“Excellence in Paediatrics”: Delivering the promise
Designed to present the latest, most authoritative overview of key developments in paediatrics, “Excellence in Paediatrics” annual conference took place in Florence, Italy from 3-6 December 2009.
Presented by the leading medical publishers Wiley-Blackwell and hosted by the Meyer Children’s Hospital in Florence, “Excellence in Paediatrics” 2009 attracted 680 delegates from 74 countries, offering a cutting-edge scientific programme including more than 80 exciting sessions and 107 presentations.
Over 80 internationally renowned speakers from 20 countries, representing international paediatric centres of excellence participated in the dynamic scientific programme. The topics were selected by a stellar Scientific Committee comprised of the editors of 15 internationally acclaimed paediatric journals and books published by Wiley-Blackwell.
Among the conference highlights was the special event “Evidence Based Medicine and Child Nutrition” jointly organised by the Cochrane Child Health Field and the European Paediatric Association as well as the two sessions organised by the Harvard Medical School & Children’s Hospital: “Paediatric Trauma-An international Healthcare Crisis” & “Paediatric Trauma Care-Application of Principles to Cases”. The conference also featured two significant announcements on “Influenza Pandemic” and “the Environment and Child” following closed meetings among CDC, WHO and the EU with presidents from national and regional paediatric societies. Selected abstracts among those submitted to the conference were published as a supplement to the journal “Child: Care, Health and Development” (Volume 36, Issue s1, January 2010).
All in all, “Excellence in Paediatrics 2009" received a significant positive feedback from the participants who found it to be a great experience in terms of invited speakers’ portfolio and scientific programme’s value.
The next “Excellence in Paediatrics” will take place in London from 2 to 4 December 2010 and everyone is invited to submit their input for the design of the scientific programme throughout the following questionnaire
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