First Announcement
The 25. Norwegian Perinatal Symposia
Remember to sign up for the "The 25. Norwegian Perinatal Symposia” in November 7-9, 2012. The
conference will be held at “Gamle Festsal” Universitetsplassen, Oslo, the capital of Norway, and hosted by
Gyro Conferences.
Main topics during “The 25. Norwegian Perinatal Symposia” will be:
 Preterm birth: Antenatal steroids-still the best for preterms?, New and alternative ventilatory
strategies and Progesterone as prevention of preterm births
 International health: Maternal death during labour in Africa, perinatal death in Africa, perinatal
infections, HIV /AIDS
There will be a session with oral presentation of submitted abstracts and plenty of time to get to know the
participants during several social events like get together party and a jubilee banquet.
For details regarding enrolment and submission of abstract please visit: www.perinatalforeningen.no
(Norwegian website)
The 25. Norwegian Perinatal Symposia
Gamle Festsal, Universitetsplassen,
Oslo, 7-9 November 2012
Preliminary program:
Preparatory course regarding RSV and neonatal lung protective treatment
Jubilee symposium “The Norwegian Perinatal Society through 25 years”
Main speakers, preterm birth
Henry Halliday, Belfast, Antenatal steroids-still the best for preterms?
Eduardo H. Bancalari, USA, New and alternative ventilatory strategies
Liv Ellingsen, Norway, Progesterone as prevention of preterm births
Symposium on Preterm birth and Lung disease
Ventilatory strategies and prevention of preterm births
Symposium on Epigenetics
Our fetal life and later health-from epidemiology to epigenetics
Symposium on International Health
Maternal death during labour in Africa, perinatal infections, new-borns with HIV / AIDS
Symposium on Early Intervention
Early parental intervention and cognitive outcome
Symposium on bowel defects
Prenatal diagnosis, delivery, treatment and follow-up
Symposium on the extremely premature infants
-were to be delivered and treated?
In addition, an exciting social program with a guided tour at the Nobel Peace Centre, an anniversary dinner
in the Norwegian National Opera with a presentation ceremony of prizes for best free lectures and “The
Norwegian Perinatal Society prices”.
Remember to sign up for 7-9. November 2012 in Oslo!
Greetings from
Britt Nakstad
The Norwegian Perinatal Society
Anne Lee Solevåg
Chairman, local arrangements committee