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25th Anniversary Conference 21 – 23 July 2011
Institute of Child Health, London
THURSDAY 21st July 2011-05-27
1800-2100: Registration, Welcome Reception & Buffet at Marlborough House. (Commonwealth Secretariat)
FRIDAY 22nd JULY 2011
Institute of Child Health
0800 – 0900: Registration.
0900 - 0915: Prof Bhupinder Sandhu (UK): President’s welcome.
Session one. Chairs: Dr Nigel Rollins (WHO), Dr Barbara Golden (UK)
Long-term consequences of early nutritional state
0915 - 0940: Prof Caroline Fall (UK):
Maternal undernutrition and the consequences of intrauterine growth retardation.
0940 - 1005: Prof Alan Jackson (UK):
Stunting: causes, consequences and prevention.
1005 - 1030: Prof Terrence Forrester (Jamaica):
Survival from severe malnutrition: effects on body composition and epigenetic programming.
1030 - 1040: Free paper 1
Towards safe and nutritious food for a food secure Africa. Prof P. Mensah
1040 - 1050: Free paper 2
Length gain by food supplementation in moderately malnourished children in Bangladesh. Dr S. Roy
1050 - 1100: Discussion
1100 - 1130: Refreshments
Session two. Chairs: Dr Jacinta Tobin (Australia), Dr Peter Sullivan (UK)
Waterlow session: Acute malnutrition
1130 – 1150: Dr Nigel Rollins (WHO)
Revising the WHO Guidelines on managing SAM.
1150 – 1210: Dr James Berkley (Kenya)
A randomized trial of cotrimoxazole prophylaxis in HIV-negative complicated SAM.
1210 – 1230: Prof Tahmeed Ahmed (Bangladesh)
Nutritional rehabilitation diets – have we moved on?
1230 - 1250: Dr Beatrice Amadi (Zambia)
Community management of malnourished HIV infected and uninfected children : A Zambian experience.
1250 - 1310: Panel Discussion: Management of SAM.
1310 - 1415: Lunch
Session three. Chairs: Prof John Walker–Smith (UK), Dr Susan Hill (UK)
Gastroenterology in practice 2011: Part 1
1415 - 1440: Prof Chris Probert (UK)
Patterns of IBD in Asians, Africans and Caucasians, any clues to aetiology?
1440 - 1505: Prof Stephen Allen (UK)
Pre- and pro-biotics and gut health – a review of the evidence.
1505 - 1515: Free paper 3
Marsh criteria in tropical settings - how relevant? Dr M. Yadav
1515 - 1525: Free paper 4
Clinical characterization of eosinophilic esophagitis in the Maltese Islands. Dr S. Aquilina
1525 - 1535: Discussion
1535 - 1635: POSTER VIEWING AND REFRESHMENTS
Gastroenterology in practice 2011: Part 2
Chairs: Prof Simon Murch (UK)& Dr Swapan Roy(Bangladesh)
1635 - 1700: Dr Holm Uhlig (UK)
Immune regulation and gut inflammatory disorders.
1700 - 1725: Dr Eric Houpt (USA)
Developments in diagnostics for diarrhoeal diseases.
1725 - 1735: Free paper 5
Efficacy of single intravenous iron dextran infusion in children with IBD who are resistant to oral iron therapy. Dr S. Sanka
1735 - 1745: Free paper 6
Successful management of long-term intestinal failure in Malta. Dr S. Hill
1745 - 1800: Discussion and close
1930: Conference Dinner, House of Lords, hosted by Baroness Warwick, ex-CEO of Universities UK
SATURDAY 23rd JULY 2011
Session four. Chairs: Prof Tahmeed Ahmed (Bangladesh) & Prof Steve Allen (UK)
New developments in the understanding of intestinal ecology
0830 - 0850: Dr Mark Manary (USA, Malawi)
Microbiome and gut health.
0850 - 0910: Prof Zulfiqar Bhutta (Pakistan)
Micronutrients and intestinal health.
0920 - 0940: Prof David Brewster (Botswana)
Management of enteropathy in severe acute malnutrition.
