This year’s theme is Safe Health Care for All Children and Newborns.
The symposium is organized by the Directorate of Health’s Advisory Board on Patient Safety, in collaboration with various health professionals and health service users.

Time: Wednesday, September 17 at 1:00 PM
Venue: Conference Hall of deCODE genetics
Chair: Sigurður E. Sigurðsson
The symposium is open to all.

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Programme

13:00 Opening remarks. María Heimisdóttir, Director of Health
13:15 Nicotine use during pregnancy and its effects on newborns. Björk Áskelsdóttir, midwife, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Landspítali
13:30 Presentation in preparation
13:45 Childhood vaccinations. Kamilla S. Jósefsdóttir, Chief Medical Officer, Division of Communicable Diseases, Directorate of Health
14:00 Procedures in infant and child health surveillance when concerns arise about autism. Áslaug Heiða Pálsdóttir, pediatrician, Development Centre for Primary Health Care
14:15 Challenges in the assessment and treatment of acute illnesses and injuries in children. Bergþór Steinn Jónsson, emergency physician, Akureyri Hospital (SAk)
14:30 Neonatal transport team. Hrólfur Brynjarsson, neonatologist, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Landspítali
14:45 A parent’s experience of communication with the health care system. Sigríður Hrafnkelsdóttir, Einstök börn (organization for children with rare conditions)
15:00 Break
15:15 Standardized assessment of suicide risk. Guðríður Haraldsdóttir, psychologist, Child Mental Health Centre
15:30 Safety culture at the Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Department, Landspítali. Björn Hjálmarsson, child and adolescent psychiatrist, and Guðlaug María Júlíusdóttir, social worker, BUGL
15:45 Medication safety and children. Þórunn Óskarsdóttir, clinical pharmacist, Landspítali
16:00 Children, parents and the health care system. Marta Jóns Hjördísardóttir, Patient Advocate, Landspítali
16:15 Summary of symposium. Sigurður E. Sigurðsson, Chair