5th Practical Paediatrics
A practical update for busy Paediatricians on managing day-to-day
common outpatient and ward clinical dilemmas and issues.
on Thursday 24 and Friday 25 June 2010, at the Kingsway Hall Hotel, Holborn, London

About the Conference:

• Aimed at Paediatric Consultants and Middle Grades with a practical focus on both the speciality and related disciplines that impact on it

• Faculty comprising leading Paediatricians and other specialists who are actually doing the job and can supply the expert, up-to-date and evidence-based information

• Draws on the know-how of key specialists from Paediatric Cardiology, Metabolic Medicine, Gastroenterology, Surgery, Neurology, Respiratory Medicine, Rheumatology, Nephro-Urology, Endocrinology, Neonatology, Allergy and Adolescent Medicine

• This year’s new topics include Obesity, Neonatal, Allergies and Special Needs

• Advice to Paediatricians on ordering the appropriate investigations, interpreting the results and getting the right diagnosis and treatment

All of the lectures are structured so as the subject is fully expounded at a level suitable for the hands on Paediatrician:

• The method – who to investigate and how

• The nuances – problems and solutions

• The Management Tips on treatment

• The critique – comments and interaction

Questions and answers session follows each lecture

The faculty includes:

• Dr James Gnanapragasam, Consultant Paediatric Cardiologist, Wessex Cardiac Unit, Southampton General Hospital

• Dr Mary-Anne Morris, Paediatric Consultant, Paediatric Gastroenterologist, Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital

• Mr Joe Curry, Consultant in Paediatric Surgery, GOSH, London

• Dr Michael Champion, Consultant in Paediatric Metabolic Medicine, Evelina Children's Hospital, London

• Dr Ruth Williams, Consultant Paediatric Neurologist, Evelina Children's Hospital, London

• Dr Athimalaipet Ramanan, Lead Consultant in Paediatric Rheumatology, Bristol Royal Hospital for Children

• Dr Nicola Bridges, Consultant Paediatric Endocrinologist, Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, London

• Prof Ricky Richardson, Consultant Paediatrician, GOSH, London

• Dr Russell Viner, Reader in Adolescent Health, UCL Institute of Child Health, London

• Dr George Du Toit, Consultant in Paediatric Allergy, Evelina Children's Hospital, London

• Dr Morag Campbell, Consultant Neonatologist, St Thomas' Hospital, London

• Dr Amaka Offiah, HEFCE Clinical Senior Lecturer, University of Sheffield, and Hon Consultant Paediatrician, Sheffield Children’s Hospital

• Dr Sally Old, MDU Services Limited

If you require further information please call us: +44 (0)20 8123 0021 or email us