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Union Mediterranean
Neonatal Societies
Union European
Neonatal
Perinatal Societies
Preliminary Programme
9 th <strong>International</strong> <strong>Workshop</strong> on Neonatology
October 23 rd -26 th , 2013
T Hotel, Cagliari, Italy
Learned lessons, changing practice and cutting-edge research
University of Cagliari
Azienda Mista di Cagliari
Terapia Intensiva Neonatale,
Puericultura e Nido
Ecce, Agnus, Dei by Mabi Sanna (detail)

Union Mediterranean
Neonatal Societies
Union European
Neonatal
Perinatal Societies
Requested
High Patronage of the President of the Italian Republic
9 th <strong>International</strong> <strong>Workshop</strong> on
Neonatology
October 23 rd -26 th , 2013
T Hotel, Cagliari, Italy
PHARMACOLOGY, NUTRITION, METABOLISM
Learned lessons, changing practice and cutting-edge research
Satellite Meetings
3 rd INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON NEONATAL AND PEDIATRIC
LABORATORY MEDICINE
Evidence Based Medicine and Metabolomics Based Evidence
in Neonatology and Pediatrics
2 nd INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON NEW TRENDS IN
NEONATOLOGY
Pneumology and more
1° CONVEGNO SARDO SIPPS (SOCIETÀ ITALIANA PEDIATRIA
PREVENTIVA E SOCIALE)
VIII CONVEGNO NEONATOLOGICO INFERMIERISTICO
“TERRA DI SARDEGNA”
University of Cagliari
Azienda Mista di Cagliari
Terapia Intensiva Neonatale,
Puericultura e Nido
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Authorities and Associations
Board members Italian Society of Neonatology
Consiglio Direttivo SIN
Under submission
The High Patronage of the President of the Italian Republic
Alto Patronato del Presidente della Repubblica
Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Neonatal Pathology
Puericulture Institute and Neonatal Section
Azienda Mista of Cagliari
on behalf of
Union of European Neonatal and Perinatal Societies
Union of Mediterranean Neonatal Societies
Società Italiana di Neonatologia
Società Italiana di Pediatria Ospedaliera – SIPO
Società Italiana di Biochimica Clinica
GdS di Nefrologia della Società Italiana di Neonatologia
GdS Medicina di Laboratorio in età fetale, neonatale e pediatrica - SIBioC
Gruppo Normanno di Nefrologia Pediatrica
Assessorato alla Sanità Regione Sardegna
Ordine dei Medici della Provincia di Cagliari
Università degli Studi di Cagliari
Comune di Cagliari
REGIONE AUTONOMA DELLA SARDEGNA
PRESIDENT/PRESIDENTE
Costantino Romagnoli
Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli
U.O. Di Pediatria e Neonatologia
Roma
PAST PRESIDENT
Paolo Giliberti
Azienda Ospedaliera Monaldi
Terapia Intensiva Neonatale
Napoli
VICE PRESIDENT/VICE PRESIDENTE
Mauro Stronati
Ospedale Policlinico S. Matteo Di Pavia
Unità Di Neonatologia, Patologia Neonatale e
Terapia Intensiva
Pavia
TREASURER/TESORIERE
Piermichele Paolillo
Policlinico Casilino
U.O.C. Neonatologia e Terapia Intensiva
Neonatale
Roma
BOARD MEMBERS/CONSIGLIERI
Antonio Boldrini
Ospedale Santa Chiara
U.O. Nido, Patologia Neonatale e Terapia
Intensiva Neonatale
Pisa
Antonio Del Vecchio
Azienda ASL Bari, Ospedale “Di Venere”
Bari
Sandra Di Fabio
Presidio Ospedaliero S. Salvatore
Neonatologia
L’Aquila
Marcello Lanari
Ospedale Nuovo S.Maria Della Scaletta
U.O. Pediatria e Neonatologia
Imola
Paolo Manzoni
Azienda Ospedaliera OIRM-S. Anna
Neonatologia e TIN Ospedaliera
Torino
Luigi Orfeo
Azienda Ospedaliera G. Rummo
U.O. Nido, Patologia Neonatale e Terapia
Intensiva Neonatale
Benevento
CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS/REVISORI
DEI CONTI
Lidia Decembrino
Ospedale Policlinico S. Matteo
Patologia Neonatale
Pavia
Giovanna Mangili
Ospedali Riuniti
Divisione Patologia Neonatale
Bergamo
Bartolomeo Spinella
Presidio Ospedaliero Buccheri La Ferla
Fatebenefratelli
Pediatria e Neonatologia
Palermo
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Information on the 9 th <strong>International</strong> <strong>Workshop</strong> on Neonatology
Information on the 9 th <strong>International</strong> <strong>Workshop</strong> on Neonatology
PRESIDENTS:
Vassilios Fanos (Cagliari, Italy), Michele Mussap (Genoa, Italy), Antonio Del Vecchio (Bari,
Italy), John N. van den Anker (Washington, USA)
HONORARY COMMITTEE:
F. Anatolitou (Athens, Greece), President Hellenic Society of Neonatology
P. Biban (Verona, Italy), Secretary WFPICCS (World Federation of Pediatric Intensive and
Critical Care Societies)
G. Buonocore (Siena, Italy), President UENPS (Union European Neonatal Perinatal
Societies)
G. Castaldo (Naples, Italy), President Italian Society of Clinical Biochemistry and Clinical
Molecular Biology
G. Corsello (Palermo, Italy), President Italian Society of Pediatrics
G. Di Mauro (Aversa, Italy), President Italian Society of Preventive and Social Pediatrics
