From Neonates to Adolescents: Uniting Paediatric Professionals
Welcome to CEPAS 2026, where all paediatric subspecialties, spanning from neonatal care to adolescent medicine, come together to advance child health through cutting-edge research, education, and collaboration.
For over 15 years, the European Academy of Paediatrics (EAP) and the European Society for Paediatric Research (ESPR) have been leading the way in paediatric research, education, and collaboration.
We are proud to announce the next step in this partnership: CEPAS – the evolution of the European Academy of Paediatric Societies Congress.
Join CEPAS 2026, 28-31 Oct 2026, in Lyon/FR.
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Perinatal Care of the Preterm Baby-Epidemiology and Ethics
This is an online module being organised by the MPROvE Academy starting from the 12th of February till the end of April 2021. The content covered includes limits of viability, prenatal counselling, communication, prognostication, decision making, and a lot more as outlined below. The course has been broken up into content that can be imbibed weekly with a webinar covering that topic. The course has online content, and videos for review by the participants. Participants can access this from anywhere in the world. For more details a video of the course is attached.
For registration please contact Dr Alok Sharma Consultant Neonatologist on draloksharma74@gmail.com 
 
 
 

AAA in Action: Age-Appropriate Attributes of Developmental Care for the Preterm Newborn is a World Prematurity Day workshop that explores the critical role of developmental care during the period of rapid brain growth in preterm infants. Participants will gain practical insights into recognising age-appropriate developmental attributes, delivering individualised neuroprotective interventions, engaging families as partners in care, and implementing evidence-based developmental care practices within the NICU through the Assess, Adapt, and Advance (AAA) framework. The workshop is designed for neonatal healthcare professionals committed to improving developmental outcomes for vulnerable newborns. 
Workshop Objectives
Participants will be able to:
✅ Differentiate developmental and sensory characteristics of preterm infants across key postmenstrual age groups and relate them to developmental care needs.
✅ Demonstrate selection of age-appropriate multisensory and neuroprotective developmental care interventions based on infant maturity, stability, and behavioural organisation.
✅ Design strategies to engage parents as active partners in delivering positive sensory experiences and developmental care within the NICU.
✅ Develop an individualised, age-appropriate developmental care plan that integrates infant assessment, sensory experiences, family participation, and interdisciplinary collaboration. 


This workshop is ideal for:
Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists, and Speech‑Language Pathologists working in neonatal settings
Neonatal Nurses, Developmental Specialists, and NICU Care Teams
Medical and Allied Health Students interested in neonatal therapy and developmental care
Hospital Administrators and Educators seeking to implement evidence‑based NICU practices

The 17th of November each year is the World Prematurity Day. Originally started by parent organisations in Europe in 2008, the World Prematurity Day is an international event aiming at high-lighting the ~15 million infants born preterm each year.
Read more about this day on the March of Dimes web site, and on Facebook.