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Preliminary program

Please find the preliminary program below, which reflects the collaborative efforts of our multidisciplinary 99nicu Team. Please, keep in mind, this is a preliminary version and is subject to change. The organizers reserve the right to make corrections and adjustments before the official announcement of the final program. Thank you for your understanding.

Day 1

  • The future of evidence based practice- putting patients and families first – Souvik Mitra, Canada
  • Time to switch, time to stop? The evidence for antibiotic practices – René Kornelisse, Netherlands
  • Corticosteroids for bronchopulmonary dysplasia: balancing risks and benefits – Gustavo Rocha, Portugal
  • Outcomes for late preterm and early term infants – Elaine Boyle, United Kingdom
  • Micropreemies: a Tale of Two Parts. Fumihiko Namba, Japan : The Japanese Experience; Ulrika Ådén, Sweden: The Swedish Experience
  • Experiences of adults born preterm – Lien De Proost, Netherlands
  • Panel debate #1 What should I do about this duct?! – Willem De Boode, Netherlands; Samir Gupta, United Kingdom; Souvik Mitra, Canada

Day 2

  • New WHO guidelines on Kangaroo Mother Care – Suman Rao, India
  • The shifting landscape of neonatal nursing – Anna Axelin, Finland
  • Preventing Intraventricular Haemorrhage – TBC
  • How therapeutic is hypothermia in mild Hypoxic Ischaemic Encelopathy? – Ulrika Ådén, Sweden
  • Recognition and management of inherited metabolic disorders in the neonate – Hugh Lemonde, United Kingdom
  • Eliminating Retinopathy of Prematurity – Marisa Martins and Ana Catarina Almeida, Portugal
  • Panel debate #2 Nobody wants to work here! – Anna Axelin, Finland; Joyce O’Shea, United Kingdom; Gustavo Rocha, Portugal

Day 3

  • When to reach for the Laryngeal Mask Airway – Joyce O’Shea, United Kingdom
  • Innovative solutions in human milk banking and handling of donor milk – Aleksandra Wesolowska, Poland
  • How low should we go? Long term outcomes of the Planet-2 study – Carmel Moore, Ireland
  • Are European transfusion practices evidence-based? – Alex Scrivens, United Kingdom
  • The sound of silence: the changing landscape of sound in the NICU- Vito Giodarno, Austria
  • Panel debate #3 What matters to families? – Lien De Proost, Netherlands; Mandy C. Daly, Ireland; Sari Ahlqvist-Björkroth, Finland