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11 months – 11 topics: an expert interview on nutrition

2017-11-02 / News

Professor Mary Fewtrell, Professor of Peadiatric Nutrition at University College London and Professor Berthold Koletzko, Professor of Paediatrics at University of Munich and Head of the Division Metabolic and Nutritional Medicine at Dr. von Hauner Children’s Hospital, University of Munich Medical Centre in Germany  are the Chairs of the Topic Expert Group on Nutrition of the […]

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Editing the first part of standards

2017-08-11 / News

The development of reference standards in the European Standards of Care for Newborn Health project is increasingly taking shape. Our editorial team has been working like busy bees to edit the first part of standards. After three days of very productive discussions, we are happy to announce an important milestone: in total, they edited more than 30 […]

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Open your mind: Award by the initiative “Germany – Land of Ideas”

2017-06-27 / News

The European Standards of Care for Newborn Health project is one of the awardees in the competition “Landmarks in the Land of Ideas”. The “Germany – Land of Ideas” initiative is a “contest of ideas” which offers creative minds from all over Germany a stage for their innovative projects. The aim of the competition is to provide […]

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World premiere: launch of the image video of the European Standards of Care for Newborn Health project

2017-05-22 / News

The 4th Chair Committee Meeting of the European Standards of Care for Newborn Health project which is taking place in Freising, Germany, over the last few days, is an ideal occasion to celebrate the world premiere of our brand new image video. With a top-class line-up of healthcare experts, parent representatives, and representatives of EFCNI, the video gives […]

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A powerful group at the 4th Chair Committee Meeting

2017-05-05 / News

We have taken another important step towards harmonising treatment and care for preterm and ill newborn babies across Europe. More than 40 experts from 17 countries formed a powerful international group at the 4th Chair Committee Meeting of the European Standards of Care for Newborn Health project from 21 to 23 May 2017 in Freising, Germany. In […]

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Interview on Follow-up and continuing care

2017-04-22 / News

For preterm and sick babies, the follow-up after discharge from hospital and the care they receive during childhood is very important to monitor and support their development. We asked Dr Aleid van Wassenaer Leemhuis and Professor Dieter Wolke, the Chair Team of the Topic Expert Group on Follow-up and continuing care, some questions on important […]

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11 months – 11 topics: Video interview on Birth and transfer

2017-03-31 / News

Professor Umberto Simeoni, Director of the Division of Pediatrics at CHUV University Hospital in Lausanne, Switzerland, refers to his work as “an extremely enriching human experience every day”. He and Dr Dietmar Schlembach, Chairman of the EFCNI Trustee Board and Head of the Clinic of Obstetrics at Vivantes Klinikum Berlin-Neukölln, Germany, form the Chair Team […]

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11 months – 11 topics: Video interviews

2017-03-06 / News

Within the new edition of 11 months – 11 topics, we started a video series with interviews with the Chairs of the eleven Topics Expert Groups of the European Standards of Care for Newborn Health project. Every month, we will launch a new video clip. In February, we started with an interview on Data collection […]

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