The Hospital Universitari Sant Joan de Reus was the venue for the II Open Conference for the public on the occasion of the European Breastfeeding Week. This initiative, organized jointly with the Institut Català de la Salut (ICS), aimed to generate discussion spaces around breastfeeding.
Additionally, the hospital has launched the project “Anticipem l’EEG” (We Anticipate the EEG) to facilitate electroencephalogram (EEG) tests for children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). Children will receive specific audiovisual information before the procedure.
Several training conferences for professionals have also been scheduled, such as the I Monographic Conference on Pediatric Neurology for Primary Care and the XIX Clinical Pediatrics Update Course, aimed at graduates in Medicine, Surgery, and Nursing.
As part of the World Day of the Hospitalized Child, admitted children received gifts and participated in a storytelling session. Furthermore, on the occasion of World Immunization Week, safety and confidence in vaccines were promoted through an informative exhibition.
Reus will also host the XLIX National Congress of Pediatric Nephrology, with Dr. Joaquín Escribano as president of the local organizing committee. Moreover, World Prematurity Day was commemorated with a gathering of families of premature infants.
Other events include the II Conference on Congenital Heart Defects, which brought together families for meeting, information, and support, and the commemoration of World Tuberculosis Day, highlighting its global persistence.
