Paediatric Emergencies (432SOM)

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SubjectF2 Regional Teaching
DescriptionOr how to sort the wheat from the chaff! This course can be used towards the following Enhance module: patient centred practice, complex multmorbidity
VenueMusgrove Park Academy, Taunton - Somerset  View details
Date & timeFriday 27 March 2026, 09:00 to 16:30
LecturerDr Matthew Hodder  View details
Target audience

Mandatory: Foundation Year 2

Course styleWorkshop
CateringN/A
Core topicCore teaching
CPD hours7:00
CostNo charge
Aims

A day aimed at those who may have to deal with sick children, such as in A&E or primary care, in a mixture of lectures and simulation.

Content to include updates and guidelines on:

  • Assessment and recognition of seriously ill child and neonate
  • Safeguarding
  • Seizures
  • Febrile Child
  • Respiratory
  • Trauma
Objectives

To introduce trainees to various topics in Paediatrics they may encounter during their career, including:

  • Recognise common presentations in an unwell child and form a differential of common causes and management
  • Recognise what is normal in children and when to escalate
  • How to spot sinister injuries
  • Understand the structured ABCDE approach that facilitates rapid recognition of seriously ill children
  • Provide appropriate initial treatment interventions to prevent cardiorespiratory arrest
  • Treat children in respiratory or cardiorespiratory arrest until the arrival of a resuscitation team or more experienced assistance
  • Promote active membership of a paediatric resuscitation team
Learning outcomes

Mapped to the Foundation Programme 2021 curriculum, this course links with the following Foundation Professional Capabilities (FPCs):

HLO 1: FPC 1 - Clinical assessment, FPC 2 - Clinical prioritisation, FPC 3 - Holistic planning, FPC 4 - Communication and care

HLO 2: FPC 6 - Sharing the vision, FPC 9: Quality Improvement

HLO 3: FPC 12 - Continuing professional development

 

Curriculum requirements:

  • Core teaching: simulation
  • FPC 2,6,8,10

 

Enhance:

  • Person centred practice
  • Complex multimorbidity