICAL GUIDELINES SESSION
Organized jointly with
PRES (Rheumatology)
Chair: A. Baranov
The treatment of
juvenile idiopathic
arthritis
A. Martini
PEDIATRICIANS AND
PAEDIATRIC NURSES
SYMPOSIUM
Working together to
foster Child
and Family-centred
care
J. Coad, F. Festini
A. Glasper, A. Horsely,
J. Richardson
UPDATE SESSION:
Current issues in transition form adolescence to adult hood
Chair: R. Bogdanovic
EURYPA Network
Conference
(European Young Pediatricians Association)
Organised by
S. Aversa, O. Beser,
F. Cullu, P. Urenden,
D. Vecchio
T. Balslev
A.Guarino
G.L.Marseglia
Organizers: Italian
Society of Pediatric
Nursing Sciences
(SISIP) and
EPA/UNEPSA
13.00-13.30
13.30-14.00
LUNCH BREAK AND FACILITATED POSTER VIEWING
(Kindly provided by sponsoring company of free comunications)
Management of
asthma in adolescents
and transition to adult
hood
A. Valiulis
PERSONAL PRACTICE
SESSION EUSEM
Chair: I. Maconochie
New approach to
the management of
young febrile infants
J. Benito
PERSONAL PRACTICE
SESSION ESPN
Chair: G. Donzelli
Developmental
delay: how to detect
and manage
B. Anlar
10.30-11.00
PERSONAL PRACTICE
SESSION ESPE
Chair: G. Saggese
Delayed growth
and puberty
G. Butler
11.00-11.30
APLS
Introduction
(for those not
having previously
done life support
training)
Salt intake and blood
pressure in children:
what to expect in
adult hood
J. Janda
EPA and
SUBSPECIALTIES
Societies summit
on independent
Ped Congresses
in Europe
Chairs: S. Lenton,
L. Namazova-Baranova
S. Del Torso,
B. Koletzko
11.30-12.00
12.00- 12.30
12.30- 13.00
SPECIALTY ORAL
PRESENTATIONS
(ERS) SUBJECT:
RESPIRATORY
(Lunch provided)
Chair: E. Eber
SPECIALTY ORAL
PRESENTATIONS
(ESPNeph) SUBJECT:
NEPHROLOGY
(Lunch provided)
Chairs: A. Babloyan,
F. Emma
SPECIALTY ORAL
PRESENTATIONS
(PRES) SUBJECT:
RHEUMATOLOGY
(Lunch provided)
Chairs: M. Duse,
A. Martini
SPECIALTY ORAL
PRESENTATIONS
(EHA/SIOPE)
SUBJECT:
HEMATOLOGY/
ONCOLOGY
(Lunch provided)
Chair: I. Roberts,
G. Vassal
13.00- 13.30
13.30-14.00
SESSIONS WITH EXTRA CREDITS (specific registration required)
22
23
FRIDAY - MAY 15th 2015
FRIDAY - MAY 15th 2015
PLENARY 1
14.00-14.30
14.30-15.00
15.00-15.30
CLINICAL
GUIDELINES
SESSION
Organized jointly with
ESPN
Chair: R. Kerbl
Approach and management of headaches in children
R. Forsyth
PLENARY 2
CLINICAL
GUIDELINES
SESSION
Organized jointly with
ESPE
Chair: M. Moya
Prevention of rickets
W. Hogler
TEATRO LORENESE
SCHERMA
PEDIATRIC eLEARNINGthe early nutrition
academy in collaboration
with ESPGHAN
Continuous medical education: current concepts
and challenges
B. Koletzko
EPRN PERSONAL
PRACTICE SESSION
Chair: R. Coppo
Diagnosis and
management of UTI
E. Levtchenko
Interactive distance learning
via internet: the early nutrition academy in collaboration with ESPGHAN
B. Brands
16.30-17.00
Metabolic Disease
G. Andria
Adolescent Medicine
G. Saggese
ROOM 6
ERS PERSONAL
PRACTICE SESSION
Chair: E. Stasii
Wheeze in preschool
children
E. Eber
DEBATE SESSION
Chair: T. Stephenson
Is Childhood
Obesity a form
of child abuse?
