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