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{"title":"Proceedings from the Consortium for Technology & Innovation in Pediatrics (CTIP) 2025 annual pediatric device innovation symposium.","authors":"Juan Espinoza, Grzegorz Zapotoczny, Bianca Riello, Nadine Afari, Madison Christmas, Jordan Cashwell, Melissa Bent, Yaniv Bar-Cohen","doi":"10.1186/s12919-026-00402-3","DOIUrl":"10.1186/s12919-026-00402-3","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The 2025 CTIP Pediatric Device Innovation Symposium in Chicago, IL, convened a multi‑stakeholder community of clinicians, entrepreneurs, regulators, investors, and families to examine how pediatric medical devices traverse the \"last mile\" from regulatory clearance to real‑world adoption. The program featured a keynote fireside chat with Kolaleh Eskandanian, PhD, followed by four focused panels: (1) procurement, reimbursement, and clinical adoption barriers within children's hospitals; (2) pathways for licensing, M&A, and corporate accelerator partnerships; (3) lived regulatory experiences of CTIP portfolio companies across FDA programs; and (4) investing in pediatrics beyond traditional venture capital. A portfolio showcase highlighted five CTIP companies (WearableDose, Luminoah, Makani Science, Madison Scientific, Renata Medical), with an Audience Choice Award recognizing standout innovation. Cross‑cutting themes included the need for earlier engagement with supply‑chain and finance stakeholders at hospital systems; clear value propositions that link device benefits to total cost of care; creative coding and payer‑evidence strategies; right‑sized quality systems and evidence generation for small pediatric markets; and diversified, mission‑aligned capital stacks (family offices, foundations, strategic partners, and non‑dilutive funding). This manuscript synthesizes session discussions, draws actionable lessons for innovators and health‑system decision‑makers, and outlines near‑term priorities for accelerating safe, effective pediatric device availability and access.</p>","PeriodicalId":9046,"journal":{"name":"BMC Proceedings","volume":"20 Suppl 37","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-10-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13656401/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149163725","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Proceedings of the 7th National Big Data Health Science Conference.","authors":"","doi":"10.1186/s12919-026-00400-5","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1186/s12919-026-00400-5","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":9046,"journal":{"name":"BMC Proceedings","volume":"20 Suppl 36","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-10-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149163618","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Advancing paediatric nutrition: interdisciplinary perspectives from the clinic to the community - symposium proceedings.","authors":"Shalini G Hegde, Greeshma Mulakatte, Alekia Uscoicar, Anura V Kurpad, Pratibha Dwarkanath","doi":"10.1186/s12919-026-00395-z","DOIUrl":"10.1186/s12919-026-00395-z","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Paediatric nutrition directly influences survival, clinical outcomes, and long-term health, and is particularly of significance in India with one of the world's largest child populations. This symposium, hosted by St. John's National Academy of Health Sciences as part of an ICMR-funded Centre for Advanced Research initiative, convened national and international experts spanning from clinical nutrition and public health. Day 1 focused on the management of intestinal failure and the life-saving role of parenteral and enteral nutrition, highlighting global best practices, surgical advances, and the need to strengthen multidisciplinary nutrition support teams in India. Day 2 shifted to maternal and child nutrition at the community level, addressing breastfeeding challenges, complementary feeding, stunting, and government program strategies. Together, the sessions underscored that nutrition for vulnerable children requires continuous care supported by technology, coordinated systems, and policy. The symposium laid the foundation for sustained annual engagement to strengthen paediatric nutrition systems in India.