15th March 2007
Royal Institute of British Architects, Portland Place, London
09.30 Coffee/Tea
Session 1 Chairman Dr Nikki Roberston
10.00 Srabani Samanta, St Georges Hospital, London
Incidence and Risk Factors for Late Onset Gram-Negative Sepsis in a Tertiary Neonatal Unit in London: A Case Control Study
10.15 Mustafa Anjari, Imperial College London
Diffusion tensor imaging with tract-based spatial statistics reveals local white matter abnormalities in preterm infants
10.30 Dr A Philpott, Homerton University Hospital, London
Conjugated Hyperbilirubinaemia (CH) in the Preterm Infant
10.45 Ravi Swamy, The James Cook University Hospital, Middlesbrough
Hyperthermia during transport of sick infants: An emerging problem?
11.00 – 11.30 Coffee/Tea
Session 2 Chairman Dr Helen Budge
1130 Dr Don Sharkey, School of Human Development, University of Nottingham
Protective effect of maternal nutrient restriction on inflammation in the kidney, but not adipose tissue, in early-onset juvenile obesity
1145 Dr V Kairamkonda, Leicester Royal Infirmary
Amylin peptide is increased in preterm neonates with feed intolerance
12.00 J Anastasovska, Division of Medicine, Imperial College London
Effect of maternal pregnancy and lactation diet on adult offspring body composition
12.15 Dr Mary Anthony, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford
Outcomes for babies born alive with Spina Bifida in Oxford 1991-2003
12.30 – 14.00 Lunch
Session 3 Chairman Dr Anoo Jain
14.00 Hiten Mistry, Queens Medical Centre, Nottingham
Comparison of plasma homocysteine and folate concentrations between maternal and umbilical plasma in normal and pre-eclamptic pregnancies
14.15 Mario De Curtis, Università “La Sapienza”, Rome, Italy
Comparison between rectal and infrared skin temperature in the newborn
14.30 Brajagopal Ray, Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle Upon Tyne
A comparative study of mortality in very preterm twins and singletons
14.45 – 1515 Coffee/Tea
Chairman Professor Andrew Whitelaw, President of the Neonatal Society
15.15 – 1615 The McCance Lecture: Professor Tony Costello, Institute of Child Health, London
The evidence base for saving newborn lives in the developing world
16.15 Drinks and Close of the meeting