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Practical Paediatrics 2025
An online update for Paediatricians on managing day-to-day common outpatient and ward clinical dilemmas and issues
Taking place live online on Wednesday 4 and Thursday 5 June 2025
- All content will be delivered for all Paediatric Consultants, Senior Trainees, and Middle Grades
- Format: Interactive on-line lectures followed with case scenarios, discussion and Q&A
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RCPCH CPD approval has been sought for this course
Infomed will provide a certifcate with this statement and 12 study hours
DAY ONE - Wednesday 4 June 2025
09:20 - 09:30
Introduction and welcome
Mr Jack Hodson
Online and IT Services Manager, Infomed Online
09:30 - 10:15
Advances in the understanding of autism - A clinically oriented update
Professor William Mandy
Clinical Psychologist, University College London
- Differentials
- Guideline update
- Getting the diagnosis right
- When to admit or send home
10.15 – 11.00
Neurology
Dr Marietta Pal-Magdics
Consultant Paediatric Neurologist, King's College Hospital London, NHS Foundation Trust
- Guidance for neurological examination
- Headache, epilepsy assessment and management, when to refer further
11.00 – 11.30
Break
11.30 – 12.15
Growth and puberty
Dr Harshini Katugampola
Consultant Paediatric Endocrinologist, Great Ormond Street Hospital
- What is normal and what is abnormal?
- Investigations and management
- When to refer
12.15 – 13.00
Overview of recent developments in infection and immunity in children
Dr Seilesh Kadambari
Consultant in Paediatric Infectious Diseases, Great Ormond Street Hospital and Honorary Associate Professor, UCL GOSH Institute of Child Health
- This session will provide an overview of recent developments in infection and immunity in children
13:00 - 13:45
Lunch
13.45 – 14.30
Early Detection and Diagnosis of Paediatric IBD
Dr Edward Gaynor
Consultant Paediatric Gastroenterology, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children
- A Practical approach to evaluating/diagnosing IBD in a Paediatric Clinic
- When to refer further
14.30 – 15.15
Radiological Features of Child Abuse
Professor Amaka Offiah
Consultant Paediatric Radiologist, University of Sheffield & Sheffield Children’s Hospital
- Prevalence of types of abuse in the UK
- Imaging protocol when abuse is suspected
- Common and rare presentations of physical abuse in infants and children
- Mechanisms of injuries seen in abused children
- Radiological dating of fractures
- Conditions that the Radiologist may confuse with abuse
- Areas of contention between experts
- Common and rare presentations of physical abuse in infants and children
15:15 - 15:30
Break
15.30 - 16.15
Update on Food Allergy
Dr Tom Marrs
Consultant in Paediatric Allergy, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust
- The Allergic March in childhood
- The Food Allergic March in childhood
- Prevention of Food Allergy
- The child at risk
- Management and when to refer the allergic child
16.15 – 17.00
Respiratory – Top Tips
Dr Atul Gupta
Consultant in Paediatric Respiratory Medicine,
King's College Hospital, London
- Wheezy infants and pre-schoolers - When is it asthma?
- The child with recurrent chest infections or chronic cough
- What tests are useful
DAY TWO - Thursday 5 June 2025
09.15 – 10.00
Paediatric Surgery
Ms Dhanya Mullassery
Consultant Neonatal and Paediatric Surgeon, GOSH and
Honorary Consultant Paediatric Surgeon at Royal Free Hospital NHS Trust
- When to involve the surgeon and when to hold on
- Surgical emergencies - early recognition and management
- Bilious vomiting - pitfalls in diagnosis
- Abdominal pain - pitfalls in diagnosis
- Hernias and other "minor" surgical problems
10.00 – 10.45
Cardiology
Dr Alessandro Giardini
Consultant Paediatric Cardiologist
- Differentials
- Guideline update
- Getting the diagnosis right
- When to admit or send home
10.45 – 11.15
Break
11.15 – 12.00
Rheumatology
Professor Athimalaipet Ramanan
Consultant Paediatric Rheumatologist, Bristol Royal Hospital for Children
- Approach to children with joint pains
- Update on JIA
- Hypermobility syndromes
- Confidence in diagnosis and missed diagnosis
12.00 – 12.45
Paediatric ME/CFS and Long Covid
Dr Terry Segal
Consultant in General Paediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, University College London Hospitals
- Common presentations, investigations, diagnosis, and epidemiology
- On the path to recovery – setbacks/relapses
- NICE guidelines update.
- Long Covid, what we see, diagnosis and management.
