Scientific Programme
Below is a preliminary version of the scientific programme for the virtual WFPICCS 2022 congress and can be subject to change.
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Time of all sessions are given according to South African time zone which is 2 hours ahead the Greenwich Mean Time (GMT+2).
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08:30 - 17:30 / (GMT+2)
Workshops / Regional Meetings
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08:30 - 17:30 / (GMT+2)
Workshops / Regional Meetings
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17:30 - 18:00 / (GMT+2)
BREAK
18:00 - 18:30 / (GMT+2)
Welcome by Congress Chairs
18:30 - 19:00 / (GMT+2)
HALL 1
Plenary 1:
Positive SA patient story
19:00 / (GMT+2)
Welcoming Social Event / Online Toast
07:30 - 08:45 / (GMT+2)
| HALL 1 | HALL 2 | HALL 3 | HALL 4 | HALL 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunrise session: Long Covid |
Sunrise session (Panel/round table): Implementing guidelines internationally Moderator: Muralidharan Jayashree Roberto Jaborniski, Argentina Muralidharan Jayashree, India Saraswati Kache, United States Niranjan Kissoon, Canada Suchitra Ranjit, India |
Cases over Coffee | Sunrise session: TAXI-CAB Moderator: Marianne Nellis, United States - Summary of TAXI-CAB - Methods and Overall Recommendations, Marianne Nellis, United Sates - Plasma and Platelet Transfusion Strategies for Critically Ill Children with Cancer, Liver Failure and/or Sepsis/DIC, Gemma Crighton - Research Priorities for Plasma and Platelet Transfusion Strategies for Critically Ill Children and Implementation of TAXI-CAB Guidance,Kenneth Remy, United States |
Cases over Coffee |
08:45 - 09:00 / (GMT+2)
Break
09:00 - 10:20 / (GMT+2)
| Time | HALL 1 | HALL 2 | HALL 3 | HALL 4 | HALL 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09:00 - 10:20 | The Lungs 1 | The Brain - Infection and the brain | Covid-19 - Lessons learnt from across the globe | Sepsis 1 | The Kidney 1 |
| 09:00 - 09:20 | Is it pARDS and does it matter? Analia Fernandez, Argentina |
Viral infections Ericka Fink, United States |
Justice and allocation of resources Jayashree Muralidharan, India |
Optimising haemodynamics Suchitra Ranjit, India |
What's new in AKI? Beatrice Nyann, Ghana |
| 09:20 - 09:40 | What really damages the lung during mechanical ventilation? Martin Kneyber, The Netherlands |
Bacterial infections Arun Bansal, India |
Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C) Associated with Covid-19 Yonca Bulut, United States |
What are the prospects for implementing precision therapy in sepsis? Vanessa Soares Lanziotti, Brazil |
Is there a role for PD in the modern era? Mignon McCulloch, South Africa |
| 09:40 - 10:00 | International pediatric ventilator liberation clinical practice guidelines Samer Abu-Sultaneh, United States |
Tropical diseases Karthi Nallasamy, India |
Infection control and the impact of Covid-19 protocols for health care professionals | Sepsis phenotypes - you may get more than you asked for! Scott Weiss, United States |
Neonatal AKI and management thereof Ayse Akcan Arikan, United States |
| 10:00 - 10:20 | Pulmonary Rehabilitation in the PICU and beyond Brenda Morrow, South Africa |
Use of transcranial doppler in paediatric CNS infection Nicole O’Brien, United States |
How best to communicate with patients and families Jennifer Foster, Canada |
Temperature thresholds in PICU Barney Scholefield, UK |
Innovations in RRT in resource limited environments Peter Nourse, South Africa |
10:20 - 10:45 / (GMT+2)
Break
10:45 - 11:30 / (GMT+2)
HALL 1 – 5
Oral Abstracts Presentations
11:30 - 12:00 / (GMT+2)
HALL 1
Plenary 2:
The impact of COVID19 on PICC service and delivery
Hari Krishnan, UK
12:00 - 12:30 / (GMT+2)
HALL 1
Plenary 3:
What’s new and what’s not in pARDS
Martin Kneyber, The Netherlands
12:30 - 14:00 / (GMT+2)
Lunch Breaks – 90 min. & Industry Sessions – 45 min within lunch breaks
14:00 - 15:20 / (GMT+2)
| Time | HALL 1 | HALL 2 | HALL 3 | HALL 4 | HALL 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14:00 - 15:20 | The Heart - Cardiology | Bioethics / Advocacy | Resuscitation | Research in PICU | Fluids & Electrolytes & Metabolism |
| 14:00 - 14:20 | Basic science/Physiology/Anatomy | Children's rights and access to critical care Sebastian GonzalezDambrauskas, Uruguay |
New advances David Kloeck, South Africa |
