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The BASELINE Birth Cohort study is Ireland’s opportunity to establish a longitudinal birth cohort with the potential to answer important questions in the study of diseases in early life, later childhood and beyond. It has the potential to identify risk factors for common disorders such as diabetes, eczema, and asthma. This study has the potential to transform the landscape of paediatric research in Ireland. In 2019/2020 reconsenting of the cohort was undertaken where all parents of participants were sent an updated GDPR compliant consent/assent form and asked to complete and send back to the centre. Approximately 634 replied positively and 25 requested either their data to be removed, their samples to be removed or both, therefore approximately 660 (30%) replied. The INFANT centre continues to store and analyse data and samples from participants who did not reconsent to the BASELINE study as a consent declaration was obtained from the Health Research Consent Declaration Committee (HRCDC) in 2021 which permits the continued storage and processing specifically for the BASELINE study and related research in the absence of reconsenting the participants. The Health Research Regulation (HRR) is also adhered to. Biosamples and personal data from the study continue to be processed for the purpose of the BASELINE study and are stored securely for future related research which can only be undertaken subject to Ethics Committee approval. We [...]
Launch of In4Kids, the first clinical trial network in Ireland to focus on children’s health
A new network putting children at the centre of decision-making in healthcare was launched today at University College Cork. Funded by the Health Research Board (HRB), In4Kids, the Irish Network for Children’s Clinical Trials, will support innovative clinical research and trial design for children in Ireland. It is the first clinical trials network in Ireland to focus on children’s health. Better patient outcomes Evidence shows that research-active hospitals have better patient care outcomes. In4kids will allow healthcare staff and researchers throughout Ireland to work together through a multidisciplinary network, with access and support for participation in national and international clinical trials with particular emphasis on rare paediatric diseases and high medical need areas. The network is developing educational and training resources for everyone involved in clinical trials and will soon establish a young persons’ advisory group. The network also aims to ensure that children and their families are involved in clinical research from an early stage and that the research is relevant and accessible to them. In4kids is the Irish hub in the c4c network, a pioneering European network that aims to facilitate the development of new drugs and other therapies for the entire paediatric population. Children are not little adults Paediatric patients have developmental, physiological and psychological differences from adults. Medicines and treatments made for adults therefore cannot simply be applied to children. Professor Geraldine [...]
Dr Simon Woodworth delivers keynote address at 2022 Pre-ICIS SIGDSA Symposium
Dr Simon Woodworth delivered one of the keynote addresses at the 2022 Pre-ICIS SIGDSA Symposium at Copenhagen Business School on 10th December, titled 'Using data to drive pregnancy care and health policy: The Kilimanjaro ULTRA project'. He also presented a prototype demonstration 'ULTRA: An Electronic Birth Registry for the Kilimanjaro Region'.
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INFANT at 2022 IPA Conference
📢INFANT at 2022 IPA Conference 💡Danielle Clifford wins first prize in the Neonatal section for her presentation on her work on biomarkers for HIE at INFANT 👏Well done Danielle
Research Symposium in Clinical Trials in Neonatology
Many thanks to all the speakers at our Research Symposium in Clinical Trials in Neonatology, which took place at the River Lee Hotel on Friday 25th November. Our thanks also to all those who attended the event in person and virtually and to all our funders for making the event possible.
Young Investigators Symposium
📢INFANT at the #YoungInvestigatorsSymposium 📍Trinity College Dublin @tcddublin 🗣️Lead Investigator @markosullivann will discuss the #Neurobell Project and research commercialization 👏Organized by @NeuroscienceIRL -Early Career Researchers Network (NSI-ECRN) committee
New paper published by INFANT researchers
📣Check out this new paper by INFANT researchers 💡'Development of an EEG artefact detection algorithm and its application in grading neonatal #HypoxicIschemicEncephalopathy' 🔎Read full paper here: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0957417422019352 #ConvolutionalNeuralNetwork #Neonatal #MachineLearning
INFANT at the World Congress on Gestational Trophoblastic Diseases
📢INFANT at the World Congress on Gestational Trophoblastic Diseases in Sydney #ISSTD2022 🗣️@IrishResearch PhD scholar Caroline Joyce of The Pregnancy Loss Research group presented:
INFANT at #ISOQOL22
📢INFANT at #ISOQOL22 💡PhD Scholar Laura O'Byrne presents her important work on patient reported outcome measures for postpartum women 🎉Laura was also nominated for a Student Award for this important work 👏Well done Laura!! @NPEC_UCC @hrbireland
Seminar Series
📢INFANT Seminar Series continues this Friday 💡Scholarly Communications Librarian and CORA Manager, Donna O Doibhlin will present on available options for meeting funder requirements related to Open Access publishing of research papers.