G. Di Renzo (Perugia, Italy), Editor-in-Chief Journal of Maternal-Fetal and Neonatal Medicine
G. Donzelli (Florence, Italy), President Italian Society of Perinatal Medicine
C. Fabris (Turin, Italy), Past President Italian Society of Neonatology
G. Guerrera (Genoa, Italy), President UNICEF Italy
H. Guimarães (Porto, Portugal), Past President UENPS
P. Giliberti (Naples, Italy), Past President Italian Society of Neonatology
C. Romagnoli (Rome, Italy), President Italian Society of Neonatology
G. Saggese (Pisa, Italy), Past President Italian Society of Pediatrics, President Italian Full
Professors of Pediatrics
M. Sanchez Luna (Madrid, Spain), Elected President UENPS
C. Speer (Würzburg, Germany), Editor-in-Chief Neonatology
R. Tamelienė (Kaunas, Lithuania), President Lithuanian Society of Neonatology
S. Vendemmia (Aversa, Italy), President Italian-Arabian Society of Pediatrics
T. Xanthos (Athens, Greece), President Hellenic Society of Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
M. Yurdakök (Ankara, Turkey), President UMENS (Union Mediterranean Neonatal Societies),
President Euro-Asiatic Society of Neonatology
INTERNATIONAL FACULTY:
F. Anatolitou (Athens, Greece), M. Bengtsson Agostino (Stockholm, Sweden), D. Boomsma
(Amsterdam, The Netherlands), G. Buonocore (Siena, Italy), R.L. Chevalier (Charlottesville,
USA), R. Christensen (Salt Lake City, USA), G. Corsello (Palermo, Italy), G. Faa (Cagliari,
Italy), H. Guimarães (Porto, Portugal), N. Iacovidou (Athens, Greece), R. Örs (Konya,
Turkey), N.Y. Rakhmanina (Washington, USA), S. Rezzi (Lausanne, Switzerland),
C. Romagnoli (Rome, Italy), M. Sanchez Luna (Madrid, Spain), C. Speer (Würzburg,
Germany), M. Stronati (Pavia, Italy), R. Tamelienė (Kaunas, Lithuania), J.N. van den
Anker (Washington, USA), T. Xanthos (Athens, Greece), K. Yurdakök (Ankara, Turkey), M.
Yurdakök (Ankara, Turkey)
ORGANIZING COMMITTEE:
R. Antonucci (San Gavino Monreale), A. Balata (Olbia), M. Bandiera (Carbonia), P.P.
Bassareo (Cagliari), F. Coghe (Cagliari), A. Cualbu (Nuoro), S. Chiappe (Cagliari), E. D’Aloja
(Cagliari), S. Dessole (Sassari), I. Farnetani (Milan), G. Finco (Cagliari), E. Genovese
(Cagliari), L. Mascia (Cagliari), G.B. Melis (Cagliari), G. Mercuro (Cagliari), A.M. Nurchi
(Cagliari), M.G. Olzai (Sassari), A.M. Paoletti (Cagliari), U. Pelosi (Iglesias), L. Pibiri
(Cagliari), M. Piga (Cagliari), C. Porcu (Cagliari), R. Puxeddu (Cagliari), R. Targhetta
(Cagliari), G.M. Zanda (Oristano), M. Zonza (Cagliari)
LOCAL ORGANIZING COMMITTEE:
A. Atzei, L. Beltrano, F. Birocchi, M.B. Botta, G. Carboni, F. Cioglia, M. Crisafulli, L. Costa, A.
Dessì, S. Floris, D. Gariel, R. Ledda, E. Longobardi, A. Manconi, D. Manus, M.A. Marcialis,
V. Marinelli, P. Neroni, I. Murgianu, A. Noto, G. Palmas, B. Pinna, M.C. Pintus, S. Pisano, E.
Puxeddu, A. Reali, L. Ruggeri, G. Secci, D. Susto, E. Trudu, E. Vannelli, V. Zurrida
LOCAL ORGANIZING SECRETARIAT:
Department of Surgery, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Puericulture Institute and Neonatal
Section, University of Cagliari, Italy
Reference person: Patrizia Baire
Ph. +390706093495
e-mail: baire@unica.it
ORGANIZING SECRETARIAT:
BIOMEDIA srl
Via L. Temolo 4, 20126 Milan, Italy
Ph. +390245498282
Fax: +390245498199
e-mail: convegni@biomedia.net
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Reference person: Monica Arosio
Ph. +390245498282 int. 228
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e-mail: monica.arosio@biomedia.net
PRESIDENTS SATELLITE MEETINGS:
A. Del Vecchio (Bari, Italy), G. Di Mauro (Aversa, Italy), V. Fanos (Cagliari, Italy), N.
Iacovidou (Athens, Greece), M. Mussap (Genoa, Italy), G. Ottonello (Cagliari, Italy), D.
Pisano (Cagliari, Italy), M. Yurdakök (Ankara, Turkey)
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Invitation letter/Lettera di invito
Dear Colleagues,
We warmly invite you to attend the 9 th <strong>International</strong> <strong>Workshop</strong> on Neonatology to be
held in Cagliari, which follows the successful previous editions.
We are sure that all of us look forward to this annual appointment to discuss current
issues and to bring ourselves an update on the latest in research and clinical
neonatology.
The Meeting, organized with the Union of European Neonatal and Perinatal Societies
and the Union of Mediterranean Neonatal Societes, is open to Neonatologists,
Pediatricians, Obstetricians, Perinatologists, Laboratory Medicine Specialists, Pediatric
Cardiologists, Ultrasonographers, Pediatric Nephrologists, Pediatric Urologists, Nurses,
Midwives and all those who are interested in the newborn infant.
The programme of this <strong>Workshop</strong> is divided into lectures and scientific sessions that will
focus on the progress of research in Neonatology and Pediatric organization.
