- We can't wait to see you face to face!
11th and 12th October 2022After 2 years of virtual events, we were really pleased to welcome everyone back to a face to face PIER Conference 2022 at Hope Church in Winchester. We had an exciting, varied and stimulating programme of plenaries, workshops and presentations covering a wide variety of paediatric topics with something for all members of the paediatric MDT.
We look forward to seeing you all again for PIER 2023!
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. - 0900 - 0915Welcome to the PIER Conference Day 1The PIER Conference Team
We are excited to open the Conference and explain the programme for the next 2 days.0915 - 1045Grand SimulationSalisbury Burns Team and Simulation Team
This live simulation will lead you through the timeline of a patient who suffers a significant burn injury and the multidisciplinary team who respond to and manage this situation pre-hospital, in ED and on the burns wards. The session will lead you through practical tips in managing this type of presentation in your hospital and show you what happens to these patients when they move on to a burns unit using stop-point teaching and discussion.1045 - 1115Coffee Break and Poster ViewingSponsored by Wesleyan1115 - 1200The Changing Face of Children and Young People in the UKKate Pye - NHS Deputy Director for Children and Young People
Simon Kenny - National Clinical Director for Children and Young People
Kate Pye and Simon Kenny lead us through the changes that are happening with CYP practice in the UK and where we are heading in the future. With their wealth of experience at a National level, this will be an informative session to help guide the future of Paediatrics in the UK.1200 - 1230Poster HighlightsHear from the authors of our highlighted poster abstract submissions for the Conference this year.1230 - 1330Lunch Break and Poster ViewingWith lunch provided by Court House Catering1330 - 1415Papers that Changed my PracticeIn this session we will hear from a variety of clinicians throughout the region who each highlight a research paper which has led to a change in the way they practice. These papers will be relevant to everyone and will give you some useful information to take away with you after the Conference.1415 - 1500Growth Faltering - A Simple Case of Supply and Demand?Sophie Cottam - Paediatric Trainee, Wessex
Rachel Barton - Consultant Paediatrician, Queen Alexandra Hospital
Emma Davis - Consultant Paediatrician, Queen Alexandra Hospital
James Nurse - Consultant Paediatrician, University Hospital Southampton
A collection of real cases from around the region which describe the pitfalls of this important paediatric problem. With the increasing digitisation of growth charts, there should be no reason for growth faltering children to slip through the net and yet some do1500 - 1530Tea Break with Poster ViewingSponsored by Wesleyan1530 - 1700Sustainable PaediatricsWill Verling - Consultant Paediatrician, Dorset County Hospital
Tom Cromarty - Consultant Emergency Medicine Consultant, University Hospital Southampton
Prof. Hugh Montgomery - Professor of Intensive Care Medicine & Director of the Centre of Human Health and Performance, University College London
Rosie Spooner - Paediatric Trainee & Sustainability Fellow at the Centre for Sustainable Healthcare
Katie Knight - Paediatric Emergency Medicine Consultant and RCPCH Climate Change Lead
Stacey Harris - Sustainability Fellow, Welsh Government and Local Health Boards
Nadia Audhali - Paediatric Emergency Medicine Trainee
In the closing plenary for Day 2, we hear from experts in the field of sustainable health care to learn about the problems being faced throughout the country, the large scale and small scale impact within paediatrics, examples from current practice and what we can all do to help. We are very lucky to welcome speakers from across the country who bring a wealth of experience in identifying and tackling these issues and who will show us why these are all our problems and how we have the power to start to fix them.1700 - 1715Close of Day 1The PIER Conference Team
Don't forget to join us for the 2022 PAFTAs after Day 1 of the Conference - 0900 - 0915Welcome to the PIER Conference Day 2The PIER Conference Team
Welcome to Day 20915 - 1015How to Manage... Chronic FatigueMark Alderton - Consultant Paediatrician and lead for the Paediatric Long COVID service
Carol Quint - Physiotherapist
Join the Wessex Chronic Fatigue to learn about the management of a growing problem within paediatrics and the developing understanding around long COVID symptoms in children. This session will provide useful management strategies for inpatient and outpatient care for medical, nursing and allied health professionals.1015 - 1100Spotlight SessionsBack by popular demand from last year, our Spotlight Sessions give each Trust in the Network the opportunity to showcase interesting and exciting projects that they have been taking part in over the last year.1100 - 1130Coffee Break and Poster ViewingSponsored by Wesleyan1130 - 1230Submitted Abstract PresentationsPercentage excess weight and risk of co-morbidity in obese children
Elizabeth Van Boxel, University Hospital Southampton
20 is the new 10; Improving Antibiotic Stewardship in Suspected Early Onset Neonatal Infection
Sanjibani Shrestha, University Hospital Southampton
Child and Adolescent Mass Casualty Simulations Filmed in 360- Healthcare Practitioners Working Together
Jasmine Snowden and Emma Collins , Bournemouth University
Accuracy of Lung POCUS versus chest x-ray in paediatric patients
Hannah Taylor, University Hospital Southampton
Inheriting services and their risks: Service and patient safety improvements made using fresh eyes, open ears and the digital world around us
Lisa Bray, St. Richard's Hospital
Real-world acceptability of, and adherence to, liquid oral antibiotics in children across Wessex
Dan Owens, University Hospital Southampton1230 - 1330Lunch Break and Poster ViewingWith lunch provided by Court House Catering1330 - 1500Choice of Workshops (2 x 40 minutes)What is RCPCH Progress +?
