Courses

Joining forces with the Society of Anaesthetists in Wales the Paediatric Anaesthetists Group in Wales ( PAGW ) are looking forward to hosting the autumn scientific meeting. 

Join us at the Leonardo Hotel Cardiff on the 11th October 2024 

Details & registration 
www.anaesthetistswales.ac.uk

23^rd Royal London Education Day: Mind and Machine: Now and in the Future

7^th November 2024

Where: One Birdcage Walk Westminster

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/23rd-barts-and-the-london-paediatric-anaesthesia-education-day-tickets-1002470776077

Join us for our annual education day! This year we are focussing on the mind: natural and artificial and including our signature debate! All members of MDT welcome as well as associated specialties!

Course Organisers: Shylesh Aravindan, Corinne Stannard, Norlan Lau, Barry Clifton

Friday 21st June 2024 | Manchester Conference Centre

Download Flyer for full programme details. 

Oxford Paediatric Difficult Airway Workshop 

Date: 10th May 2024 

Venue: Millennium Hall, Oxford 

TIVA 4 TOTS Thursday 16th November 2023

22nd Barts and the London Paediatric Anaesthesia Education Day

When: 20th November 2023 

Where: Royal College of Anaesthetists

Details and booking on https://www.eventbrite.com/

Join us for three great sessions on 'Saving our Planet', 'Saving our Moral Compass' and 'Saving a child's life'. Anaesthetists and the wider MDT are welcome!

Session 1: Saving the Planet

Paediatric Anaesthesia and the Environment: How Can We Reduce Our Impact?

TIVA in Babies and Children

Top Tips for TIVA in Children, Neuro-monitoring in Children

Session 2: Saving our Moral Compass

Has Our Capability to Treat Children Outgunned Our Ethical Understanding?

A moderated conversation on a thorny topic.

Challenges Facing World Beating Paediatric Research and How to Deal With Them

Debate: Parental Presence at Resuscitation

"Parents should always be allowed to be present during the cardiac arrest resuscitation attempt for their child"

Session 3: Saving a Child's Life

Advances in Paediatric Resuscitation in the Last Ten Years

Resuscitation for Children

Anaphylaxis in Children, Training Paediatric Resuscitation in the Community

FEAST 10yrs on: What Has Changed, What Should Have Changed?

COAST: Is There A Message for Paediatric Resuscitation in the UK?

1830-1915*: Gastric ultrasound as an aspiration risk assessment tool?
Dr Peter Van De Putte MD, PhD
Imelda, Bonheiden, Belgium

1915-2000*: Paediatric Perioperative Fluid Management Myths
Dr Ahmed Mesbah MB BCh FCAI FRCA
The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Canada

2000-2045*: Transfusion in Paediatrics
Dr Margaret Hanley MD
IWK Health Center, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
End anticipated: 21:00

The meeting will be hybrid, though we much prefer to see people face to face.

We have booked the Waldorf Astoria Edinburgh: The Caledonian, just a 10-minute stroll from Edinburgh Haymarket train station.

Please come and see us, enjoy some coffee, some great company, fabulous food and of course a fantastic programme of talks and interactive sessions.

Register at https://bookcpd.com/course/span-spring-meeting-2023

Topics to be covered include:

• Processed EEG in children

• Managing Acute Anxiety

• Paediatric Pain Services

• Expert Case Discussion Panel Session

• Trainee Poster and Oral Sessions

• Separate trainee education session

The 21st Annual Education Day in Paediatric Anaesthesia hosted by the Department of Paediatric Anaesthesia, Barts Health Children's Hospital. 
November 15th 2022

Recognised for 5 CPD points by the RCoA
Event Details & Booking

https://eur.cvent.me/93ZXA

The programme includes sessions on paediatric trauma, neonatal troubleshooting and top tips for the DGH anaesthetist as well as the legendary debate, and guest speakers from Israel and Austria and many closer to home.

In the meantime best wishes, and we look forward to seeing as many of you as possible at the meeting in November.

Corinne, Lionel, Anil, Jo and Shylesh.

Date: 7^th November 2022

Location: Doubletree by Hilton 92 Southampton Row London WC1B 4BH

The GOSH Paediatric Difficult Airway Course is aimed at anaesthetic consultants and trainees who wish to develop, improve and update their skills in the management of children with difficult airways. The focus of the day is to give you hands on experience and to share our expertise. Airway specialist consultant paediatric anaesthetists will present short lectures before you have the opportunity to practice with difficult airway devices and techniques. The management of real paediatric difficult airway cases will be discussed in small groups giving everyone a chance to share experiences.

Places: 30

Cost: £250

Course organiser: Dr Jamuna Navaratnarajah

Event contact: gosh.airway2022@gmail.com

CPD accreditation: 5 CPD credits (pending approval)

https://courses.gosh.org/event/GOSHairways22#init

With the support of colleagues from across the regions, the South West and Thames Valley & Wessex Surgery in Children Operational Delivery Networks have developed a competency-based  Paediatric Pre-Assessment Practitioner course based on the APAGBI national guidance. The course  enables nurses to acquire the required knowledge, experience and skills to assess children and escalate concerns as required, prior to elective surgery. 

