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Twelfth paediatric meeting “With care for the children”
Join leading paediatricians and child healthcare specialists at the 12th Paediatric Meeting “With Care for the Children”, taking place from 24–27 September 2026 at the Voya Beach Resort, Sveti Vlas.
Organised by the Knowledge Grants Life Foundation in collaboration with the Department of Paediatrics at the Medical University – Sofia and supported by the Bulgarian Paediatric Association, this premier paediatric conference offers a dynamic platform for exchanging best practices, exploring modern paediatrics trends, and promoting a multidisciplinary approach to child healthcare.
The scientific forum is designed for paediatric subspecialists, general practitioners, hospital pharmacists, residents, PhD students, medical students, and all professionals dedicated to improving children’s health. Participants will benefit from lectures, case studies, and networking opportunities with leading experts in paediatric research and clinical practice.
SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE
CO-CHAIRS
PROF. IVAN LITVINENKO
PROF. DANIELA AVDZHIEVA-TZAVELLA
MEMBERS
PROF. ALBENA TODOROVA
PROF. GERGANA PETROVA
PROF. ZDRAVKA DEMERDZHIEVA
PROF. MIGLENA GEORGIEVA
ASSOC. PROF. ATANAS BANCHEV
ASSOC. PROF. BORYANA AVRAMOVA
ASSOC. PROF. GALYA ZLATANOVA-RASHKOVA
ASSOC. PROF. IVAN YANKOV
ASSOC. PROF. YORDANKA UZUNOVA
ASSOC. PROF. MARGARITA ARSHINKOVA
ASSOC. PROF. MILA BAYCHEVA
ORGANIZING COMMITTEE
CHAIR
DR. GENOVEVA TACHEVA
MEMBERS
DR. KATYA TEMELKOVA
DR. TEODORA PANEVA
TOPICS
The Twelfth pediatric meeting will include the following scientific sessions:
- GENETICS
- VACCINES
- GASTROENTEROLOGY
- DERMATOLOGY AND ALLERGOLOGY
- PULMONOLOGY
- DIABETES
- NEPHROLOGY
- OPHTHALMOLOGY
- PEDIATRIC ONCOHEMATOLOGY
- CLINICAL CASES
SCIENTIFIC PROGRAM
Scientific Session: CLINICAL CASES /PART 1/
MODERATORS:
PROF. IVAN LITVINENKO,
PROF. DANIELA AVDZHIEVA-TZAVELLA
When herpes encephalitis Is not the end of the journey
DR. KALINA PENEVA,
DR. LYUBOMILA ILARIONOVA,
DR. LILIYA BOZADZHIEVA,
DR. TANYA TENEVA,
DR. GENOVEVA TACHEVA,
DR. DIMITAR STAMATOV
Coronary arteriopathy in Noonan syndrome
DR. DESISLAVA KIBAROVA-HRISTOVA,
DR. MARIA SREDKOVA
Clinical lessons from a case of homocystinuria due to MTHFR deficiency
GERGANA KOMSIYSKA
DR. LYUBOMILA ILARIONOVA,
DR. TANYA TENEVA,
DR. TSVETINA VELEVA,
PROF. DANIELA AVDZHIEVA-TZAVELLA
Diagnostic challenges in a rare bulbar form of myasthenia gravis during adolescence
DR. SIMONA TODOROVA,
DR. VALENTINA VARBANOVA,
DR. MARINA KRASTEVA,
DR. DIMITAR STAMATOV,
DR. GENOVEVA TACHEVA
Pediatric ischemic stroke – management algorithm and therapeutic approach
DR. MARINA KRASTEVA,
DR. VALENTINA VARBANOVA,
DR. SIMONA TODOROVA,
