Location: Barcelona, Spain

Serving as a nexus for the wealth of knowledge provided by three leading paediatric societies, the 5th Congress of the European Academy of Paediatric Societies (EAPS 2014) promises to build on the reputation of previous highly successful meetings. Paediatric professionals from around the world will gain unparalleled access to the best scientific research programmes. Firmly established yet dedicated to thinking outside the box, EAPS 2014 aims to engage the world’s best in a hearty exchange of experiences and expertise in research and clinical care. Europe’s foremost pediatrics subspecialty societies EAP, ESPNIC and ESPR have dedicated their time and formidable talents into organizing an stellar educational/research forum that will celebrate outstanding science in all areas of pediatrics.

For more information: http://www.kenes.com/paediatrics/

Location: Lyon, France

The EAP 2013 Congress &  MasterCourse will bring together professionals from the fields of Adolescent Medicine, Allergy and Immunology, Critical/Emergency Care, Endocrine and Diabetes, Gastroenterology and Nutrition, Genetic and Metabolic, Hemato-Oncology, Infectious Diseases, Neonatology, Nephrology, Neurology, Paediatric Tropical Medicine, Primary Care, Obesity Respiratory and Rheumatology.

For further information about the Congress & MasterCourse, we invite you to visit the website: http://www.eapaediatrics.eu.

Location: Innsbruck, Austria

Dear colleagues,
Here is the final programme of the 4. International HUS meeting in Innsbruck.
At this meeting we would like to discuss with international colleagues the different facettes (genetics, pathophysiology, diagnostics, clinical courses, therapies) of hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS). In 2011 the typical HUS got quite some attention due to the EHEC O104:H4 outbreak in Northern Germany. However, other microorganisms, such as pneumococci, or genetic predispositions or mutations favour or cause, respectively, HUS as well. The related thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP) will form another focus of this meeting.
Eighteen European experts have accepted our invitation to present their data, plus four from overseas (US, CA, AR).

You are invited to attend and register and submit an abstract for a short oral presentation or a poster via our homepage: http://www.hus-online.at
The meeting covers both basic research and clinical aspects and we will have a session covering the three most interesting clinical cases – please also submit these via the abstract submission site at http://www.hus-online.at

If you want to go for reasonable travel options, please consider, instead of flying to Innsbruck via Frankfurt or Vienna, to fly to and from Munich and take a Four-Seasons shuttle which will drop you at the door step of the hotel (takes approx. 2.5 – 3 hours). For your calculations a round trip Munich-Innsbruck with that shuttle costs 72 Euros (please mention “HUS” and book via info@airport-transfer.com or oliver@airport-transfer.com ).

The dinner will take place at the Seegrube, have a look: http://www.nordkette.com/en. The costs are included in the registration fee!
The accompanying person’s fee is just 50 Euro, which actually only just covers the costs of the cable car and dinner at the Seegrube – so it is a good opportunity to see Innsbruck!

You can obviously book your accommodation at any hotel in town – the venue will be at the Hotel Grauer Bär, Universitätsstr. 3:http://www.innsbruck-hotels.at/hotel-grauer-baer/das-hotel/, where we have reserved quite a number of rooms at a special price. If you book directly at Grauer Bär – which obviously means Grey Bear, but is safe otherwise – it will cost 78 Euros for a single and 120 Euros for a double room. However, there are other hotels within walking distance (10-15 min). If you stay at Hotel Grauer Bär you can pay your registration fee by credit card on the spot. If you stay elsewhere, registrations fees must be paid by bank transfer before, or in cash at the registration desk of the meeting.