August 2019 - Aout 2019

• Dr Altit has been invited, alongside colleagues Dr. Andréanne Villeneuve (CHU Sainte-Justine) and Dr. Audrey Hébert (CHUL) to present at the Société des néonatalogistes du Québec. They will be presenting on pulmonary hypertension in Bronchopulmonary Dyslpasia.
• New publication of NeoCardioLab: Editorial of Dr. Altit with Dr. Levy (Harvard, Boston) - Cardiopulmonary Impact of Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy in Newborn Infants: The Emerging Role of Early Hemodynamic Assessment in Determining Adverse Neurological Outcomes. Altit G, Levy PT. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2019 Jul 31. doi: 10.1164/rccm.201907-1344ED. [Epub ahead of print] No abstract available. PMID: 31365838 - This editorial has been written in the context of an important publication by Giesinger et al., describing the cardiac function of newborns with hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy. Giesinger RE, El Shahed A, Castaldo, MP, Breatnach, CR, Chau V, Whyte HE, El-Khuffash A, Mertens L, McNamara PJ. Impaired Right Ventricular Performance is Associated with Adverse Outcome Following Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy. Am J Respir Crit Care Med [online ahead of print] 28 June 2019; https://www.atsjournals.org/doi/abs/10.1164/rccm.201903- 0583OC. PMID: 31251076
• Dr Altit has been invited to the 1st PBSF International Congress on Neonatal Brain Monitoring and Neuroprotection. Other presenter include: Dr. Guilherme Sant'anna, Gabriel Variane, Courtney Wusthoff, Krisa Van Meurs and many others. The congress will be in Sao Paulo, Brazil - Click here to register.