Great Ormond Street Hospital and
Institute of Child Health General Paediatrics Course
13th & 14th September 2016
Day 1
Tuesday 13th September 2016
08:55 – 09:00
Introduction - Dr Nikhil Thapar, Academic Lead for Gastroenterology, GOSH
Session 1: Respiratory and Infectious Diseases
09:00 – 09:30
09:30 – 10:00
10:00 – 10:30
10:30 – 10:50
Common Neurological Emergencies - Dr Prab Prabhakar, Consultant Paediatric
Neurologist, GOSH
Update in Cystic Fibrosis – Dr Helen Spencer, Respiratory Paediatrician, GOSH
Update on Diabetes - Dr Peter Hindermarsh, Consultant in Paediatric
Endocrinology, GOSH
Coffee
Session 2: Gastroenterology, Haematology and Allergy
10:50 – 11:20
11:20 – 11:50
11:50 – 12:20
12:20 – 13:20
Managing the child with recurrent abdominal pain - Dr Nikhil Thapar, Academic
Lead for Gastroenterology, GOSH
Diagnosis and management of food allergy - Dr Katherine Anagnostou,
Consultant Paediatric Allergist, Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust
Haematology and Oncology Emergencies - Dr David O’Connor, GOSH
Lunch
Session 3: Cardiology and Neurology
13:20 – 13:50
13:50 – 14:20
14:20 – 14:50
14:50 – 15:10
TBC – Dr Andrew Cook, Senior Lecturer, Institute Cardiovascular Sciences, UCL
The Blue Baby - Dr Shankar Sridharan, Consultant Fetal and Paediatric
Cardiologist, GOSH
Common surgical presentations - Mr Joe Curry, Consultant Neonatal and
Paediatric Surgeon, GOSH
Coffee
Session 4: Metabolic Medicine and Oncology
15:10 – 15:40
15:40 – 16:10
16:10 – 16:40
16:40 – 17:00
Metabolic disorders : when to suspect?- Dr Stephanie Grünewald, Consultant
Metabolic Paediatrician, GOSH
National Oncology guidelines – Dr Catriona Duncan, Consultant in Paediatric
Oncology, GOSH
Guest Speaker - Professor Maria Bitner-Glindzicz, Professor of Clinical and
Molecular Genetics, UCL Institute of Child Health and GOSH
Closing remarks - Dr Nikhil Thapar, Academic Lead for Gastroenterology, GOSH
Great Ormond Street Hospital and
Institute of Child Health General Paediatrics Course
13th & 14th September 2016
DAY 2
Wednesday 14th September 2016
Session 5: Dermatology and Immunology
09:00 – 09:30
09:30 – 10:00
10:00 – 10.30
10:30 – 10:50
Coeliac Disease and gluten sensitivity – Dr Fevronia Kiparissi, Consultant
Paediatric Gastroenterologist, GOSH
Management of recurrent infections - Dr Austen Worth, Consultant Paediatric
Immunologist, GOSH
Common Dermatological problems - Dr Karolina Gholam, Consultant Paediatric
Dermatologist, GOSH
Coffee
Session 6: Paediatric and surgical emergencies
10:50 – 11:20
11:20 – 12:50
12:50 – 13:20
12:20 – 13:20
Update on Paediatric Life Support guidelines- Dr Sophie Skellett, Consultant
Paediatric Intensivist, GOSH
Common Paediatric Emergencies - Dr Richard Paget, Consultant Intensivist and
CATS Consultant, GOSH
Managing Epilepsy – Dr Sophia Varadka, Consultant Paediatric Neurologis,
GOSH
Lunch
Session 7: Nephrology and Endocrinology
13:20 – 13:50
13:50 – 14:20
14:20 – 14:50
14:50 – 15:10
Acute Kidney Injury - Dr Stephen Marks, Consultant Paediatric Nephrologist,
GOSH
Hypertension - Dr Stephen Marks, Consultant Paediatric Nephrologist, GOSH
Common Infections in Childhood- Dr Alasdair Bamford, GOSH
Coffee
Session 8: Neurology, Rheumatology and Patient Safety
15:10 – 15:40
15:40 – 16:10
16:10 – 16:40
16:40 – 17:00
Update on Arthiritis - Dr Clarissa Pilkington, Consultant Paediatric
Rheumatologist, GOSH
TBC - Dr Allan Goldman, Divisional Director for Critical Care Services, GOSH
Management of Chronic Cough in Children - Dr Ranjan Suri, Paediatric
Respiratory Consultant, GOSH
Closing remarks