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Important Dates

Early Bird:
Opening: 12 May 2026
Closing: 17 June 2026

Standard Registration:
Opening: 18 June 2026
Closing: 20 July 2026

Contact

EO Africa
Tel: +(0)11 325 0020
Kgaogelo Molepo
kgaogelo@eoafrica.co.za

Academic Programme

11h00 - 13h00

Registration

13h00 - 13h10

Opening

Session 1 - Neonates

13h10 - 13h40

Genetic predisposition to brain injury - the NESHIE study

13h40 - 14h10

Neonatal sepsis in era of antimicrobial resistance - where to now?

14h10 - 14h40

Bilirubin & exchange transfusion - jaundice protocols

14h40 - 15h00

Refreshments

Session 2 - Critical Care

15h10 - 15h40

Update on neonatal & paediatric resus incl. ILCOR guidelines

15h40 - 16h10

Fluid stewardship (fluid accumulation syndrome)

16h10 - 16h40

Septic shock

07h00 - 08h00

Registration

Session 3 - Mixed

08h00 - 08h30

Approach to short stature – new developments in the growth hormone space

08h30 - 09h00

Dermatology: What every paed should know

09h00 - 09h30

National paediatric guidelines: following protocols properly

09h30 - 09h50

Refreshments

Session 4 - Ethics

10h00 - 10h45

Children in conflict zones: Protecting the most vulnerable in times of war

10h45 - 11h30

Litigations: lessons learned and the type of cases litigated

11h30 - 12h15

Rare diseases: access to care as an ethical issue (diagnosis and management)

12h15 - 12h25

Wits Paediatric Society introduction

12h30 - 13h15

Lunch

Session 5 - Teen Health - Part 1

13h15 - 13h45

Management of chronic conditions in teens

13h45 - 14h15

Teen obesity & GLP1 inhibitors

14h15 - 15h00

PANEL: How do we improve services for the teenage population?

15h00 - 15h20

Refreshments

Session 6 - Teen Health - Part 2

15h20 - 15h50

Anxiety, depression and suicide risk in teens

15h50 - 16h20

Substance abuse in adolescents

16h20 - 16h50

Menstrual issues and reproductive health in teens

07h00 - 08h00

Registration

Session 7 - Infectious Diseases

08h00 - 08h30

Nirsevimab and the prevention of RSV

08h30 - 09h00

When to use restricted items (Ceftaz-Avi and Tige now available)

09h00 - 09h30

Disclosing HIV in young people / living with HIV

09h30 - 10h00

Update on Malaria and TB

10h00 - 10h20

Refreshments

Session 8 - Mixed

10h30 - 11h00

TBC - Rheumatology

11h00 - 11h30

TBC - Private practice

11h30 - 12h00

Assessment and management of hydronephrosis

12h00 - 12h10

Closing remarks

12h10

Conference Close