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
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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
More information about Uppsala
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Agenda
Monday June 15 (11.00 – 17.00)
Moderator: Associate Professor Ylva Thernström Blomqvist, RN PhD | |
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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) |
Tuesday (8.15 – 16.00)
Moderator: Associate Professor Johan Ågren, MD Phd | |
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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) |
Wednesday (9.15 – 14.00)
Moderator: Erik Normann MD PhD | |
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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) |
Faculty
- 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