Much time has been given over to walking poster sessions. Finally, 5 prizes (500 Euros
each) will be awarded to the best scientific posters presented in the meeting.
The Proceedings will be partially published in the “Journal of Maternal-Fetal & Neonatal
Medicine”, and partially in the “Journal of Pediatric and Neonatal Individualized
Medicine” (Official Journal UENPS, Open Access, www.jpnim.com), distributed during
the Meeting.
The Presidents and the Scientific Secretariat are proud to invite you to participate in this
meeting, not only for its scientific content, but also for its social and cultural significance.
Cari Colleghi,
abbiamo il piacere di invitarvi al 9 th <strong>International</strong> <strong>Workshop</strong> on Neonatology che si
terrà a Cagliari e che fa seguito al successo delle precedenti edizioni.
Tutti aspettiamo questo appuntamento per discutere argomenti di attualità e per
aggiornarci sulle novità sia di ricerca, sia cliniche in neonatologia.
Il meeting, organizzato in collaborazione con la Union of European Neonatal and
Perinatal Societies e la Union of Mediterranean Neonatal Societes, è dedicato a
Neonatologi, Pediatri, Ginecologi, Perinatologi, Laboratoristi, Cardiologi Pediatri,
Ecografisti, Nefrologi, Chirurghi Pediatri, Infermieri, Ostetriche e a tutti coloro che si
interessano di neonati.
Il programma del meeting è diviso in letture e sessioni scientifiche che focalizzeranno gli
ultimi progressi della ricerca in neonatologia e organizzazione pediatrica.
Molto tempo verrà dedicato anche quest’anno alle sessioni poster. Infine, 5 premi da
500 euro saranno assegnati ai migliori poster.
Gli Atti del Congresso saranno pubblicati in parte sul “Journal of Maternal-Fetal &
Neonatal Medicine” e in parte sul “Journal of Pediatric and Neonatal Individualized
Medicine” (Official Journal UENPS, Open Access, www.jpnim.com), distribuiti in sede
congressuale.
I Presidenti e i Segretari Scientifici sono orgogliosi di invitarvi a questo meeting non
solo per la sua valenza scientifica, ma anche in funzione dei suoi significati culturali e
sociali.
The Presidents:
Vassilios Fanos, Michele Mussap, Antonio Del Vecchio, John N. van den Anker
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Chairpersons, Moderators, Speakers & Discussants
Chairpersons, Moderators, Speakers & Discussants
Rino Agostiniani (Pistoia, Italy)
Angelica Dessì (Cagliari, Italy)
Gian Benedetto Melis (Cagliari, Italy)
Melania Puddu (Cagliari, Italy)
Rocco Agostino (Rome, Italy)
Sandra Di Fabio (L’Aquila, Italy)
Alessandra Meloni (Cagliari, Italy)
Elisabetta Puxeddu (Cagliari, Italy)
Fani Anatolitou (Athens, Greece)
Giuseppe Di Mauro (Aversa, Italy)
Luigi Memo (Belluno, Italy)
Paolo Puxeddu (Cagliari, Italy)
Gina Ancora (Rimini, Italy)
Gian Carlo Di Renzo (Perugia, Italy)
Giuseppe Mercuro (Cagliari, Italy)
Francesco Raimondi (Naples, Italy)
Roberto Antonucci (San Gavino Monreale, Italy)
Gian Paolo Donzelli (Florence, Italy)
Giovanni Montini (Bologna, Italy)
Natella Y. Rakhmanina (Washington, USA)
Luigi Atzori (Cagliari, Italy)
Andrea Dotta (Rome, Italy)
Corrado Moretti (Rome, Italy)
Luca Ramenghi (Genoa, Italy)
Antonio Balata (Olbia, Italy)
Gavino Faa (Cagliari, Italy)
Fabio Mosca (Milan, Italy)
Alessandra Reali (Cagliari, Italy)
Ignazio Barberi (Messina, Italy)
Claudio Fabris (Turin, Italy)
Basilio Mostallino (Cagliari, Italy)
Serge Rezzi (Lausanne, Switzerland)
Pier Paolo Bassareo (Cagliari, Italy)
Giacomo Faldella (Bologna, Italy)
Michele Mussap (Genoa, Italy)
Costantino Romagnoli (Rome, Italy)
Marianne Bengtsson Agostino (Stockholm, Sweden)
Vassilios Fanos (Cagliari, Italy)
Paola Neroni (Cagliari, Italy)
Giovanni Rossi (Genoa, Italy)
Enrico Bertino (Turin, Italy)
Daniele Farina (Turin, Italy)
Antonio Noto (Cagliari, Italy)
Paolo Rossi (Rome, Italy)
Paolo Biban (Verona, Italy)
Italo Farnetani (Milan, Italy)
Anna Maria Nurchi (Cagliari, Italy)
Giuseppe Saggese (Pisa, Italy)
Antonio Boldrini (Pisa, Italy)
Maurizio Ferrari (Milan, Italy)
Mauro Giorgio Olzai (Sassari, Italy)
Manuel Sanchez Luna (Madrid, Spain)
Dorrett Boomsma (Amsterdam, The Netherlands)
Susanna Floris (Cagliari, Italy)
Luigi Orfeo (Benevento, Italy)
Fabrizio Sandri (Bologna, Italy)
Giuseppe Buonocore (Siena, Italy)
Diego Gazzolo (Alessandria, Italy)
Rahmi Örs (Konya, Turkey)
Christian Speer (Würzburg, Germany)
Gustavo Caoci (Rome, Italy)
Paolo Giliberti (Naples, Italy)
Giovanni Ottonello (Cagliari, Italy)
Mauro Stronati (Pavia, Italy)
Giuseppe Castaldo (Naples, Italy)
Giacomo Guerrera (Rome, Italy)
Pasquale Paladini (Lecce, Italy)
Rasa Tamelienė (Kaunas, Lithuania)
Luigi Cataldi (Rome, Italy)
Hercília Guimarães (Porto, Portugal)
Giuliana Palmas (Cagliari, Italy)
Gianfranco Temporin (Rovigo, Italy)
Robert L. Chevalier (Charlottesville, USA)
Nicoletta Iacovidou (Athens, Greece)
Anna Maria Paoletti (Cagliari, Italy)
Marcella Testa (Cagliari, Italy)
