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Congress Themes - Call for Abstracts

These themes are not intended to be all-inclusive, so any topic related to diarrhoea and malnutrition in children in the developing world or indigenous populations is of interest to the Congress. The invited speakers are in addition to CAPGAN and AuSPGAN members who may be speaking (see list at back of brochure).

1. Diarrhoeal Disease
  • Nutritional Management of Persistent
  • Diarrhoea
  • Novel Therapies for Diarrhoea
  • Vaccines for Diarrhoea
  • Helicobacter pylori Update
  • Nitric Oxide, Cytokines and Gut Inflammation
  • Oral Rehydration Update
  • Mucosal Integrity and Disease
  • Invited Speaker: Oscar Brunser, Chile

2. Malnutrition

  • Severe Malnutrition Treatment Protocol
  • Micronutrients
  • HIV Infection
  • WHO Sick Child Initiative
  • Breastfeeding
  • Invited Speaker: André Briend, France

3. Indigenous Child Health
  • Iron Deficiency
  • Strongyloides, Cryptosporidium and E. coli
  • Diarrhoea
  • Tropical Enteropathy
  • Failure to Thrive
  • The Vulnerable Weaning Period
  • Invited Speaker: Kerin O’Dea, Darwin

 

 

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Last modified: December 10, 2001