PC PAL presenting latest child growth software at the PES and PAS congresses, 2024

By PC PAL AdministratorApril 30, 2024April 30, 2024

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…

GrowthXP used in the leading hospitals around the world

By PC PAL AdministratorMarch 19, 2024April 30, 2024

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…

Human and Medical Genetics Conference 2024

By PC PAL AdministratorDecember 22, 2023December 22, 2023

FR: La société PC PAL est heureuse de vous informer qu’elle participera à la 12e édition des Assises de Génétique Humaine et Médicale qui se tiendra au Palais des Congrès de Paris du 09 au 12 janvier 2024. A cette occasion, nous serons ravis de vous accueillir sur notre stand pour vous proposer nos solutions…

BSPED 2023 Manchester (7 – 10 November)

By PC PAL AdministratorNovember 15, 2023April 30, 2024

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…

PC PAL auf dem Oracle Cerner Summit 2023

By PC PAL AdministratorOctober 28, 2023November 17, 2023

Der Oracle Cerner Summit – Forum für Digitalisierung im Gesundheitswesen findet in Berlin (9. – 10. November 2023) statt und wendet sich an die Kunden von Oracle Cerner im deutschsprachigen Raum. Er bringt Experten für Digitalisierung im Gesundheitswesen zusammen, darunter Accenture, 3M und T Systems. Als in 2023 neu unterzeichneter Partner von Oracle Cerner wird…

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

By PC PAL AdministratorOctober 19, 2023April 30, 2024

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 first time at this congress, we presented GrowthXP Prenatal, our innovative software which integrates with the patient record and allows specialists to leverage ultrasound data and better visualise fetal and…

ESPE 2023

By PC PAL AdministratorOctober 12, 2023April 30, 2024

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 becoming a more significant issue in low- and middle-income countries. New BMI charts for 2-18-year-olds, which provide curves above the 97th percentile (98th, 99th, 99.9th and 99.99th), is timely. At…

BMI – time for reappraisal

By PC PAL AdministratorAugust 23, 2023November 17, 2023 BMI, child growth, GrowthXP, skinfold thickness, Skolnik N, Visaria A

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 routinely used to determine disease risk and even eligibility for surgery. However, the availability of new data is now leading some specialists to question the traditional reliance on BMI. A…