YES: J. Cameron
NO: R. Viner
Gastroenterology
TBD
HOT TOPICS
UPDATE SESSION
Chair: G. Butler
Endocrinology
H. Hoey
Rheumatology
E.I. Alekseeva
Psychiatry
G. Cioni
APLS
(Update and
Refresher Course)
EPA SYMPOSIUM
ON CHILD’S RIGHTS
TO HEALTH
with the partecipation
of High Schools class
from Florence
Chairs: J. Ehrich
COFFEE BREAK: POSTERS AND SPONSORS EXHIBITION VIEWING
SPECIALTY ORAL
PRESENTATIONS
(ESPGHAN)
SUBJECT: GASTROENTEROLOGY
Chairs: M. Moya,
A. Sofijanova
SPECIALTY ORAL
PRESENTATIONS
(ESPGHAN)
SUBJECT:
NUTRITION
Chairs: C. Agostoni,
A. Campanozzi
18.00-18.30
14.30-15.00
15.00-15.30
15.30-16.00
SPECIALTY ORAL
PRESENTATIONS
SUBJECT:
OTHER SPECIALITIES
J. Goldhagen, R. Kerbl,
Schools class
J. Ehrich, E. Brock
F. Cullu
16.00-16.30
16.30-17.00
17.00-17.30
17.00-17.30
17.30-18.00
ROOM 7
ESCMID
PERSONAL PRACTICE
SESSION
Chair: G. Chiamenti
How to communicate
the importance
of vaccination
P. Lopalco
Introduction to
eLearning in practice:
a module or
complementary feeding
B. Koletzko
15.30-16.00
16.00-16.30
ROOM 5
14.00-14.30
COFFEE BREAK: POSTERS AND SPONSORS EXHIBITION VIEWING
HOT TOPICS
UPDATE SESSION
Chair: M. de Martino
ROOM 4
PLENARY
SATELLITE
SYMPOSIUM
17.30-18.00
SYMPOSIUM
SOCIAL GATHERING
18.00-18.30
18.30-19.00
18.30-19.00
19.00-19.30
19.00-19.30
SESSIONS WITH EXTRA CREDITS (specific registration required)
24
25
SATURDAY - MAY 16th 2015
SATURDAY - MAY 16th 2015
PLENARY 1
PLENARY 2
TEATRO LORENESE
SCHERMA
ROOM 4
ROOM 5
ROOM 6
ROOM 7
07.00- 07.30
SECRETARIAT - REGISTRATION OPENING
SECRETARIAT - REGISTRATION OPENING
07.30- 08.00
07.30- 08.00
08.00-08.30
08.00-08.30
POSTER VIEWING
POSTER VIEWING
08.30-09.00
09.00-09.30
09.30-10.00
08.30-09.00
PLENARY 1
PLENARY SESSION - KEYNOTE LECTURE
Chair: G. Corsello
The issue of antibiotic resitance in pediatrics
J. Cohen
PLENARY SESSION - KEYNOTE LECTURE:
09.00-09.30
PLENARY 1
PLENARY SESSION - KEYNOTE LECTURE
Chair: S. Lenton
Putting Adolescent health at the heart of European Paediatrics
R. Viner
PLENARY SESSION - KEYNOTE LECTURE:
09.30-10.00
COFFEE BREAK: POSTERS AND SPONSORS EXHIBITION VIEWING
10.00-10.30
COFFEE BREAK: POSTERS AND SPONSORS EXHIBITION VIEWING
10.00-10.30
10.30-11.00
11.00-11.30
11.30-12.00
CLINICAL GUIDELINES SESSION
Organized jointly with
EUSEM (Emergency
Med)/PEM
Chair: S. Del Torso
Management
of mild head injury
(PECARN rules)
L. Da Dalt
The European
standard of care for
children with cancer
J. Kowalczyk
10.30-11.00
CLINICAL GUIDELINES SESSION
Organized jointly
ESPNeph
Chair: M. Burlea
Henoch Schonlein
Purpura
R. Coppo
PLENARY 1
PLENARY SESSION: KEYNOTE LECTURE
Management of childhood obesity
J. Perrin
PLENARY 1
CLOSING CEREMONY
(Final remarks & presentation of the next Congress - EPA Trophy Ceremony
and presentation of the EPA 2 Best Clinical Posters Award)
12.00- 12.30
12.30- 13.00
CLINICAL GUIDELINES SESSION
Organized jointly with
SIOPE
Chair: I. Radziewicz-Winnicki
Cancer in children
and adolescents:
where are we? What
are the challenges?
G. Vassal
SPECIALTY ORAL
PRESENTATIONS
SUBJECT: GENERAL
PAEDIATRICS
Chairs: Z. Grossman,
C. Salpietro
SPECIALTY ORAL
PRESENTATIONS
(ESCMID)
SUBJECT:
INFECTIONS
AND VACCINE
Chairs: S. Esposito,
M. Sheer-Zupancic
SPECIALTY ORAL
PRESENTATIONS
SUBJECT:
COMMUNITY
Chairs: P. Biasci,
S. Lenton
PLENARY SESSION - KEYNOTE LECTURE:
11.00-11.30
11.30-12.00
12.00- 12.30
CLOSING CEREMONY
12.30- 13.00
SESSIONS WITH EXTRA CREDITS (specific registration required)
26
27
THURSDAY - MAY 14th 2015
WEDNESDAY - MAY 13th 2015
10.00
Secretariat-Registration Opening
PLENARY 1
18.00-19.30 OPENING CEREMONY
Chair: L. Namazova-Baranova
Short presentations by:
T. Stephenson, G. Corsello,
A. Konstantopoulos, A. Rubino
Followed by keynote speaker Lecture
ROOM SCHERMA
12.00-14.00 EPA COUNCIL MEETING
(President and Council Members)
14.00-17.30 Chairs: I. Wolfe, J. Ehrich
EPA SYMPOSIUM ON:
Diversity on Child Health care services
in Europe
(Presentation of Journal of Pediatrics
Supplement 1)
Speakers: up to 20 National Presidents,
J. Goldhagen, A. Gerber, R. Kerbl, J. Ehrich
ROOM 4
15.00-17.30 EUSEM/PEM WORKSHOP:
The simulator: one sympton,
many diagnoses
N. Parri, L. Da Dalt, J. Benito
09.00-09.30 Chair: F. Chiarelli
PLENARY SESSION
KEYNOTE LECTURE:
Obesity, Insulin resistance and Type 2
Diabetes in Children
F. Cullu
09.30-10.00 Chair: L. Namazova-Baranova
PLENARY SESSION
19.30-21.30 Welcome cocktail
PLENARY 1 Respiratory
KEYNOTE LECTURE:
The 5 papers in the Journal of Paediatrics that most changed paediatric practice in the last 15 years
T. Welch
K. Lodrup-Carslen
Hepatology
A. Baker
17.30-18.30 UPDATE SYMPOSIA
Chair: V. Pillosov
Lymphadenopathy in children:
when and how to evaluate
M. de Martino
New paradigms of congenital
immunodeficiencies
C. Pignata
10.00-10.30 Coffee Break
Posters and Sponsors Exhibition
Viewing
11.30-13.00 Chair: C. Salpietro
UPDATE SYMPOSIA
The care of child with chronic disease:
Cystic Fibrosis, what the general
pediatrician should know
C. Braggion
Follow up of preterm neonates with
neurologic disorders: what the
pediatricians should know?
