08:45 – 09:00  Official Opening

09:00 – 10:15  SESSION 1 – CLINICAL PUZZLES IN PEDIATRIC PULMONOLOGY

Chair: Marcela Ionescu

1. When the Same Age Does Not Mean the Same Course: Parallel Perspectives on Necrotizing Pneumonia – Alexandru Ulmeanu, Anca Nițulescu
2. The Hidden Cause of Recurrent Pneumococcal Pneumonia in Childhood – Laura Prisacariu, Mihai Craiu, Radu Gheorghiu
3. Tuberculosis with Multiple Localizations in Children – Clinical and Management Implications – Andreea Neață
4. The Burden of Measles – Laura Prisacariu, Mihai Craiu, Alexandra Bratu
5. Pulmonary Hemorrhage in Children: Decoding a Clinical Puzzle with Life-Saving Implications – Marcela Daniela Ionescu, Roxana Taras, Maria Iulia Brustan, Raluca Nechifor, Mihaela Paca, Andreea Nicorici, Ana-Maria Rusu, Eliza Cinteză

10:15 – 12:30  SESSION 2 – PRECISION IN PRACTICE: TOOLS IN THE SERVICE OF THE PEDIATRIC PULMONOLOGIST

Chair: Adrian Toma

1. Lung Imaging in Children (X-ray and CT) – Cicerone Iordache
2. Lung Ultrasound and Its Clinical Implications – Ioana Ciucă (Timișoara)
3. Challenges in Pediatric Lung Ultrasound – Adrian Toma
4. Challenges in Pulmonary Function Testing in Children – Roxana-Maria Nemeș
5. The Sweat Test – Radu Gheorghiu
6. Bronchoscopy in Children – Mihai Alexe

12:30 – 12:45  Coffee break

12:45 – 14:15  SESSION 3 – ASTHMA AND CYSTIC FIBROSIS

Chairs: Andrew Bush, Roxana-Maria Nemeș

1. Asthma: “What to do when asthma treatment is not working” – Andrew Bush
2. Biologic Therapy in Severe Pediatric Asthma – Roxana-Maria Nemeș
3. Recurrent or Persistent Wheezing: Is It Asthma? – Paraschiva Cherecheș-Panta (Cluj)
4. Cystic Fibrosis in the Era of Modulator Therapy – Iustina Stan

14:15 – 14:35  Satellite Symposium AstraZeneca

Tezspire – A new era in the management of severe asthma
Roxana-Maria Nemeș

14:35 – 15:15  Lunch break

15:15 – 15:35  Special session

From Idea to Impact: Grants, CVs and Scientific Writing – Andrew Bush

15:35 – 17:30  SESSION 4 – COUGH: A TROJAN HORSE

Chairs: Andrew Bush, Daniela Păcurar

1. The Child with a Chronic Wet Cough – Andrew Bush
2. Beyond the guidelines: the role of ENT pathology in uncontrolled pediatric
   bronchial asthma – Diana Ionescu, Ceban Serghei
3. When Cough Is Not Necessarily a Lung Disease (Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease, Achalasia, Eosinophilic Esophagitis) – Daniela Păcurar
4. The Impact of Obesity on Respiratory Function in Children and Adolescents: A Multidisciplinary Approach – Oana-Andreea Parlițeanu, Daniel Radu, Roxana-Maria Nemeș
5. Childhood Tuberculosis from Simple to Complex – Diana Diaconu, Viorica Filipescu, Andreea Neață, Loredana Iovan, Alexandru Voropanov

17:30 – 17:45  Coffee break

17:45 – 19:45  SESSION 5 – FRONTIERS OF PEDIATRIC PULMONOLOGY

Chairs: Andrew Bush, Mihaela Niță

1. Diffuse Interstitial Pneumonia in Pediatrics: From Etiology to Diagnosis in Clinical Practice – Marcela Ionescu
2. The term neonate with acute respiratory failure – Andrew Bush
3. The Gut Microbiome and Breastfeeding – Mihaela Niță
4. Taxation and the Tobacco Industry – Florin Mihălțan, Ancuța Constantin
5. Practical Aspects of Pediatric Sleep Medicine – Mihaela Oros

09:30 – 11:00  SESSION 6 – BRONCHIOLITIS

Chairs: Andrew Bush, Mihai Craiu

1. Bronchiolitis: RSV – New Prevention Strategies (What Are You Doing in Romania?) – Andrew Bush
2. Management Strategies for Severe Broncho-Obstructive Crises in Infants – Mihai Craiu
3. Pleural Empyema in Children: From Clinical Suspicion to Therapeutic Decision – Alexandru Ulmeanu
4. Antibiotics in Respiratory Infections in Children – When, Where and Why? – Simin Florescu
5. Pediatric Pneumonias – What Is Different Compared to Adults? – Radu Diaconu

11:00 – 11:15  Satellite Symposium supported by Alkaloid

The role of Cefpodoxime in the treatment of bacterial infectious
Simin Florescu

11:15 – 11:35  Satellite Symposium supported by Innergy

The Role of Oral Eubiosis in the Management of Respiratory Infections in Children
Roxana-Maria Nemeș, Mihai Craiu

11:35 – 11:50  Satellite Symposium supported by Ewopharma

Modulating the immune response in viral infections – why it matters?
Roxana-Maria Nemeș, Mihai Craiu

11:50 – 12:10  Coffee break

12:10 – 13:20  SESSION 7 – CARDIO-PULMONARY INTERDEPENDENCE: A CALL TO ACTION

Chairs: Andrew Bush, Cătălin Cârstoveanu

1. Congenital Malformations – Andrew Bush
2. Cardiac Malformations with Pulmonary Impact – Cătălin Cârstoveanu
3. When the Heart Mimics the Lung – Cardiac Causes of Respiratory Symptoms – Eliza Cinteză

13:20 – 13:30  Conclusions