The course is delivered at no cost, primarily due to the support of local specialist speakers. Course content is delivered by a faculty comprising paediatric anaesthetists, specialist nurses, legal advisors, safeguarding teams, and educators from across both regions (including DGH and tertiary hospitals). 

Teaching is delivered virtually via MS TEAMS over 3 days.  Candidates have 6 months to complete relevant competencies and are supported and assessed by a local paediatric anaesthetist, using Benner’s ‘Novice to Expert’ scale to measure competence.

The course aims to support the delivery of safe, person-centred care, ‘making every contact count’, as well as supporting theatre efficiency through reduced cancellations and ensuring smooth running of theatre lists. If interested, please contact your local surgery in children lead nurse listed below:

South West and Thames Valley & Wessex 

Gael Rolls and Charlotte Hammerton-Jackson

Email SW: swsicodn@uhbw.nhs.uk

TV&W: england.tvwsicodn@nhs.net

North Thames and South Thames 

Tanya O'Driscoll and Laura Snow​

Email NTPN: Tanya.O'Driscoll@gosh.nhs.uk

STPN:Laura.Snow@gstt.nhs.uk

West Midlands and North West

Natalie Read and Frances Campion

Email WM:​bwc.wmsicodn@nhs.net 

NW: NW.SICODN@mft.nhs.uk

North East, North Cumbria and Yorkshire and Humber

Jo Mulholland and Clair Scaife

Email NENC:joanne.mulholland1@nhs.net

Y+H: tr.sicadmin@nhs,net 

East of England and East Midlands

Damian Griffiths and Hannah Labrum

Email EOE: add-tr.eoesicodn@nhs.net

East Midlands: emsicn@uhl-tr.nhs.uk 

There are usually a selection of approved paediatric events amongst the CPD diary which is updated weekly.

22nd Barts and the London Paediatric Anaesthesia Education Day

When: 20th November 2023 

Where: Royal College of Anaesthetists

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/22nd-barts-and-the-london-paediatric-anaesthesia-education-day-tickets-68927360490

Join us for three great sessions on 'Saving our Planet', 'Saving our Moral Compass' and 'Saving a child's life'. Anaesthetists and the wider MDT are welcome!

Session 1: Saving the Planet

Paediatric Anaesthesia and the Environment: How Can We Reduce Our Impact?

TIVA in Babies and Children

Top Tips for TIVA in Children, Neuro-monitoring in Children

Session 2: Saving our Moral Compass

Has Our Capability to Treat Children Outgunned Our Ethical Understanding?

A moderated conversation on a thorny topic.

Challenges Facing World Beating Paediatric Research and How to Deal With Them

Debate: Parental Presence at Resuscitation

"Parents should always be allowed to be present during the cardiac arrest resuscitation attempt for their child"

Session 3: Saving a Child's Life

Advances in Paediatric Resuscitation in the Last Ten Years

Resuscitation for Children

Anaphylaxis in Children, Training Paediatric Resuscitation in the Community

FEAST 10yrs on: What Has Changed, What Should Have Changed?

COAST: Is There A Message for Paediatric Resuscitation in the UK?

May 10th & 11th 2023
Nov 9th & 10th 2023

Royal London Hospital Simulation Centre

Paediatric Trauma course open to people from multiple disciplines including anaesthesia at a registrar or consultant level. 

Held in Royal London Hospital Education Academy in Whitechapel and has a multi-disciplinary faculty from across London and surrounding areas.

• 2 Day course covering Advanced Paediatric Trauma Skills
• Do you have and interest/questions about paediatric trauma?
• Need more experience in managing Paediatric Trauma?
• Beyond APLS/ATLS • Multidisciplinary Consultantled faculty
• Paediatric Emergency Medicine, Anaesthetics, Surgeons

Contact RLH_SIM_ADMIN@bartshealth.nhs.uk

• Course for consultants (MEPA-FC) on 3rd March 
• Course trainees (MEPA- FT) on 4th May 
• Course trainees (MEPA- FT) on18th July.

The one-day course is based around practical aspects of airway management in children, and is designed to be relevant to anaesthetists, intensivists or emergency department doctors.

Contact Lorraine.darby1@nhs.net or hardeep.chahal@nhs.net for further details

MEPA Courses Nationwide

Trainees and consultants in the UK can develop management strategies for emergencies in paediatric anaesthesia using high-fidelity simulation.

Note: The MEPA website has out of date credentials, so may present a security warning on your web browser

At Sheffield Children’s Hospital we run our anaesthetic simulation program within the clinical environment.  For our MEPA courses we use either the anaesthetic area of our MRI suite or our theatres. We run trainee courses every 3 months for our in-house trainees.  For candidates from outside the deanery there is a charge of £120. 

We run this one-day simulation course at Oxford Children's Hospital in our high fidelity suite, OxStar. It is led by experienced paediatric anaesthetists and we run both MEPA For Trainees and MEPA For Consultants courses.

MEPA courses are run regularly by faculty from Birmingham Children's Hospital.