Scientific Programme

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WEDNESDAY – 22 AUGUST 2011

08h00-17h00

Registration

Exhibition Venue

 

14h00– 15h30

PANDA

USANA

PEADS - SA

Venue TBC

Venue TBC

Venue TBC

15h30– 16h00

Refreshment Break

Exhibition Venue

16h00– 17h30

PANDA

USANA

PEADS - SA

Venue TBC

Venue TBC

Venue TBC

18h30-20h00 

Welcome Reception

Exhibition Venue

 






THURSDAY  – 23 AUGUST 2012

08h00-18h00

Registration / Information to Open

Exhibition Venue

08h00-18h00

Exhibition and Poster Sessions to Open

Exhibition Venue

08h30-09h00

Welcome and Opening

Safari Conference Room

09h00-10h30

Keynote Addresses:

Safari Conference Room

The State of Children in South Africa

Mr Anthony Ambrose

The Rights of Children in South Africa

Prof Ann Skelton

The Skukuza Declaration – 18 Years On

Prof FPR de Villiers

10h30-11h00

Refreshment Break

Exhibition Venue

11h00-13h00

Neuro Developmental Paediatrics (PANDA)

Adolescent Health Seminar

 

ECG and X-Ray Interactive Workshop

Convenor

Dr. Ute Hoppmann

Convenor

Dr. D Demopolous

Legal Aspects Applicable to Teenagers and Children

Prof Ann Skelton

Prof S Andronikou

Prof S Takawira

Adolescent Development: Implications for Clinical Management

Dr. J Erasmus

HIV in Adolesence

Dr K Technau

Venue TBC

Venue TBC

Venue TBC

13h00-14h00

Lunch

Exhibition Venue

14h00-15h30

Neuro Developmental Paediatrics (PANDA)

Ventilation Workshop

Prof A Argent

Substance Abuse Workshop

Free Papers

Convenors

Dr. MC Moshe

Dr L Mothobi

Substance Abuse

Psychiatric Speaker (TBC)

The Effects of SA on Babies

(TBC)

Use of Drugs in Sport

Dr. Victor Ramathesele

Venue TBC

Venue TBC

Venue TBC

Venue TBC

15h30-16h00

Refreshment Break

Exhibition Venue

16h00-17h30

Neuro Developmental Paediatrics (PANDA)

Ventilation Workshop

Prof A Argent

Substance Abuse Workshop

Free Papers

 

Convenors

Dr. MC Moshe

Dr. L Mothobi

Neonates Suffering Withdrawal Due to Meternal SA

TBC

Discussion with Rotating Groups

Venue TBC

Venue TBC

Venue TBC

Venue TBC

19h30

Dinner

Bushwillow

 
















 

 

Friday – 24 august 2012

08h00-14h00

Registration / Information to Open

Exhibition Venue

08h00-14h00

Exhibition and Poster Sessions to Open

Exhibition Venue

08h30-10h00

Plenary Session

Safari Conference Room

Convenor

Dr. H Lewis

Retinopathy of Prematurity

Prof Alistair Fielder

Nutrition

Prof A Singhal

10h00-10h30

Refreshment Break

Exhibition Venue

10h30-13h00

Neonatology (USANA)

Child Health

Vaccinology: Immunization in the Neonatal Unit

Prof C Weil-Olivier

Free Papers

Convenor

Prof H Saloojee

Progress with Immunization with Pneumococcal and Rotavirus Vaccines in South Africa

Prof Shabir Mahdi (TBC)

Responding to Ongoing High Child Mortality Rates in South Africa

Dr. N McKerrow

Logistics and the Cold Chain

Dr. B Chauke

National Health Insurance – What Does it Mean for Child Health Care Delivery?

