Recent Updates on Neonatal Lung, Brain and Gastrointestinal Diseases
- April 4 - 6, 2025
- Auditorium of Clinical Research Institute (CRI) at Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea
Objectives
The IPOKRaTES seminar provides high-quality postgraduate education, enabling professionals to stay updated with the latest trends. Participants have the opportunity to discuss clinical issues and scientific challenges directly with international experts.
This seminar focuses particularly on crucial aspects of neonatal respiratory, neurological, and gastroenterological pathophysiology, offering an important opportunity to maintain up-to-date knowledge for daily clinical practice.
Faculty
- Josef Neu
University of Florida, USA - Ju Lee Oei
University of New South Wales, Randwick, Australia - Huayan Zhang
Guangzhou Women and Children's Hospital, China / Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, USA - Jeanie Cheong
Royal Women’s Hospital, Melbourne, Australia - Anton van Kaam
University of Amsterdam, Netherlands - Jae Kim
Cincinnati Children’s, USA - Kee Thai Yeo
KK Women’s & Children’s Hospital, Singapore - Juin Yee Kong
KK Women’s & Children’s Hospital, Singapore - Han-Suk Kim
Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of Korea - Ee-Kyung Kim
Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of Korea - Seung Han Shin
Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
Program
FRI, April 4, 2025
12.50-13.00
Opening remarks, Introduction
Session 1. Breast Milk and Preterm Infants
13.00-13.45
The Power of Breast Milk: Shaping the Gut Microbiome and Immunity in Preterm Infants
Josef Neu
13.45-14.30
Current approaches to fortifying human milk
Jae Kim
14.30-15.15
Scourge of the NICU: cytomegalovirus
Kee Thai Yeo
15.15-15.35
Coffee Break
Session 2. Neonatal Gastrointestinal Pathophysiology
15.35-16.20
Intestinal Development and mucosal immunity – role in preterm infant outcomes
Josef Neu
16.20-17.05
When is NEC not NEC? Challenges in the diagnosis of NEC
Jae Kim
17.05-17.50
Standardisation of TPN (Nutrition, Refeeding)
Juin Yee Kong
SAT, April 5, 2025
Session 3. Neonatal Neurology
09.10-09.55
The conundrum of mild hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy
Ju-Lee Oei
09.55-10.40
Neonatal neurocritical care in NICU: when and how to intervene
Seung Han Shin
10.40-11.25
Neuroimaging in high-risk newborns and prediction of developmental outcome
Jeanie Cheong
11.25-13.00
Lunch
Session 4. Ventilator Care in NICU
13.00-13.45
Strategies of non-invasive respiratory support
Anton van Kaam
13.45-14.30
Pulmonary mechanics and physiology based mechanical ventilation for the infant with hypoxic respiratory failure
Huayan Zhang
14.30-15.15
Reducing lung injury for infants requiring mechanical ventilation
Anton van Kaam
15.15-15.35
Coffee Break
Session 5. BPD and Pulmonary hypertension in preterm infants
15.35-16.20
The team for severe bronchopulmonary dysplasia
Huayan Zhang
16.20-17.05
Early Pulmonary Vascular Disease and BPD in preterm infants
Han-Suk Kim
17.05-17.50
Do we need another randomized controlled trial for inhaled nitric oxide in preterm babies?
Ju-Lee Oei
SUN, April 6, 2025
Session 6. Long-term Follow Up of High Risk Infants
09.10-09.55
What happens to preterm infants when they become adults?
Jeanie Cheong
09.55-10.40
Practical approaches to following up and supporting preterm infants and their families
Ee-Kyung Kim
10.40-11.25
Moderate to late preterm infants grown up – the forgotten population
Jeanie Cheong
11.25-13.00
Lunch
Session 7. New Technologies in Neonatology
13.00-13.45
Advancing neonatology through artificial intelligence and clinical informatics
Jae Kim
13.45-14.30
Multiomics and the Gut-Brain-Lung Axis:The Evolution for Personalized Nutrition
Josef Neu
14.30-15.15
Advances in monitoring lung function in the NICU
Anton van Kaam
15.15-15.35
Coffee Break
Session 8. Interactive Session
15.35-17.50
Case discussions (Three small groups will rotate)
- Respiratory diseases (Huayan Zhang, Anton van Kaam, Han-Suk Kim, Kee Thai Yeo)
- GI & Nutrition (Josef Neu, Jae Kim, Ee-Kyung Kim, Juin Yee Kong)
- Neurology (Jeanie Cheong, Ju-Lee Oei, Seung Han Shin)
17.50-18.00
Closing remarks
18.00
Adjourn