Neonatal Hot Topic Forum
- October 19 - 21, 2025
- Rongcheng Garden Hotel, No.9, Xiangfu Middle Road, Yuhua District, Changsha City, Hunan Province
Objectives
IPOKRaTES seminars provide high quality postgraduate education which enables professionals to keep abreast of the most recent developments and offer participants the opportunity to discuss clinical problems or scientific issues personally with international experts.
The main objective is
- To understand practical aspects of care of the very preterm infant in acute and chronic settings
- To enable discussion of common but complex clinical conditions in prematurity
- To foster networking and opportunities for research and development in the care of the very preterm infant
Faculty
- Katheria Anup
Sharp Healthcare, University of California, San Diego, USA - Yang Chuanzhong
Shenzhen Maternity & Child Healthcare Hospital - Phyllis A. Dennery
Brown University. Providence RI, USA - Han-Suk Kim
Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of Korea - Haresh Kirpalani
University of Pennsylvania, USA, McMaster University, Ontario, Canada - Miki Konishi
Dokkyo Medical University, Japan - Satoshi Kusuda
Neonatal Research Network, Japan - Yuan Lin
Children’s Hospital of Fudan University,China - Hei Mingyan
Beijing Children’s Hospital,Capital Medical University, China - Josef Neu
University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA - Ju-Lee Oei
University of New South Wales, Randwick, Australia - Li Qiuping
Chinese PLA General Hospital - Barbara Schmidt
University of Pennsylvania, USA, McMaster University, Ontario, Canada - Zhou Wei
Guangzhou Women and Children’s Medical Center, China - Peng Xiaoming
Hunan Children's Hospital, Changsha, China - Hou Xinlin
Peking University First Hospital, China
Program
SUN, October 19, 2025
Main Session
08.00-08.30
Opening Ceremony
Hospital Leadership
The relevant parties submitted applications for membership:CHADC
Release: "Declaration on Pediatric Development or Child Health Development" of the "China- African Hospitals Alliance"
08.30-09.00
The necessity of international cooperation in global health governance
WHO Expert
09.00-09.30
Challenges and Responsibilities in the Sustainable Development of Children's Health
UNICEF Expert
09.30-10.00
New Advances in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Hemophagocytic Syndrome
WANG Tianyou Chinese Medical Association Pediatricians' Committee
10.00-10.15
Tea Break
Hot topics of Pediatric
10.15-10.45
Oxygen Therapy for VLBWI: From Birth to Home Care
Ju-Lee Oei
10.45-11.15
Global Advances in Research on Childhood Neurological Diseases
Lim Ming
11.15-11.45
Umbilical Cord Management in VLBWI
Anup Katheria
11.45-12.15
Caffeine for apnoea of prematurity – who, how much and how long
Barbara Schmidt
12.15-13.30
Lunch
Parallel Session 1: Global Governance of Children's Health and Sustainable Development
13.30-14.00
The Implementation Strategy for Cultivating Talents for Children's Health under the "Belt and Road Initiative"
LIANG Songyue
14.00-14.30
The Current Situation and Challenges of Children's Health in Laos
MOH representative of Laos
14.30-15.00
Challenges and Prospects for Newborns and Pediatrics in Tanzania
The pediatric director of Mushibili Hospital
15.00-15.30
The promotion and application of pediatric appropriate technologies in developing countries
XIAO Zhenghui
15.30-15.45
Tea Break
15.45-16.30
Retinopathy of prematurity in the developing world
Barbara Schmidt
16.30-17.15
China's Achievements and Experiences in Reducing Neonatal Mortality Rates
SUN Bo
17.15-18.00
Infant feeding in Developing Countries
Josef Neu
18.00-18.30
Neonatal Nursing in Developing Countries - the role of COINN
Miki Konishi
MON, October 20, 2025
08.00-09.00
Case Studies on the Construction of Pediatric Specialty Capabilities and the Prospects for Pediatric Development in the African Hospital Alliance
