New-borns, children and adolescents constitute a major part of MSF patients worldwide. Committed to enhancing the quality of care and address current paediatric issues, MSF is now organising its first paediatric days in Stockholm 23-24 September.
The First MSF Paediatric Days will raise field-relevant, often neglected, paediatric scientific topics.Sahar Nejat, MSF field paediatrician, member of the Paediatric Days organisational committee
New-borns, children and adolescents constitute a major part of MSF patients worldwide. Yet there is a lack of basic paediatric skills and a shortage of paediatric trained staff in MSF field projects. The MSF International Paediatric Working Group is addressing the gaps through a number of initiatives aimed at improving the quality of paediatric field care. The development of paediatric guidelines and the setup of paediatric training for MSF staff are examples of contributions to this cause. Despite these advances, demands for paediatric skills, knowledge and evidence based practise are still high and make up a huge task ahead.
The First MSF Paediatric Days will provide a platform where MSF field staff and medical coordinators can meet with academia to enhance the quality of MSF paediatric programs and address current paediatric issues through evidence based examples. The days also seek to inspire paediatric staff, to reinforce the paediatric agenda and to provide the common grounds for paediatric advocacy within MSF and beyond.
MSF personnel working in paediatric and neonatal settings are invited to submit an abstract for evaluation to be presented at the Paediatric Days. The deadline is June 24th.
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