Robert Christensen (Salt Lake City, USA)
Roberta Irmesi (Cagliari, Italy)
Piermichele Paolillo (Rome, Italy)
Elisabetta Trudu (Cagliari, Italy)
Ferdinando Coghe (Cagliari, Italy)
Marcello Lanari (Imola, Italy)
Umberto Pelosi (Iglesias, Italy)
John N. van den Anker (Washington, USA)
Elisabetta Coni (Cagliari, Italy)
Monica Limoncino (Cagliari, Italy)
Flavia Petrillo (Bari, Italy)
Salvatore Vendemmia (Aversa, Italy)
Giovanni Corsello (Palermo, Italy)
Emanuela Locci (Cagliari, Italy)
Luciana Pibiri (Cagliari, Italy)
Theodoros Xanthos (Athens, Greece)
Maurizio Crisafulli (Cagliari, Italy)
Sandro Loche (Cagliari, Italy)
Maria Cristina Pintus (Cagliari, Italy)
Kadriye Yurdakök (Ankara, Turkey)
Antonio Cualbu (Nuoro, Italy)
Georgios Loudianos (Cagliari, Italy)
Denis Pisano (Cagliari, Italy)
Murat Yurdakök (Ankara, Turkey)
Laura Cuzzolin (Verona, Italy)
Chiara Mameli (Milan, Italy)
Carmela Porcu (Cagliari, Italy)
Gian Vincenzo Zuccotti (Milan, Italy)
Carlo Dani (Florence, Italy)
Paolo Manzoni (Turin, Italy)
Dario Pruna (Cagliari, Italy)
Vincenzo Zurrida (Cagliari, Italy)
Mario De Curtis (Rome, Italy)
Maria Antonietta Marcialis (Cagliari, Italy)
Antonio Del Vecchio (Bari, Italy)
Pasquale Martinella (Naples, Italy)
Gloria Denotti (Cagliari, Italy)
Giuseppe Masnata (Cagliari, Italy)
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Scientific Programme
Mercoledì/Wednesday, October 23 rd , 2013
Scientific Programme
Mercoledì/Wednesday, October 23 rd , 2013
3 rd INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON NEONATAL AND
PEDIATRIC LABORATORY MEDICINE
Evidence Based Medicine and Metabolomics Based Evidence
in Neonatology and Pediatrics
Presidents: Michele Mussap (Genoa, Italy), Antonio Del Vecchio (Bari, Italy),
Vassilios Fanos (Cagliari, Italy)
SESSION I – OPENING LECTURES
Chairman: Claudio Fabris (Turin, Italy)
Moderators: Gian Benedetto Melis (Cagliari, Italy), Michele Mussap (Genoa, Italy)
09:15 UNICEF for children
Giacomo Guerrera (Rome, Italy)
New trends in perinatal research
Gian Carlo Di Renzo (Perugia, Italy)
Twins in history, arts, society
Giovanni Corsello (Palermo, Italy)
The continued value of twin studies in the omics area
Dorrett Boomsma (Amsterdam, The Netherlands)
SESSION II – NEONATAL SCREENING
Chairman: Antonio Del Vecchio (Bari, Italy)
Moderators: Ferdinando Coghe (Cagliari, Italy), Rasa Tamelienė (Kaunas, Lithuania)
11.00 Non-invasive prenatal screening: the state of the art
Maurizio Ferrari (Milan, Italy)
How and when to perform prenatal screening
Pasquale Martinella (Naples, Italy)
Next generation biomarkers for screening and managing neonatal
sepsis
Michele Mussap (Genoa, Italy)
SESSION III – THE ERA OF OMICS IN NEONATOLOGY AND
PEDIATRICS
Chairwoman: Nicoletta Iacovidou (Athens, Greece)
Moderators: Luigi Atzori (Cagliari, Italy), Marcello Lanari (Imola, Italy)
14:45 The development of the omics and the role of laboratory medicine
Giuseppe Castaldo (Naples, Italy)
Proteomics and metabolomics in the newborn
Giuseppe Buonocore (Siena, Italy)
Metabolomics in pediatric kidney diseases
Vassilios Fanos (Cagliari, Italy)
Metabolomics in CMV infections
Emanuela Locci (Cagliari, Italy)
Discussant: Antonio Noto (Cagliari, Italy)
SESSION IV – THE NEW FRONTIERS OF RESEARCH
Chairman: John N. Van den Anker (Washington, USA)
Moderators: Paolo Manzoni (Turin, Italy), Melania Puddu (Cagliari, Italy)
16:30 The human kidney at birth: what is normal
Robert L. Chevalier (Charlottesville, USA)
Chorioamnionitis: chance or risk for the outcome of preterm infants
Christian Speer (Würzburg, Germany)
Microorganisms and maternal milk
Mauro Stronati (Pavia, Italy)
Microbiome in the newborn
Gavino Faa (Cagliari, Italy)
Next generation biomarkers for brain injury
Diego Gazzolo (Alessandria, Italy)
Discussant: Elisabetta Puxeddu (Cagliari, Italy)
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Scientific Programme
Giovedì/Thursday, October 24 th , 2013
Scientific Programme
Giovedì/Thursday, October 24 th , 2013
9 th INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP ON NEONATOLOGY
PHARMACOLOGY, NUTRITION, METABOLISM
Learned lessons, changing practice and cutting-edge research
Presidents: Vassilios Fanos (Cagliari, Italy), Michele Mussap (Genoa, Italy),
Antonio Del Vecchio (Bari, Italy), John N. van den Anker (Washington, USA)
SESSION I – PHARMACOLOGY I
Chairman: Rocco Agostino (Rome, Italy)
PHARMACOLOGY
Moderators: Roberto Antonucci (San Gavino Monreale, Italy), Laura Cuzzolin (Verona, Italy)
09:00 Drugs and development
John N. van den Anker (Washington, USA)
Controversies in neonatal resuscitation
Nicoletta Iacovidou (Athens, Greece)
Adrenaline in neonatal resuscitation: are there knowledge gaps
Theodoros Xanthos (Athens, Greece)
Surfactant therapy in neonatal RDS: past, present and the future
Christian Speer (Würzburg, Germany)
Research in pediatric pharmacology: present and future