INFANT Research Symposium…Clinical Trials in Neonatology
📢INFANT Research Symposium 💡Clinical Trials in Neonatology 🗓25 November 🔎Register for free here: https://eventbrite.ie/e/infant-research-symposiumclinical-trials-in-neonatology-tickets-440825981377 Eugene Dempsey In4kids Health Research Board (HRB) conect4children University College Cork Geraldine Boylan Jan Miletin Afif EL-Khuffash Haresh Kirpalani Neil Marlow Barbara Schmidt Brian Walsh Colm O'Donnell
Baby Loss Awareness Week 2022
💚#BLAW2022 💜INFANT's Pregnancy Loss Research Group are dedicated to providing support & information to parents bereaved by early & late pregnancy loss 💚Promote their emotional, psychological, spiritual & physical well-being 💜Improve professional practice & facilitate research 🔎Find out more about The Pregnancy Loss Research Group here: https://www.ucc.ie/en/obsgyn/plrg/
INFANT at EAPS
📢And that's a wrap on The European Academy of Paediatrics Congress 2022! 🎉A brilliant few days of sharing knowledge! 👏Well Done to everyone involved. ❤️We at INFANT are incredibly proud to be part of such a successful event. 👋Until next time!
INFANT at EAPS
📢The INFANT Research Centre is at The European Academy of Paediatrics Congress in Barcelona 🗣️Prof Geraldine Boylan is an invited speaker at the Tomorrow's World Session: 💡'Artificial intelligence in paediatrics – the future is now' 🔎Find out more about the #EAPS Congress here: https://eaps2022.kenes.com/scientific-programme/
INFANT at EAPS
📢INFANT @EAPSCongress 🗣️PI Dr Jane English chairs: 💡'Proteomics, metabolomics, and machine learning: Can they aid in early detection of Autism?' 🔎Find out more about #EAPS here: https://eaps2022.kenes.com/scientific-programme/ @JaneAEnglish
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📢INFANT at the European Academy of Paediatrics Congress 🗣️Dr Dave Healy presents: 💡E POSTER: 'BLOOD SAMPLING FROM UMBILICAL ARTERIAL CATHETERS MAY BE ASSOCIATED WITH DECREASED FLOW IN THE SUPERIOR MESENTERIC ARTERY ' 🔎More about #EAPS: https://eaps2022.kenes.com/scientific-programme/
INFANT at EAPS
📢INFANT at The European Academy of Paediatrics Congress 🗣️PI Dr Jane English presents: 💡E POSTER: 'FROM BIOMARKERS TO BIOLOGICAL PATHWAYS IN AUTISM: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW AND MULTI-OMICS BIOINFORMATICS ANALYSIS HIGHLIGHT NEUROIMMUNE AND METABOLIC NETWORKS IMPLICATED' 🔎More about #EAPS: https://eaps2022.kenes.com/scientific-programme/
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📢INFANT @EAPSCongress 🗣️Neurophysiologist Dr Sean Mathieson presents: 💡E POSTER: 'EXPERT ANALYSIS COMPARED TO AUTOMATED ANALYSIS OF EEG FOR THE PREDICTION OF OUTCOME IN NEONATAL HYPOXIC ISCHAEMIC ENCEPHALOPATHY' 🔎More about @EAPaediatrics Congress: https://eaps2022.kenes.com/scientific-programme/
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📢INFANT at the European Academy of Paediatrics Congress in Barcelona 🗣️PI Prof Deirdre Murray chairs: 💡'Tomorrow's World: Future intervention for brain development' 🔎Find out more about #EAPS here: https://eaps2022.kenes.com/scientific-programme/ @demurray
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📢INFANT at the European Academy of Paediatrics Congress in Barcelona 🗣️PI Prof Gene Dempsey chairs: 💡'Educational Symposium - New techniques in the care of newborn lungs (ESPR)' 🔎Find out more about #EAPS here: https://eaps2022.kenes.com/scientific-programme/
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📢INFANT at the European Academy of Paediatrics in Barcelona, PhD Scholar Andreea Mona Pavel 🗣️Andrea presents 'Heart rate variability predicts early electroencephalography grade in infants with Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy' 🔎Find out more about the @EAPaediatrics Congress here: https://lnkd.in/eJFxRHz2
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📢 INFANT at the European Academy of Paediatrics Congress in Barcelona 🗣️University Children's Hospital Tübingen's Dr Chris Schwarz presents 'Deviation of two Pulse Oximeters in Preterm Infants' a post hoc analysis in collaboration with INFANT 🔎Find out more about the #EAPS here: https://eaps2022.kenes.com/scientific-programme/
WORLD MENTAL HEALTH DAY – Infant Mental Health
Here at the INFANT Research Centre, we specialise in the science of babies brains! The brain develops more in the first five years than at any other stage of our life. The first 1,000 days of life are vital as the brain and biological pathways formed during this time can affect physical and mental health for the rest of a babies life. During pregnancy and infancy, it is obvious how physically reliant babies are on their parents and caregivers. They are socially and emotionally connected to us in so many fascinating ways. The way we interact with babies and infants shapes their brain development. Infant Mental Health is the term used to describe the ability of a child to form close relationships with those around them like mum and dad, siblings and grandparents, to understand and express their emotions and to explore and learn about their environment around them. When one hears the phrase ‘infant mental health’, there may be a tendency to be concerned that is it connected with mental illness and be puzzled as to how the term mental health could be associated with the stage of infancy. Babies are like scientists, exploring the world around them by sending out messages to see what happens, how things work, and where they fit in! They serve the ball and wait for us to return [...]