International Conference on Social Pediatrics and Children’s Rights 17th STATE of the ART Adolescent Health/Medicine Congress

Dear Colleagues,The joint International Conference on Social Pediatrics and Children’s Rights and 17th STATE OF THE ART Adolescent Medicine/Health Congress will take place in Athens on October 10-12th, 2024. This important convening of the International Society for Social Pediatrics and Child Health (ISSOP) and the Greek/Hellenic Society for Adolescent Medicine (GSAM) will focus on the growing and sometimes existential challenges youth are confronting globally—in low, medium and high-income countries.

Knowledge and experience of colleagues from around the world dealing with the physical and psychosocial aspects of the burdens and co-morbidities impacting young people will be addressed with strategies generated to launch collaborative international and interdisciplinary responses. We will also update knowledge on important adolescent medical and health issues, including nutrition, vaccination, skin conditions, contraception, sports medicine, and ID.

The conference will engage colleagues from around the world in workshops, plenaries, oral and poster sessions, and in strategic planning sessions to sustain the collaborative work of the conference participants. Youth participation will inform and enrich all aspects of the conference, and provide credibility and validity for our joint endeavors into the future.The venue of Athens as a city of memorable beauty with a deep history of healing from the roots of humanity has a symbolism that will infuse this convening. The ORIGAMI CRANE is a symbol that calls for solidarity in our global pursuit for hope and a better life for all-- through the myth a Japanese girl, Sadako.

Our social program will establish space to engage personally to establish a foundation of colleagueship to sustain our ongoing work and friendships. We hope you will also use your time in Athens to visit famous museums and monuments, and to explore nearby cultural destinations, such as Sounion, Delphi and Nafplion-Epidaurus, that will further enrich your experience.

We are looking forward to seeing you in Athens-Greece! Please come to share your knowledge and experience and your commitment and passion for the wellbeing of children and families, and to launch our future collaboration.

For those who are interested, we will offer the opportunity to visit a facility/camp housing migrant children. More information to follow.

On behalf of ISSOP and G.S.A.M

Prof Jeffrey Goldhage, USA, ISSOP President
As. Prof Artemis K. Tsitsika Greece, GSAM President