The BSPED returns to Glasgow for the first time since 1992. We look forward to continuing discussions with our clients for GrowthXP and more generally with users of electronic growth charts in the UK. Since that meeting in 1992 the IT landscape within the NHS has evolved significantly with the introduction of electronic patient records…

This joint conference, taking place in Zagreb, Croatia (September 5 – 8, 2024), brings together global specialists to share research and advance the understanding of human growth and development. Areas of special focus include the identification of altered growth, tracking severe obesity, and genetic growth disorders. The application of scientific understanding continues to provide the…

WIC is the food and nutrition program of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, serving about 40% of all infants in the U.S. with participants in all 50 States, 33 Tribes and 5 territories. The program aims to safeguard the health of vulnerable mothers and children (up to age 5).   2024 marks the 50th anniversary…

Once again, the presentation of the PC PAL child growth and development charting application, GrowthXP, generated strong interest at the major pediatric congresses held in Toronto and Chicago this spring – PAS and PES. Clinicians are becoming familiar with GrowthXP, but there were still welcome surprises to be discovered at the PC PAL booth. In…

PC PAL is delighted to support this year’s annual meetings of the Pediatric Endocrine Society (Chicago, May 2-5) and the Pediatric Academic Societies (Toronto, 3-6 May). A focus of the PES congress is therapeutic tools to optimise child care in clinical practice. Within the scientific programme the management of children with Turner syndrome (TS) and…

In their latest, 2024, annual rating, the joint Newsweek /Statistic Inc rankings show that 15% of the best 100 hospitals in the world are using PC PAL medical software products: GrowthXP or PedigreeXP. This percentage rises to 31% in the case of the top 100 hospitals in Europe. The leading hospitals are selected based on…

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 last year’s meeting in Belfast; working with clinicians to progress the introduction of GrowthXP in their hospitals and also in personal practices. The UK is characterised by a wide diversity…