Ace your clinicals! Top Ten Tips
Dr Rukshana Latiff You might have thought that you were done with OSCEs after passing finals but here you are, facing yet another clinical exam.… Read More »Ace your clinicals! Top Ten Tips
General Paediatrics
The Paediatrician’s Handshake – Say Hello to The Fontanelles
Dr Dyanne Ifeoma Imo-Ivoke, Dr Aisha Abdullahi, Dr Helen Yates Did you know there are six fontanelles in the newborn skull?! As paediatricians we feel… Read More »The Paediatrician’s Handshake – Say Hello to The Fontanelles
Hyperthyroidism
Dr Chris Sinclair-Wilson, Dr James Law, Dr Vikram Baicher Although we don’t come across it every day, thyroid disease is relatively common in the paediatric… Read More »Hyperthyroidism
Children with Medical Complexity
Empathy in Practice – 10 Ways to Transform the Journey for Parents of Children with Medical Complexity Dr Nicola Bartrum, Dr Hannah Nicholson The care… Read More »Children with Medical Complexity
Question Quest: What are the research priorities for Paediatric Emergency Medicine?
Dr Charlotte Sloane, Paediatric Research Fellow PERUKI (Paediatric Emergency Research in the UK and Ireland) was established in 2012 by everyday clinicians who set out… Read More »Question Quest: What are the research priorities for Paediatric Emergency Medicine?
Cerebral Palsy Simplified
Dr Odirichi Andrew – paediatric specialty doctor with input from Dr Shachi Buch – consultant community paediatrician. I remember learning about cerebral palsy (CP) as… Read More »Cerebral Palsy Simplified
Blood in the poo, what should I do?
Dr Sean O’Donnell, Dr Suzie Johnson, Dr Vikram Baicher, PEM Consultant, Ms Nia Fraser Blood in stool is a relatively common presentation to A&E. Causes… Read More »Blood in the poo, what should I do?
Development in long term NICU babies
Supporting Healthy Development in Long-Term NICU Babies Dr Katarina Stefkova, Dr Joanfreda Etuk, Dr Cheentan Singh You are the SHO in a busy neonatal unit.… Read More »Development in long term NICU babies
Supporting LGBTQ+ parents within paediatric care
Understanding and supporting LGBTQ+ parents within paediatric care Dr Ilana Levene & Dr Rhiannon Furr Safiyah has come to paediatric outpatients with her mothers. She… Read More »Supporting LGBTQ+ parents within paediatric care
Thunderstorm Asthma & Climate Change – The Lightning Bolt Moment
Thunderstorm Asthma & Climate Change – The Lightning Bolt Moment Dr Seb Gray, Paediatric Consultant. Twitter: @SebJGray; Email: Sebastian.Gray@nhs.net The term “thunderstorm asthma” has been… Read More »Thunderstorm Asthma & Climate Change – The Lightning Bolt Moment
Health inequalities, poverty and asthma
Dr Seb Gray, Consultant Paediatrician. Twitter: @SebJGray “Inequalities in health arise because of inequalities in society – in the conditions in which people are born,… Read More »Health inequalities, poverty and asthma
Eye see you – eye emergencies in Paeds ED
Ashika Shah, 4th year Medical Student; Dr Vikram Baicher, PEM Consultant; Ms Siobhan Wren, Consultant Ophthalmologist Emergencies involving the eye are thankfully uncommon in Paediatrics.… Read More »Eye see you – eye emergencies in Paeds ED
What’s in a Chromosome?
Dr Claire Strauss and Dr Leigh Dyet A midwife calls you to review a baby who has just been born. She is concerned that they… Read More »What’s in a Chromosome?
Acute Complications of Sickle Cell Disease – Part 1
Dr Claire Strauss & Dr Andrea Leigh Sickle cell disease (SCD) is a condition with many life-altering consequences. Your exposure to children with SCD may… Read More »Acute Complications of Sickle Cell Disease – Part 1
All Puffed Up – Nephrotic Syndrome
Dr Khadijatul Muneer, Dr Mordi Muorah Alfie is a 5 year old boy who was brought in to the ED by his mother who worried… Read More »All Puffed Up – Nephrotic Syndrome
Macroscopic haematuria: Red, Rose or tea?
Dr Jennifer Curry, Dr Ellen Barnard, Dr Victoria Livingstone; consultant review Dr Shilpa Shah Ben, a 5 year old boy comes to the emergency department… Read More »Macroscopic haematuria: Red, Rose or tea?
Adverse Childhood Experiences
Lizzie Wortley If you haven’t heard of ACEs (Adverse Childhood Experiences) you might reasonably think having a few Aces up your sleeve is a good… Read More »Adverse Childhood Experiences
Virtually Unprecedented – Tips on Organising a Virtual Conference
Andrew Chapman, Harsita Patel, Susan Wallace How many virtual conferences had you been to before 2020? For all three of us, and likely for most… Read More »Virtually Unprecedented – Tips on Organising a Virtual Conference