Data Science and Informatics Research in the PICU: From Bytes to Bedside Nelson Sanchez-Pinto, United States |
How has fluid practice changed in HIC since FEAST? Anna Camporesi, Italy |
| 14:20 - 14:40 | Neurological considerations in congenital heart disease | Ethical Considerations for Children During Mass Emergencies Niranjan Kissoon, Canada |
Challenges in CPR Elizabeth Hunt, United States |
Precision science - Human genome across the world and issues in genetic variation - where should research be happening for the best answers for the most people? | Fluids and nutrition - balancing water and calories Luise Marino, UK |
| 14:40 - 15:00 | Acute and chronic heart failure in the PICU Jane Cassidy, UK |
Ethical conflict in PICU: forget consensus - we need to learn how to have better quality arguments Melanie Jansen, Australia |
Why train CPR where there is no PICU? John Appiah, Ghana |
Clinical Trials - Causality vs. association in research reporting - language matters! Robert Tasker, United States |
Preventing cerebral oedema in DKA - current best practice Nicole McKinnon, Canada |
| 15:00 - 15:20 | Cardiac imaging Fabio Joly, Brazil |
Care planning - when parents and professionals don't agree Erin Paquette , United States |
Outcomes of cardiac arrest Vinay Nadkarni, United States |
What's hot and what's not - next two years of PICC research Tammara Jenkins, United States |
Do fluid boluses harm more in LMICs? Evidence since FEAST? |
15:20 - 15:45 / (GMT+2)
Break
15:45 - 17:00 / (GMT+2)
| HALL 1 | HALL 2 | HALL 3 | HALL 4 | HALL 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Discussion / perspective session: How do we disseminate training and support across the world to improve cardiac PICU care? Moderator: Intikhab Zafarullah, UK Panelists: Uche Anene-Nzelu, Nigeria Heide Kunzmann, South Africa Krishna Kumar, India |
Discussion: Pediatric sepsis definitions: What do they mean to me? Moderators: Luregn Schlapbach, Australia Lauren Sorce, United States Panelists: Daniela Souza, Brazil Roberto Jarboniski, Argentina Mark Peters, UK |
Panel presentions / discussion: Disseminating and implementing global pediatric critical care research priorities Moderator: TBC Panelists: Martin Kneyber, The Netherlands |
Panel Discussion: Rare Diseases in PICU: Caring for children and families with rare conditions Moderator: TBC Panelists: Melanie Janse, Australia Jane Booth, South Africa Indira Jayakumar, India |
Discussion: What is a “good death”? Moderator: Fiona Miles, New Zealand Panelists: Ashleigh Butler, Australia Anne-Sophie Darlington, UK Satoshi Nakagawa, Japan |
17:00 - 19:00 / (GMT+2)
HALL 1
Emerging Nursing Science in Pediatric Critical Care
17:00 - 18:15 / (GMT+2)
HALL 2
Ensuring longevity of Career in PICU
07:30 - 08:45 / (GMT+2)
| HALL 1 | HALL 2 | HALL 3 | HALL 4 | HALL 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunrise session: Pediatric PADIS guidelines Speakers: John Berkenbosch, United States TBC |
Cases over Coffee | Sunrise session: Social Media and Critical Care Moderators: Vanessa Lanziotti, Brazil Alexandra Ferguson, Australia - We can all learn together - using social media as a platform for education and training - COVID-19 and harnessing the social media tsunami, Anna Zanin - Crafting the perfect tweet and learning to level up, Cath Hubbuck, UK - Being a Pro: How to use social media responsibly |
Cases over Coffee | Sunrise session: PALICC 2 Speakers: Robinder Khemani, United Sates Yolanda M. López-Fernández, Spain Guillaume Emeriaud, Canada |
08:45 - 09:00 / (GMT+2)
Break
09:00 - 10:20 / (GMT+2)
| Time | HALL 1 | HALL 2 | HALL 3 | HALL 4 | HALL 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09:00 - 10:20 | Educational Models | Quality and Safety | Liver / GIT | Global PICU Perspectives 1 | Sepsis 2 |
| 09:00 - 09:20 | Simulation educational philosophies David Grant, UK |
Managing critically ill or injured children by remote - telemedicine approaches Tina Kendrick, Australia |
Should we revise energy estimation equations? Chengsi Ong, Singapore |
Developing PICU in Ghana - are we crazy? Charlyne Kilba, Ghana |
Paediatric sepsis - A global perspective Niranjan Kissoon, Canada |
| 09:20 - 09:40 | Simulation training - from competence to building capability Sarah Wright, Australia |
Lean systems for pediatric critical and emergency care Elizabeth Molyneux, UK |