Paolo Rossi (Rome, Italy)
SESSION II – PHARMACOLOGY II
Chairman: Christian Speer (Würzburg, Germany)
Moderators: Luigi Orfeo (Benevento, Italy), Giuliana Palmas (Cagliari, Italy)
11:00 Neonatal abstinence syndrome
John N. van den Anker (Washington, USA)
Nitric oxide for preterm infants
Manuel Sanchez Luna (Madrid, Spain)
Perinatal antiretroviral therapy
Natella Y. Rakhmanina (Washington, USA)
Pharmacogenomics
Andrea Dotta (Rome, Italy)
13:00 Lunch
13:45 Poster session I
Chairpersons: Luigi Cataldi (Rome, Italy), Gianfranco Temporin (Rovigo,
Italy), Giovanni Ottonello (Cagliari, Italy), Marcella Testa (Cagliari, Italy)
NUTRITION, METABOLIC PATHWAYS
SESSION I – GASTROENTEROLOGY AND NUTRITION
Chairman: Enrico Bertino (Turin, Italy)
Moderators: Antonio Balata (Olbia, Italy), Marcella Testa (Cagliari, Italy)
14:45 Nutrimetabolomics in pediatric research
Serge Rezzi (Lausanne, Switzerland)
Necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC): what’s going on
Mario De Curtis (Rome, Italy)
Association between transfusions, IVH and NEC
Robert Christensen (Salt Lake City, USA)
Metabolic syndrome in SGA newborns
Giuseppe Saggese (Pisa, Italy)
Long-term consequences of prematurity and low birth weight
Giuseppe Mercuro (Cagliari, Italy)
SESSION II – MATERNAL MILK
Chairman: Gian Paolo Donzelli (Florence, Italy)
Moderators: Fani Anatolitou (Athens, Greece), Luciana Pibiri (Cagliari, Italy)
Maternal milk for preterm infants
Giacomo Faldella (Bologna, Italy)
Enteral nutrition in preterm infants: practical issues
Rahmi Örs (Konya, Turkey)
Fortification of maternal milk
Sandra Di Fabio (L’Aquila, Italy)
Fortification of maternal milk in ELBW
Alessandra Reali (Cagliari, Italy)
Metabolomics and neonatal nutrition: between “not enough” and “too much”
Angelica Dessì (Cagliari, Italy)
Discussant: Pasquale Paladini (Lecce, Italy)
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Scientific Programme
Venerdì/Friday, October 25 th , 2013
Scientific Programme
Venerdì/Friday, October 25 th , 2013
2 nd INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON NEW TRENDS IN
NEONATOLOGY
Pneumology and more
Presidents: Vassilios Fanos (Cagliari, Italy), Antonio Del Vecchio (Bari, Italy),
Nicoletta Iacovidou (Athens, Greece), Murat Yurdakök (Ankara, Turkey)
SESSION I – RESEARCH AND PRACTICE IN ACUTE AND CHRONIC
LUNG DISEASE
Chairman: Ignazio Barberi (Messina, Italy)
Moderators: Hercília Guimarães (Porto, Portugal), Fabrizio Sandri (Bologna, Italy)
09:00 News on neonatal respiratory research
Carlo Dani (Florence, Italy)
Non invasive ventilation
Corrado Moretti (Rome, Italy)
Prevention and treatment of Chronic Lung Disease
Fabio Mosca (Milan, Italy)
Follow-up of Chronic Lung Disease: is it helpful to talk again about it
Costantino Romagnoli (Rome, Italy)
Discussant: Maria Cristina Pintus (Cagliari, Italy)
SESSION II – PNEUMOLOGY
Chairman: Daniele Farina (Turin, Italy)
Moderators: Gustavo Caoci (Rome, Italy), Susanna Floris (Cagliari, Italy)
11:00 Apnea of prematurity
Piermichele Paolillo (Rome, Italy)
Weaning from mechanical ventilation
Paolo Biban (Verona, Italy)
Surfactant therapy in late preterm infants
Murat Yurdakök (Ankara, Turkey)
New perspectives in RSV infections
Antonio Del Vecchio (Bari, Italy)
Discussant: Mauro Giorgio Olzai (Sassari, Italy)
13:00 Lunch
13:45 Poster session II
Chairpersons: Luigi Cataldi (Rome, Italy), Gianfranco Temporin (Rovigo,
Italy), Giovanni Ottonello (Cagliari, Italy), Marcella Testa (Cagliari, Italy)
SESSION III – MISCELLANEA I
Chairman: Salvatore Vendemmia (Aversa, Italy)
Moderators: Umberto Pelosi (Iglesias, Italy), Luca Ramenghi (Genoa, Italy)
14:45 Antipneumococcal vaccination
Gian Vincenzo Zuccotti (Milan, Italy), Chiara Mameli (Milan, Italy)
Pollution and pediatric respiratory diseases
Kadriye Yurdakök (Ankara, Turkey)
Thoracic ultrasounds
Francesco Raimondi (Naples, Italy)
NIRS in Neonatology
Paolo Giliberti (Naples, Italy)
New frontiers in hypothermia
Gina Ancora (Rimini, Italy)
Discussant: Maria Antonietta Marcialis (Cagliari, Italy)
SESSION IV – MISCELLANEA II
Chairman: Luigi Cataldi (Rome)
Moderators: Alessandra Meloni (Cagliari, Italy), Luigi Memo (Belluno, Italy)
16.30 The fate of nephrons in congenital and heritable renal disorders
Robert L. Chevalier (Charlottesville, USA)
Immunohistochemistry of the kidney
Gavino Faa (Cagliari, Italy)
Urinary tract infections in newborns and infants: what’s going on
Giovanni Ottonello (Cagliari, Italy)
Alcohol and pregnancy
Anna Maria Paoletti (Cagliari, Italy)
Errors in Neonatal Medicine
Antonio Boldrini (Pisa, Italy)
Discussant: Antonio Cualbu (Nuoro, Italy)
19:00 Awarding 5 Prizes (500 euros for each prize) for the best posters
presented:
• “Prof. Franco Chiappe Prize”,
• “Prof. Luciano Tatò Prize”,
• Neonatal and Pediatric Nephrourology Group (Norman Group)
Prize,
• A.I.S.E.R.N.U.I. Prize,
• ASTELLAS PHARMA Prize.
