2024 Guangzhou International BPD Forum
- January 19 - 20, 2024
- Yuexiu International Conference Center, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China
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. The aim of this program is to share best practice and knowledge about the care of the child with bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD). Lectures will include discussions on:
- Respiratory strategies
- Adjunctive medications e.g. steroids and nitric oxide
- Supportive care e.g. nutrition, fluid management
- Collaborative multidisciplinary care
- Home management
Faculty
- Steve Abman
Children's Hospital Colorado, Aurora CO, USA - Peter Dargaville
Royal Hobart Hospital, Hobart TAS, Australia - Lizhong Du
Children's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, China - Mingyan Hei
Beijing Children's Hospital, Capital Medical University, China - Martin Keszler
Brown University, Women and Infants Hospital, Providence RI, USA - Haresh Kirpalani
University of Pennsylvania, USA, McMaster University, Ontario, Canada - Xiaolu Ma
Children's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, China - Fumihiko Namba
Saitama Medical University, Saitama, Japan - Josef Neu
University of Florida, College of Medicine, Gainesville FL, USA - Ju-Lee Oei
University of New South Wales, Randwick NSW, Australia - Barbara Schmidt
University of Pennsylvania, USA, McMaster University, Ontario, Canada - Tsu F. Yeh
Maternal Child Health Research Institute, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan - Huayan Zhang
Guangzhou Women and Children's Hospital, China / Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, USA - Xu Zhang
Guangzhou Women and Children's Medical Center, China - Wenhao Zhou
The Children's Hospital of Fudan University , China
Program
FRI, January 19, 2024
Section 1: The Fundamentals
08.30-09:00
The road leading to BPD and beyond: problem in China and globally
Lizhong Du
09:00-09.30
The gut, the brain and the lungs: Do they communicate?
Josef Neu
09.30-10.00
Blood transfusion and neonatal lungs: Friend or Foe?
Haresh Kirpalani
10.00-10.30
Panel question and answer
10.30-11.00
Morning tea
11.00-11.30
Oxygen for premature infants with or without BPD: Elixir or Toxin?
Peter Dargaville
11.30-12.00
BPD: Definition and classification
Fumihiko Namba
12.30-13.30
Lunch
Section 2: The Prevention
13.30-14.00
Medications helpful or not helpful in BPD prevention
Barbara Schmidt
14.00-14.30
Early PPHN and later BPD-PH
Steven Abman
14.30-15.00
Strategies to avoid EUGR and promote lung growth
Josef Neu
15.00-15.30
Panel question and answer
15.30-16.00
Afternoon tea
16.00-16.30
Early postnatal non-invasive respiratory management and BPD
Peter Dargaville
16.30-17.00
Avoiding lung injury in an intubated preterm infant
Martin Keszler
17.00-17.30
Does that ductus need to be closed?
Barbara Schmidt
17.30
Panel question and answer
SAT, January 20, 2024
Section 3: The Management
08.00-08.30
The “package deal” in BPD treatment
Huayan Zhang
08.30-09.00
Managing the infant with severe BPD-PH in the NICU and beyond
Steven Abman
09.00-09.30
Calm down, please: Sedation and pain management in BPD
Ju-Lee Oei
09.30-10.00
Panel question and answer
10.00-10.15
Morning tea
10.15-10.45
Family centered care in BPD: challenges and feasibility
Mingyan Hei
10.45-11.15
Interactions of BPD patients with the ventilator: can they and should they be in sync?
Martin Keszler
11.15-11.45
Holistic approach in BPD care: Can we all work together
Xiaolu Ma
11.45-12.15
Home oxygen therapy for BPD
Ju-Lee Oei
12.15-12.45
Panel question and answer
12.45-13.30
Lunch
Section 4: New Developments
13.30-14.00
Cell therapy for BPD
Fumihiko Namba
14.00-14.30
Cath closure of PDA for the very small infants
Xu Zhang
14.30-15.00
Intratracheal Administration of Budesonide Using Surfactant as Vehicle: Is it ready for prime time
Tsu F. Yeh
15.00-15.30
Putting genetics into perspective: BPD risk gene sets
Wenhao Zhou
15.30-16.00
Panel question and answer
16.00
Closing remarks and adjourn
Huayan Zhang
Subject to change
Free Seats
Information
The number of participants is limited to 300
Participation Fees
Registration for international participants only. The registration for Chinese participants will open in November 2023.
Single Person: 400,00 Euro
With combined registration to the BPD Research Workshop, January 18, 2024:
Package fee: 550,00 Euro
Program Design / Host
Ju-Lee Oei
University of New South Wales,
Randwick NSW, Australia
Huayan Zhang
Guangzhou Women and Children's Hospital, China / Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, USA,
Bronx, NY, United States
Local Organizer
Huayan Zhang, MD
Division of Neonatology, Department of Pediatrics
Guangzhou Women and Children’s Medical Center
Guangzhou Medical University
No. 9 Jinsui Road
Zhujiang New Town, Guangzhou, Guangdong province, China
Division of Neonatology, Department of Pediatrics
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine
3615 Civic Center Blvd.
Philadelphia, PA, USA
email: zhangh@chop.edu
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