The General Paeds Update for Community Paediatricians aims to improve healthcare for children with Neurodisability and complex needs in special schools and community paediatrics.
Target audience: Community Paediatricians, Paediatric Trainees, Community and Neurology Nurses
Date: 23rd April 2025
Time: 9.30 to 16.45 Face to Face only
Location: Seminar Rooms 3 and 4, Level 1, Deakin Centre, Addenbrookes. Cambridge
* Practical and case based
* Q&A with tertiary specialist
* Provisional Programme
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Programme:
09.30-10.30 Management strategies for gastrointestinal dystonia. Dr Rebecca Poole, Paediatric Gastroenterology Consultant
10.30-11.30 Gastrostomy and jejunostomy care – the fundamentals.
Andrea Jordan, Paediatric Surgical Nurse Specialist
11.45-12.45 Mental Health Presentations in Children with Disabilities and Complex Needs: Prevention, Early Identification and Referral.
Dr Anton Krutskikh, LD CAMH Consultant, CPFT
12.45-13 Update on regional drooling guidelines. Dr Apostolos Papandreou, Paediatric Neurology Consultant
13-13.45 LUNCH
13.45 – 15.30 ENDOCRINE session
Dr Sandra Walton-Betancourth, Paediatric Endocrinology Consultant
Dr Ben Fisher, Paediatric Endocrinology Registrar
15:45-16:45 Sleep studies, monitoring, and oxygen therapy at home
Dr T. Polychronakis, Paediatric Respiratory Consultant
Kind regards
Manigeh Fanning
Regional Specialty Administrator For Paediatrics
Tel: 01223 254846
Website | www.cam-pgmc.ac.uk
Postgraduate Medical Centre | Deakin Centre Level 1 | Box 111
Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust | Addenbrooke's Hospital,
Cambridge Biomedical Campus | Hills Road | Cambridge | CB2 0QQ
CPG website: https://www.cambridgeperinatalgroup.org/
Trust Website | www.cuh.nhs.uk