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EAPS 2012 Paediatric Conference

State-of-the-Art and Plenary Sessions 

Friday, October 5, 2012

Opening Ceremony - 17:30-19:00,  HALL A 
CHILDREN'S HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT IN THE POLITICAL AGENDA
M. Neira, WHO, Switzerland 

Saturday, October 6, 2012

State-of-the-Art: Adolescent Health - 11:30-13:00, Hall A
ALICE IN CYBERLAND: USE AND ABUSE OF INTERNET BY YOUNG PEOPLE AND HOW TO RESPOND TO THEM
P.-A. Michaud, Switzerland
BINGE DRINKING: NOT AN INNOCENT PROBLEM
J. De Dooy, Belgium
ADOLESCENT FRIENDLY HOSPITALS
S. Sawyer, Australia

State-of-the-Art: Epigenetics - 11:30-12:30, Hall B
OBESITY IN CHILDHOOD AND ADOLESCENCE - FROM NATURE AND NURTURE.
W. Kiess, Germany
GENE-ENVIRONMENT INTERPLAY: HOW TO BECOME SOCIABLE
S. Suomi, USA

Sunday, October 7, 2012

IPRF Plenary - 09:00-10:00, Hall A
MIRROR NEURONS: FROM DISCOVERY TO AUTISM
G. Rizzolatti, Italy 
FEEDING THE CLOCK
U. Schibler, Switzerland

State-of-the-Art: Economics & Child Health - 12:00-13:00, Hall A
15 MILLION BORN TOO SOON: A GLOBAL ACTION AGENDA FOR PAEDIATRICIANS
J. Lawn, South Africa

Please click here to view the Born Too Soon: The Global Action Report on Preterm Birth


State-of-the-Art: Physiology - 12:00-13:00, Hall A
IMMUNOMODULATION IN SEPSIS: MORE HARM THAN GOOD?
S. Opal, USA
MICROCIRCULATION & TISSUE PERFUSION IN THE CRITICALLY ILL PEDIATRIC PATIENT
C. Ince, The Netherlands

Monday, October 8, 2012

Joint Investigator Prize Session Plenary - 08:30-09:00, Hall B
DRUG-EVOKED SYNAPTIC PLASTICITY: A CORRELATE OF PATHOLOGICAL LEARNING IN ADDICTION?
C. Lüscher, Switzerland

State-of-the-Art: Mental Health - 14:15-15:15 HALL B
CANNABIS AFFECTING YOUNG MINDS
R. Murray, UK
OXYTOCIN, VASOPRESSIN AND SOCIAL BONDING: IMPLICATIONS FOR NOVEL THERAPIES FOR AUTISM
L. Young, USA

State-of-the-Art: Nutrition and Diabetes Mellitus - 14:15-15:15 HALL G
GENETICS AND DIABETES
A. Tenore, Italy
MATERNAL DIET AND TYPE 2 DIABETES IN THE OFFSPRING
S. Ozanne, UK

Tuesday, October 9, 2012

State-of-the-Art: Environment & Child Health - 09:00-10:00, HALL B
CLIMATE CHANGE AND GLOBAL HEALTH
A. Costello, UK
THE IMPACT OF NUCLEAR DISASTER ON CHILDREN
S. Goldman, Belgium

State-of-the-Art: Genetics - 09:00-10:00, HALL G
FROM SEQUENCE TO FUNCTIONAL UNDERSTANDING: THE DIFFICULT ROAD AHEAD
S. Antonarakis, Switzerland
PREVENTING PREMATURITY: USING HUMAN GENOMICS TO UNDERSTAND BIRTH TIMING
L. Muglia, USA