M. Fumagalli, F. Mosca
PLENARY 2
10.30-11.30 Chair: A. Valiulis
CLINICAL GUIDELINES SESSION
Oganized jointly ERS
European taskforce on monitoring
Asthma in Children
K. Lodrup-Carslen
11.30-13.00 INDUSTRY-SPONSORED SYMPOSIUM
13.00-14.00 Lunch Break
and Facilitated Poster Viewing
15.00-15.30 Coffee Break
Posters and Sponsors Exhibition
Duration of a cow-milk exclusion diet Viewing
worsens parents perception of quality 15.30-17.00 Chair: E. Eber
of life in children with food allergy
DEBATE SESSION
M. Duse
High flow nasal oxygen for severe
13.00-14.00 Lunch Break
acute viral bronchiolitis
and Facilitated Poster Viewing
YES: U. Krivec - NO: A. Amaddeo
14.00-15.00 Chair: M. Vural
CLINICAL GUIDELINES SESSION
Organised jointly with UENPS
Treatment of neonatal seizures
E. Saliba
The newborne is at home: what to do?
G. Buonocore
15.00-15.30 Coffee Break
Posters and Sponsors Exhibition
Viewing
15.30-17.30
Chair: M. Vural
HOT TOPICS UPDATE SESSION
Infection
N. Principi
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29
THURSDAY - MAY 14th 2015
THURSDAY - MAY 14th 2015
TEATRO LORENESE
15.30-17.30 Chair: T. Stephenson
HOT TOPICS UPDATE SESSION
CLINICAL GUIDELINES SESSION
Oganized jointly with an EHA
(Haematology)
Transfusion Red cells or platelets?
S. Stanworth
Neurology
R. Forsyth, B. Anlar
Nephrology
F. Emma
11.30-13.00 QUALITY OF CHILD CARE AND CHILD
Paediatric Emergencies
I. Maconochie
10.30-11.30 Chair: A. Godo
RIGHTS IN HOSPITAL: PERSPECTIVE
AND OPPORTUNITIES OF PEDIATRIC
HOSPITALS
Chairs: L. Marroni, M. De Martino
12.00-13.00 WHO PART 2
The quality of child care in hospital in
the perspective of the UK General
Medical Council
T. Stephenson
Implementing the family oriented
and centered care in general hospitals. The view of Nurses.
A. Glasper
Toward an European active network
of Pediatric Hospitals to best coordi-
nate the protection of health and 10.30-11.30
child rights in hospital
F. Festini
DEBATE among the directors of the Pediatric Hospitals lead
G. Donzelli
11.30-13.00
Conclusions
G. Donzelli
13.00-14.00 Lunch Break
and Facilitated Poster Viewing
15.00-15.30 Coffee Break
Posters and Sponsors Exhibition
Viewing
30
15.00-15.30 Coffee Break
10.30-12.00 WHO PART 1
Perspective and Opportunities
of Pediatric Hospitals
P. Petralia
EHA PERSONAL PRACTICE SESSION
Sickle cell disease
D. Rees
Posters and Sponsors Exhibition Viewing
(TAT GROUP) MEETING
F. Simonelli
ROOM SCHERMA
13.00-14.00 Chair: B. Anlar, R. Forsyth
15.30-18.30 THINK AND ACTION TANK
How to best combine the protection
of health in Europe and Child Rights
in Hospital
A. Zanobini
14.00-15.00 Chair: S. Stanworth
UNITED NATIONS PERSPECTIVE
L. Namazova-Baranova and UN speaker
on the updated 2015 millenium
development goals
(Lunch provided)
15.00-15.30 Coffee Break
Posters and Sponsors Exhibition Viewing
15.30-18.30 NATIONAL PERSPECTIVE RUSSIA
ESPE Personal Practice Session
Diagnosing and managing
congenital hypothyroidism
J. Leger
15.00-15.30 Coffee Break
ROOM 5 Posters and Sponsors Exhibition Viewing
10.30-11.30 Chair: C. Romagnoli
UENPS personal practice
Fetal programmino and detection
of the high risk newborn
S. Perrone
Psychological problems
S.B. Lazurenko
Health status of adolescents in Russia
E.V. Antonova
ROOM 4
Chair: T. Pop
PERSONAL PRACTICE SESSION
When Paediatricians get it wrong-com-
mon treatments that harm children
T. Welch
15.30-16.30 PERSONAL PRACTICE SESSION
Chair: H. Cokugras
Management of childhood obesity
S. Hassnik
ROOM 7
EDUCATIONAL SESSION
Quality of life of adolescents with
renal diseases. What the general
pediatricians should know
S. Malaga
SPECIALTY ORAL PRESENTATIONS
SUBJECT: NEONATAL
(lunch provided)
SPECIALTY ORAL PRESENTATIONS
(ESPE) SUBJECT: ENDOCRINOLOGY
(Lunch Provided)
14.00-15.00 Chair: A. Martini
Pres Personal Practice Session
The approach to a child with arthritis
A. Ravelli
15.00-15.30 Coffee Break
How to do a neurological examination
B. Anlar, R. Forsyth
15.30-17.30 Chair: L. Fleming
SPECIALTY ORAL PRESENTATIONS PEM
SUBJECT: ACUTE PAEDIATRICS
(Lunch Provided)
13.00-14.00 Chairs: G. Butler, Z. Roncevic
INTERACTIVE SESSION
ESPN Workshop
13.00-14.00 Chairs: J. Benito, H. Cass
13.00-14.00 Chairs: G. Donzelli, E. Saliba
