- October 8th & 9th
Hope Church, WinchesterThe PIER Conference is over for another year.. We had another fantastic programme covering many varied topics which appeal to all members of the paediatric MDT.
If you weren't able to make it (or weren't listening all the way through...!) please click through to the programme pages to review the topics and slides presented throughout the conference.
Travel Information
Hope Church is easy walking distance from Winchester Train Station.
There is a small public car park adjacent to the Church and a number of others including the North Walls, Tower Street and River Park all within a short walk.
The Chesil Street multi-story car park is slightly further, but still within a 10-12 minute walk. The cheapest option is the park and ride - details of which can be found here www.winchester.gov.uk/parking/parking-and-car-parks
For anyone cycling, bike racks are available close by.
- Buy your ticketsEvery ticket includes coffee, refreshments and lunch on both days of the conference
Early Bird pricing ends on 2nd September
If you are buying tickets for a group of more than 5 in one category (ie 5 x students, 5 x nurses/AHPs, 5 x junior doctors or 5 x consultants), enter the code GROUP24 for a discount on your tickets. Please ensure each ticket is assigned to a different person.
Day 1
0900 - 0915
WelcomeThe 9th PIER Conference starts here...0915 - 1030
Cleaner, Greener, SMARTer Asthma: The New Way Forward
Steph Harper, Lucy Everitt, Emma Ray, Gary Connett & Team
View the Presentation by clicking here...1030 - 1100
Submitted Poster Highlights
PIER Conference Team
Read more...A fast-paced session highlighting the highest scoring poster submissions.
If you would like your work to be included, send in an abstract by clicking on the tab to the left!
Coffee
1130 - 1245
Accessing Healthcare for the Neurodiverse - No Piece of Cake
Nick Le Prevost, Lindsay Cutler & Team
View the Presentation by clicking here...
Lunch
1330 - 1500
Workshops
Session 1 - 1330 - 1415
Session 2 - 1415 - 1500
Read more...Interactive, informative workshops on a wide variety of topics. Allocation will be on a first-come basis. Workshops will be repeated in the following session, so everyone will get to the ones they want!
Is this Rumination or Reflection?
Dr Chris Turner, Consultant in Emergency Medicine and co-founder of Civility Saves Lives
Have you ever been involved in a clinical incident and found it consuming you? Have you ever supported someone going through one of these situations? In this session we shall look at how we recognise the different modes that we get into when confronted by challenging professional situations (often errors) and what we might do to help those in these situations, either as a supervisor or as the healthcare provider directly involved.
The Practicalities of Asthma
Steph Harper, Paediatric Respiratory Nurse Specialist, University Hospital Southampton
Radiology 101
Dr Joe Jacoby, Consultant Radiologist, University Hospital Dorset
Join us as we explore the lives of Xia Ray and her brothers Xan and Xavier, perhaps the most unlucky siblings in the world as they navigate various injuries and illnesses requiring expert radiological intervention!
Microbiome Mysteries
Dr James Ashton, Associate Professor in Paediatric Gastroenterology, University Hospital Southampton
Tea
1530 - 1630
Why Civility Matters in a Complex World
Dr Chris Turner
Read more...Have you ever had a professional interaction which has left you feeling disrespected, or left you feeling distracted and not performing at your best? It turns out that this isn't just you; it's all of us.
Excellence in healthcare is dependent on teams, and teams work best when all members feel safe and have a voice. Civility between team members creates that sense of safety and is a key ingredient of great teams. Incivility, on the other hand, robs teams of their potential
End of day 1...
but please join us at the PAFTAs
Day 2
0900 - 0915
Welcome
PIER Conference TeamDay 2! Let's go...0915 - 1015
Allergy: Managing the Growing Problem
Cherry Alviani & Team
View the Presentation by clicking here...1015 - 1115
Submitted Abstracts
Multiple Presenters
View the Presentation by clicking here...
Coffee
1145 - 1245
Genomics: Diagnosing Differently
Katherine Lachlan & Team
Read more...We all know the field of Genomics continues to deliver more and more diagnostic information about our patients. But do you really know what to do with this information or how to to apply it to the cases you are managing in clinic or on the wards? In this session, Dr Lachlan and her team will discuss the role that Genomics plays in Paediatrics of the future and the impact that it can have today.
Dr Lachlan and her team will also be running a workshop discussing the use of Genomic requesting in more detail after the lunch break, so make sure you sign up for this too!
Lunch
1330 - 1500
Workshops
Session 1 - 1330 - 1415
Session 2 - 1415 - 1500
Read more...Interactive, informative workshops on a wide variety of topics. Allocation will be on a first-come basis. Workshops will be repeated in the following session, so everyone will get to the ones they want!