The role of liver transplantation in acute liver failure Khalid Shariff, UK |
Balancing "Western" and traditional medicine in the PICU Michael Canarie, United States |
DNA viremia in sepsis Mark Hall, United States |
| 09:40 - 10:00 | Hocus- pocus - how do we ensure competency for point of care skills Jonny Wilkinson, UK |
Dealing with disasters | Short gut syndrome - how short can you go? | Oxygen monitoring and provision in LICs Trevor Duke, Australia |
Fungal sepsis in PICU Sainath Raman, Australia |
| 10:00 - 10:20 | Applying the "inverted classroom" in paediatric critical care teaching Briseida Mema, Canada |
Risk assessment - lessons from the mountains Rik De Decker, South Africa |
The gut microbiome - what does it mean and does it really matter? Lauren Sorce, United States |
Management of envenomation in resource-limited settings Hans Joerg Lang, Germany |
Tropical infectious diseases in PICU Swee Fong Tang, Malaysia |
10:20 - 10:45 / (GMT+2)
Break
10:45 - 11:30 / (GMT+2)
HALL 1 – 5
Oral Abstracts Presentations
11:30 - 12:00 / (GMT+2)
HALL 1
Plenary 4:
Individualised care in the PICU
Anne-Sylvie Ramelet, Switzerland
12:00 - 12:30 / (GMT+2)
HALL 1
Plenary 5:
How do we make diverse (PICC) teams work
Peter Laussen, United States
12:30 - 14:00 / (GMT+2)
Lunch Breaks – 90 min. & Industry Sessions – 45 min within lunch breaks
13:00 - 14:00 / (GMT+2)
AHP Scientist Session
14:00 - 15:20 / (GMT+2)
| Time | HALL 1 | HALL 2 | HALL 3 | HALL 4 | HALL 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14:00 - 15:20 | Sedation /Analgesia | The Heart - Optimising peri-operative care | Survive and Thrive - ICU Outcomes | Caring for the carers 1 | The Lungs 2 |
| 14:00 - 14:20 | New drugs for analgesia and sedation | Perioperative planning for early extubation Sandra Staveski, USA |
Life beyond PICU, is it ever the same? Joseph Manning, UK |
The effect of staff conflict on patient outcomes and how to resolve it Erin Paquette, United States |
NIV and HFNC - helpful or harmful ? - LMIC considerations Manu Sundaram, Qatar |
| 14:20 - 14:40 | Non-pharmacological approach to pain and distress Mallory Perry, United States |
Recognition and management of post-operation arrythmias Vinay Bhole, UK |
Transitioning from acute critically ill to long-term technology dependent care at home Jane Booth, South Africa |
Moral distress - withdrawal and withholding life-sustaining treatments Roxanne Kirsch, Canada |
NIV/HFNC - has it helped us ? - HIC considerations Natalie Napolitano, United States |
| 14:40 - 15:00 | Lived experiences of patients and caregivers with PICU Delirium Jasmin Moradi, Canada |
Nutritional considerations for the cardiac surgical patient-preparing for surgery Luise Marino, UK |
PICU outcomes - what to measure and how? Aline Maddux, United States |
Wellness is more than absence of burnout Rachael Morrison, UK |
COAST implications |
| 15:00 - 15:20 | Preventing and treating delirium in PICU Deborah Long, Australia |
Optimising cardiac care | Sleep and circadian rhythm - what mothers struggle with at home post ICU Lauren Sorce, United States |
Imposter syndrome and beyond | Drug delivery to the lungs Christopher Newth, United States |
15:20 - 15:45 / (GMT+2)
Break
15:45 - 17:00 / (GMT+2)
| HALL 1 | HALL 2 | HALL 3 | HALL 4 | HALL 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Perspectives / Discussion session: Impact of COVID-19 on Pediatric Critical Care Moderator: Gillian Colville, UK |
Making the PICU work for the oncology patient? Moderator: Asya Agulnik, USA Panelists: Reut Kassif Lerner,Israel Dilanee Sangaran, UK |
Discussion: How do we define the role for the ICU team in post-discharge care? Moderator: Karen Choong, Canada |
Discussion: Research Consortium Multicenter PICU Research and research in LMIC Moderators: Lauren Sorce, United States Panelists: Sainath Raman, Australia Hari Krishnan, UK Jan Hau Lee, Singapore Mavilde Pedreira, Brazil |
Discussion/debate: Interdisciplinary team functioning to optimise comfort and safety Panelists: Ali Ferguson, Australia Rhian Issac, UK Manjinder Kaur, India |
07:30 - 08:45 / (GMT+2)
| HALL 1 | HALL 2 | HALL 3 | HALL 4 | HALL 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunrise session: Making best use of limited resource to optimise quality and safety John Appiah, Ghana Marissa Seepersaud, Guyana Soonu Udani, India Idah Sendagala, Uganda Luise Marino, UK Ram Mudhoo, Mauritius |
