Uppsala Symposium on the Care of Tiny Babies

Welcome to Uppsala 15-17 June 2026

Conference theme: Comprehensive management of infants born at 22–24 weeks of gestation

 

Man holding a baby born premature

Date:

June 15 at 12 pm to June 17 at 4 pm

Venue:

Uppsala University Hospital
H:son Holmdahl Hall, Entrance 100
Dag Hammarskjölds väg 8
Uppsala, Sweden

Only on-site participation

Conference language

English

Target audience

Physicians and nurses involved in the care of extremely preterm infants

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Agenda


Moderator: Associate Professor Ylva Thernström Blomqvist, RN PhD

11.00

Registration, badge pick-up

12.15

Welcome remarks and practical matters (CW/LW)

12.30-13.00

A family’s story

13.00-13.45

Session I Maternal transfer, peripartum care, and mode of delivery,

prenatal neonatology consult (MJ, LW)

13.45-15.00

Session II Delivery room set-up and management at birth (LW and LI)*

15.00-15.30

Break - Swedish fika

15.30-16.00

Demo/Q&A Delivery room set-up (LW/LI/PB/LB)

16.00-16.30

Session III Respiration 1. The immature lung and physiological basis for

choice of support (RS)

16.30-17.00

Session IV Respiration 2. Initial ventilatory strategy (LW, LI)

18.00-late

Conference Dinner (included)


Moderator: Associate Professor Johan Ågren, MD Phd

9.00

Reflections/survey on yesterday’s sessions (JÅ)

9.30-10.00

Session IV Fluid management 1. The immature skin and insensible water

loss. Renal function considerations (JÅ)

10.00-10.30

Session V Fluid management 2. “Tiny Baby Math” – calculations of starting total fluids and electrolyte requirements. Fluid monitoring and

targets for management (JÅ)

10.30-11.00

Demo/Q&A Fluid and electrolyte calculations tailored to your practice (JÅ)

11.00-11.30

Break - Swedish fika

11.30-12.00

Session VI Parental participation (YTB/VK/PB)

12.00-12.30

Session VII Pain and stress prevention – the small baby unit (VK/JÅ)

12.30-13.30

Lunch

13.30-14.00

Session VIII Respiration 3. Trajectory of mechanical ventilation, and weaning to non-invasive support. NIV interface (LW/LI)

14.00-14.30

Session IX Nutrition 1. Initial parenteral nutritional support, and its

composition. Hyperglycemia management (FA)

14.30-15.00

Session X Nutrition 2. Feeding strategy/weaning to enteral nutrition.

Mother’s milk only! Fortification and enteral supplementation

(BD/PB)

15.00-15.30

A standardized approach to maximize skin-to-skin care (VK)

15.30-16.30

Break - Swedish fika

Demo/Q&A NICU care space set-up, bedding and positioning, transfer to

skin-to-skin, NIV interface (LI/VK/LB/JÅ)

17.00

Guided tour of central historic Uppsala (30 min)

Dinner (on your own)


Moderator: Erik Normann MD PhD

09.00

Reflections/survey on yesterday’s sessions (JÅ)

09.30-10.00

Session XI Small important stuff – lines, “routine” labs, blood sampling

(MK/VK)

10.00-10.30

Session XII Neonatal transportation (MK, VK)

10.30-11.00

Session XIII Hemodynamic management, and the PDA (RS)

11.00-12.00

Lunch

12.00-12.30

Session XIV Infection control and antibiotic stewardship (EN)

12.30-13.00

Session XV Future concepts in neonatal follow-up (MJo)

13.00-14.00

What have we missed? Course evaluation, wrap-up and adjourn (All organizers)

  • LW Linda Wallström
  • JW Jacoba Wennergren
  • MJ Maria Jonsson
  • LI Lena Ingelsson
  • LB Linda Björkman
  • RS Richard Sindelar
  • PB Pyrola Bäcke
  • YTB Ylva Thernström Blomqvist
  • JÅ Johan Ågren
  • EN Erik Normann
  • VK Victoria Karlsson
  • MK Mattias Kjellberg
  • BD Barbro Diderholm
  • FA Fredrik Ahlsson
  • LM Laszlo Markasz
  • MJo Martin Johansson

Registration

The symposium has a maximum capacity of 130 participants, and all seats are now filled. Given the strong interest in our symposium, and based on the feedback we receive after the upcoming event, we expect to organize a new symposium within the next 1–2 years.

Conference chairs

Associate Professor Ylva Thernström Blomqvist RN, PhD ylva.thernstrom.blomqvist@akademiska.se

Associate Professor Johan Ågren MD, PhD
Johan.agren@uu.se

Organizing committee

Ylva Thernström Blomqvist, Victoria Karlsson, Erik Normann, Johan Ågren

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