The CYPER Symposium 2024 programme. The programme outlines the amazing workshops, talks, presentations and posters that will be presented at the symposium on the 13th of May. CYPER 2024 Programme 9:00-9:30 – Registration and coffee, Mary Kinross Room 9:30-9:35- Opening Matters, Wellcome Auditorium Professor Jürgen Schwarze, Child Life and Health 9:35-11:00 Workshop, Wellcome Auditorium Enabling active participation and agency for children and young people in research and policy development o Dr. Pamela Dicks, NHS NRS Scottish Children's Research Network o Carol Porteous, Edinburgh Clinical Research Facility o Dr. Sinead Rhodes, Centre for Clinical Brain Sciences & Child Life and Health 11:00-12:00 – Poster Walk, Fyffe Room – Chaired by Dr. Jay Shetty, Child Life and Health Dr. Helen Turner, PhD Candidate, MRC Centre for Reproductive Health o Implementation of Cerebral NIRS in a Tertiary Neonatal Intensive Care Unit in the UK Daira Trusinska, PhD Candidate, Usher Institute o Risk Factors for Poor Outcomes in Children Hospitalized with Virus-associated Acute Lower Respiratory Infections: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis Heather Simpson, PhD Candidate, School of Philosophy, Psychology & Language Sciences o Effects of age and schooling on children’s executive function and socioemotional development when starting school Jemima Alston , Medical Student, University of Edinburgh Medical School o The Outcome of Epilepsies Presenting Before The Age of Two Years Eilidh Lindsay, Medical Student, University of Edinburgh Medical School o Outcomes of the Scottish Paediatric Epilepsy Surgery Service Niamh McLaughlin, PhD Candidate, Center for Discovery Brain Sciences o EEG phenotyping rodent models of monogenic pediatric epilepsy 12:00-13:00 – Lunch & Posters, Mary Kinross Room 13:00-13:30- Featured talk, Wellcome Auditorium - Chaired by Dr. James Boardman, MRC Centre for Reproductive Health Dr Louise Marryat, Baxter Fellow, University of Dundee o Using linked administrative datasets to explore the developmental pathways of children born to women who use opioids in pregnancy 13:30-15:00 – Short Research Presentations, Wellcome Auditorium - Chaired by Dr. James Boardman, MRC Centre for Reproductive Health Dr Jay Shetty, Child Life and Health o AI solution for early detection and monitoring of epilepsies in Infancy Dr Shima Abdullatef, Usher Institute o Window in the Brain (WiB): developing a novel brain connectivity-based seizure detection algorithm for future paediatric critical care use Dr Matthew Johnston, School of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences o Relation between statistical learning and cognitive control during childhood Dr Jasmin Wertz, School of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences o Investigating longer-term effects of parenting on socioemotional skills: A twin-differences study Susan Abbott-Smith, CAHMS o Suicide prevention in young people Dr Thomas Williams, Centre for Inflammation Research o RSV bronchiolitis: does it have a future? 15:00-15:30 – Coffee break, Mary Kinross Room 15:30-16:30 Short Research Presentations, Wellcome Auditorium - Chaired by Dr. Felicity Vidya Mehendale, Usher Institute Dr Katie McKinnon, PhD Candidate, The Centre for Reproductive Health o Epigenetic scores indicate differences in the proteome of preterm infants Dr Karen Mackenzie, Institute for Regeneration and Repair o STING and the lung – insights from monogenic disease Dr Don Urquhart, Child Life and Health o ExACT-CF Trial Dr Stefan Unger, Child Life and Health o Paediatric Bronchiectasis 16:30-17:15 Key Note Lecture, Wellcome Auditorium - Chaired by Dr. Felicity Vidya Mehendale, Usher Institute Alex Hutchinson, Edinburgh Futures Institute o Square pegs and round holes: An insight into practically managing the complex ethical implications of data driven research for children and young people 17:15 – 17:20 Closing remarks Professor Jürgen Schwarze, Child Life and Health 17:20-19:00 Networking & Drinks Reception, Mary Kinross Room This article was published on 2024-09-10
