Scientific Information

Opening and Introduction

Chair: Tore Curstedt, Sweden; Henry L. Halliday, UK

14th BENGT ROBERTSON MEMORIAL LECTURE
How can obstetricians contribute to improved long-term health of preterm infants?

Gerry H. Visser, The Netherlands

SESSION I

Chair: Ola D. Saugstad, Norway; Gerry H. Visser, The Netherlands

Optimal cord clamping

Ola Andersson, Sweden

Cardiopulmonary transition

Arjan te Pas, The Netherlands

Round table on cardiopulmonary transition to newborn life

Ola Andersson; Arjan B. te Pas; Ola D. Saugstad, Gerry H. Visser

SESSION II

Chair: Corrado Moretti, Italy; Eren Özek, Turkey

Non-invasive respiratory support

Charles Roehr, UK

Indications for mechanical ventilation

Rangasamy Ramanathan, USA

Caffeine: What is the evidence behind its use or abuse?

Eduardo Bancalari, USA

Round table discussion on Non-invasive respiratory support

Eduardo Bancalari, Corrado Moretti, Eren Özek, Rangasamy Ramanathan, Charles C. Roehr

Adjourn

SESSION III

Chair: Mikko Hallman, Finland; Christian P. Speer, Germany

LISA (Less invasive surfactant administration): A potential facilitator for prophylactic surfactant?

Christoph Härtel, Germany

Has the time come for a low threshold surfactant administration?

Virgilio Carnielli, Italy

Lung ultrasound for the diagnosis of RDS - ready for clinical use?

Francesco Raimondi, Italy

Round table discussion on surfactant administration

Virgilio Carnielli; Mikko Hallman; Christoph Härtel; Francesco Raimondi, Christian P. Speer

LUNCH BREAK

SESSION IV

Chair: Neena Modi, UK; Ola D. Saugstad, Norway

Global Neonatology - Research Priorities

Joy Lawn, UK

Global Neonatology - Structural requirements

Yun Chao, China

Round table on global neonatology situation

Yun Chao; Joy Lawn; Neena Modi, Ola D. Saugstad

Case studies of different NICU (Neonatal Intensive Care Unit) patients, examples of non-invasive respiratory support

Charles C. Roehr, UK; Anna Lavizzari, Italy

Adjourn

SESSION V

Chair: Virgilio Carnielli, Italy; Neena Modi, UK

Probiotics: where are we?

Chris van den Akker, The Netherlands

Questions and answers on probiotics

Routine nutrition fortification of human milk for very low birthweight infants - Arguments in Favour

Deborah O’Connor, Canada

Routine nutrition fortification of human milk for very low birthweight infants - Arguments Against

Neena Modi, UK

Questions and answers on nutrition fortification of human milk

Round table discussion on routine administration of probiotics

Virgilio Carnielli; Chris van den Akker, Neena Modi; Deborah O’Connor

LUNCH BREAK

SESSION VI

Chair: Henry L. Halliday, Northern Ireland; Mikko Hallman, Finland

COVID: A hidden problem for newborns

Chris Gale, UK

Questions and answers on COVID cases in newborns

Free communications

Chronic lung disease (COPD) in young adulthood: a potential price of survival for very premature infants?
Egbert Herting¹, Christoph Härtel², Guido Stichtenoth¹, Angela Kribs³, Wolfgang Göpel^1
1University Of Lübeck, Germany, ²University of Würzburg, Germany, ³

Combined intratracheal administration of surfactant plus steroids (SURPLUS) in preterm infants following PPROM
Guido Stichtenoth¹, Isabell Ricklefs¹, Katrin Mehler², Katrin Klebermaß-Schrehof³, Angela Kribs², Wolfgang Göpel¹, Egbert Herting^1
1Department of Paediatrics, University of Lübeck, Germany, ²Department of Paediatrics, University of Cologne, Germany, ³Department of Paediatrics, University of Vienna, Austria

Comparison of NIPPV and Bi-Level CPAP in the Early Management of Respiratory Distress Syndrome: a Prospective Randomized Controlled Study
Mehmet Buyuktiryaki¹, Nilufer Okur², Buse Ozer Bekmez³, Evrim Alyamac Dizdar⁴, Fatma Nur Sari^4
1 İstanbul Medipol University School of Medicine, Turkey,² University of Health Sciences, School of Medicine, Gazi Yaşargil Training and Research Hospital, Diyarbakır, Turkey, ³Sariyer Hamidiye Etfal Training and Research Hospital, İstanbul, Turkey, ⁴University of Health Sciences, School of Medicine, Ankara City Hospital, Turkey

Questions and answers

Adjourn