Programme

Programme

EAPS 2025 will bring together international experts and thought leaders to explore the latest advancements and challenges in paediatrics. Choose from a diverse range of sessions designed to cater to all aspects of child health, from clinical care to policy and patient-centered approaches:

Key Plenary Sessions

Format Description: Each session will feature a globally renowned expert addressing a major, world-changing phenomenon relevant to paediatrics.

Why Attend: These sessions are designed to set the tone of the congress, highlighting key developments that have a broad and lasting impact on child health worldwide. They bring influential thought leaders directly to the audience, ensuring high visibility and engagement with cutting-edge ideas.

Discover the Plenary Sessions and Speakers

General Paediatrics Sessions

Format Description: Speakers will focus on key issues and advancements within the core topics of paediatric care, from newborn care to adolescent medicine.

Why Attend: These sessions cater to a broad paediatric audience, ensuring relevance for all attendees while addressing the latest research, treatment approaches, and clinical guidelines. It appeals to the everyday clinical needs of participants, making it foundational to the event.

Paediatrics in Practice – Disease-Specific Panels

Format Description: Each session focuses on one paediatric disease or condition, featuring a multi-disciplinary panel of experts discussing the latest treatments and challenges.

Why Attend: This hands-on, case-based approach breaks down complex diseases and provides practical, actionable insights. The interdisciplinary nature fosters collaboration and new treatment approaches, making it directly applicable to clinical practice.

Step-by-Step Education Forums

Format Description: Interactive forums that guide attendees through clinical procedures, diagnostic processes, or management techniques in a methodical, stepwise fashion.

Why Attend: These sessions are designed to enhance skills and knowledge through practical education, providing attendees with clear, step-by-step guidance to improve their day-to-day practice in paediatrics. It will provide the so called “Algorithm approach” for attendees to take in their trolleys back home.

Consensus Statement Sessions

Format Description: Panels of experts deliberate on key paediatric topics and emerging issues, aiming to build consensus and establish clear statements or guidelines.

Why Attend: These sessions culminate in the development of widely accepted guidelines that can shape future paediatric care. They emphasize collaboration and the formation of a unified approach to critical paediatric issues, giving sponsors visibility in shaping the future of paediatric care.

Patient-Family Perspective Sessions

Format Description: Real-life stories and insights from patients and their families are presented, focusing on the impact of paediatric care from the patient’s point of view.

Why Attend: These sessions highlight the human side of healthcare, showcasing the direct impact that treatments, care, and policies have on the lives of children and families. Most importantly, these sessions aim to educate the family of the patient about the disease, helping them become more engaged and attentive to the patient’s needs. This emotionally compelling format deepens the audience’s understanding of patient-centered care and family involvement.

Beyond Medicine Sessions

Format Description: These sessions explore broader themes in paediatrics, such as ethics, social determinants of health, advocacy, policy, well-being, work-life balance, mental health, and the role of innovation in improving paediatric outcomes.

Why Attend: Focusing on non-clinical but equally critical aspects of paediatrics, these sessions foster a holistic approach to child health. They encourage broader thinking and engagement with the societal factors that shape healthcare delivery, making them an excellent platform for sponsors interested in future-oriented discussions.

Short Oral Sessions (Abstract Presentations)

Format Description: Presentations by selected abstract submitters, offering a platform for emerging research and innovation in paediatrics.

Why Attend: Each session includes multiple short, focused talks on research findings. These sessions offer early-career researchers and clinicians a chance to showcase their work, fostering innovation and new connections.

E-Poster Walks

Guided tours through digital poster presentations, where presenters offer brief explanations of their research while answering questions from attendees.