DR. DIMITAR STAMATOV,
DR. GENOVEVA TACHEVA
Mosaic trisomy 9 detected by genome sequencing – a diagnostic journey and lessons learned
DR. MAJA ATANASOSKA
16.30–17.00
COFFEE BREAK
17.00–18.30
Scientific Session: CLINICAL CASES /PART 2/
MODERATORS:
ASSOC. PROF. SIRMA MILEVA,
ASSOC. PROF. ELENA GEORGIEVA
17.00–17.15
Multisystem approach to the diagnosis of a malignant disease
ASSOC. PROF. ELENA GEORGIEVA,
DR. SILVIA MIHALKOVA,
DR. IVAN BURUNSUZOV,
PROF. VENETA BOZHINOVA,
DR. PETYA TSANEVA
17.15–17.30
In the differential diagnosis of tuberculosis
DR. VESELINA TENEVA,
ASSOC. PROF. MAYA YORDANOVA,
DR. VELICHKA OPARANOVA,
DR. YULIA ATANASOVA,
ASSOC. PROF. ELENA GEORGIEVA,
DR. KATYA TEMELKOVA,
DR. DESISLAVA KIBAROVA-HRISTOVA
17.30–17.45
Tuberculosis – diagnostic challenges at the edge of error
DR. KOSTADIN KETEV,
DR. IVANKA KARAVELIKOVA,
DR. DANIELA MILANOVA-ILIEVA
17.45–18.00
Clinical case of CAPS – effect of targeted therapy
DR. YUZLEM ERDINCHOVA,
DR. VERA PAPOCHIEVA,
DR. KRISTIN GENKOVA,
DR. DIMITRINKA MITEVA,
DR. KATYA TEMELKOVA,
DR. TEODOR VASILEV,
PROF. GERGANA PETROVA
18.00–18.15
Recurrent respiratory infections in childhood as a manifestation of a rare vascular anomaly – unilateral agenesis of the left pulmonary artery
DR. DILYANA PETKOVA,
DR. POLINA KOSTOVA-SHAHID,
DR. DESISLAVA KIBAROVA-HRISTOVA,
ASSOC. PROF. KRISTINA SIRAKOVA,
ASSOC. PROF. SIRMA MILEVA
18.15–18.30
Type III aortopulmonary septal defect with Eisenmenger syndrome: 6-year follow-up
DR. DANIELA MILANOVA-ILIEVA,
DR. KOSTADIN KETEV,
DR. IVANKA KARAVELIKOVA,
DR. LYUBOV CHOCHKOVA-BUKOVA,
ASSOC. PROF. ELISAVETA LEVUNLIEVA,
PROF. ANNA KANEVA
Scientific Session: CLINICAL CASES /PART 3/
MODERATORS:
PROF. ILIANA PACHEVA,
ASSOC. PROF. HASAN BURUNSUZOV
IVIG-induced hemolytic anemia – is it possible and when?
PROF. ILIYANA PACHEVA
AND CO-AUTHORS
Stress hyperglycemia
DR. TRIFON POPOV
Clarkson syndrome: from a clinical puzzle to a rare diagnosis
DR. PAMELA BOYKOVA
The road to combined liver and kidney transplantation – primary hyperoxaluria type 1
DR. PAVLETA DOYCHINOVA,
DR. STEFKA YANKOVA,
DR. GRETA MIHNEVA,
DR. IVETA TOTEVA,
ASSOC. PROF. GALYA ZLATANOVA-RASHKOVA
Scientific Session: DIABETES
MODERATORS:
ASSOC. PROF. MARGARITA ARSHINKOVA,
DR. NATASHA YANEVA
Genetic causes of diseases affecting the pancreas in childhood: cases from our practice
PROF. ALBENA TODOROVA
Selective screening for type 1 diabetes mellitus in children and adolescents in Bulgaria
DR. NATASHA YANEVA
A clinical case of monogenic diabetes – a story with a happy ending
DR. OLGA SLAVCHEVA
Ketogenic diet in children with type 1 diabetes mellitus – what are the risks /clinical case/
ASSOC. PROF. MARGARITA ARSHINKOVA
Discussion
11.00–11.20
COFFEE BREAK
11.20–13.00
Scientific Session: ALLERGOLOGY AND DERMATOLOGY
MODERATORS:
ASSOC. PROF. BISERA KOTEVSKA,
DR. POLINA KOSTOVA-SHAHID
11.20–11.40
The many faces of pediatric psoriasis
ASSOC. PROF. BISERA KOTEVSKA,
PROF. ZDRAVKA DEMERDZHIEVA
11.40–12.00
How to avoid marching toward allergic diseases
DR. POLINA KOSTOVA-SHAHID
12.00–12.20
The child after anesthesia – what should we expect
DR. HRISTO HRISTOV
12.20–12.40
What is not a food allergy
DR. KRASIMIRA BAYNOVA
12.40–13.00
SCIENTIFIC SYMPOSIUM
Severe atopic dermatitis in children – challenges and solutions
PROF. RAZVIGOR DARLENSKI
13.00–14.00
LUNCH BREAK
14.00–17.00
Scientific Session: GENETICS
MODERATORS:
PROF. DANIELA AVDZHIEVA-TZAVELLA,
PROF. ALBENA TODOROVA
14.00–14.20
Differential diagnosis of café-au-lait spots
DR. TEODORA ALEXANDROVA
14.20–14.40
Differential diagnosis of macroglossia
DR. TRAYAN DELCHEV
14.40–15.00
Differential diagnosis of microcephaly
DR. DINA ATOVA
15.00–15.20
Differential diagnosis of macrocephaly
DR. TSVETINA VELEVA
15.20–15.40
Trio whole-exome sequencing (Trio-WES): luxury or necessity in the diagnosis of pediatric cases
TIHOMIR TODOROV
15.40–16.00
The role of genome sequencing in modern pediatric diagnostics
DR. LYUBOMIR BALABANSKI
16.00–16.30
SCIENTIFIC SYMPOSIUM
MODERATOR: PROF. IVAN LITVINENKO
Spinal muscular atrophy – early diagnosis, early treatment, a new perspective
DR. GENOVEVA TACHEVA
16.30–16.50
16.30–16.40
16.40–16.50
SCIENTIFIC SYMPOSIUM
Phenylketonuria – From Fölling to Sepiapterin
PROF. DANIELA AVDZHIEVA-TZAVELLA
Our experience with Sepiapterin in Bulgarian patients with phenylketonuria
DR. TSVETINA VELEVA
16.50–17.00
Discussion
08.10–11.10
Scientific Session: VACCINES
MODERATOR:
ASSOC. PROF. YORDANKA UZUNOVA
08.10–08.50
SCIENTIFIC SYMPOSIUM
Gardasil 9 – the difficult questions, the clear answers
ASSOC. PROF. YORDANKA UZUNOVA
08.50–09.10
Immunization recommendations and practices in pediatric gastroenterology
DR. ANDREY GONCHAROV
09.10–09.40
SCIENTIFIC SYMPOSIUM
Protection аcross all ages: From pregnancy to active aging
ASSOC. PROF. YORDANKA UZUNOVA
09.40–10.00
Management of febrile children
ASSOC. PROF. ATANAS MANGAROV
10.00–10.30
SCIENTIFIC SYMPOSIUM
The Intranasal influenza vaccine in clinical practice
ASSOC. PROF. YORDANKA UZUNOVA
10.30–10.50
The new influenza season – expectations, diagnosis and prevention
ASSOC. PROF. ANGEL KUNCHEV
10.50–11.05
SCIENTIFIC SYMPOSIUM
The need to protect all newborns and infants against RSV
ASSOC. PROF. YORDANKA UZUNOVA
11.05–11.10
Discussion
11.10–11.20
SCIENTIFIC LECTURE
When science meets nature: An evidence-based approach to managing cough from early childhood
DR. GEORGI HRISTOZOV
11.20–11.40
COFFEE BREAK
11.40–13.30
Scientific Session: NEPHROLOGY
PROF. POLINA MITEVA-SHUMNALIEVA
ASSOC. PROF. GALYA ZLATANOVA-RASHKOVA
11.40–12.00
Hyperechogenic kidneys – what lies behind them?