How the pediatric patients VIDEO
case trainig works in practice
T. Balslev
14.00-15.00 Chair: H. Hoey
11.30-13.00 Chairs: G. Di Mauro, L. Szabo
13.00-15.00 EPA GENERAL ASSEMBLY
SPECIALTY ORAL PRESENTATIONS
(ESPN) SUBJECT: NEUROLOGY
(lunch provided)
Posters and Sponsors Exhibition Viewing
RSM Symposium
ROOM 6
10.30-11.30 Chair: J. Zeman
ESPN PERSONAL PRACTICE SESSION
Gait abnormality: the child
who “walks funny today”
R. Forsyth
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FRIDAY - MAY 15th 2015
FRIDAY - MAY 15th 2015
PLENARY 1
09.00-09.30 Chair: Z. Grossman
PLENARY SESSION
KEYNOTE LECTURE:
Vaccine Challenges for Europe
E. Somekh
(President of Israeli Paediatric Society)
09.30-10.00 Chair: N. Wagner
(President of German Society of Pediatrics)
PLENARY SESSION KEYNOTE LECTURE
Early nutrition
B. Koletzko
10.00-10.30 Coffee Break
Posters and Sponsors Exhibition Viewing
10.30-11.30 Chair: A. Konstantopoulos
CLINICAL GUIDELINES SESSION
Oganized jointly with ESCMID
(European Society of Clinical
and Microbiology Infectious Diseases)
Vaccination in children with
chronic underlying disease
S. Esposito
11.30-13.00 Chairs: G. Chiamenti, E. Somekh
15.30-17.30 Chair: M. De Martino
15.00-15.30 Coffee Break
UPDATE SESSION
Metabolic Disease
G. Andria
15.30-17.00 Chair: T. Stephenson
Adolescent Medicine
G. Saggese
Debate Session
Is Childhood Obesity a form of child
abuse?
YES: J. Cameron - NO: R. Viner
Gastroenterology
TBD
17.00-18.30 Plenary Satellite Symposium
CLINICAL GUIDELINES SESSION
Oganized jointly with PRES (Rheumatology)
The treatment of juvenile
Idiopathic arthitis
A. Martini
11.30-13.00 Chair: F. Festini
PEDIATRICIANS AND PAEDIATRIC
NURSES SYMPOSIUM
WORKING TOGHETER
TO FOSTER CHILD AND
FAMILY-CENTRED CARE
ROUND TABLE (FIMP GUIDE SESSION)
A unified vaccination schedule
in Europe: is it a reality or a dream?
D. Mcintosh
Using communication channels to
facilitate Child and Family Centred
Care in complex and long term health
delivery
J. Coad
Toward an European vaccination
schedule for travelling children
P. Lopalco
Culture and its impact on family
centred care
J. Richardson
Infections diseases in migrant children
M. Sisto
Discussant: G. Conforti
Data driven processes for assessing
if children’s hospitals are family
friendly i.e safe, effective, caring,
responsive to the need of sick children
and well led
A. Glasper
Making pledges to sick children and
young people. A government prespective
A. Horsely
13.00-14.00 Lunch Break
and Facilitated Poster Viewing
14.00-15.00 Chair: R. Kerbl
CLINICAL GUIDELINES SESSION
Oganized jointly with ESPN
Approach and management
of headaches in children
R. Forsyth
15.00-15.30 Coffee Break
Posters and Sponsors Exhibition Viewing
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TEATRO LORENESE
PLENARY 2
10.30-11.30 Chair: A.Baranov
13.00-14.00 Lunch Break
and Facilitated Poster Viewing
14.00-15.00 Chair: M. Moya
CLINICAL GUIDELINES SESSION
Oganized jointly with ESPE
Prevention of rickets
W. Hogler
ROOM SCHERMA
Posters and Sponsors Exhibition Viewing
10.30-13.00 Organized by: S. Aversa, O. Beser,
UPDATE SESSION:
Current issues in transition form
adolescence to adult hood
Chair: R. Bogdanovic
Management of asthma in adolescents
and transition to adult hood
A. Valiulis
Salt intake and blood pressure in
children: what to expect in adult hood
J. Janda
10.30-12.00
F. Cullu, P. Urenden, D. Vecchio
EURYPA Network Conference
(European Young Pediatricians
Association)
T. Balslev, A. Guarino, G.L. Marseglia
12.00-13.00 Chairs: L. Namazova-Baranova, S. Lenton
14.00-15.00 PEDIATRIC eLEARNING- the early
13.00-14.00 Lunch Break
nutrition academy in collaboration
with ESPGHAN
Continuous medical education:
current concepts and challenges
B. Koletzko
Interactive distance learning via internet:
the early nutrition academy in
collaboration with ESPGHAN
B. Brands
Introduction to eLearning in practice:
a module or complementary feeding
B. Koletzko
15.00-15.30 Coffee Break
Posters and Sponsors Exhibition Viewing
15.30-17.30 Chair: G. Butler
HOT TOPICS UPDATE SESSION
Topic 1: Endocrinology
H. Hoey
Topic 2: Rheumatology
E.I. Alekseeva
Topic 3: Psychiatry
G. Cioni
EPA and SUBSPECIALTIES Societies
Summit on independent Ped