Board Members: J.N. van den Anker (Washington, USA), L. Cataldi (Rome,
Italy), G. Temporin (Rovigo, Italy), S. Vendemmia (Aversa, Italy)
19:30 Closing remarks
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Scientific Programme
Sabato/Saturday, October 26 th , 2013
Scientific Programme
Sabato/Saturday, October 26 th , 2013
SALA T1
1° CONVEGNO SARDO SIPPS (SOCIETÀ ITALIANA
PEDIATRIA PREVENTIVA E SOCIALE)
Presidenti: Giovanni Ottonello (Cagliari), Giuseppe Di Mauro (Aversa)
Segretario Scientifico: Vincenzo Zurrida (Cagliari)
SESSIONE I – UROPATIE MALFORMATIVE, LUTS E INFEZIONI
RICORRENTI
Presidente: Anna Maria Nurchi (Cagliari)
Moderatori: Paolo Puxeddu (Cagliari), Sandro Loche (Cagliari)
09:00 Le uropatie malformative: le lezioni che abbiamo imparato
Rino Agostiniani (Pistoia)
LUTS in Pediatria
Giuseppe Masnata (Cagliari)
Le infezioni ricorrenti e recidivanti delle vie urinarie
Giovanni Montini (Bologna)
Infezioni respiratorie ricorrenti
Giovanni Rossi (Genova)
Discussant: Georgios Loudianos (Cagliari)
INTERMEZZO – BAMBINI DEL MONDO CHE HANNO BISOGNO DI NOI
Introduce: Roberta Irmesi (Cagliari)
10:40 I bambini di Luanda (Angola)
Elisabetta Coni (Cagliari)
Appropriatezza degli esami ecografici
Carmela Porcu (Cagliari)
Persistenza del Forame Ovale
Paola Neroni (Cagliari)
Suzione e deglutizione nel neonato
Monica Limoncino (Cagliari)
L’apporto del neurologo neonatale
Dario Pruna (Cagliari)
Problemi odontoiatrici dell’infanzia
Gloria Denotti (Cagliari)
Discussant: Basilio Mostallino (Cagliari)
SALA PRIMO PIANO
VIII CONVEGNO NEONATOLOGICO INFERMIERISTICO
“TERRA DI SARDEGNA”
SESSIONE I
Presidente: Denis Pisano (Cagliari)
Presidente: Marianne Bengtsson Agostino (Stoccolma, Svezia; Roma)
SESSIONE II
Presidente: Maurizio Crisafulli (Cagliari)
PROGRAMMA IN VIA DI COMPLETAMENTO
SESSIONE II – CONSULENTI IN NEONATOLOGIA E PEDIATRIA
Presidente: Italo Farnetani (Milano)
Moderatori: Pier Paolo Bassareo (Cagliari), Elisabetta Trudu (Cagliari)
11:00 Promozione dell’allattamento al seno
Flavia Petrillo (Bari)
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Registration fee/Quota d’iscrizione
Inscription procedures/Modalità d’iscrizione
3 rd <strong>International</strong> Conference on Neonatal and Pediatric Laboratory Medicine
Mercoledì/Wednesday, October 23 rd , 2013
Early registration (before September 30 th , 2013) Late registration (after September 30 th , 2013)
VAT Free VAT Included VAT Free VAT Included
Physicians € 120,00 € 145,20 € 150,00 € 181,50
Nurses € 60,00 € 72,60 € 75,00 € 90,75
The fee covers: participation to all open-session events, educational brochures and business brunch on October 23 rd , 2013.
9 th <strong>International</strong> <strong>Workshop</strong> on Neonatology
Giovedì/Thursday, October 24 th , 2013
2 nd <strong>International</strong> Conference on New Trends in Neonatology
Venerdì/Friday, October 25 th , 2013
2 or 3 <strong>International</strong> Conferences/<strong>Workshop</strong>s
2 <strong>International</strong>
Conferences/
<strong>Workshop</strong>s
Early registration (before September 30 th , 2013) Late registration (after September 30 th , 2013)
VAT Free VAT Included VAT Free VAT Included
Physicians € 120,00 € 145,20 € 150,00 € 181,50
Nurses € 60,00 € 72,60 € 75,00 € 90,75
The fee covers: participation to all open-session events, educational brochures and business brunch on October 24 th , 2013.
