Neonatal Hot Topic Forum

  • October 19 - 21, 2025
  • Changsha, Hunan, China

 

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

  1. To understand practical aspects of care of the very preterm infant in acute and chronic settings
  2. To enable discussion of common but complex clinical conditions in prematurity
  3. 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
    Dokyo 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

08.00-08.30

Welcome (Opening ceremony）

08.30-09.30

The 22 to 23 week infant – developing a tiny baby nursery for best outcomes

Satoshi Kusuda

09.30-10.30

Oxygen treatment of the preterm baby in the delivery room

Ju-Lee Oei

10.30-10.45

Morning tea

10.45-11.45

Cord management of the preterm infant

Anup Katheria

11.45-12.45

Caffeine for apnoea of prematurity – who, how much and how long

Barbara Schmidt

12.45-13.30

Lunch

13.30-14.30

Less invasive surfactant administration

Anup Katheria

14.30-15.30

What types of non-invasive respiratory support are best for preterm infants?

Haresh Kirpalani

15.30-15.45

Afternoon Tea

Parallel session: Neonatal lectures in Chinese

15.45-16.30

Clinical diagnosis and treatment of special intracranial infections in premature infants

Zhou Wei

16.30-17.15

Optimization strategies for neonatal ventilators

Yuan Lin

17.15-18.00

Establishment of neural units for premature infant brain protection strategies

Hou Xinlin

Parallel session: Workshop on Paediatric Development in Developing Countries

15.45-16.30

Retinopathy of prematurity in the developing world

Barbara Schmidt

16.30-17.15

TBA

17.15-18.00

Preterm infant nutrition in developing countries

Josef Neu

MON, October 20, 2025

08.00-09.00

Don’t forget the family in the NICU

Phyllis Dennery

09.00-10.00

Is it NEC or something else?

Josef Neu

10:00-10.15

Morning tea

10.15-11.15

Preventing pain in the NICU

Miki Konishi

11.15-12.15

Diagnosing and treating pulmonary hypertension in severe BPD

Han Suk Kim

12.15-13.00

Lunch

13.00-14.00

Steroids for BPD – the good, bad and the dangerous

Phyllis Dennery

14.00-15.00

Nutrition for the infant with severe BPD – preventing growth failure

Josef Neu

15.00-15.15

Afternoon tea

15.15-15.45

Management of short bowel syndrome in premature infants

Hei Mingyan

15.45-16.15

Management of extremely premature infants

Yang Chuanzhong

16.15-16.45

Timing and prognosis of PDA surgical intervention

Li Qiuping

16.45-17.15

Management of severePPHN

Peng Xiaoming

TUE, October 21, 2025

Workshop day

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 Li Qiuping

10.00-10.30

Case 2 : Inhaled Nitric Oxide (Hunan Children’s Hospital)

10.30-11.30

Rational use of inhaled nitric oxide in the preterm infant

Satoshi Kusuda and Peng Xiaoming

11.30-12.00

Discussion

12.00-13.00

Lunch and home

Anup Katheria

Workshop 2 Respiratory management of the extremely preterm infant

08.30-09.00

Case 1: Nava case for small baby（Fudan University）

09.00-10.00

NAVA ventilation of the extremely preterm infant

Han Suk Kim and Yuanlin

10.00-10.30

Case 2 : Week 20 of the extremely preterm infant (Hunan Children’s Hospital)

10.30-11.30

Caring for the baby with severe BPD – medical and nursing needs

Haresh Kirpalani and Miki Konishi

11.30-12.00

Discussion

12.00-13.00

Lunch and home

Workshop 3: Whole baby care

08.30-09.00

Week 1 of the extremely preterm infant (Shenzhen Children’s Hospital)

09.00-10.00

Protecting other organs in NICU care – not only lung and brain

Phyllis Dennery and Yuanlin

10.00-10.30

Case 2 : Severe NEC

10.30-11.30

Intestinal rehabilitation after severe NEC

Josef Neu 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

 

Registration

 

Target Audience

Neonatologists, Paediatricians, Neonatal Fellows and Trainees

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