12.45 – 13.30
Lunch
13.30 -14.15
Paediatric Mental Health
Dr Valeria Parlatini
Associate professor and honorary consultant in child and adolescent psychiatry, University of Southampton/Solent NHS Trust
- Current pressures and dilemmas on children
- Possible consequences of the lockdown
- Key issues for Paediatricians
14.15 – 15.00
Neonatal
Dr Simon Hannam
Head of Neonatal Services and Consultant Neonatologist, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children
- Respiratory failure in the newborn
- Neonatal hypotension
- Cardiac conditions
- When to refer
15.00 – 15.30
Break
15.30 – 16.15
Nephrology
Professor Stephen Marks
Professor of Paediatric Nephrology and Transplantation, Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health, London
- Update on UTI management - medical vs surgical
- Persistent haematuria and proteinuria - common dilemmas
- Measuring blood pressure in children - when to worry
16.15 – 17.15
Legal Issues and Consent in Paediatrics
Dr Sally Old
Medicolegal Adviser, MDU Services Limited
- Refusal to treatment - What are the child's rights?
- Current legislation - Knowing your rights
- Who can consent to treatment
- Avoiding problems in practice - some cases (e.g. around GMC guidelines)
About this course
- To provide the busy Paediatrician with a comprehensive and stimulating update covering a range of topics highly relevant to day-to-day practice
- 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 in Paediatric Cardiology, Metabolic Medicine, Respiratory Medicine, Neurology, Gastroenterology, Surgery, Nephrology, Allergy, Infections, Rheumatology, Autism, Endocrinology, Neonatology and Radiology
- Advice to Paediatricians on ordering the appropriate investigations, interpreting the results and getting the right diagnosis and treatment
Learning outcomes
- A comprehensive understanding of current evidence-based best practice and emerging issues in a range of clinical areas highly relevant to the day-to-day practice of Paediatricians;
- Greater confidence in their clinical practice; and
- Identified skills and knowledge gaps, if any, relevant to their practice, and clear ways by which these can be addressed.
Course director
Dr Protima Deb
Dr Protima Deb is a Consultant Paediatric Gastroenterologist working at The Royal London Hospital. Her early paediatric training was at Guy’s and St Thomas’ Hospital in London, where she achieved Membership of the Royal College of Paediatrics in 2006. She was appointed to the Higher Specialist Training Programme in Paediatric Gastroenterology in The London Deanery and completed her training in 2014.
Dr Deb is a "self-confessed research enthusiast". Her specialist area of interest is inflammatory bowel disease. Her work looking at the microbiome in childhood Crohn’s disease was the subject of her doctoral thesis which she was awarded from Queen Mary University of London in 2019. She continues her research work with an honorary contract at Queen Mary University, based at the Blizard institute, where she continues to explore the field of microbiome and inflammatory bowel disease.
Course faculty
Dr Saji Alexander
Consultant in Paediatric Endocrinology, Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, London
Dr Alasdair Bamford
Dr Alasdair Bamford is a consultant and specialty lead in paediatric infectious diseases at Great Ormond Street Hospital, an Honorary Associate Professor at UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health and secretary of the British Paediatric Allergy Infection and Immunity Group (BPAIIG). He also works at the MRC Clinical Trials unit as a clinical advisor to a number of international clinical trials and cohort studies relating to paediatric HIV and other childhood infections. He is PI and co-PI for a number of observational studies and trials at Great Ormond Street. He is the lead author of the Penta/EACS guidelines for treatment of paediatric HIV in Europe and other national and international guidelines relating to the care of children affected by infectious diseases.
Mr Simon Blackburn
Consultant Paediatric and Neonatal Surgeon, Director of Medical Education and Deputy Director of the GOSH Learning Academy, Great Ormond Street Hospital
Dr Simon Hannam
Head of Neonatal Services and Consultant Neonatologist, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children
Dr Edward Gaynor
Consultant in Paediatric Gastroenterology, Great Ormond Street Hospital
Dr Atul Gupta
Consultant in Paediatric Respiratory Medicine, King's College Hospital, London
Dr Tom Marrs
Consultant in Paediatric Allergy, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust
Dr Marietta Pal-Magdics
Marietta obtained her MD degree from Albert Szent Gyorgyi School of Medicine in Hungary. She completed her BST training in Paediatrics in Ireland and MRCPCH through training in North Central and East London. Marietta entered Paediatric Neurology subspecialty training in 2017 and trained at St George's Hospital and at Great Ormond Street and obtained her CCT in March 2021.
Marietta has developed strong interest in leadership and training during her senior training years. As member and subgroup lead of the London School of Paediatrics Trainees Committee, she has improved training quality, provided better opportunities and support for Paediatric trainees across London. Her particular interest was supporting less than full time trainees and Paediatric Neurology subspecialty trainees. She has been just appointed as a Training Programme Director for London School of Paediatrics.
Marietta also has a strong leadership portfolio. Throughout her training years she was departmental then directorate trainee representative, lead projects related to information governance, legal aspects of care and wellbeing, supported by the medical director's office. As recognition of her work, the Faculty of Medical Leadership and Management has awarded her with Associate Fellow membership.
Marietta has been appointed as Consultant Paediatric Neurologist at King's College Hospital in 2021. She has an interest in Paediatric Neurodisability and Neurovascular disorders. She provides an outreach tertiary Paediatric Neurology service to the Princess Royal University Hospital in Bromley.
