Andrew and Silas will introduce the concept of the Saturday Symposiums, housekeeping and explain the role of CPDme

In this talk we will review the systematic approach to history taking and clinical assessment of the unwell child, with a specific view to differentiating the critically ill from those that do not need immediate intervention.

Infrequent and daunting, paediatric cardiac arrest is one of the highest stakes presentations in emergency care. In this talk we will review the tips, tricks and considerations vital to paediatric resuscitation.

There will be a short break and time for breakfast and refreshments and then join us at 10:45 for a short mindfulness session

Regardless of presentation, mental capacity assessment and safeguarding awareness is vital for every child we treat. This case study will touch upon pertinent aspects of mental capacity assessment, Gillick Competency, non-accidental injury and more

Given their different physiology and normal parameters, children can be especially hard to assess and triage following major trauma. In this talk we will cover the pertinent considerations such as analgesia, packaging and when to seek enhanced care support.

There will be a short break, an introduction to CPDme events coming soon and a short desktop yoga session to stretch those morning joints.

In this talk, Kevin will discuss the approach to the child in pain as well as the optimal escalation of analgesic drugs carried by different levels of responder.