Congresses in Europe
B. Koletzko, S. Del Torso
and Facilitated Poster Viewing
15.00-15.30 Coffee Break
Posters and Sponsors Exhibition Viewing
15.30-17.30 Chairs: J. Ehrich
EPA Symposium on child’s rights to
Health
J. Goldhagen; R. Kerbl; School Class from
Florence; J. Ehrich; E. Brock; F. Cullu
17.30-19.00 Symposium Social Gathering
ROOM 4
10.30-11.30 Chair: I. Maconochie
Personal Practice Session - EUSEM
New approach to the management
of young febrile infants
J. Benito
13.00-14.00 Chair: E. Ebr
SPECIALTY ORAL PRESENTATIONS
SUBJECT: RESPIRATORY
(Lunch provided)
14.00-15.00 Chair: R. Coppo
EPRN Personal Practice Session
Topic: Diagnosis and Management of UTI
E. Levtchenko
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SATURDAY - MAY 16TH 2015
FRIDAY - MAY 15th 2015
15.00-15.30 Coffee Break
ROOM 7
Posters and Sponsors Exhibition Viewing
15.30-16.30 SPECIALTY ORAL PRESENTATIONS
(ESPGHAN) SUBJECT:
GASTROENTEROLOGY
Chair: M. Moya, A. Sofijanova
ROOM 5
10.30-11.30 Chair: G. Donzelli
Personal Practice Session - ESPN
Developmental delay: how to detect
and manage
B. Anlar
PLENARY 1
13.00-14.00 Chairs: I. Roberts, G. Vassil
09.00-09.30 Chair: G. Corsello
SPECIALTY ORAL PRESENTATIONS
(EHA/SIOPE)
SUBJECT: HAEMATOLOGY/ONCOLOGY
(Lunch provided)
10.30-11.30 Chair: M. Burlea
PLENARY SESSION:
The issue of antibiotic resitance
in pediatrics
J. Cohen
14.00-15.00 Chair: E. Stasii
ERS Personal Practice Session
Wheeze in pre-school children
E. Eber
PLENARY SESSION: KEYNOTE LECTURE
Putting adolescent health at the heart
of European Paediatrics
R. Viner
Posters and Sponsors Exhibition Viewing
15.30-16.30 SPECIALTY ORAL PRESENTATIONS (ESPGHAN) SUBJECT: NUTRITION
Chairs: C. Agostoni, A. Campanozzi
10.30-11.30 Chair: S. Del Torso
CLINICAL GUIDELINES SESSION
Organized jointly with EUSEM
(Emergency Med) /PEM
Management of mild head injury
(PECARN rules)
L. Da Dalt
10.30-11.30 Chair: I. Radziewicz-Winnicki
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS - (PRES)
SUBJECT: RHEUMATOLOGY
(Lunch provided)
14.00-15.00 Chair: G. Chiamenti
ESCMID Personal Practice Session
How to communicate
the importance of vaccination
P. Lopalco
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10.30-11.30 Chairs: S. Esposito, M. Sheer-Zupancic
SPECIALTY ORAL PRESENTATIONS
(ESCMID) SUBJECT: INFECTIONS
AND VACCINE
ROOM 6
10.30-11.30 Chairs: P. Biasci, S. Lenton
SPECIALTY ORAL PRESENTATIONS
SUBJECT: COMMUNITY
12.00-13.00 CLOSING CEREMONY
13.00-14.00 Chair: M. Duse, A. Martini
SPECIALTY ORAL PRESENTATIONS
SUBJECT: GENERAL PAEDIATRICS
KEYNOTE LECTURE
Management of childhood obesity
J. Perrin
10.30-11.30 Chair: G. Saggese
PERSONAL PRACTICE SESSION - ESPE
Delayed growth and puberty
G. Butler
ROOM 5
Posters and Sponsors Exhibition Viewing
ROOM 6
10.30-11.30 Chair: G. Salpietro
10.00-10.30 Coffee Break
11.30-12.00 PLENARY SESSION:
15.00-15.30 Coffee Break
Clinical Guidelines Session
Organized jointly with ESPNeph Henoch
Schonlein Purpura
R. Coppo
ROOM 4
13.00-14.00 Chairs: A. Babloyan, F. Emma
SPECIALTY ORAL PRESENTATIONS
(ESPNeph) SUBJECT: NEPHROLOGY
(Lunch provided)
09.30-10.00 Chair: S. Lenton
TEATRO LORENESE
(Final remarks & presentation of the
next Congress - EPA Trophy Ceremony
and presentation of the EPA 2 Best Clinical posters Award)
PLENARY 2
CLINICAL GUIDELINES SESSION
Organized jointly with SIOPE
Cancer in children and adolescents:
What are the challenge ?
G. Vassal
The European standard of care
for children with cancer
J. Kowalczyk
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ABOUT FLORENCE
CONGRESS INFORMATION
AUDIOVISIAL EQUIPMENT / SPEAKER’S READY ROOM
A Speaker’s Ready Room will be operating throughout the duration of the congress. Speakers are kindly
requested to hand in their presentation (USB-key, CD-ROM, DVD) at least three (3) hours before their scheduled presentation time. If your presentation is scheduled early in the morning, you are kindly requested
to check your presentation at the Speaker’s Ready Room the day before. All version of MS Power Point are
accepted, including Mac. If you are using embedded video clips in your presentation, please remember to
submit video files separatly. The following equipment will be available.
