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Baby Talk

(12 June 2003)

Health professionals from across the globe will head for Teesside this weekend to share the latest techniques in providing crucial care for newborn premature babies.

South Tees Hospitals NHS Trust will host its annual neonatal conference at the University of Durham’s Queen’s Campus in Stockton on June 13 and 14.

The prestigious event has attracted hundreds of people in its 11-year history and this year is no exception with guest speakers from the USA, Australia, Germany and India.

Conference director and professor of paediatrics and neonatology at The James Cook University Hospital, Sunil Sinha, said: “This conference is now regarded as a key event on the international calendar which is excellent for us as it not only puts the hospital on the map but also Teesside.

“In the last ten years or so, there have been phenomenal changes in the way we look after premature babies and major advances have been made in helping to reduce the long-term complications some of these children may develop.

“This is just a fantastic opportunity for experts in their field to get-together, share their thoughts and ideas and discuss the latest techniques and research into caring for new-borns.”

Professor Pali Hungin OBE, Dean of Medicine at the University of Durham said:” we are delighted that the conference is taking place at our Queen’s Campus which is fast developing a reputation for the quality of its health related teaching and research programmes”.

95 students per year now commence the first two years of their medical training at the University of Durham which integrates the University and health care professionals in close partnership. The teaching programme is distinctive, providing an innovative programme of medical education, aimed at producing more doctors with a deeper awareness of the social context of medical practice.

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Note to editors: If you would like further details or to speak to Professor Sinha before the event contact the public relations team on 01642 854343.