IPOKRaTES meets Alexander the Great
- September 23 - 25, 2026
- Thessaloniki, Greece
Objectives
IPOKRaTES seminars provide high quality postgraduate education which enables professionals to keep abreast of the most recent developments and offers participants the opportunity to discuss clinical problems or scientific issues personally with international experts.
Objectives of this event:
*To support neonatologists and neonatal care professionals in managing complex clinical challenges encountered in the care of preterm and critically ill newborns.
*To provide practical, evidence-based guidance on respiratory support, fluid and nutritional management, neuroprotection, and monitoring in the NICU.
*To discuss indications, timing, and risks of commonly used interventions, with emphasis on optimizing short- and long-term clinical outcomes.
Faculty
- Theodoros Dassios University of Patras, Patras, Greece
- Gorm Greisen Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark
- Panagiotis Kratimenos Children's National Hospital, Washington, USA
- Josef Neu University of Florida, Gainesville FL, USA
- Nicola Robertson University College London, Institute for Women's Health, London, United Kingdom
- Jeffrey Segar Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
- Anton van Kaam Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Program
WED, September 23, 2026
08.30-08.45
Introduction to program
Josef Neu, Kosmas Sarafidis
Round table: The Preterm Infant: Ongoing Challenges in Care
08.45-09.30
Timing and criteria for surfactant replacement in RDS
Anton van Kaam
09.30-10.15
Fluid management in the preterm infant
Jeffrey Segar
10.15-11.00
Nutritional strategies for the high-risk neonate
Josef Neu
11.00-11.30
Coffee break
11.30-12.15
Management of infants at the limits of viability
Jeffrey Segar
12.15-12.30
Panel Discusssion
12.30-13.15
Lunch
Round table: Respiratory Failure and the Difficult Neonatal Lung
13.15-14.00
Lung recruitment strategies
Anton van Kaam
14.00-14.45
Close-loop automated oxygen control. How close are we?
Theodore Dassios
14.45-15.15
Coffee break
15.15-16.00
Tips and tricks for ventilating the “difficult” neonate
Anton van Kaam
16.00-16.15
Panel Discussion
THU, September 24,2026
Round table: Acute Care of Infants with Brain Injury
08.30-09.15
Optimal care during neonatal cooling
Nikki Robertson
09.15-10.00
Neurocritical monitoring in the NICU
Gorm Greisen
10.00-10.45
Adjuvant neuroprotection in HIE
Nikki Robertson
10.45-11.00
Panel Discussion
11.00-11.30
Coffee break
Round table: Gut–Brain Interaction and Neurodevelopment
11.30-12.15
Mechanisms of NEC induced brain injury
Panagiotis Kratimenos
12.15-13.00
Pre- and postnatal brain injury and the neurodevelopmental outcomes
Gorm Greisen
13.00-13.45
Preterm Birth Induced Cerebellar injury
Panagiotis Kratimenos
13.45-14.00
Panel Discussion
14.00-14.45
Lunch
Round table: Practical Neonatology: Preventive and Therapeutic Approaches
14.45-15.30
The role of HFOV in 2026
Anton van Kaam
15.30-16.15
The Changing Paradigm of “NEC”: New Approaches
Josef Neu
16.15-16.45
Coffee break
16.45-17.30
Mechanistic Basis of Early Interventions Strategies in Preterm Newborns
Panagiotis Kratimenos
17.30-18.15
Diagnosis and Treatment of neonatal seizures
Nikki Robertson
18.15-18.30
Panel Discussion
FRI, September 25, 2026
Round table: Monitoring in Neonatal Clinical Practice
08.30-09.15
Neonatal respiratory monitoring
Theodore Dassios
09.15-10.00
NIRS in newborns: methods and applications
Gorm Greisen
10.00-10.30
Coffee break
10.30-11.15
Neonatal respiratory muscle function in the NICU: Theory and practice
Theodore Dassios
11.15-11.30
Panel Discussion
11.30-12.15
Lunch
Round table: Fluids, Electrolytes, and Intestinal Health
12.15-13.00
Sodium homeostasis and growth and metabolism
Jeffrey Segar
13.00-13.45
Integrated “Omics” and Intestinal Health
Josef Neu
13.45-14.15
Coffee break
14.15-15.00
Use of diuretics, risks and benefits
Jeffrey Segar
15.00-15.15
Panel Discussion
15.15
Adjourn
Subject to change
Free Seats
Information
The number of participants is limited to 120
Participation Fees
REGISTRATION WILL OPEN SHORTLY.
Target Audience
Neonatologists, Pediatricians, Neonatology Fellows, Pediatric Residents and Neonatl Intensive Care Unit Nurses.
Local Organizer
Professor Kosmas Sarafidis
Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
1st Department of Neonatology
School of Medicine
54642 Thessaloniki, Greece
Email: kosaraf@auth.gr
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