WU Liwen
09.00-10.30
Roundtable Conference: Discussion on Global Child Health Governance and Sustainable Development
Eight discussion panelists
10.30-10.45
Tea Break
10.45-11.15
How AI Can Facilitate International Medical Cooperation
Pending
11.15-11.45
Cross-border medical care and remote services
Angela Zhao
11.45-13.30
Lunch
13.30-14.00
Health Issues of Children in Kazakhstan
Expert from Kazakhstan
14.00-14.30
The current situation of pediatric development in Uzbekistan
Expert from Uzbekistan
14.30-15.30
Construction Standards for Intensive Care Units and the Development of Innovative Technologies
Pending
15.30-16.00
Tea Break
16.00-17.00
Roundtable Discussion: Thoughts and Explorations on the Integration of Production, Education and Research Development
Eight discussion panelists
Parallel Session2: Global Practices and Breakthroughs in Neonatal Medicine
13.30-14.30
Non invasive methods for surfactant administation
Anup Katheria
14.30-15.30
Non-Invasive Respiratory Support Options for VLBWI
Haresh Kirpalani
15.30-16.30
Pulmonary Hypertension Management in preterm infants with severe BPD
Han Suk Kim
16.30-16.45
Tea Break
16.45-17.30
Advances in Diagnosis and Treatment of Neonatal Intracranial Infections
ZHOU Wei
17.30-18.15
Neurocritical Care and Prognosis for Preterm Infants
HOU Xinlin
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08.00-09.00
Early treatment and long term results from 22-27 week infants
Satoshi Kusuda
09.00-10.00
Neonatal NEC or Other Diagnoses?
Josef Neu
10.00-10.15
Tea Break
10.15-11.10
Family-Centered Care in the NICU
Phyllis Dennery
11.10-12.10
Pain Management in the NICU
Miki Konishi
12.10-13.10
Lunch
13.10-14.10
Steroid Therapy for BPD: Pros and Cons
Phyllis Dennery
14.10-15.10
Nutritional Support for Moderate BPD: Preventing Developmental Delays
Josef Neu
15.10-15.55
Management of Short Bowel Syndrome in Preterm Infants
HEI Mingyan
15.55-16.05
Tea Break
16.05-16.50
Survival Limit Management for Extremely Preterm Infants
YANG Chuanzhong
16.50-17.35
Timing of Surgical Intervention for PDA
LI Qiuping
17.35-18.20
Treatment of Severe Pulmonary Hypertension
PENG Xiaoming
TUE, October 21, 2025
Case Discussion Workshops
Workshop 1 PDA and Pulmonary Hypertension
08.30-09.00
Case 1: PDA
Bayi Children’s Hospital
09.00-10.00
Medications for PDA treatment – Pros and Cons
Barbara Schmidt and He Xiaori
10.00-10.30
Case 2: NO Therapy in Preterm Infants
Hunan Children’s Hospital
10.30-11.30
Inhaled NO Therapy for Preterm Infants
Satoshi Kusuda and Zhuang Yan
11.30-12.00
Discussion
12.00-13.00
Lunch and home
Workshop 2 Respiratory Management for VLBWI
08.30-09.00
Case 1: NAVA Therapy for Preterm Infants
Fudan Children’s Hospital
09.00-10.00
NAVA Ventilation for VLBWI
Han Suk Kim and YUAN Lin
10.00-10.30
Case 2: Long-Term Hospitalization of VLBWI
Hunan Children’s Hospital
10.30-11.30
Severe BPD Management: Medical and nursing support
Haresh Kirpalani and Miki Konishi
11.30-12.00
Discussion
12.00-13.00
Lunch and home
Workshop 3 Multi-Organ Support for Infants
08.30-09.00
Case 1: Management of extremely premature infants in the first week after birth
Shenzhen Maternal and Child Health Hospital
09.00-10.00
Organ Protection in the NICU: not only Lung and Brain
Ju-Lee Oei and Yang Chuanzhong
10.00-10.30
Case 2: Severe NEC
Beijing Children’s Hospital
10.30-11.30
Intestinal Rehabilitation for NEC
Keiko Suzuki and Hei Mingyan
11.30-12.00
Discussion
12.00-13.00
Lunch and home
Subject to change
Free Seats
Information
The number of participants is limited to 235
Participation Fees
Particpants from host country
260,- EUR
Participants from abroad
450,- EUR
Target Audience
Neonatologists, Paediatricians, Neonatal Fellows and Trainees
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