0940 – 1000: Prof Tony Nelson (Hongkong)
Enteric vaccine development – mixed fortunes.
1000 - 1020: Dr Jacinta Tobin (Australia)
Collaboration of nutritional intake and probiotic executors in infants; responsibility for a lifetime?
1020 - 1040: Discussion
1040 – 1150: POSTER VIEWING AND REFRESHMENTS
Session five. Chairs: Prof Bhupinder Sandhu (UK) & Prof Tony Nelson (HK)
Child Advocacy
1150 – 1210: DrKate Wilczynska (UK)
Advocating for child health through breastfeeding protection.
1210 – 1235: Prof Zulfiqar Bhutta (Pakistan)
Millennium Development Goals and child health: how are we doing?
1235 - 1245: Discussion
1245 - 1255: Free paper 9
Impact of cessation of neonatal breast feeding period on the clinical signs of pneumonia and hypoxemia in young infants attending an urban diarrhoea treatment centre in Bangladesh. Dr M. Chisti
1255 - 1305: Free paper 10
Factors affecting healthcare consultation in children with chronic constipation: a school based survey. Dr S. Rajindrajith
1305 - 1315: Discussion
1305 - 1415: CAPGAN Council Meeting & Lunch
1315 - 1415: Lunch
Session six(a). Chairs: Prof Deirdre Kelly (UK), Dr Neelam Mohan (India)
Liver Disease
1415 - 1440: Dr Mona Abdel-Hady (Egypt)
Recent advances in hepatitis.
1440 - 1505: Prof Anil Dhawan (UK)
New developments in managing acute liver failure.
1505 - 1530: Prof Anupam Sibal (India)
Management of liver disease and transplantation in India.
1530 - 1540: Free paper 11
Range of NICU practice in England and Wales regarding thresholds for neonatal conjugated hyperbilirubinaemia and relevant investigations. Dr C. Tzivinikos
1540 - 1550: Free paper 12
Auto-immune sclerosing cholangitis (ASC) in children with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Dr S. Sanka
1550 - 1600: Discussion
Session six (b) Parallel Free Paper Session:
Chairs: Prof David Brewster (Botswana) & Prof Patience Mensah (WHO, Rep of Congo)
1415 - 1425: Free paper 13
High Burden of Childhood Rickets in Bangladesh: The First National Prevalence Survey of Mineral deficiency. Dr S. Roy
1425 - 1435: Free paper 14
Physical Activity and Energy Intake in Rural South African Children and Adolescents. Dr E. Forbes
1435 - 1445: Free paper 15
The reliability of MUAC among infants younger than 6 months in rural Kenya. Dr M. Mwangome
1445 - 1455: Free paper 16
Efficacy of community-based follow-up care with/without food supplementation and/or psychosocial stimulation in the management of children with moderate acute malnutrition in Bangladesh. Dr M. Hosain
1455 - 1505 : Discussion
1505 - 1515: Free paper 17
Breast milk zinc transfer to appropriate-for-gestational-age (AGA) and small-for-gestational-age (SGA) Bangladeshi infants: studies of milk volume, using deuterium dose-to-mother technique and milk zinc concentrations. Dr M. Islam
1515 - 1525: Free paper 18
Including antibiotics as part of the treatment for severe acute malnutrition reduces the case-fatality rate by half. Dr I. Trehan.
1525 - 1535: Free paper 19
Incidence of malnutrition in children admitted to a tertiary paediatric hospital . Dr J. Pichler
1535 - 1545: Free paper 20
Inpatient feeding for children with complicated Severe Acute Malnutrition (SAM): audit of Ready-to-Use Food vs. F100 milk in transition phase. Dr M. Kerac
1545 - 1600: Discussion
1600 - 1630: Refreshments
1630 - 1715: GUEST LECTURE Chair: Prof Alan Jackson(UK)
“North-South Academic links for the advancement of global health.”
Prof Sir David Weatherall, Oxford
1715: Closing remarks.
Profs Bhupinder Sandhu & Tahmeed Ahmed
1730 - 1830: Annual General Meeting