Prof H Saloojee

 

The Birth of a New Sub-Speciality – Community Paediatrics and Child Health

Prof G Swingler

The District Paediatrician – An Update on Developments

Dr. N McKerrow

Training the Paediatrician of 2015

Dr D Demopoulos

Venue TBC

Venue TBC

Venue TBC

Venue TBC

13h00-14h30

Lunch Packs and Poster Walks

Exhibition Venue

14h30-16h00

Pain (Including Analgesia and Sedation in Neonates) and Palliative Care

Nutrition

Diabetes and Endocrinology (PAEDS-SA)

Free Papers

Convenor

Dr. D Demopoulus

Convenor

Dr. S Strachan

Speakers

Prof Jenny Thomas

Micronutrient needs in Children with HIV Infection

Prof S Mda

Dr. Michelle Meiring

Venue TBC

Venue TBC

Venue TBC

Venue TBC

16h00-19h00

Outreach Programme

Venue TBC

16h00-17h00

SAPA AGM

Venue TBC

17h00-18h00

USANA AGM

Paediatric Infectious Disease AGM

Venue TBC

Venue TBC

19h30

Speakers Dinner

Venue TBC

19h30

Delegates – Evening at Leisure

 












 

 

SATURDAY  – 25 august 2012

08h00-18h00

Registration / Information to Open

Exhibition Venue

08h00-18h00

Exhibition and Posters to Open

Exhibition Venue

08h30-10h00

Plenary Session: Added Value of Bacterial Conjuate Vaccines in the Past 10 Years

Safari Conference Room

Prof Christine Weil – Olivier BoetHeese Memorial Lecture

10h00-10h30

Refreshment Break

Exhibition Venue

10h30-12h30

Infectious Diseases

General Paediatrics (PMG)

Free Papers

Convenor

Prof M Cotton

Assesing Visual Acuity for School

Prof A Fielder

Approach to Management in Chronic Disease in Children

Dr. Michelle Meiring

 

 

Venue TBC

Venue TBC

Venue TBC

12h30-13h30

Lunch

Exhibition Venue

13h30-15h00

Registrars’ Forum

Obesity Workshop

Critical Care

Convenor

Prof S Mda

Prevention of Obesity

Prof A Singhal (TBC)

The Medical Approach to the Obese Child

Dr. D Segal

Convenor

Prof A Argent

Endocrine Abnormalities Associated with Obesity

Dr. D Segal

Case Discussions in Groups

Venue TBC

Venue TBC

Venue TBC

15h00-15h30

Refreshment Break

Exhibition Venue

15h30-17h00

Registrars’ Forum

Obesity Workshop

Critical Care

Convenor

Prof S Mda

Appetite Control Mechanisms

Prof Salome Kruger

The Treatment of Obese Children

Ms Marthie Leach

Convenor

Prof A Argent

Motivation for Weight Reduction Nutritionists

TBC

Case Discussions in Groups

Venue TBC

Venue TBC

Venue TBC

17h00

Congress Closes

18h30

Gala Dinner and Awards

Safari

 

 

Sunday  – 26 august 2012

08h00-13h00

Registration / Information to Open

Conference Centre Foyer

08h30-10h30

Ethics Session

Rheumatology

Convenor

Prof FPR de Villiers

Convenor

Dr. Gail Faller

Ethics of Vaccination

Prof C Weil-Olivier

The Examination of the Musculoskeletal System: A Practical Approach

Dr. BJ Mistry

Virtue Ethics

Prof FPR de Villiers

Re-active Arthritis, Diagnosis and Treatment (including HIV)

Dr. K Chinniah

Management Dilemmas at the Limits of Viability

Prof J Smith

An Update on the Treatment of JIA

Dr. C Scott

Venue TBC

Venue TBC

10h30-10h45

Refreshment Break

Conference Centre Foyer

10h45-12h00

Ethics Session

Questions from the Delegates to be Answered by the Panel

Venue TBC

12h30

Congress Closes

Venue TBC

13h00

Delegates to depart

(Shuttle Busses to the Airport departs from the Ranch Hotel) (No pick up from other hotels)