Early registration (before September 30 th , 2013) Late registration (after September 30 th , 2013)
VAT Free VAT Included VAT Free VAT Included
Physicians € 120,00 € 145,20 € 150,00 € 181,50
Nurses € 60,00 € 72,60 € 75,00 € 90,75
The fee covers: participation to all open-session events, educational brochures and business brunch on October 25 th , 2013.
Early registration (before September 30 th , 2013) Late registration (after September 30 th , 2013)
VAT Free VAT Included VAT Free VAT Included
Physicians € 220,00 € 266,20 € 270,00 € 326,70
Nurses € 110,00 € 133,10 € 135,00 € 163,35
3 <strong>International</strong> Physicians € 300,00 € 363,00 € 370,00 € 447,70
Conferences/
<strong>Workshop</strong>s Nurses € 150,00 € 181,50 € 185,00 € 223,85
The fee covers: participation to all open-session events, educational brochures and business brunches on the selected days.
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Those wishing to attend must submit the Registration Form online duly completed
and accompanied by receipt of payment.
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Because of limited seating, registrations will be accepted on a first-come basis.
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Once the maximum number of participants has been reached, registration will
be closed and the organizing secretariat will promptly contact those participants
exceeding the threshold for reimbursement.
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Registration deadline is 5 days prior to the event.
SPECIAL INSCRIPTION PROCEDURES (FOR ITALIAN
PARTICIPANTS)
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Studenti e specializzandi che desiderano partecipare ai lavori devono segnalare
la propria presenza, effettuando l’iscrizione online entro 7 giorni dalla data
di inizio dell’evento. Gli studenti e gli specializzandi per regolarizzare la loro
iscrizione dovranno inviare via fax al numero 0245498199 il documento che
attesta la posizione di studente o specializzando. La partecipazione ai lavori è
gratuita. L’iscrizione comprende: ammissione ai lavori scientifici e attestato di
partecipazione.
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I Dipendenti della Patologia e Terapia Intensiva Neonatale, Puericultura e
Nido – Azienda Mista di Cagliari che desiderano partecipare ai lavori devono
segnalare la propria presenza, effettuando l’iscrizione online entro 7 giorni dalla
data di inizio dell’evento. La partecipazione ai lavori è gratuita.
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Iscrizioni da parte di ASL: Dopo aver effettuato l’iscrizione online, i partecipanti
iscritti dalle Aziende ASL di appartenenza sono pregati di inviare via fax
(0245498199) la richiesta della ASL, nella quale dovrà essere specificato:
• che il richiedente è un proprio dipendente;
• che si tratta di un’iscrizione esente IVA ai sensi dell’Art. 14, comma 10 legge
537/93;
• i dati fiscali relativi all’azienda ASL per la fatturazione.
1° Convegno Sardo SIPPS (Società
Italiana Pediatria Preventiva e Sociale)
Sabato/Saturday, October 26 th , 2013
IVA esclusa
IVA inclusa
Medici € 50,00 € 60,50
Infermieri € 25,00 € 30,25
La quota comprende la partecipazione ai lavori scientifici.
VIII Convegno Neonatologico
Infermieristico “Terra di Sardegna”
Sabato/Saturday, October 26 th , 2013
IVA esclusa
IVA inclusa
Medici € 50,00 € 60,50
Infermieri € 25,00 € 30,25
La quota comprende la partecipazione ai lavori scientifici.
Il partecipante deve anticipare la quota, qualora l’ASL non riuscisse ad effettuare
il versamento insieme all’iscrizione. Sarà rilasciata fattura quietanzata intestata
all’ASL. Non saranno accettate iscrizioni prive dei requisiti richiesti. Una volta
emesse, le fatture non potranno essere modificate.
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General Information
Informazioni Generali
CONGRESS VENUE
Congress Center at T HOTEL
Via Dei Giudicati, 09131 Cagliari
Tel. +390704740 Fax +39070474016
website: www.thotel.it
e-mail: reservation@thotel.it – info@thotel.it
How to get there
By airplane Cagliari-Elmas Airport (10 km far from the hotel).
By ferry Cagliari Porto 2 km; Porto Torres S.S. 131; Golfo Aranci-Olbia S.S. 125,
S.S. 131; Arbatax S.S. 125.
By car T Hotel is easily reachable from road n. 131; following “Cagliari San
Benedetto” direction and then T Hotel sign.
SEDE DEL CONGRESSO
Centro Congressi T HOTEL
Via Dei Giudicati, 09131 Cagliari
Tel. +390704740 Fax +39070474016
website: www.thotel.it
e-mail: reservation@thotel.it – info@thotel.it
Come raggiungere la sede
In aereo L’aeroporto di Cagliari-Elmas dista circa 10 km.
In nave Cagliari Porto 2 km; Porto Torres S.S. 131; Golfo Aranci-Olbia S.S. 125,
S.S. 131; Arbatax S.S. 125.
In auto L’hotel e facilmente raggiungibile dalla strada statale 131: seguire le
indicazioni per Cagliari Centro San Benedetto e poi per l’hotel.
CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION (ECM)
Credits have been requested for the following professional categories: Physicians and Nurses.
The events are addressed to the disciplines of Pediatrics, Neonatology and Laboratory
Medicine.
CERTIFICATE OF ATTENDANCE
A certificate of attendance will be available to each registered congress participant at the end
of each <strong>Workshop</strong>/Conference.
PROCEEDINGS
• The lectures of the 3 rd <strong>International</strong> Conference on Neonatal and Pediatric Laboratory
Medicine will be published in the Journal of Maternal Fetal & Neonatal Medicine.
