Awards & Bursaries

Αll submitted abstracts were reviewed by the Steering Committee and evaluated in terms of their appropriateness and overall quality. The best abstracts received special awards on the basis of their scientific merit and originality:

Best Abstracts Awards

1st Prize

A RANDOMIZED TRIAL OF IRON HYDROXIDE POLYMALTOSE COMPLEX VERSUS FERROUS SULFATE IN PEDIATRIC PATIENTS WITH IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA

Beril Yasa, et. al., Turkey

ARE ADHD SYMPTOMS ASSOCIATED WITH COMPROMISED COGNITIVE SKILLS AND SCHOOL READINESS?

Georgia Bertou, et. al., Greece

2nd Prize

SUBCLINICAL MYOCARDIAL DYSFUNCTION IN VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY RICKETS

Alyaa Kotby, et. al., Egypt

NATRIURETIC PEPTIDES NT-PRO-BNP IN CHILDREN WITH CONGENITAL HEART MALFORMATION AND CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE

Angela Butnariu, et. al., Romania

COMPARISON OF DIFFERENT IRON PREPARATIONS IN THE PROPHYLAXIS OF IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA

Tugba Erener, et.al., Turkey

INFLUENCE OF ELEVATED LIVER FAT ON CIRCULATING ADIPOCYTOKINES AND INSULIN RESISTANCE IN OBESE HISPANIC ADOLESCENTS

Joon Sung Kim, et. al., Republic of Korea

ORAL ARGININE SUPPLEMENTATION REDUCES THE INCIDENCE OF NECROTIZING ENTROCOLITIS (NEC) IN VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT (VLBW) INFANTS

Stavroula Gavrili, et. al., Greece

EATING, SLEEPING, HYPERACTIVITY AND ATTENTION PROBLEMS IN VERY PRETERM CHILDREN AT 12, 24, 36 MONTHS FOLLOW-UP

Anna Maria Dall'Oglio, et. al., Italy

RSV-PROPHYLAXIS IN PREMATURE INFANTS IN SWEDEN: A BUDGET IMPACT ANALYSIS

Katharina Buesch, et.al., Sweden

LANGUAGE FUNCTIONS IN PRETERM CHILDREN: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW AND META-ANALYSIS

Inge Van Noort-Van Der Spek, et. al., The Netherlands

TOWARDS IMPROVING THE PREDICTION OF SEVERE RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL VIRUS (RSV) INFECTION IN LATE-PRETERM INFANTS

Pamela Vo, et. al., USA

Best Poster Awards

DOWN SYNDROME (DS) WITHOUT CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE (CHD) AND THE RISK OF HOSPITALIZATION FOR A LOWER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION (LRTI) AND LRTI DUE TO RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL VIRUS (RSV)

Pamela Vo, et.al., USA


PHOTOTHERAPY AND DNA CHANGES IN FULL TERM NEONATES WITH
HYPERBILIRUBINEMIA

Manal Abd El- Salam, et.al.

ALCOHOL USE AMONG COLLEGE FRESHMEN: A LONGITUDINAL ANALYSIS USING FACEBOOK

Kerry, Gannon, et.al. USA

Young Investigators Awards

ARE ADHD SYMPTOMS ASSOCIATED WITH COMPROMISED COGNITIVE SKILLS AND SCHOOL READINESS?

Georgia Bertou, et. al., Greece

ALCOHOL INTOXICATION AMONG DUTCH ADOLESCENTS; GENDER DIFFERENCES AND TRENDS OVER TIME

Eva Van Zanten, et.al., The Netherlands

ALCOHOL USE AMONG COLLEGE FRESHMEN: A LONGITUDINAL ANALYSIS USING FACEBOOK

Kerry, Gannon, et.al. USA