Navigating the Genomic Test Directory and Smoothing the Testing Pathway
Dr Katherine Lachlan, Consultant in Clinical Genetics, University Hospital Southampton and the Clinical Genetics Team, Laboratory Scientists and Paediatricians
(Only running in session 1)
For everyone, whether you have never requested a genetic test before or are a veteran requester. An interactive session using clinical scenarios to illustrate how to chose and request the best genetic test strategy for your patient. The focus will be on requesting and feedback of the results, along with the practicalities of testing.
Wellbeing
Dr Katrina Cathie, Paediatric Consultant, University Hospital Southampton
Dr Katrina Cathie is a consultant general paediatrician at University Hospital Southampton, having trained and worked in Wessex since 2004. Katrina was found to have a high risk cancer gene in 2021 and then diagnosed and treated for breast cancer in 2022. Through her experiences of the ups and downs of life and work, she has developed ways to try and achieve a better balance and put her own wellbeing on her list of priorities. She will share some practical tips we can use to help us ensure we don't lose focus on ourselves and what is most important to us.
Shake, Rattle & Roll: Demystifying Seizures
Dr Steve Warriner, Paediatric Consultant, Queen Alexander Hospital Portsmouth
Ultrasound Guided IV Access
Hannah Taylor, Advanced Nurse Practitioner in Paediatric Outreach, University Hospital Southampton
Dr James Edelman, Paediatric HDU Consultant, University Hospital Southampton
If you have ever come across that 'uncannulatable' patient and wished there was something you could use to see where their veins are hiding, this session will give you the techniques to use an ultrasound to help with difficult IV access. Suitable for anyone who cannulates!
The Basics of Mental Health Law for the Paediatric MDT
Dr Katya Certic, Community Paediatric Consultant, Solent East
Dr Suyog Dhakras, Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist
Tea
1530 - 1630
Lifelab - Change the Beginning and you Change the Whole Story
Kath Woods-Townsend, LifeLab team and young people
Read more...Lifelab has years of experience (since 2008) empowering children and young people through science, to make positive lifestyle choices and has recently been named as a finalist in the national Health & Wellbeing Awards.
Children and young people make up a third of the UK population. Their health and wellbeing are top priorities for the UK government, and our scientific evidence shows that a healthy lifestyle at an early age is important for long-term health, captured by the phrase ‘Change the beginning and you change the whole story’. The trend of rising unhealthy behaviours and lifestyles for children and young people has been compounded by the COVID-19 pandemic. The LifeLab programmes have been developed to help young people discover the knowledge and skills they need to regain control of their lives and to devise their own solutions and resilience to current and future challenges.
With children and young people at the heart of everything we do, LifeLab has been developed to provide engaging experiences in school as part of the curriculum and outside of school in a variety of creative formats. These experiences empower children and young people to understand the science behind the health messages they see and hear and apply that knowledge to the choices they make for their own lives – for their health now, in the future and for their future families.
LifeLab is a unique research-based educational project created by the University of Southampton in collaboration with the NIHR Biomedical Research Centre and University Hospital Southampton.
This session will provide insight into the programme and tips for professionals working with young people as well as hearing from a number of young people themselves.1630 - 1650
Prizes
The PIER Conference Team
Read more...Awarding the prizes for Best Oral Presentation and Best Poster
End of day 2
- AbstractsSubmissions have now closed.
Authors have now been contacted by email with the results of the scoring.
We are still accepting poster submissions for display of your work. If you would like to submit your poster for display on our digital poster boards, please email it to [email protected]. Poster formatting guidelines are below.Guidelines for Abstract SubmissionAn abstract can be submitted to PIER2024 even if it has been submitted elsewhere
The abstract cannot contain more than 350 words. Authors names, affiliations and abstract title are not included in the word count
The abstract has to be entered in the accompanying form with the following structure:
Objectives and background
Methods
Results
Conclusion
All sections should be completed and all abbreviations should be defined
Prior to submission please ensure that your abstract does not contain spelling, grammatical or scientific errors. No corrections are possible after the submission deadline. The abstract text as well as the abstract title and the list of authors will be reproduced exactly as submitted. No proof reading will be done.
If you have not previously submitted or written a conference abstract please see examples from previous years or discuss with your local PIER lead.
Abstracts will be scored by a team of individuals from across the region, including AHPs, nurses and doctors. Accepted abstracts will be invited to present at the conference.
The top six abstracts will be awarded oral presentations (10 mins in length). Oral presentations will be on day two of the conference.