Professor William Mandy
Clinical Psychologist, University College London, and GOSH
Dr Stephen Marks
Reader and Consultant in Paediatric Nephrology, Director of NIHR GOSH Clinical Research Facility, Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health, London
Professor Amaka Offiah
Consultant Paediatric Radiologist, University of Sheffield & Sheffield Children’s Hospital
Dr Sally Old
Medicolegal Adviser, MDU Services Limited
Professor Athimalaipet Ramanan
Consultant Paediatric Rheumatologist, Bristol Royal Hospital for Children
Comments from this course in June 2024
Great range of topics and content, all what is required for an annual update
Excellent topic coverage! Really useful practical updates.
A faculty of experts delivering so smoothly on relevant subjects in a wide variety of topics
This course has the lot: knowledgeable speakers giving comprehensive coverage of their subjects, smooth online delivery on the day plus access afterwards to enable further review!
Excellent, streaming very easy, no buffering and good sound quality, plus, I did enjoy the SLIDO
Knowledgeable speakers making good use of slido on a great and wide breadth of general topics and the length of talks is ideal.
Streaming service generally very good and seamless, occasional lag but due to my local problems
Course covers a wide range of paediatric issues, with updated management, in an very easy way with lots of opportunity for interactions
Thank you to all lectures for such enlightening lectures on such variety of topics
Good range of coverage for topics
Knowledgeable speakers delivering interactive lectures on a wide and relevant range of topics
This course delivers good lectures on topics of clinical relevance, easily accessible online, learning for immediate practice!
Good round up of current advances provided interactively by very knowledgeable speakers
Some of the lectures were done in a quick pace; however, having access to the catch up included will allow me to listen to them again!
I am completely satisfied with the course, it has helped me take a few things from each session which I can use practically and change/improve my practice
I shall definitely use many of the ideas from the course as game-changing in my practice.
This course has refreshed my knowledge plus updated me on current practise and practical tips on how I can further improve my practice
When will I receive my course login?
We will contact you by email one week before the course takes place with all the necessary links and joining information.
We will re-send the links the day before the course.
If you have not received an email from us please contact us at webinars@infomedltd.co.uk and we will respond ASAP.
Will I need any special software to partake?
NO. Infomed shall provide you, upon registration a link to stream the course within your web browser, or you can download a small application to run it as a separate window on your computer. If you would prefer a mobile device, we shall also include a link download an app from the Play Store/App Store.
Can I interact with the speakers?
YES! It is very much encouraged. There will be Q&A sessions chaired by Infomed. You can type your questions in the ‘chat’ facility and they will be put to the speakers.
How I do access my catch-up & CPD certificate?
You can find your catch-up in your account page.
At the end of the catch-up page you will find a link to the feedback form, which will generate your CPD certificate when you submit your feedback.
If the catch-up is not visible in your account, please contact us and we will amend your account ASAP.
How to connect to a live online course
Using the short videos below, we shall guide you through the process of joining a meeting using Webex.
If joining from your own computer
If you are connecting from your own device then it is likely that you will be able to join via the Webex application.
If joining from a trust/institution computer
However, if you are using a computer that is owned and restricted by your trust, then you may find it easier to join via your web browser. Please see the second video for guidance on this process.
Joining Webex using the application on your PC or Mac
Joining Webex using your web browser
I've connected to a course but can't hear anything
When you connect to a course you should see some introductory slides and hear music.
If you cannot hear any music please check you are connected to the audio.
At the bottom of the webex meeting you may see a button that says “Connect to audio”.
Click this and then select “Use computer for audio” in the pop-up box.
If you have connected by a browser you may need to give your browser access to your microphone in order to connect to the audio.
Click the padlock in the top left of your browser and make sure microphone access is allowed
If this does not resolve your issue please email us or call us on 0204 520 5081
What do I need to join a course?
To join an Infomed Online course you simply need an internet connection and a browser (Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Apple Safari).
You can also connect from a mobile device: Download the Webex Meetings app from your App Store.
To join a course with a smooth experience, your internet connection must be stable, not connected to a VPN and at least 20Mbps download.
Below you can use the tool to run an internet speed test.
You must test from:
- — the location that you intend the see the course from;
- — withing the location, if using Wi-Fi, the room or department area that you intend to view the course from to ensure a good signal
- — if connecting from home, a computer that is not connected to a workplace VPN
Speed test
Internet Speed Test
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To join a course with a smooth experience, your internet connection must be stable, not connected to a VPN and at least 20Mbps download.
Course benefits
- Live online access
- Fee includes 90 days of access with unlimited playback during this time.
- CPD Certificate of attendance upon completion with 12 CPD points
- Opportunity to interact, ask questions directly to the faculty.
Course fee
Early bookers rate: £320
(until 28 February 2025)
Normal fee: £350
Fees include VAT
How to attend this course
This course is hosted online using Teams or Webex. We shall provide you with a joining link and instructions one week before the course begins.
In the meantime, you can checkout our tutorials below. On the course day, we also provide full support and giudance by chat, email and telephone.