EnprEMA Working Group

Children and young people have historically been excluded from participating in clinical research to protect them from potential harm. Nowadays, we know that it is essential to perform clinical trials with children because they suffer from diseases that adults do not suffer from and because their metabolism requires the right dose and mechanism of action for new treatments.

Children’s Mental Health

Mental health has become less of a taboo topic in recent years and is considered as a part of our overall health. This change is thanks in part to an increase in mental health research and discussion in media. While this has led to great progress in diagnosis and treatment for such disorders in adults, tailored treatments are still lacking for children in this area.

Colour of Medicines and Children’s Acceptability? A Systematic Literature Review of Children’s Perceptions about Colours of Oral Dosage Forms

The colour of a product plays an important role in consumer experiences, and in the context of pharmaceutical products, this could potentially affect a patient’s expectations, behaviours, and adherence. Several studies have been conducted on adults, but little is known about children’s opinions on colours of medicines and to what extent medicines’ colour affects their…

Multi-Stakeholder Meeting – Perinatal Asphyxia

c4c Multi-Stakeholder Meeting on Perinatal Asphyxia  18-19 September 2023 Ergife Palace Hotel, Rome & Zoom   Call for Expression of Interest conect4children is pleased to announce that the fourth c4c International Multi-Stakeholder Meeting (MSM) will address the topic perinatal asphyxia. The meeting will be a hybrid meeting that will take place on 18 and 19 September…

International Precision Vaccines Conference

International Precision Vaccines Conference Registration for the 2023 International Precision Vaccines Conference (IPVC) is now open! Hosted by Ospedale Pediatrico Bambino Gesù and the Precision Vaccines Program of Boston Children’s Hospital, the Conference will be held next 05-06 October 2023 in Rome, Italy.  This year’s theme, “Precision Vaccines: Biomarkers of vaccine safety and efficacy in vulnerable populations,”…