DR. PETYA MARKOVA
11.20–12.20
Assessment of volume status in children with nephrotic and nephritic syndrome: clinical limitations and contemporary approaches
DR. GRETA MIHNEVA
12.20–12.40
Alport syndrome in childhood
ASSOC. PROF. GALYA ZLATANOVA-RASHKOVA
12.40–13.00
Bartter syndrome – clinical diversity
DR. STEFKA YANKOVA
13.00–13.20
Toxic shock syndrome – a clinical challenge
DR. TSVETANA TSONKOVA-POPOVA,
DR. DIMA ZLATEVA,
DR. DANIELA ILCHEVA,
ASSOC. PROF. EMILIA KOSTADINOVA
13.20–13.30
Discussion
13.30–14.20
LUNCH BREAK
14.20–16.00
Scientific Session: PULMONOLOGY
MODERATORS:
PROF. TONYO SHMILEV,
PROF. GERGANA PETROVA
Diagnostic approach to pediatric interstitial lung disease
PROF. TONYO SHMILEV
When pneumonia is not pneumonia
DR. DIMITRINKA MITEVA,
DR. BILYANA GEORGIEVA,
ASSOC. PROF. IVAN SHTARBANOV,
ASSOC. PROF. BORYANA AVRAMOVA,
PROF. HRISTO SHIVACHEV,
PROF. IVAN IVANOV,
DR. TOMA TOMOV,
PROF. GERGANA PETROVA
A single-center retrospective analysis of the manifestations of Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection in hospitalized children, 2020–2025
DR. BILYANA GEORGIEVA,
DR. DIMITRINKA MITEVA,
ASSOC. PROF. SIRMA MILEVA,
DR. SNEZHANA PARINA,
PROF. GERGANA PETROVA
The trio of Moraxella catarrhalis, Streptococcus pneumoniae and Haemophilus influenzae – microbiome, co-pathogens, or incidental finding?
ASSOC. PROF. SIRMA MILEVA,
DR. DILYANA PETKOVA,
DR. PASHA KARAIVANOVA,
DR. DIANA NENCHEVA-MILICHEVICH,
DR. POLINA KOSTOVA-SHAHID
The threshold of irreversibility – early therapy as a key factor in the treatment of tuberculous meningitis
DR PETAR PAVLOV,
DR SIMONA ZLATANOVA,
ASSOC. PROF. ELENA GEORGIEVA
16.00–16.30
SCIENTIFIC SYMPOSIUM
ALYFTREK® - Towards complete restoration of CFTR function
PROF. GERGANA PETROVA
16.30–16.40
SCIENTIFIC LECTURE
Immunomodulatory therapy in acute respiratory infections: How to reduce the risk of superinfections and complications with Groprinosin
DR. JENI STOICHKOVA
16.40–16.50
SCIENTIFIC SYMPOSIUM
When science meets nature: Why Umkalor is a leader in phytopharmaceuticals
PROF. GERGANA PETROVA
16.50–17.20
COFFEE BREAK
17.20–19.50
Scientific Session: GASTROENTEROLOGY
MODERATORS:
PROF. MIGLENA GEORGIEVA
ASSOC. PROF. MILA BAYCHEVA
17.20–17.40
Six months of neonatal screening for cystic fibrosis in Bulgaria
DR. ISKRA MODEVA,
PROF. IVA STOEVA
17.40–18.00
Motility disorders of the upper gastrointestinal tract
DR. GEORGI BUKOV,
ASSOC. PROF. IVAN YANKOV
18.00–18.20
Autoimmune liver diseases in childhood
DR. EMILIA NEDEVA-DOBREVA
18.20–18.40
Protein-losing enteropathy
ASSOC. PROF. MILA BAYCHEVA
18.40–19.00
Disorders of gut–brain interaction
PROF. MIGLENA GEORGIEVA
19.00–19.20
Cutaneous manifestations in pediatric gastroenterological diseases
DR. NIYA RASHEVA
PROF. MIGLENA GEORGIEVA
DR. MELISA ILHAN
DR. STANISLAV SUKOV