Steve Warriner and Sumit Bokhandi discuss the upcoming changes in Paediatric medical training curricula and the impact this will have on trainees and wider paediatric departments.
How to Manage... Tics
Laura Bohane and Emma Blake lead this workshop on managing this difficult topic. The workshop will discuss ways of explaining the pathology behind tics to young people and practical tips on how to manage them manage their symptoms.
CAMHS on the General Paediatric Wards - Looking after our patients and ourselves
Ian Rodd and the team use this workshop to discuss the impact of increasing numbers of mental health admissions to general paediatric wards. This session focuses on wheat needs to change so that we can provide best care for all our inpatients, whilst making sure that our team can provide this care in a way that feels sustainable and rewarding.
The double whammy - living with a long-term health condition AND being a young person
Abi Oliver, Sarah Shameti and Kerry Franklin discuss the current challenges facing adolescents with chronic illness some tools and strategies such as the HEEADSSS assessment that can help you to provide support and signpost young people in your care appropriately.
How to Manage... Chronic Cough
As a common clinic presentation, Chronic Cough is a problem faced by many clinicians. This workshop looks at the evidence and options for treatment and management strategies for difficult cases.1500 - 1530Tea Break with Poster ViewingSponsored by Wesleyan1530 - 1645Here, There & Everywhere - Global Paediatric ExperiencesPriya Sukhtankar - Consultant Paediatrician
Vinnie Vijayakumaran- Consultant Paediatrician, QAH
Ali Green - Senior Paediatric Nurse, University Hospital Dorset
Kelly Owens - Nurse Consultant in Emergency Paediatrics Royal Alexandra Children's Hospital
Michael Griksaitis and Team, Paediatric Intensive Care Unit, University Hospital Southampton
We close the conference this year by looking at paediatrics on a global scale. Clinicians from across the region lead us through some of the amazing work that they have been part of globally; from public health initiatives, to making children's wishes come true and helping children in conflict areas.1645 - 1715Prize Presentation and Close of Day 2The PIER Conference Team
Prize presentations for the Best Oral and Poster Abstract presentations and a summary of the Conference - Buy your ticketsEvery ticket includes coffee, refreshments and lunch on both days of the conference and access to slide sets and recordings of the presentations
PAFTAs 2022
Don't forget to also buy your ticket for the PAFTAs 2022 celebration evening after day 1 of the Conference. The event is being held a short walk from Hope Church at Bridge Street House in Winchester and only costs £10 for a buffet meal, a drink and an evening of fun and catching up with friends. You can pick up your ticket below...
- Thank you for all the submissions of abstracts for the Conference this year. We have now selected the oral abstracts presentations which will take place on the second day of the conference. We really look forward to hearing about your work and seeing all the posters below.Oral Abstract PresentationsPercentage excess weight and risk of co-morbidity in obese children
Elizabeth Van Boxel, University Hospital Southampton
20 is the new 10; Improving Antibiotic Stewardship in Suspected Early Onset Neonatal Infection
Sanjibani Shrestha, University Hospital Southampton
Child and Adolescent Mass Casualty Simulations Filmed in 360- Healthcare Practitioners Working Together
Jasmine Snowden and Emma Collins , Bournemouth University
Accuracy of Lung POCUS versus chest x-ray in paediatric patients
Hannah Taylor, University Hospital Southampton
Inheriting services and their risks: Service and patient safety improvements made using fresh eyes, open ears and the digital world around us
Lisa Bray, St. Richard's Hospital
Real-world acceptability of, and adherence to, liquid oral antibiotics in children across Wessex
Dan Owens, University Hospital SouthamptonPoster Presentations- The role of a virtual Multi-Disciplinary Team in ensuring a collaborative approach to Paediatric Palliative Care - Kirsty Lawrence, University Hospital Southampton
- Paediatric Sepsis Screening Tool - Shazma Shayan, University Hospitals Sussex
- The nurse led collaborative development of Whole Genome Sequencing for Children and Young People with cancer - Rachel Burnell, University Hospital Southampton
- Dietary Fibre in Paediatric CKD: An International Survey of Current Practice - Patrick Clarke, University Hospital Southampton
- Challenges in Quality of Education in Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) of Pakistan - Zohaib Hassan Sain, Superior University
- Confidence, consent and chaperones for pubertal staging examinations: A national survey - Rebecca Moon, University Hospital Southampton
- The use of telemedicine in paediatric services: a scoping review of four representative clinical conditions - Genevieve Southgate, University Hospital Southampton
- Review of general practitioners' referrals to the paediatric department at Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital (BNHH) - Paula Personat Moyano, Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital
- Virtual reality (VR) headset as an alternative to Entonox for intra-articular corticosteroid injections - Rosie Close, University Hospital Southampton
- NICE Quality Standards (QS 160): An Audit of the Specialist Paediatric Palliative Medicine Provision in the Southampton Children’s Hospital Paediatric Intensive Care Unit - Genevieve Southgate, University Hospital Southampton
- Renal Outcomes in Tubulointerstitial Nephritis and Uveitis (TINU) Syndrome - A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis - Patrick Clarke, University Hospital Southampton
- A retrospective longitudinal review of the growth of children and young people with a kidney transplant at University Hospital Southampton; the impact of COVID-19 - Abigail Jenkinson, University Hospital Southampton
- To Bleep or Not to Bleep? Why not add it to the jobs list? - Anne McGough, University Hospital Southampton
- Overcoming the challenges of developing Integrated Advanced Clinical Practitioner Roles in Community Children’s Services - Claire Smith, Solent NHS Trust
- ‘Hearing the Call: Audit into Alport’s Management at Southampton Children’s Hospital’ - Claire Rowden, University Hospital Southampton
- Complications of Excess Weight Service Evaluation - Chrysoula Margeti, University of Southampton
- Hot spots of Infection: Gram negative infections and heat mapping nosocomial acquisition in PICU - Simone Paulson, Univerisyt Hospital Southampton
- Introduction of an allied health professional led clinic for paediatric neuromuscular patients with Duchene Muscular Dystrophy (DMD): A pilot within Southampton Children’s Hospital - Rachel Deboys, University Hospital Southampton
- Introduction of a post discharge phone call for neonatal neurology patients: A pilot within Southampton Children’s Hospital - Louise Grist, University Hospital Southampton
- Paediatric Outreach ACP Service as a Hybrid Model - Kate Herriotts, University Hospital Southampton
- 'Virtual Neonatal Crash Course'; Quality Improvement in neonatal teaching for paediatric trainees - Arameh Aghababaie, Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
- Bursledon House inpatient weight management pathway: review of outcomes, parent reported experience measures and professional feedback - Elizabeth Van Boxel, University Hospital Southampton
- Paediatric Education Instagram - PeNuTs (paediatric nursing tips) - Christy Mulholland, University Hospital Dorset
- Improving information sharing within the Emergency Department - Katie Restall, University Hospital Southampton
- Paediatric Secondary Surveys in Major Trauma: Timing, Confidence and Documentation - Jillian Boden, University Hospital Southampton
- The introduction of a joint CAMHS/Paediatrics educational forum at Southampton’s Children’s Hospital - Patrick Clarke, University Hospital Southampton
- NICE preterm respiratory standards - improving compliance with clinical interventions - Hannah Steedman, Royal Hampshire County Hospital
- Congenital Disorders of Glycosylation: An increasingly common rare disease - James Nurse, University Hospital Southampton
- Are the Right Children and Teenagers with Asthma Being Treated with Biologicals? - Andreas Stavrinou, University of Southampton
Guidelines for Abstract SubmissionAn abstract can be submitted to PIER2022 even if it has been submitted elsewhere
The abstract cannot contain more than 300 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 GuidelinesPlease 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
- The poster walls will be arranged by poster numbers.
- All materials needed to fix the posters will be provided on-site
- You will be informed about your poster number by e-mail.
- Please print your poster on normal paper (gloss or matt).
- In order to easily fix your poster on the wall please avoid the usage of heavy materials.
- 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
- 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.
Set-Up and Dismantling of your poster- Set-up: Monday 11th October 2022 after 08:30
- Dismantling: Tuesday 12th October 2022 by 17:00
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.Submit your abstract here
For the first time in 3 years, we are able to hold a PAFTAs award evening where we are all able to be together in the same room! Book your ticket by clicking here and join us at Bridge Street House in Winchester (a short walk from Hope Church) after the first day of the Conference for an evening of fun, food, drinks and celebration as we hand out this year's PAFTA awards.- SponsorsThank you to our wonderful sponsors who help to keep the PIER Conference available to everyone in the paediatric MDT. Please make sure you visit their stands in the poster hall and click on their logos below.
SustainabilitySustainability is a key focus of the conference this year. We are pleased to be working with our venue, Hope Church, and our caterers to ensure that as much of the consumables at the conference are reusable or recycled. As part of this effort, we are really pleased to be able to offer all attendees reusable thermos drinks cups from our partners at SHO (www.shoreusable.com) to be used during and after the conference.