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5th - 6th December 2024

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Here be Lungs Conference 2024

The Paediatric Pulmonology and Neonatology Divisions at Tygerberg Hospital are pleased to announce the 13th Conference, titled “The 13th Voyage”.

The aim of this conference is to navigate newly described and insufficiently explored neonatal, infant and childhood lung conditions as well as cardiac and paediatric intensive care related lung conditions through state-of-the-art lectures in the respective fields. Regular international speakers include Profs Andrew Bush, Ernst Eber, Fabio Midulla, Petr Pohunek, Bruce Rubin and Savvas Andronikou.

The conference is preceded by an Ultrasound Workshop, as well as a combined Neonatal/Paediatric Workshop on 4 December 2024 held at the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences of Stellenbosch University on Tygerberg Campus.

We invite you to exhibit or attend what promises to be an excellent scientfic programme, which will be held at The Lord Charles Hotel on 5 & 6 December 2024. Nestled against the majestic backdrop of the Helderberg mountains in the heart of Somerset West in Cape Town, it is an oasis of luxury and tranquillity. Surrounded by the verdant beauty of the Cape Winelands, this enchanting retreat seamlessly blends sophistication with breathtaking natural surroundings.

The academic program focuses on a wide range of subjects, ranging from antenatal diagnosis and congenital lung disease, interstitial lung diseases, cystic fibrosis, asthma and the wheezing infant, to interventions (airway management, bronchoscopy, lung surgery, lung biopsy) and imaging (interpreting chest x-rays, chest CT and / or MR scans, ultrasound of the chest), ethical dilemmas, unusual lung infections, including viral infections, lung function, PCD and respiratory support of the sick child.

Speaker
Associate Professor & Neonatologist in the Department Paediatrics & Child Health, Stellenbosch University & Tygerberg Academic Hospital. She obtained her PhD (SU) on non-invasive cardiac output monitoring in preterm infants. She is part of the European Society of Paediatric Research special interest group on non-invasive cardiac output monitoring (NICOM) as well as the special interest group on neonatologist performed echocardiography (NPE).
Prof. Lizelle van Wyk

Tygerberg Children's Hospital

Speaker
Eckhard Teschner, with a background in biomedical engineering and experience in emergency and intensive care, joined Dräger in 1999. He's been Senior Product Manager since 2001, overseeing Dräger’s EIT technology project. He's initiated over 80 collaborations with lung mechanics experts, participating in numerous EIT measurements on intensive care patients. He's authored/co-authored publications on EIT and PulmoVista 500. A member of TREND group, he contributed to PulmoVista 500's development, specifying requirements, designing its interface, and managing iterative projects to enhance its performance and usability.
Eckhard Teschner M.Sc.

Senior Product Manager

Speaker
Professor of Pediatrics (MBBS, DCH, MD, FAAP), Division Chief of Neonatology, and Director of NICU at LAC+USC Medical Center, Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, USA.  Directs one of the largest fellowship programs in Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine in the country, with 18 fellows in the program. Major research interests include Surfactant therapy, NIV, and Oxygen toxicity. Listed in Best Doctors in America each year by his peers since 2005.    
Prof. Rangasamy Ramanathan

University of Southern California

Speaker
Pediatric radiologist and full professor at both the University of Bristol (UK) & University of Cape Town (South Africa). His focus areas for research are brain & chest imaging of children with TB and HIV, as well as education & training of radiologists & non-radiologists in image interpretation on the African continent. Provides specialized pediatric medical imaging services & medico-legal opinion through his own company Spot Light Imaging.
Prof. Savvas Andronikou

University of Bristol & Cape Town

Speaker
Dr. Lisa Frigati is a paediatric infectious disease specialist focused on paediatric and adolescent HIV and TB in sub-Saharan Africa. She practices at Tygerberg Children's Hospital and holds two Masters degrees, one in Tropical Medicine and International Health, and another in Paediatrics, specializing in isoniazid prophylaxis for children on antiretroviral therapy.
Dr. Lisa Frigati

