Welcome Address

Dear Friends and Colleagues,

It is a great pleasure to invite you to attend the “Excellence in Paediatrics” conference in Florence, Italy, from 3-6 December 2009.

“Excellence in Paediatrics” is an annual international conference presented by leading medical publishers Wiley-Blackwell. The aim of the conference is to present the latest, most authoritative overview of key developments in paediatrics.

The conference is primarily aimed at general paediatricians from all over the world, but will also offer a great opportunity to specialists, general practitioners and family doctors and allied health professionals interested in all fields of paediatrics to update their knowledge.

Wiley-Blackwell publishes many of the world’s leading journals and text books in Paediatrics and the Scientific Committee of the “Excellence in Paediatrics” has been drawn from an international group of journal editors. We have invited internationally renowned speakers from more than 20 countries to present the latest findings in child health in 70 sessions including lectures, round tables, debates, and interactive and meet-the-experts seminars.

In addition, a series of interactive workshops has been developed to address key practice topics. Delegates will be able to book these in advance.

The scientific programme will be complemented by poster sessions featuring all accepted abstracts. The 12 best submitted abstracts will be offered oral presentation and will receive “Excellence in Paediatrics Awards”. The Abstracts will be published as a supplement to the Journal Child: Care, Health and Development. Abstracts should be submitted at www.excellence-in-paediatrics.org to be considered for presentation.

We look forward to welcoming you to Florence and Excellence in Paediatrics!

Cordially,