BSPED 2023 Manchester (7 – 10 November)

We were delighted to return to the BSPED, celebrating its 50th year in Manchester. It was particularly helpful to follow up discussions we’ve held since…
PC PAL auf dem Oracle Cerner Summit 2023

Der Oracle Cerner Summit – Forum für Digitalisierung im Gesundheitswesen findet in Berlin (9. – 10. November 2023) statt und wendet sich an die Kunden…
Enhanced charting tools for gynaecology and obstetrics presented at the FIGO congress

PC PAL was delighted to support the 24th FIGO World Congress of Gynaecology and obstetrics, held in our home city, Paris, this month. For the…
ESPE 2023

The 61st annual meeting of ESPE, held in The Hague (September 21-23) focussed on global challenges in paediatric endocrinology. The rising prevalence of obesity is…
BMI – time for reappraisal

Body Mass Index (BMI) has been relied on as a convenient measure to diagnose underweight, overweight and obesity. The cut-offs for overweight and obesity are…

GrowthXP – installed in record speed

By PC PAL AdministratorMay 25, 2023August 26, 2023 CGM Medico, child growth, Electronic Health Record, GrowthXP

Many hospital clinicians report lengthy delays in the implementation of IT improvements connected to the electronic health record system (EHR). This can be caused by lack of time, limited IT resources, or complex processes. Software engineers at PC PAL are ready to move fast. This month, in a German centre using the CGM Medico patient…

Congrès SFP du 31 mai au vendredi 2 juin au Parc Chanot à Marseille

By PC PAL AdministratorMay 9, 2023May 9, 2023

La société PC PAL est heureuse de vous informer qu’elle participera au Congrès des Sociétés de Pédiatrie qui aura lieu du mercredi 31 mai au vendredi 2 juin 2023 au Parc Chanot, Marseille. A cette occasion, nous serons ravis de vous accueillir sur notre stand pour vous proposer nos solutions informatisées qui répondent aux besoins…

PC PAL support for growth specialists at the Pediatric Endocrine Society congress, 2023

By PC PAL AdministratorMay 3, 2023August 24, 2023 child growth, ESPE, GrowthXP

PC PAL’s long-standing cooperation with the pediatric endocrinology community continues at this week’s annual meeting of the Pediatric Endocrine Society, in San Diego (5 – 8 May). We welcome delegates to discuss our exhibition to see the latest features within the growth monitoring application, Growth XP. Also available at the exhibit, our scientific newsletter provides…

PC PAL presenting new child growth software at the PAS congress, 2023

By PC PAL AdministratorApril 24, 2023August 24, 2023 child growth, GrowthXP, PAS

PC PAL is delighted to support this year’s annual meeting of the Pediatric Academic Societies in Washington (27 April – 1 May). Please visit our exhibition booth for a friendly and informative discussion on the state-of-the-art of growth charting. At our exhibit booth delegates can see the leading growth charting applications, GrowthXP and GrowthXP Prenatal….

New GrowthXP licensee in the United States

By PC PAL AdministratorMarch 21, 2023March 21, 2023

In the United States, Illinois WIC has now licensed GrowthXP from PC PAL to provide the leading growth charting to staff within its network. WIC is a US federal program that offers food assistance to Women, Infants, and Children. GrowthXP currently serves WIC clients in 13 states (as well as 10 tribal nations and 1…

KIGS – The Final Report

By David BennettMarch 17, 2023August 27, 2023 child growth, growth hormone, GrowthXP, Kabi International Growth Study, KIGS

Recombinant human growth hormone (rhGH) was introduced in 1985, replacing the previous, pituitary-derived option in many countries when the risk of contamination with the CJD prion was identified. At that time, specialists desired a patient registry to assess the safety and efficacy of the new treatment provided to patients in Europe and many other parts…

Body Mass Index (BMI) – New CDC extended charts for children and adolescents available with GrowthXP

By PC PAL AdministratorMarch 1, 2023August 26, 2023 BMI, child growth, GrowthXP

The CDC has released new BMI charts for 2-18-year-olds, which provide curves above the 97th percentile (98th, 99th, 99.9th and 99.99th). These charts address a weakness of the earlier versions: for most obese individuals they suffered from data weakness above 97th percentile, relying on data extrapolation rather than real data. The new charts are based…

PC PAL celebrates International Rare Diseases Day 2023

By PC PAL AdministratorFebruary 28, 2023February 28, 2023

The international rare Diseases Day provides a focus on the new treatments and diagnostic tools to help improve the care of patients. Rare genetic diseases often manifest in childhood and growth failure is a common finding. To help disease specialists, PC PAL’s growth monitoring application, GrowthXP, can offer growth curves for over 50 rare disorders. Using the appropriate…

BSPED 2023 Manchester (7 – 10 November)

PC PAL auf dem Oracle Cerner Summit 2023

Enhanced charting tools for gynaecology and obstetrics presented at the FIGO congress

ESPE 2023

BMI – time for reappraisal