"Hot Topics in Neonatology; December 12-14, 1993, Washington DC, USA"

As a guest discussant, I had the pleasure and privilege of being invited to this important meeting which is held yearly. As the name implies, this meeting has its focus on subjects in which there was tremendous changes in the field of Neonatal Medicine, also on subjects where there is unanswered questions and controversial issues. The meeting was organized and chaired by Prof. J.F. Lucey, a well-known celebrity from the Pediatric World and the editor of the highly reputed journal, Pediatrics.The topics that were chosen for this year included five subjects based on the criteria mentioned above.