Overview

• More than 4,500 health professionals wrapped the 42nd national meeting at the Gran Hotel Provincial under the theme “Creciendo Juntos.”
• The three-day program mixed simulations, symposia, panels and community workshops on topics spanning mosquito-borne diseases, obesity, safe sleep, climate risk, trans childhoods, bronchiolitis and school health.
• Congress president Dr. Carlos Wahren warned about suboptimal vaccination levels, stressed early-life prevention to reduce adult disease and noted uneven pediatric coverage across Argentina’s regions.
• SAP president Javier Indart de Arza outlined structural hurdles including unequal access, fragmented care and bureaucracy, precarious working conditions, resource shortages and the need for sustained training and support.
• Sessions also addressed emerging risks such as online gambling, excessive screen use and youth mental health, while a highlighted talk covered chorea as an initial sign of pediatric systemic lupus erythematosus.