• The lectures of the other meetings will be published in the Journal of Pediatric and
Neonatal Individualized Medicine.
• The accepted posters/abstracts will be published in the Journal of Pediatric and Neonatal
Individualized Medicine.
OFFICIAL LANGUAGES
English and Italian; simultaneous translation will be garanted for all the Wednesday, Thursday
and Friday sessions.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
The Organizing Committee gratefully acknowledges the support of the Companies and
Associations participating in the <strong>Workshop</strong>.
EDUCAZIONE CONTINUA IN MEDICINA (ECM)
I crediti sono stati richiesti per le seguenti categorie: Medici e Infermieri.
Gli eventi sono indirizzati alle specialità di Pediatria, Neonatologia e Medicina di
Laboratorio.
CERTIFICATO DI FREQUENZA
Un certificato di frequenza sarà disponibile per ogni partecipante regolarmente iscritto alla
fine di ogni congresso.
ATTI DEL CONGRESSO
• Gli atti della 3 rd <strong>International</strong> Conference on Neonatal and Pediatric Laboratory Medicine
saranno pubblicati sul Journal of Maternal Fetal & Neonatal Medicine.
• Gli atti degli altri congressi saranno pubblicati sul Journal of Pediatric and Neonatal
Individualized Medicine.
• I poster/abstract accettati saranno pubblicati sul Journal of Pediatric and Neonatal
Individualized Medicine.
LINGUE UFFICIALI
Inglese e italiano; è previsto un servizio di traduzione simultanea Inglese/Italiano per tutte le
letture di mercoledì, gioverdì e venerdì.
RINGRAZIAMENTI
Il Comitato Organizzatore ringrazia vivamente per il supporto le Aziende e le Associazioni
che partecipano al <strong>Workshop</strong>.
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Posters and abstracts submission/Invio di poster e abstract
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Papers are invited from all different fields of Neonatology.
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All submitted abstracts will be evaluated by the Scientific Secretariat for presentation
as poster. The selected posters will remain on display for the whole meeting in the
poster exhibition hall to give the best opportunity to all of the participant for viewing
during the meeting.
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The poster format measures 0.7 m wide by 1.0 m high. Numbered board will be
provided at the venue for mounting posters. An author must be present during the
walking session.
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Abstracts may be submitted using the on-line web form at www.biomedia.net. Faxed
or e-mailed abstracts can not be accepted. The authors can check their abstract status
by the function “controlla lo stato dell’abstract” on the <strong>Workshop</strong> web page, using a
personal code received by e-mail. Format Requirements are listed in the abstract form
on-line.
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Abstracts must be original (not published elsewhere in whole or in part). When
provided, figures and tables must be original. For each author, please list the following
items: name, surname, institutional affiliations.
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Abstracts are accepted in English only.
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The accepted posters/abstracts will be published in the Journal of Pediatric and
Neonatal Individualized Medicine.
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5 awards are available for the best posters presented (500 Euros each).
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Deadline for abstract presentation: August 20 th , 2013.
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Sono richiesti contributi scientifici in tutti i campi della Neonatologia.
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Abstract sugli argomenti del <strong>Workshop</strong> saranno valutati dalla Segreteria Scientifica per
la presentazione come poster. I Poster selezionati dovranno essere esposti durante
tutto il convegno, per facilitarne la visita a tutti i partecipanti.
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Lo spazio assegnato a ciascun poster, contrassegnato da un numero, ha base di
cm 70 e altezza di cm 100. Un autore del poster deve essere presente durante la
sessione poster. Almeno uno degli Autori deve essere iscritto al <strong>Workshop</strong>.
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Gli Abstract devono essere inviati via Internet collegandosi al sito www.biomedia.net
e seguendo l’apposito link. Abstract inviati via e-mail o via fax non potranno essere
accettati. Gli autori potranno controllare lo stato del proprio abstract attraverso la
funzione “controlla lo stato dell’abstract” alla pagina Internet del <strong>Workshop</strong> utilizzando
il codice di consultazione ricevuto via e-mail. Le indicazioni per la preparazione
dell’abstract sono riportate nel modulo on-line.
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Gli abstract devono essere originali (non pubblicati altrove integralmente o in parte).
Ove presenti, figure e tabelle devono essere originali. Per ogni autore, indicare i
seguenti elementi: nome, cognome, istituzione di appartenenza.
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Saranno accettati solo gli abstract in inglese.
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I poster/abstract accettati saranno pubblicati sul Journal of Pediatric and Neonatal
Individualized Medicine.
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5 premi da 500 Euro saranno assegnati ai migliori poster.
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Deadline per la presentazione degli abstract: 20 agosto 2013.
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History of past workshops
History of past workshops
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Associazione Ercolino Onlus
Fondazione di ricerca sarda per il benessere dei piccolini
c/o Patologia Neonatale e TIN — AOU di Cagliari
Via Ospedale, n. 119, 09124 Cagliari
Tel: 070 6093403-95 Fax: 070 6093495
ercolinonlus@gmail.com
C.F. 92178920929
IBAN IT 92 L 02008 04810 000101200340
Local organizing Secretariat
Department of Surgery, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Puericulture Institute and
Neonatal Section, University of Cagliari, Italy
Reference person: Patrizia Baire
Ph. +390706093495 – e-mail: baire@unica.it
Organizing Secretariat
BIOMEDIA srl
Via L. Temolo 4, 20126 Milan, Italy
Ph. +390245498282 – Fax: +390245498199
e-mail: convegni@biomedia.net – www.biomedia.net
Reference person: Monica Arosio
Ph. +390245498282 int. 228 – Fax: +390245498199
e-mail: monica.arosio@biomedia.net