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Report of the third PANDA symposium on "Anesthesia and Neurodevelopment in Children"
Tonya L K Miller1, Raymond Park, Lena S Sun
1Department of Anesthesiology, Harvard Medical School, Children's Hospital Boston, Boston, MA, USA.
Insights
The Pediatric Anesthesia and NeuroDevelopment Assessment (PANDA) Project discussed anesthesia's effects on children's brain development. Experts reviewed research from preclinical to clinical studies, fostering discussion on this public health concern.
Area of Science:
- Pediatric Anesthesiology
- Neurodevelopmental Research
- Public Health
Background:
- The Pediatric Anesthesia and NeuroDevelopment Assessment (PANDA) Project convened its third symposium.
- Focus on anesthesia's impact on neurodevelopment in children.
Abstract:
The Pediatric Anesthesia and NeuroDevelopment Assessment (PANDA) Project team organized its third biennial scientific symposium on "Anesthesia and Neurodevelopment in Children" at the Children's Hospital of New York on April 21, 2012. The event was co-sponsored by the New York-Presbyterian/Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital (MS-CHONY) and the Department of Anesthesiology of Columbia University. The day-long program included updates of recent research in anesthetic neurotoxicity in the developing brain from preclinical studies to clinical and patient-oriented outcome research. It also provided a forum for discussion among many different stakeholders in this important public health issue.
