Overview

• Rino Agostiniani warned that postcode-driven disparities in neonatal screening can determine access to genetic testing and RSV prophylaxis.
• Nearly one in three Italian children is overweight or obese, with rates peaking at 44% in Campania and falling below 10% in Trentino.
• WHO data cited at the congress show that one adolescent in seven suffers a mental disorder and youth suicide ranks fourth among causes of death for 15-19-year-olds.
• Only 5% of Italy’s National Health Fund is allocated to prevention compared with 10–12% in countries like Germany and the Netherlands.
• Plenary sessions will examine the role of artificial intelligence in pediatrics and present advances such as universal RSV prophylaxis, combined myopia therapies and novel obesity drugs.