Tygerberg Children's Hospital

Speaker
Research focus is airway fluid dynamics: mucus clearance in health and disease, airway inflammation and immunomodulation, cough, and aerosol delivery of medications. Professor & Chair Emeritus of Pediatrics at Virginia Commonwealth University. Postdoc in Biomedical Engineering at Oxford University as a Rhodes Scholar and did his fellowship in Paediatric Respirology Toronto. Holds the MD and MEngr degrees from Tulane, and an MBA degree from Wake Forest University. Honorary appointments in four medical schools, is on the editorial board of 10 journals, has published more than 300 original research papers and chapters (H-index 75), and holds 11 patents.
Prof. Bruce Rubin

Virginia Commonwealth University

Speaker
Professor of Pediatrics and Head of the Division of Pediatric Pulmonology and Allergology of the Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine. American Thoracic Society Fellow (ATSF) and Fellow of the European Respiratory Society (FERS).
Prof Ernst Eber

Head of Pediatric Pulmonology & Allergology

Speaker
Associate Professor of Paediatrics. Head of Paediatric Emergency. Department of Paediatrics, Policlinc Umberto I, “Sapienza” University of Rome. Past Head of the Paediatric Assembly of the European Respiratory Society
Prof Fabio Midulla

Associate Professor of Paediatrics

Speaker
Professor of Paediatrics, Head, Division of Paediatric Respiratory Diseases, Paediatric Department, 2nd Faculty of Medicine, Charles University in Prague, Prague, Czech Republic
Prof. Petr Pohunek

Czech Republic

Speaker
Professor in the Department of Paediatrics and Child Heath, Stellenbosch University, the Head of Clinical Unit: Paediatric Pulmonology and Paediatric Intensive Care at Tygerberg Hospital and a faculty member of the European Respiratory Society (ERS) skills course in paediatric bronchoscopy. He is also the chair of the Tygerberg Hospital Children’s Trust.
Prof Pierre Goussard

Tygerberg Children’s Hospital

Speaker
MD FHEA FRCP FRCPCH FERS FAPSR ATSF Professor of Paediatrics and Head of Section (Paediatrics), Imperial College Professor of Paediatric Respirology, National Heart and Lung Institute Consultant Paediatric Chest Physician, Royal Brompton & Harefield NHS Foundation Trust
Prof Andrew Bush

United Kingdom

Speaker
MBChB, MMed Paed, MPhil(Applied Ethics), PhD (Leuven) is the executive head of the Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University. She has a special interest in paediatric oncology and ethical aspects of research on children. She is a member of the research ethics committee at Stellenbosch University.
Prof Mariana Kruger

Tygerberg Children's Hospital

Speaker
Professor Heather Zar is Head of Paediatrics and Child Health at the University of Cape Town. Her research focuses on child lung health, including pneumonia, TB, HIV-related lung disease, and asthma. She leads groundbreaking studies, has published over 270 papers, and has received numerous prestigious awards for her contributions to science and child health.
Prof Heather Zar

University of Cape Town

Speaker
Prof. Refiloe Masekela is a Paediatric Pulmonologist and Head of Paediatrics at the University of KwaZulu-Natal. Her research focuses on bronchiectasis in children and lung function testing. She’s published widely, supervised 13 Masters students, and holds leadership roles in African and international respiratory societies, including the Pan African Thoracic Society.
Prof. Refiloe Masekela

University of KwaZulu-Natal

Speaker
MBChB (Stell), FC (SA) Cardio, Head: Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery at Tygerberg Hospital (University of Stellenbosch) from 2003 to present Clinical Fellowship in Congenital Cardiac Surgery at the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto in 2005. Clinical Fellowship in Adult Cardiac Surgery at Toronto General Hospital in 2004. Special interest in Mitral &aortic valve repair, Thoracic and cardiac surgery in children.
Dr Jacques Janson

Stellenbosch University

Consultus SSEM Mthembu Medical Tygerberg Children's Hospital

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