• PC
• Data video Projector (Power Point presentations)
• Laser Pointer
• Microphones
ORAL PRESENTATION
If you are presenting a free comunication, you are kindly requested to observe the following points:
• Please declare any relevant link to industry or other conflicts of interest at the beginning of your presentation
• Please speak slowly and clearly. English is the working language of the congress, but not necessarily
the native language of the delegates
• Please remember that the presentation time must be no longer than 10 minutes followed by a 5 minutes discussion lead by the chairman
POSTER PRESENTATION
For Posters to be exhibited, please note the following:
• The necessary material for displaying will be available in the poster area
• Posters panel numbers will be dispalyed at the top of the panel
• The corresponding poster panel number for each poster presented has been provided by the Congress
Organisers, along with abstract presentation guidelines
• Please note the posters should be 70 cm (width) x 100 cm (height) maximum
• As a courtesy to other presenters, participants are kindly requested not to move or remove posters
numbers or change the order of the assigned poster boards
• It is essential that presenters clear their poster board promptly and within the scheduled time. Material
left on a poster board after the removal deadline will be discarded
• The Congress Organizers are not responsible for materials left behind that are stolen or damaged
MOUNTING AND DISMANTLING OF POSTERS
Poster Aerea:
Mounting
May 13th, 2015 Dismantling
May 16th, 2015
H. 12:00 - 19:00
H. 12:00 - 15:00
CURRENCY:
Italy is a part of the European Currency Unit and the
official currency Euro Banks in Italy are usually open
Monday to Friday 9:00 AM – 15:30 PM
CLIMATE
The climate in Florence is generally mild and continental. The average temperature in Florence in May
ranges from 15°C to 25°C
LANGUAGE
Italian is the primary language. The most common
foreign language is English
TIME
Italy is GMT+1
Florence 12:00 - London 11:00 - New York 12:00 Sydney 22:00
EMERGENCY NUMBERS
Carabinieri (police) Tel. 112
State police
Tel. 113
Fire brigade Tel. 115
Ambulance Tel. 118
Municipal police
Tel. +39 055 32 85
(line open 24 hours a day - only for absolute emergencies: serious
accidents, immediate danger or serious risk to public health)
Municipal police
Tel. +39 055 32 83 333
(line open 24 hours a day – any request for assistance or to request the presence of the municipal police)
Anti-venom Centre
Tel. +39 055 7947 819
Medication and pregnancy
Tel. +39 055 7946 731
Sexual violence and abuse Tel. +39 055 7947 493
Mobile coronary unit
Tel. +39 055 2144 44
HEALTHCARE
The following hospitals are equipped with an emergency department (ER)
Azienda Ospedaliera - Universitaria Careggi
Via delle Oblate, 1 - 50141 Florence
Tel. +39 055 79 41 11
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Nuovo Ospedale San Giovanni di Dio
Via di Torregalli, 3 - 50143 Florence
Tel. +39 055 71 921
Ospedale Santa Maria Annunziata (Ponte a Niccheri)
Via dell’Antella, 58 - 50012 Bagno a Ripoli (FI)
Tel. +39 055 24 961
Presidio Piero Palagi
Viale Michelangelo, 41 - 50125 Florence
Tel. +39 055 65 771
ELECTRICITY
The voltage in Florence for private homes (and thus
for hotels) is 220 / 240 Volts
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
The area code for italy from abroad is: +39
TRANSPORTATION
BY BUS
The public transportation network (ATAF & Li-nea
s.c.a.r.l.) connects the city centre to the suburban
area with over 100 urban and extra-urban lines.
Actually, the bus service also extends to the areas of
Bagno a Ripoli, Calenzano, Campi Bisenzio, Fiesole,
Impruneta (for Tavarnuzze), Scandicci, Sesto Fiorentino, Vaglia (for Pratolino). The tramway Line 1 is
also active, connecting the central railway station
of Santa Maria Novella to Scandicci.
Information:
Pronto Ataf Tel. 800 424500 (free call only from
Italy). www.ataf.net
BY TAXI
Taxis can be called by phone or can be caught directly from the appropriate reserved taxi points, located in various parts of the city centre and in other
suburban areas.
Information:
RADIO TAXI CO.TA.FI.:
Tel.+39 055 43 90 - +39 055 4499
RADIO TAXI SO.CO.TA.:
Tel. +39 055 42 42 - +39 055 4798
Azienda Ospedaliera - Universitaria Meyer
Viale Pieraccini, 24 - 50139 Florence
Tel. +39 055 56 621
BY BIKE WITH THE “MILLE E UNA BICI” PROJECT
Within the project of “Firenze città ciclabile” (“Florence as a cyclable city”), the Florence Municipality
gives the citizens and the tourists the opportunity
to rent a bike, an ideal way to move in the city.
Ospedale Santa Maria Nuova
Piazza di Santa Maria Nuova, 1 - 50122 Florence
Tel. +39 055 27 581
Information: www.comune.fi.it/servizi_pubblici/trasporti/noleggiobici.htm
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GENERAL INFORMATION
GENERAL INFORMATION
CONGRESS DETAILS
DATES
13-16th May 2015
CONGRESS VENUE
Fortezza da Basso, Congress and Exhibition Centre
Piazza Adula 1 - 50100 Florence - Italy
Tel: +39 055 49721
www.firenzefiera.it/it/strutture-congressi-firenze/fortezza-da-basso
FORTEZZA DA BASSO IN FLORENCE
A masterpiece of the military Renaissance architecture, the Fortezza da Basso was built between
1534 and 1537 and it is strategically located in the
historic city centre. The Fortezza da Basso has an
overall surface of nearly 100.000 sq m, more than
a half of which are covered, and it is an ideal place
for exhibitions and congresses with a high number
of participants, thanks to the possibility of building
a plenary hall with 3,500 seats, as well as a perfect
place to host official receptions and gala events.