</p>","PeriodicalId":9046,"journal":{"name":"BMC Proceedings","volume":"20 Suppl 34","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-10-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13640133/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149103838","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Proceedings from the VIII International Symposium on Orofacial Clefts and Related Anomalies - Bauru Medical School, University of São Paulo (FMBRU-USP).","authors":"Bruno Mariano Ribeiro Braga, Vinicius Contrucci Dantas Segarra, Adélia Ferraz Daher Miranda, Ana Carla Pasquini Abu-Yaghi Nogueira, Ana Carolina Canuto Minozzi, Ana Laura Herrera Farha, Cristiane Sabino Vianna de Oliveira Domingues, Denicia Stefane Rodrigues Queiroz, Franciane da Silva Nascimento, Gabriel Bispo Botari, Gleisieli Baessa-Cardoso, Henrique Regonaschi Serigatto, Maria Carolina Neves, Nayara Tomazi Batista, Rosemery Aparecida Ferreira, Tatiane Aparecida da Silva, Verônica de Abreu Francisco, Marielena Layuno Matos, Christian Friederich Poets, Adriano Yacubian Fernandes, Cristiano Tonello, Ivy Kiemle Trindade-Suedam, Sergio Henrique Kiemle Trindade","doi":"10.1186/s12919-026-00401-4","DOIUrl":"10.1186/s12919-026-00401-4","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The VIII International Symposium on Orofacial Clefts and Related Anomalies, organized by the Graduate Program in Rehabilitation Sciences at the Bauru Medical School, University of São Paulo (FMBRU-USP), brought together clinicians, researchers, students, and healthcare professionals to discuss recent advances in craniofacial rehabilitation. Held with the I FMBRU-USP Graduate Program Pre-Symposium, the scientific program comprised a keynote lectures on Robin Sequence management protocols, six thematic panels, and a poster session. The panels explored topics on Robin Sequence, digital technologies and artificial intelligence, velopharyngeal insufficiency, rehabilitation outcomes, translational research, and professional training. Across these themes, the symposium reinforced the value of multidisciplinary collaboration, evidence-based practice, emerging technologies, and international partnerships in advancing patient care and scientific innovation. This proceedings paper summarizes the principal discussions and key messages presented during the meeting, providing an overview of current advances, persistent challenges, and future directions in research, education, and the multidisciplinary management of individuals with orofacial clefts and related craniofacial anomalies.</p>","PeriodicalId":9046,"journal":{"name":"BMC Proceedings","volume":"20 Suppl 35","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-10-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13640134/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149103878","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Elimination of HPV-associated cancers: universal HPV vaccination and the role of anal screening - a meeting report.","authors":"F Ricardo Burdier, Laia Bruni, Anna R Giuliano, Nelly R Mugo, Kirsty Roy, Joel M Palefsky, Ann N Burchell, Philip Roelandt, Marc Baay, Irene Man, Iacopo Baussano, Dur-E-Nayab Waheed, Alex Vorsters","doi":"10.1186/s12919-026-00393-1","DOIUrl":"10.1186/s12919-026-00393-1","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The HPV Prevention and Control Board convened its 18th technical meeting in Antwerp, Belgium (June 2025) to review the evidence on universal HPV vaccination and the role of anal cancer screening in the elimination of HPV-associated cancers. While HPV prevention has historically focused on cervical cancer in women, growing evidence supports extending both primary and secondary prevention to male cohorts and non-cervical anatomical sites. HPV causes approximately 148,072 cancer cases in men annually in the world - likely a substantial undercount - affecting primarily the oropharynx, anus, and penis. Men's lower seroconversion rates after natural HPV infection and sustained HPV prevalence across age groups makes vaccination an essential tool to prevent HPV-related disease in this population. Community-randomised trial evidence confirms that universal vaccination delivers stronger herd protection than girls-only strategies and may accelerate elimination of the most oncogenic types within 15-30 years. While modelling analyses identify high coverage in girls as the most efficient strategy for cervical cancer elimination, universal vaccination is justified on broader public health grounds, including equity, programme resilience, reduced vaccine hesitancy, and prevention of non-cervical cancers. Country experiences from Scotland and Cameroon highlight persistent equity gaps and the critical role of community engagement. Given the direct epidemiological link between HPV infection in males - particularly gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men and immunocompromised populations, such as people living with HIV - and anal cancer risk, the meeting identified anal cancer screening as the most advanced non-cervical secondary prevention strategy warranting immediate attention. The ANCHOR trial demonstrated that treating anal high-grade squamous intraepithelial lesions reduces anal cancer incidence by 57%. Despite the publication of the first evidence-based U.S. Health and Human Services and International Anal Neoplasia Society guidelines in 2024, implementation remains constrained by high-resolution anoscopy capacity, workforce shortages, stigma, and limited evidence on optimal screening algorithms. The meeting concluded that integrating universal vaccination with targeted anal cancer screening - supported by equitable access, biomarker development, and living guidelines that evolve with emerging evidence - is essential to reducing HPV-related cancer burden in both women and men.