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Important Dates

Closing Dates:
Early Bird:
12 May 2025

Standard Registration:
14 July 2025

Contact

Address:
Beaulieu Office Park, Stallion RD, Crowthorne, Midrand

kgaogelo@eoafrica.co.za

Academic Programme

Provisional Programme V5 (Subject to Change)

11h00 - 13h00

Registration

13h00 - 13h10

Opening

Session 1 - Mixed

13h10 - 13h40

Emergency management of poison cases

13h40 - 14h10

New ROP guidelines (October 2024)

14h10 - 14h40

Sensory Spaces for neurodivergent children

14h40 - 15h00

Refreshments

Session 2 - Rare diseases

15h00 - 15h30

MPS 1 and MPS 2

15h30 - 16h00

Pompe disease

16h00 - 16h30

Neonatal Epileptic encephalopathies

07h00 - 08h00

Registration

Session 3 - AI and Technology

08h00 - 08h30

AI prompt engineeeing: asking the right questions

08h30 - 09h00

How AI is transforming medical education (incl simulations)

09h00 - 09h20

Using AI to make your life as a doctor easier

09h20 - 09h50

3D-printed prosthetics for paediatric limb differences

09h50 - 10h10

Refreshments

Session 4 - Mixed

10h10 - 10h40

Harmonising treatment protocols across SA: lessons from Hodgkins Lymphoma

10h40 - 11h10

Status Dystonicus

11h10 - 11h40

Paediatric Endocrinology: Beyond Diabetes and Growth Issues

11h40 - 12h10

Point of care ultrasound in paediatrics

12h10 - 13h00

Lunch

Session 5 - How do we keep children healthy - Part 1

13h00 - 13h30

The impact of screen time on children’s eyes

13h30 - 14h00

Getting kids to sleep & the role of sleep

14h00 - 14h30

Screen time and neurodevelopment

14h30 - 14h50

Refreshments

Session 6 - How do we keep children healthy - Part 2

15h00 - 15h30

Oral health in children

15h30 - 16h00

What you need to know about paediatric ophthamology

16h00 - 16h30

Promoting breastfeeding

16h30 - 17h00

Exercise in children - how much is enough?

07h00 - 08h00

Registration

Session 7 - Palliative Care - in memoriam of Mehnaaz Ally

08h00 - 08h30

How do we access the services we need?

08h30 - 09h00

Expanding palliative care beyond oncology

09h00 - 09h30

Navigating end-of-life conversations with families

09h30 - 09h45

From the parent's perspective

09h45 - 10h00

TBC

10h00 - 10h20

Refreshments

Session 8 - Ethics and Advocacy

10h20 - 11h05

How have changes in foreign aid policies affected childrens healthcare?

11h05 - 11h50

Ethical concerns in paediatric clinical trials

11h50 - 12h20

The impact of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) on mental and physical health

12h20 - 12h30

Closing remarks

12h30

Conference Close