DR. PAVLO SLAVOV
19.20–19.35
SCIENTIFIC SYMPOSIUM
Alagille Syndrome – challenges and solutions
ASSOC. PROF. MILA BAYCHEVA
19.35–19.45
SCIENTIFIC LECTURE
Application of FRISOLAC Comfort CM in infants with functional gastrointestinal disorders (FGIDs)
DR. TSVETELINA TINKOVA
19.45–19.50
Discussion
19.50
CLOSING
09.00–10.30
Scientific Session: CLINICAL CASES /PART 4/
MODERATORS:
ASSOC. PROF. MILA BAYCHEVA,
ASSOC. PROF. ATANAS BANCHEV
09.00–09.15
Control over chaos: therapeutic suppression of menarchal bleeding in a patient with Glanzmann thrombasthenia
DR. BONKA MARINSKA
09.15–09.30
X-linked lymphoproliferative disease type 1 with multisystem involvement
DR. HRISTIANA NIKOLOVA,
DR. EMILIA NEDEVA-DOBREVA,
PROF. GERGANA PETROVA,
PROF. ALBENA TODOROVA,
TIHOMIR TODOROV,
DR. TEODOR VASILEV,
ASSOC. PROF. MILA BAYCHEVA
09.30–09.45
Hepatic vascular malformation – diagnostic and therapeutic challengesа
DR. NADEZHDA DOLASHKOVA,
ASSOC. PROF. PETYO HADZHIYSKI,
DR. DESISLAVA KIBAROVA-HRISTOVA,
ASSOC. PROF. MARIN PENKOV,
TIHOMIR TODOROV,
PROF. ALBENA TODOROVA,
ASSOC. PROF. MILA BAYCHEVA
09.45–10.00
A case of an infant with acute leukemia and extreme leukocytosis – risks and management
DR. ELEONORA MINOVA
10.00–10.15
Pediatric liver sarcoma – clinical presentation, complications and treatment
DR. LYUBOMIR GEORGIEV
10.15–10.30
A clinical puzzle – hereditary antithrombin III deficiency
DR. IRENA DIMITROVA,
DR. STEFKA YANKOVA,
DR. GRETA MIHNEVA,
DR. LILYANA MANOVA,
ASSOC. PROF. GALYA ZLATANOVA-RASHKOVA
10.30–10.50
COFFEE BREAK
10.50–13.00
Scientific Session: PEDIATRIC HEMATO-ONCOLOGY
MODERATORS:
ASSOC. PROF. BORYANA AVRAMOVA
ASSOC. PROF. MAYA YORDANOVA
10.50–11.10
From loss to recovery: intravenous iron therapy for severe menstrual bleeding in adolescence
ASSOC. PROF. ATANAS BANCHEV
11.10–11.30
The frequently ill child – how should we proceed?
ASSOC. PROF. HASAN BURNUSUZOV
11.30–11.50
Rare leukemias in childhood
ASSOC. PROF. MAYA YORDANOVA
11.50–12.10
Rare tumors in childhood
ASSOC. PROF. BORYANA AVRAMOVA
12.10–12.30
Modern diagnostics in pediatric hemato-oncological diseases
DR. NADEZHDA YURUKOVA
12.30–12.50
From the emergency department to the angiography suite: a contemporary approach to pediatric ischemic stroke
DR. KRISTINA PETROVA,
DR. MIHAIL PETROV
12.50–13.00
Discussion
13.00
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| Early Registration Fee
Until 22 July 2026 /SOLD OUT/ |
90 EUR |
| Late Registration Fee
From 23 July to 16 September 2026 |
120 EUR |
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After 16 September 2026 and at the event |
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- Coffee breaks
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| Conference hotel Voya Beach Resort |
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