This complex and prestigious environment combines charming and perfectly restored historic places
(such as the Quartieri Monumentali-the Monumental Area - or the Polveriera) with modern pavilions,
specifically built to increase the space availability,
such as the Spadolini Pavilion, built on three floors
(opened in 1977) and the more recently built Cavaniglia Pavilion (opened in 1996).
LANGUAGE
The official language of the Congress is English.
VISA
Some participants may need a visa to travel to Italy.
Participants are invited to check with the Italian
consulate in their country. The organising Secretariat is not responsible for obtaining visas and does
not provide financial support for them.
BADGES AND CONFERANCE MATERIALS
Name badges and conference material will be
provided on-site to all registered delegates at the
conference registration, from 13th May to 16th
May. Badges are to be worn at all times, for reasons
of security and identification. You will not be
permitted to enter any bulding or room without
your badges.
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CERTIFICATE OF ATTENDANCE
All register delegates are entitled to a certificate
of attendens. Certificates can be collected from the
conferance secretariat on the last day of the Conferance.
LIABILITY AND INSURANCE
Delegates and exhibitors are advised to take out
adequate insurance cover against any risk of loss,
damage, injury or liability before travelling to the
conference. Neither the Conferance Organisers nor
its contractors shall accept liability for personal
injury or loss/damage to property and belongings
of delegates during the conference or their stay in
Florence.
MOBILE PHONES
Delegates are kindly requested to switch off their
mobile phones during the conference sessions.
PROGRAMME CHANGES
Due to circumstances beyond the control of the
Congress Organisers, last-minute changes to the
programme may be unavoidable.
REGISTRATION TO THE CONGRESS
Registrations will be accepted on the official website: http://www.europaediatrics2015.org
REGISTRATION FEE (in EURO)
Registration types and fees
Partecipants:
Early
1st February - 31st March
s 440,00 + 22% Taxes
Standard
1st April - 4th May*
s 490,00 + 22% Taxes
On site
s 550,00 + 22% Taxes
EPA and not
EPA trainees**:
Early bird
Up to 31st January
s 150,00 + 22% Taxes
Earl
1st February - 31st March
s 200,00 + 22% Taxes
Standard
1st April - 4th May*
s 280,00 + 22% Taxes
On site
s 320,00 + 22% Taxes
Nurses’ fee for the s 120,00 + 22% Taxes
entire Congress Euros
SISIP associated Nurses’ fee
s 90,00 + 22% Taxes
Participants only to s 50,00 + 22% Taxes
the Paediatric Nursing
scientific program
(14th May morning -15th May morning), fee
Low Income
Countries:
s 200,00 + 22% Taxes
22 % VAT will be added to all costs according to the EU
regulations.
* after this date registrations will be only accepted on site.
** a registration certificate to post graduation school is required.
See low income countries
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Botswana
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Bulgaria
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Chad
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Congo, Rep.
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Gambia
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Indonesia
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Lebanon
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Libya
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Madagascar
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Maldives
Mali
Marshall Islands
Mauritania
Mauritius
Mexico
Micronesia, Fed. Sts.
Moldova
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Mozambique
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Nepal
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Nigeria
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Palau
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Paraguay
Peru
Philippines
Romania
Rwanda
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São Tomé and Principe
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Somalia
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Sudan
Suriname
Swaziland
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Tajikistan
Tanzania
Thailand
Timor-Leste
Togo
Tonga
Tunisia
Turkey
Turkmenistan
Uganda
Ukraine
Uzbekistan
Vanuatu
Venezuela, RB
Vietnam
West Bank and Gaza
Yemen, Rep.
Zambia
Zimbabwe
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GENERAL INFORMATION
GENERAL INFORMATION
THE REGISTRATION INCLUDES
• Participation in the congress activities
• Congress Kit
• E.C.M. and/or C.M.E. certificate
16th January – 22nd March
23rd March – 10th May
On site
(European and/or C.M.E. certificate credits will be only
given to the assigned)
* 22% VAT will be added according to the EU regulations
• Opening cocktail (13th May 2015)
• Congress lunches (14-15th May 2015)
• Coffee breaks
SUBSTITUTIONS/NAME CHANGES
All participant substitutions who are already registered should be sent with a written request to
the Organising Secretariat, specifying the name of
the substituted person. Every name change will be
charged of 40,00 s + 22% VAT.
REGISTRATION PACKAGE
Registration packages can be tailored with the
Organising Secretariat.
REGISTRATION CANCELLATION
If the registration is cancelled, reimbursement will
be given as follows:
• 50% of the total amount for cancellations received by April 13th 2015
• No reimbursement after April 13th 2015;
if no final balance is received, the registrations will
be automatically cancelled.