</p>","PeriodicalId":9046,"journal":{"name":"BMC Proceedings","volume":"20 Suppl 33","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-09-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13595593/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149015423","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Harnessing digital twins for public health surveillance and pandemic preparedness.","authors":"Hossein Hassani, Barbara Tornimbene, Francisco J Doblas-Reyes, Julia Fitzner, Steve MacFeely","doi":"10.1186/s12919-026-00397-x","DOIUrl":"10.1186/s12919-026-00397-x","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The 10th session of the WHO Pandemic & Epidemic Intelligence Innovation Forum focused on the transformative potential of digital twins in enhancing public health systems and pandemic preparedness. Digital twins, virtual replicas of physical entities or systems, can integrate real-time data to simulate and predict outcomes, providing valuable insights for public health interventions. This session explored their applications in healthcare, urban planning, and climate adaptation, while addressing challenges such as data governance, ethical considerations, and system interoperability. Discussions also emphasised the need for overcoming limitations and leveraging multisectoral collaboration to maximise the utility of digital twins in advancing global health resilience.</p>","PeriodicalId":9046,"journal":{"name":"BMC Proceedings","volume":"19 Suppl 4","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-09-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13591669/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149015545","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Data standards and interoperability for health.","authors":"Barbara Tornimbene, Zoila Beatriz Leiva Rioja, Fenella Beynon, Jose Costa Teixeira, Agnes Kiragga, Gerard Krause, Michael Ochola, Sylvia Thun, Philippe Veltsos, Oliver Morgan","doi":"10.1186/s12919-026-00396-y","DOIUrl":"10.1186/s12919-026-00396-y","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The need for improved pandemic and epidemic intelligence has underlined the significance of data standardisation in global health. This report examines the role of standardized frameworks in enabling seamless data exchange, facilitating real-time information sharing, and improving global coordination during public health emergencies. The COVID-19 pandemic underscored longstanding deficiencies in data interoperability that had already been identified in health systems and prior public health emergencies, both within and across countries. However, the pandemic brought unprecedented visibility and urgency to these issues, highlighting the critical need for global data standards such as HL7® FHIR® (Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources), SNOMED CT, LOINC, and ICD. The adoption of these standards can enhance health systems' ability to exchange data promptly and accurately on an international scale, thereby improving preparedness and responsiveness.Established guidance like the FAIR (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, and Reusable) data principles and existing specifications like the International Patient Summary (IPS), among others, have supported the development of interoperable global health systems, lowered research redundancy and enhanced data quality. The adoption of such guidance and standards can contribute to enhancing scalable digital health initiatives and promoting international cooperation.The report emphasizes the need for robust digital health infrastructure to address future pandemics. It underscores the continuous endeavours of organisations such as WHO (with the SMART guidelines initiative) and HL7 (with the standards like FHIR®) to standardise data sharing and enhance global health outcomes. Despite ongoing issues related to privacy and scalability, the implementation of global standards is essential for enhancing pandemic and epidemic intelligence and fortifying global health systems.</p>","PeriodicalId":9046,"journal":{"name":"BMC Proceedings","volume":"19 Suppl 4","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-09-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13591670/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149015550","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Leveraging AI for infectious disease modelling and public health decision making.","authors":"Moritz U G Kraemer, Barbara Tornimbene, Samir Bhatt, Serina Chang, Gautam Prasad, Milind Tambe, Houriiyah Tegally, Oliver Morgan","doi":"10.1186/s12919-026-00398-w","DOIUrl":"10.1186/s12919-026-00398-w","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Artificial intelligence (AI) is expanding the capacity of public health systems to detect infectious disease signals, forecast outbreaks, analyse pathogen evolution, generate