​Primary Care Paediatric Update

This one day paediatric update day promotes excellence in paediatric care in the community. It is aimed at GPs, GP Trainees, Advanced Practitioners (including Paramedics, Practice nurses, Clinical Pharmacists) and anybody in a role that involves the assessment of and clinical decision making around the care of children in Primary Care.

It is a collaboration between Wessex Healthier Together/Paediatric Innovation Education and Research Network and Wessex LMCs/Wessex GP Educational Trust, with support from Health Education England Wessex.

The day will cover the assessment and management of common acute Paediatric presentations in the community. Sessions will include small group modules and will be facilitated by a team of local Paediatric Specialists. It will therefore also be an opportunity to meet your local colleagues and understand local pathways and resources.

Workshops will include discussion on the new local Paediatric Antibiotic Prescribing guidelines, where relevant to topics.

Who is the course suitable for?
This course is aimed at:
  • GPs
  • GP Trainees
  • Nurse Practitioners
  • Paramedics
  • Practice nurses
  • Clinical Pharmacists

Course aims and learning outcomes
  • To promote quality in acute paediatric care in the community.
  • To help individuals to develop their skills in assessment and management of children with acute clinical problems.
  • To bring local primary and secondary care colleagues together to learn from each other.
  • To raise awareness and promote the use of Wessex Healthier Together as the online resource for both clinicians and parents/carers in Wessex

Agenda (Subject to change)

​09:00 – 09:30 Registration
09:30 – 10:00 Introduction and setting the scene 
10:00 – 10:35 Workshop 1 - 4
10:35 – 11:10 Workshop 1 - 4
11:10 – 11:30 Morning Break
11:30 – 12:05 Workshop 1 - 4
12:05 – 12:40 Workshop 1 - 4
12:40 – 13:30 Lunch
13:30 – 14:15 Antibiotic Stewardship Lecture 
14:15 – 14:50 Workshop 5 - 8
14:50 – 15:25 Workshop 5 - 8
15:25 – 15:45 Afternoon Break
15:45 – 16:20 Workshop 5 - 8
16:20 – 16:55 Workshop 5 - 8
16:55 – 17:00 Feedback & Close

Workshops: 
The workshops will run on a cycle with 1-4 rotating in the morning and 5-8 in the afternoon.
The 8 workshops will be:
1 - Fever and Sepsis
2 - The Unsettled Baby
3 - Diarrhoea, vomiting and abdominal pain
4 - Respiratory Infections
5 - Head Injury
6 - UTIs
7 - Fever and Rash
8 – Lymphadenopathy

Feedback from Paedeatric Update, October 2018:
"The speakers were excellent, they picked such interesting and challenging cases to discuss which really focused our thinking and decision making."
"Great varied course, excellent speakers with plenty of time to interact and ask questions."

Course fee
Education will be free to members of the Wessex GP Educational Trust with a £10 nominal booking fee payable upon booking.
We have a limited number of subsidised places which are open to GP Trainees, Paramedics and Advanced Nurse Practioners within the Wessex area only. Please note that these places are available on a first come, first served basis. Should the quota be reached you will be emailed and advised to pay the WGPET Member or non WGPET member price.  Attendees who book with this subsidy who fail to attend will be charged the extra £75 following the event. 

Course duration
Full day

Course date and location
Bespoke course - dates and locations to be arranged on request

Course leaders
LMC

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