Paediatrics Annual Meeting – Presentations, Presidential Address and Symposium

10.00 am        

REGISTRATION & COFFEE

10.30 am       

RESEARCH AND AUDIT PRESENTATIONS:

10.40 am        

Teleireoluwa (Anna) Apara - Death of the Paediatric Manikin: A Systematic Review

10.50 am       

Dr Alice Willson - Developing regional population health training for paediatric trainees in the north west

11.00 am        

Sweatha Ananthalingam - Periviable birth and survivor outcomes: a parental perspective

11.10 am        

COMFORT BREAK

11.20 am        

Dr Se Yin Chang - Retrospective local review of recognition and management of paediatric anaphylaxis and compliance with NICE Guidelines

11.30 am        

Dr Alice Fortune - Managing mothers’ and fathers’ uncertainty during their journey through early neurodevelopmental follow-up for their high-risk infants – A qualitative account

11.40 am        

Dr Liene Peaple - Preparing for adulthood for young people with neurorehabilitation needs Pathway Pilot Project, Bury

11.50 am        

Dr Emily Mulligan - Development of a patient report outcome measure for use in paediatric mitochondrial disease

12.15 pm        

The Annual General Meeting of the Section of Paediatrics will take place immediately prior to the Presidential Address to formally elect new Office bearers and members of Council

12.20 pm      

Getting it together  

PRESIDENTIAL ADDRESS of Dr Hilary Lloyd (Consultant in Child & Adolescent Psychiatry)

Brief synopsis: 

Reflections on paediatric liaison psychiatry and thoughts about the future.

1.00 pm          

LUNCH

2.00pm           

RCPCH Mental Health Officer update

Gaisford Memorial Lecture given by Dr Karen Street (Officer for Mental Health, RCPCH)

Talk synopsis:

Dr Street will provide an update on the activity of the college around policy, advocacy, partnership working, education and training where applicable to Children and Young People's Mental Health'  including the new Mental Health Champion roles funded by NHSE. 

Learning objectives:

1. To understand the work within RCPCH regarding children and young peoples mental health (CYPMH)
2. To be aware of the education and training opportunities within RCPCH for CYPMH
3. To be aware of the partnership working with RCPCH and other organisations in the field of CYPMH

2.40 pm   

Prenatal exposure to antiseizure medications and neurodevelopmental outcomes

Dr Rebecca Bromley, (Paediatric Neuropsychologist, University of Manchester and Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital) 

Brief summary:

This talk will review the accumulation of data regarding the longer term development of children exposed to antiseizure medications in utero. It will explore the risks associated with sodium valproates exposure and current evidence regarding the risk profile of other antiseizure medications with regards to neurodevelopmental outcomes. It will review what research is currently being undertaken and what further steps are needed ensure a more rapid understanding of the longer term outcomes of children exposed to antiseizure medications in the womb.    

3.20 pm          

TEA BREAK

3.50 pm          

Use of non-invasive brain stimulation for the amelioration of learning difficulties in rare genetic conditions

Dr Shruti Garg (Consultant in Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, RMCH and Clinical Senior Lecturer in Translational Child Psychiatry, University of Manchester

4.30 pm          

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