MAY 2019 Compassionate care in Pediatrics. The situation Access to high quality healthcare is a key human right recognized by the European Union, its Institutions and the citizens of Europe. Any high quality, high performing healthcare system relies on…
April 2019 ‘Ethics in paediatrics’ challenges for young paediatricians. The situation Paediatricians will face ethical dilemmas in their everyday practice. There can be disagreement between children/young people and their parents over treatment; cases…
March 2019 How artificial intelligence can revolutionize medicine and pediatrics in the EU. Exciting news from the European Commission: Europe wants to stay ahead on artificial intelligence (AI) applications for medicine and aims to…
February 2019 “No more pain” and “no more loss” for children with cancer and their families. Globally, a child dies of cancer every 3 minutes. Every year in Europe, more than 6,000 children and young people die from cancer and more than…
January 2019 High value in health care – how can we improve value for patients? How is high value in health care defined? The health care sector is characterised by conflicting interests that often vary based on the stakeholder;…
November – December 2018 “Healthy child, healthy world” day – why we must keep advocating for children’s (health) rights. On 20th November, we celebrated ‘Healthy Child Healthy World’ Day, a new initiative designed to raise awareness of every child’s…
October 2018 Raising awareness on AMR, a growing health threat for children and adults alike. World Antibiotic Awareness Week takes place on 12-18 November, with the 2018 European Antibiotic Awareness Day taking place on 15 November 2018. On these…
June 2018 Childhood obesity – a global public health concern. Childhood obesity is one of the most serious public health challenges of the 21st century. Last year, the Commission on Ending Childhood Obesity (ECHO) reported that the number…
may 2018 Protecting children from tobacco. The situation Exposure to SHS leads to an estimated 166.000 child deaths each year worldwide, with most of those deaths resulting from lower respiratory diseases. Eighty-six percent (86%) of youth in Europe…
March 2018 How artificial intelligence can revolutionize medicine and pediatrics in the EU. Across Europe we have been facing the problem of decreasing immunisation coverage that undermines the progress made towards eliminating specific infectious…
