BEST of IPOKRaTES: An Update in Neonatology
- April 7 - 10, 2026
- Medical University of Vienna, Medical Center, Vienna, Austria
Objectives
IPOKRaTES seminars provide high-quality postgraduate education, enabling professionals to remain abreast of the most recent developments and to discuss clinical problems and scientific issues directly with international experts.
This seminar will focus on state-of-the-art management of critically ill neonates, including delivery room care, respiratory support, infection prevention and control, hemodynamics, neonatal neurology, nutrition, and long-term follow-up. Special emphasis will be given to evidence-based interventions, new guidelines, advanced imaging, and innovative therapies. Workshops will provide hands-on training in lung ultrasound, vascular access, and management of the difficult airway.
The programme aims to bridge current knowledge gaps, foster critical discussion, and support opportunities for research and collaboration in the care of preterm and sick newborn infants.
Faculty
- Aschner Judy
The Center for Discovery and Innovation, Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine, Nutley, New Jersey, USA - Berger Angelika
Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria - Cilio Roberta M.
Catholic University of Louvain, Bruxelles, Belgium - Davis Peter G.
University of Melbourne, The Royal Women’s Hospital, Melbourne, Australia - Flemmer Andreas W.
Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Munich, Germany - Hellström Ann
University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden - Klebermass Katrin
Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria - Kramer Boris
Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poznan, Poland - Neu Josef
University of Florida, College of Medicine, Gainesville, FL, USA - Oei Ju-Lee
Mater Research Institute, University of Queensland, Brisbane Queensland, Australia - Polin Richard
Columbia University, New York, NY, USA - Raimondi Francesco
University of Naples Federico II., Naples, Italy - Rüdiger Mario
University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus, Leipzig, Germany - van Kaam Anton
University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Program
TUE, April 7, 2026
08.30-09.00
Welcome
09.00-09.45
Neonatal resuscitation: From physiology to practice
Peter G. Davis
09.45-10.30
New ERC Guidelines 2026
Mario Rüdiger
10.30-11.15
Oxygen for Newborn Resuscitation
Ju-Lee Oei
11.15-11.45
Coffee break
11.45-12.30
Non-Invasive Surfactant Administration: What’s new and what works?
Katrin Klebermass
12.30-13.15
Lung ultrasound and surfactant delivery
Francesco Raimondi
13.15-14.15
Lunch break
14.15-15.00
Treatment of Refractory Pulmonary Hypertension with a focus on PPHN and Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia
Judy Aschner
15.00-15.45
Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia: From Acute Care to Long-Term Follow-Up
Andreas W. Flemmer
15.45-16.30
Nitric oxide in preterm neonates: practical approaches and long-term outcome
Ju-Lee Oei
16.30-17.00
Coffee break
17.00-19:00
Workshop 1: Advanced Neonatal Airway
WED, April 8, 2026
09.00-09.45
Non-invasive ventilation: Choosing wisely from the smorgasbord of choices
Peter G. Davis
09.45-10.30
Lung protective invasive mechanical ventilation
Anton van Kaam
10.30-11.15
Evidence based methods of facilitating extubation
Peter G. Davis
11.15-11.45
Coffee break
11.45-12.30
Oxygen targeting in the NICU: Should we use closed loop FiO2?
Anton van Kaam
12.30-13.15
Prediction models for and prevention of ROP
Ann Hellström
13.15-14.15
Lunch break
14.15-15.00
Is it really a seizure? The challenge of paroxysmal nonepileptic events
Roberta M. Cilio
15.00-15.45
Bedside ultrasound and artificial intelligence: Science or science-fiction?
Francesco Raimondi
15.45-16.30
Clinical Trials Endpoints in Neonatology
Judy Aschner
16.30-17.00
Coffee break
17.00-19.00
Workshop 2: Neonatal Vascular Access
THU, April 9, 2026
09.00-09.45
Life in the NICU without antibiotics: Making healthier babies
Richard Polin
09.45-10.30
Necrotizing Enterocolitis: A Misnomer in need of a Revised Paradigm
Josef Neu
10.30-11.15
Is congenital cytomegalovirus still a problem in 2026?
Francesco Raimondi
11.15-11.45
Coffee break
11.45-12.30
Microbiome-driven care
Boris Kramer
12.30-13.15
Infection Prevention and Control in the NICU – sense and nonsense
Angelika Berger
13.15-14.15
Lunch break
14.15-15.00
Neonatal meningitis
Richard Polin
15.00-15.45
ROP and the brain
Ann Hellström
15.45-16.30
Early diagnosis and targeted treatment of neonatal-onset epilepsies
Roberta M. Cilio
16.30-17.00
Coffee break
17.00-19.00
Workshop 3: Neonatal Lung Ultrasound
FRI, April 10, 2026
09.00-09.45
Practical Issues in the Nutritional Support of ELBW Infants
Josef Neu
09.45-10.30
Fortification of mothers own milk or pooled donor milk
Boris Kramer
10.30-11.15
Pain control in the newborn – access to treatment and global awareness
Ju-Lee Oei
11.15-11.45
Coffee break
11.45-12.30
Chronic Lung disease – old perspective, new interventions
Mario Rüdiger
12.30-13.15
Postnatal steroids: Do we know what to do?
Anton van Kaam
13.15-14.15
Lunch break
14.15-15.00
The sound of silence – language and music inside the incubator
Angelika Berger
15.00-15.45
Parent-Delivered Stimulation in the NICU: Empowering Families, Enhancing Outcomes
Katrin Klebermass
15.45-16.30
Palliative Care and Ethics in Neonatology
Andreas W. Flemmer
16.30
Adjourn
Subject to change
Free Seats
Information
The number of participants is limited to 250
Participation Fees
Conference participation
- before February 3, 2026
580,00 Euro
- after February 3, 2026
650,00 Euro
Workshop participation
- 40,00 Euro
Target Audience
Pediatricians, neonatologists, fellows, residents, nurses, and other health care professionals involved in neonatal intensive care in both university and non-university hospitals.
Local Organizer
Univ. Prof. Dr. Angelika Berger, MBA
Head Div. of Neonatology, Pediatric Intensive Care and Neuropediatrics
Head Comprehensive Center for Pediatrics
Medical University of Vienna
Comprehensive Center for Pediatrics
Clinic for Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine
General Hospital Vienna - University Clinics
Währinger Gürtel 18-20, 1090 Vienna
T: +43 (0)1 40400-38080
F: +43 (01) 40400-39228
angelika.berger@meduniwien.ac.at
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