Cases over Coffee | Sunrise session: Innovation in PICU, global perspectives. Moving from great ideas to actual implementation |
Cases over Coffee | Sunrise session: Clinical use of lung ultrasound for physiotherapy Moderator : Georgie Pizimolas, Australia Georgie Pizimolas, Australia |
08:45 - 09:00 / (GMT+2)
Break
09:00 - 10:20 / (GMT+2)
| Time | HALL 1 | HALL 2 | HALL 3 | HALL 4 | HALL 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09:00 - 10:20 | ECMO | Family Care | Combined organ systems | Pharmacology - Drug therapy in the PICU | End of life care |
| 09:00 - 09:20 | ECMO for cardiac arrest Tim Jones, UK |
‘Footprints for Sam’ | Burden of paediatric trauma across the globe Shruti Agrawal, UK |
Genetic diversity and pharmacotherapy | Withdrawing and with-holding life-sustaining therapy - ethical and practical considerations Fiona Miles, New Zeland |
| 09:20 - 09:40 | Anticoagulation controversies Gail Annich, Canada |
Parental and family mental health/wellness - who’s responsibility are they? Gillian Colville, UK |
Gun violence in children Sebastian Van As, South Africa |
Best practice management of seizures and status epilepticus in PICU- global approach Michaela Waak, Australia |
Determining brain death - criteria and considerations Matthew Kirschen , United States |
| 09:40 - 10:00 | Pharmacology considerations Michele Cree, Australia |
What is happening in the home? -How to prevent readmissions related to social determinants of health Loretta Scaini-Clarke , Australia |
Burns in children David Kloeck, South Africa |
What drugs are available to support the heart across the world? | Barriers to organ procurement Omer Aziz, UK |
| 10:00 - 10:20 | ECMO in COVID-19 and global outcomes Matteo Di Nardo, Italy |
Managing anxiety in families and children with repeat PCU admissions | Rehabiltation after severe trauma Brenda Morrow, South Africa |
From dreams to practice - when will be able to apply the "-omics"? | Living-related organ donation - providing support when it doesn’t work Satoshi Nakagawa, Japan |
10:20 - 10:45 / (GMT+2)
Break
10:45 - 11:30 / (GMT+2)
Hall 1 – 5
Oral Abstracts Presentations
11:30 - 12:00 / (GMT+2)
HALL 1
Plenary 6:
Climate change, health and the future for our children
Anthony Costello & Marina Romanello, UK
12:00 - 12:30 / (GMT+2)
HALL 1
Plenary 7:
The place for paediatric critical care in Africa
Andrew Argent, South Africa
12:30 - 14:00 / (GMT+2)
Lunch Breaks – 90 min. & Industry Sessions – 45 min within lunch breaks
14:00 - 15:20 / (GMT+2)
| Time | HALL 1 | HALL 2 | HALL 3 | HALL 4 | HALL 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14:00 - 15:20 | Global PICU perspectives: Improvisational technologies for implementing PICU care in LICs | Caring for the Carers 2 | The Kidney 2 | The Brain | Telemedicine |
| 14:00 - 14:20 | 14:00 - 14:16 Oxygen delivery Sebastian Gonzalez-Dambrauskas, Uruguay |
Nurturing and growing PICU leadership Elaine Gilfoyle, Canada |
Conservative management of AKI | Severe TBI management guidelines - where are we two years later? Robert Tasker, United States |
Remote and robotic technology for teleconsults |
| 14:20 - 14:40 | 14:16 - 14:32 Dialysis Peter Nourse, South Africa |
Career planning for the "ageing" PICU health professional | What is the ideal CRRT in the PICU setting? Kevin Plumpton, Australia |
Brain injury monitoring Athony Figaji, South Africa |
Medicolegal considerations in telemedicine- who carries patient responsibility? Christina Harry, Scotland |
| 14:40 - 15:00 | 14:32 - 14:48 Cardiac support Suchitra Ranjit, India |
Human factors in PICU - physical, emotional, cognitive | Renal angina Stuart Goldstein, United States |
Non-pharmacological approach to dystonia Helen Mercer, UK |
Telemedicine procedures - the CathChat experience Rik De Decker, South Africa |
| 15:00 - 15:20 | 14:48 - 15:04 Diagnosis and monitoring Roberto Jarbonisk, Argentina - 15:05 - 15:20 Nutrition support Jorge Antonio Coss-Bu, United States |
Dealing with public antagonism and violence | Saving young lives in Africa Mignon McCulloch, South Africa |
Pharmacological approach to dystonia Michele Mills, United States |
AI and Machine Learning for Clinical Prediction Tellen Bennett, United States |
15:20 - 15:45 / (GMT+2)
Break
15:45 - 16:15 / (GMT+2)
HALL 1
Closing ceremony
16:15 - 16:45 / (GMT+2)
HALL 1
Plenary 8:
The changing face of PICC in the 21st century
Ann Thompson, United States