CARDIOLOGY

Cardiac Problems in Children, Secrets Revealed

Introduction:

Pediatric heart diseases have a wide scope of differential diagnosis that ranges from the benign to the life threatening. General pediatricians meet these problems every day in their practice and may have to make difficult decisions. Throughout our panel discussion we will tackle these common problems. We will ask our experts to share their knowledge and experience regarding the most bothersome questions. 
Is this patient suffering a rheumatic fever? Should I consider Kawasaki in this one year old child? Do I refer this patient for an echocardiography? What are the newest updates in the treatment of heart failure? Will my patient need an open heart surgery or can an interventional procedure solve the problem? Do we need a national pulse oximetry screening program?
At the Cardiology panel discussion PEDIA EGYPT 2019, you will know the answer to these questions and so many more. Come meet and interact with the biggest names in Pediatric cardiology
Don’t miss it!

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Date: 10-13 April 2019

Duration: 1 hour

Panel discussion moderator:

Ranya Hegazy, Professor of Pediatrics and Pediatric Cardiology, Director of Cairo University Specialized Children’s Hospital.

Panel discussion speakers:

• Alyaa Kotby, Professor of Pediatrics and Pediatric Cardiology, Children’s Hospital Ain Shams University.

Speaking about:

• What are the manifestations of rheumatic fever that every pediatrician should look for? Are there any subtle signs?
• What is the significance of an elevated ASOT titer? How frequently should a patient be asked to repeat it?
• What is the proper management that we need to do?

• Hala Agha, Professor of Pediatrics and Pediatric Cardiology, Head of Pediatric Postoperative Cardiac ICU, Cairo University.

Speaking about: “Atypical Kawasaki Disease, is it present in EGYPT?”

• When do you recommend making the diagnosis of Kawasaki disease? What else should be thought of in our differential diagnosis?
• What is atypical Kawasaki? Do we need to worry about it in Egypt?
• How long do you follow your patients up after making the diagnosis?

• Rania ElZayat, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics and Pediatric Cardiology, Menoufia University. Certified Professional Trainer in International board of Certified Trainer

Speaking about:

• What are the signs of heart failure? Do they differ according to the age group?
• What are the most important causes of heart failure in infants and children?
• What is the regimen of treatment you follow for your patients? What are the new meds for resistant heart failure?

• Hala El Marasafawy, Professor of Pediatrics and Pediatric Cardiology, Head of Cardiology Unit Children Hospital, Mansoura University.

Speaking about:

• When should a pediatrician order an echocardiography for a patient?
• What are the new modalities in echocardiography and what have they added?
• Can you share with us some images for what a normal echocardiogram looks like?

• Rasha Ammar, Professor of Pediatrics and Pediatric Cardiology, Cairo University.

Speaking about:”When to send your patients for device closure”

• What is the value of catheter intervention in children with left to right shunts?
• What are the criteria you look for in patients that make them suitable for device closure?
• What are the most common complications for device closure?
  
  
• Alaa Sobeih, Consultant of Pediatric Cardiology, Cairo University and Misr University for Science and Technology.

Speaking about:

• What is the value of screening by pulse oximetry?
• What should a pediatrician do if the neonate has a low saturation on oximetry?
• In your opinion should this be a national program?