SESSIONS WITH EXTRA CREDITS
(specific registration required):
Learning e-Learning (two parts)
Wednesday 13th May 15:00-17:30
Thursday 14th May 10:30-11:30
APLS Introduction (for those not having previously
done life support training)
Thursday 14th May 10:30 – 13:00
APLS (Update and Refresher Course)
Thursday 14th May 14:00-16:30
APLS Introduction (for those not having previously
done life support training)
Friday 15th May 10:30-13:00
APLS (Update and Refresher Course)
Friday 15th May 14:00-16:30
s 20,00 + 22% VAT*
s 25,00 + 22% VAT*
s 30,00 + 22% VAT*
ABSTRACT
The Scientific Committee of the European Paediatric Association invites delegates to offer a poster
presentation for display at EuroPaediatrics2015 the
7th EPA-UNEPSA Conference.
A small number of the best abstracts will also be
considered for themed oral presentation during
the conference as well as publication in the special
supplement of the Journal of Pediatrics.
DEADLINE
• Abstracts received by January 31st if selected, will
be displayed as poster during the Congress, published on the Journal of Pediatrics and taken into account for the oral communications.
• Abstracts received by March 15th will not be taken into account for the oral communications and
if selected, will be displayed as poster during the
Congress and published on the Journal of Pediatrics.
GUIDELINES FOR SUBMISSION
• Authors will be required to select a topic (see following page) as well a research category:
• Abstracts must be submitted and presented in clear English with accurate grammar and spelling of a
quality suitable for publication Abstracts must be
original and must not be or have been published
or presented at any other meeting prior to the 7th
Europaediatrics 2015
• Abstracts must be received by the announced deadline. Abstracts received after the deadline will not
be considered.
• The presenting author is required to ensure that
all co-authors are aware of the content of the abstract before submission to the Secretariat.
• Presenting authors of abstracts must be registered participants
• Publication of abstract in the journal of pediatric
is guaranteed only if at least one presenting authors is register to the congress
dures for obtaining the authorization of the Ministry of Health for the assignment to participants of
E.C.M. (Italian credits) and C.M.E. (European credits), as well as the procedures.
OBTAINING TRAINING CREDITS
To obtain training credits, participants need to
participate in the congress scientific activities planned for every day; once the congress is over, they
will hand in their personal data, together with the
scientific self-evaluation and approval questionnaires, fully filled out.
PARTICIPATION CERTIFICATE AND E.C.M./C.M.E.
CERTIFICATE
At the end of the congress, all regularly registered
participants will be issued a certificate of participation, while the E.C.M. / C.M.E. certificate will be
available on-line 90 days after the end of the event
(subject to attribution by the Ministry of Health).
Participants will be able to download their Italian
certificates with the credits obtained, by connecting
to the website www.ideacpa.com and following
the simple procedures.
European certificates will be sent by email to the
address written on the approval questionnaire
after 90 days of the end of the congress.
UEMS/EACCME ACCREDITATION:
“AN APPLICATION HAS BEEN MADE TO THE EACCME® FOR CME ACCREDITATION OF THIS EVENT”
7th Europaediatrics
(Florence, Italy, 13th-16th May 2015)
Reference number (event code) is: 12234
ESPGHAN SESSION Learning the E-Learning Course
(Florence, Italy, 13th-14th May 2015)
Reference number (event code) is:12235
APLS Introduction
(Florence, Italy, 14th-May 2015)
Reference number (event code) is:12236
PROGRAMME ON LINE
The programme will be available on line only on
the official congress web site:
www.europaediatrics2015.org/
E.C.M./C.M.E. CREDITS
C.M.E./E.C.M: The Meeting will follow the proce-
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SCIENTIFIC INFORMATION
CONFERENCE INFORMATION
PROGRAMME USER GUIDE
The programme has a number of sessions taking place, many of which run in parallel.
Below is a description of various sessions taking place which can be attended by all specialties of all grades.
PERSONAL PRACTICE SESSIONS
These sessions are with an expert speaker sharing their views about how they manage a particular
paediatric problem. Numbers are limited to ensure the sessions can be highly interactive.
CLINICAL GUIDELINES SESSIONS
Each session is organized in collaboration with an european paediatric specialty society.
The Guidelines Sessions cover a range of guidelines issued by major European paediatric specialty societies
and presenters by their experts.
The sessions will focus on key messages, implementation and audit, presented by experts involved in their
development. There is no need to pre book – just come along to find out more about these evidence-based
guidelines and take the opportunity to discuss the guidelines with those involved in their development.
PLENARY SESSIONS
Keynote lectures by leading experts, chosen to inspire as well as educate. Plenary lectures are designed
to inform the general paediatric audience and stimulate discussion about what is new, important and
relevant to their clinical practice.
SYMPOSIA
A wide range of topics will be presented and discussed during these sessions which will best serve
the educational needs of attendees. In every symposium expert speakers will offer an update of new
development and innovations in various areas of paediatrics.
HOT TOPICS (3X5 SESSIONS)
3 different speakers discussing 5 different topics x scientific aerea (5 minutes each) allowing 15 minutes of
debate with the audience (40 minutes total for each scientific area of the 3 sessions)
ABSTRACT PRESENTATION (FORMER FREE COMUNICATION)
The session is chaired by 2 experts who will present the group of abstracts in a given paediatric specialty
and will make analytical, constructive educational comments. Presentation by the authors (5 minutes) are
followed by comments and questions by the experts (5 minutes)
PLENARY DEBATE SESSION (PROS & CONS)
2 speakers are involved in the lively debates. The format includes a significant allocation of time for interactive debates and questions from the audience to each panel of experts. Partecipants are therefore
encouraged to take an active role in the discussions with televote in a unique and open environment.
Through these exciting discussions, key issues will be raised and provide participants with tailored recommendations regarding patient care.
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