localised risk estimates, and support operational decisions. The thirteenth session of the WHO Pandemic and Epidemic Intelligence Innovation Forum brought together experts from academic, public health, and technology organisations to examine current applications of AI in infectious disease modelling and pandemic preparedness. Examples included genomic surveillance, hybrid epidemiological and machine-learning models, spatial foundation models, AI-enabled decision support, and agent-based simulations for resource allocation. Participants emphasised that technical performance alone is insufficient: tools must be transparent, auditable, transferable across settings, operationally usable, and responsive to local data and infrastructure constraints. Sustained interdisciplinary collaboration, human oversight, robust validation, and equitable design will be essential to embed AI safely and effectively within public health decision-making.</p>","PeriodicalId":9046,"journal":{"name":"BMC Proceedings","volume":"19 Suppl 4","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-09-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13591667/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149015627","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Fostering cross-community collaboration to advance pandemic and epidemic intelligence.","authors":"Julia Fitzner, Barbara Tornimbene, Hugo Gruson, Adam Kucharski, Kevin J Olival, Chloe Rice, Lisa Waddell","doi":"10.1186/s12919-026-00399-9","DOIUrl":"10.1186/s12919-026-00399-9","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The twelfth session of the WHO Pandemic and Epidemic Intelligence Innovation Forum focused on how cross-community collaboration can accelerate progress in pandemic and epidemic intelligence. The session explored how the Collaboratory, a WHO digital initiative connecting diverse communities of practice, fosters co-creation, supports the development of collaborative analytical tools, and strengthens the translation of evidence-base into public health action. Through a combination of short presentations and a panel discussion, the session examined key Collaboratory initiatives, including the Global Repository of Epidemiological Parameters (grEPI), AI-enabled pipelines for evidence synthesis, the Epiverse toolkit for outbreak analysis, and semantic search tools to improve the discoverability of epidemiological resources. Discussions addressed challenges of integration into national public health systems, governance models, sustainability, capacity-building, AI reliability, and ethical use. Across the session a common message emerged: advancing epidemic intelligence requires not only new tools but also sustained collective action, trust, and shared ownership across sectors, disciplines, and regions.</p>","PeriodicalId":9046,"journal":{"name":"BMC Proceedings","volume":"19 Suppl 4","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-09-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13591668/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149015607","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Faculty professional development and career advancement through Student Evaluations of Teaching (SETs).","authors":"Maria Zulema Cabail, Roslyn N Crowder, Maitreyi Das, Verónica A Segarra","doi":"10.1186/s12919-026-00392-2","DOIUrl":"10.1186/s12919-026-00392-2","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>New faculty members starting to develop their pedagogy often realize quickly that student evaluations of teaching (SETs) are essential components of a faculty member's progression through the academic ranks. The degree to which these evaluations influence one's advancement up the academic ladder varies depending on the type of institution. At the same time, these artifacts can also help inform an educator's pedagogical practice and refinement of a course over time. This reflective commentary article draws on relevant scholarly literature and our lived experiences as scientist educators to examine the uses and limitations of SETs. Although SETs are widely used to evaluate teaching, there is limited guidance on how faculty can systematically use these data to inform professional development and career advancement. To address this gap, we propose a six-step SET analysis and reflection strategy comprising: (1) initial SET review, (2) close SET review, (3) data extraction and analysis, (4) reflection, (5) identification of changes to teaching practice, and (6) development of an action plan for implementing those changes. This structure will help better prepare faculty members to utilize student teaching evaluations for professional development and advancement.</p>","PeriodicalId":9046,"journal":{"name":"BMC Proceedings","volume":"18 Suppl 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-09-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13573320/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148966324","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}