Further high scoring abstracts will be awarded posters of distinction and will feature in the poster walks on days one or two of the conference
Remaining selected abstracts will be invited to present posters and will need to be displayed on both days of the conference
Precise oral presentation and poster guidelines will be sent alongside acceptance correspondence. If your abstract is selected for presentation (poster or oral) then you must attend the conference.Abstract TemplateAbstract Title
Author One (Given Name, Last Name) & affiliation (place of work),
Author Two & affiliation,
Author Three & affiliation etc
Objectives and background:
Provide a brief summary of background information to help the reader understand your specific project (3-5 sentences). What were the key aims/reasons for your work?
Methods:
A summary of the methodology used to address your question/problem (3-4 sentences). How did you collect the data? How did you analyse the data?
Results:
A summary of your findings (3-5 sentences). Specific things to consider (depending on if research, QI or education) include - Key research results and figures, impacts/changes resulting from QI projects and education initiatives. Before and after comparisons. Qualitative feedback etc.
Conclusions:
What do your findings mean (for your practice and for the region etc.) (2-4 sentences)? What future work would be useful/should be done?Poster Presentation GuidelinesWe are really excited to using digital-only posters at the conference again this year. This will provide better visibility, remove the need to print and transport your poster and reduce waste. To see an example of how this will work, click here
There will not be the option to display physical posters this year
Please read these guidelines carefully before starting the preparation of your poster.
Format and Content of your poster- Please prepare your poster in A1 format. Portrait (upright) format
- Please do not include any commercial logos
- We suggest to use easy to read colours and avoid very bright backgrounds/very light text
- Posters should contain information on the work you have written about in your abstract. This should include information on background, methods, results and conclusions. Pictures, tables and graphs are a useful way of displaying results
- Due to the digital nature of the poster displays, video and animations are able to be included in the poster. If you need any advice on this, please contact [email protected]
- For some projects sections on further/future work, feedback from staff/patients and an acknowledgement section may be appropriate
- If you are in doubt or unsure about how to make your poster or what your poster should contain please contact your local PIER lead or see previous examples.
Deadline- Posters need to be sent to [email protected] by Monday 30th September
Poster TemplatesA basic template for a conference poster can be downloaded by clicking on the link here. Please change any colours, position of boxes and additional data presentation as required. Other examples of posters can be found here.
Please include the conference logo on any poster presentations. The logo can be downloaded here. - Click to view the poster submissions for the conference this year. Thank you to all the authors.
- Speakers
Dr Chris Turner
Is this Rumination of Reflection? Workshop & Civility Matters in a Complex World (Day 1)
Chris is consultant in emergency medicine at University Hospitals of Coventry and Warwickshire. He is interested in governance and highly performing teams, and this has led him on a journey from being blame and process focused to something completely different, Civility Saves Lives, a campaign that aims to raise awareness of the impact of behaviour on performance. This idea has gained momentum and traction across healthcare and beyond.
Dr Lindsay Cutler
Accessing Healthcare for the Neurodiverse - No Piece of Cake (Day 1)
Dr Lindsay Cutler is a Consultant Community Paediatrician working for Solent NHS trust. She works in Springwell special school for children with moderate to severe learning disability and is passionate about equality of healthcare for all children and their families.
Steph Harper
Cleaner, Greener, SMARTer Asthma: The New Way Forward (Day 1)
Steph is a Paediatric Respiratory/CF Nurse Specialist at Southampton University Hospitals Trust. Having qualified in 2010, she spent 11 years on an acute paediatric medical ward in Portsmouth. Steph has been involved in implementing change in practice with both ‘as required Salbutamol’ and promotion of MART in practice. She is dedicated to improving asthma outcomes for children and young people and encouraging others understand the importance of doing so.
Dr Katherine Lachlan
Genomics: Diagnosing Differently (Day 2)
Katherine is a consultant in Clinical Genetics at University Hospital Southampton. Katherine's clinical work focuses on the genetic diagnosis of congenital malformations, learning disability and disorders of sex development, and in the clinical interpretation of genetic test results. She is a member of the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health and is a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians.
Kathryn Woods-Townsend
LifeLab Director
LifeLab - Change the Beginning and you Change the Whole Story (Day 2)
Kath has been the Programme Manager for LifeLab since 2009 leading on the development and delivery of the education programmes at all levels. Kath also sits on the LifeLab Board of Directors, providing leadership and direction to the LifeLab team. 
We were back with another PIER escape room this year! Teams of 8 tried to uncover the mystery surrounding the virus that was causing major disruption to rotas across all members of the MDT. They had to enter the staffroom and solve the puzzles to work out how to stop the infection... before it was too late! All our teams were successful in solving the mystery before their breaktime ran out. Well done to our fastest escapees!- Sponsors
We are very grateful to our sponsors of the conference this year. Please visit their stands in the poster and refreshment area to hear about their work and developments
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If you would be interested in sponsoring the PIER Conference 2024, please see our dedicated sponsor page here
