How to Manage: Paediatric Nutrition

Event date:

12 March 2013

Event Location:

RCPCH, London

6 CPD credits

Overview

This event will be part of the 2013 programme of How to Manage events, a series of one-day training events from RCPCH for senior trainees, SSASGs and newly qualified consultants.

How to Manage Paediatric Nutrition brings together a multi-professional team to deliver an exciting case-study based programme with interactive workshops.

This one-day course explores the principles of nutritional assessment of the sick child and management of nutritional problems in a range of clinical settings including:

neonates
feeding difficulties in infancy
parenteral nutrition
adolescents and young people

Audience

Senior trainees, SSASGs, newly qualified consultants and dieticians, nurses and allied health professionals.

Programme

This course will be chaired by Dr Priya Narula, Sheffield Children's Hospital.

The programme for this course is now available.

Course aims

This course will support delegates to improve their skills, knowledge and confidence across the following areas:

Learning Aims:

To support delegates to improve their skills, knowledge and confidence across the following areas:

1.Performing a nutritional assessment on a sick child
2.Prescribing parenteral nutrition and the importance of regular monitoring
3.Nutritional rehabilitation in malnourished children
4.Preventing re-feeding syndrome
5.Role of a nutritional support team and its members
6.Indications for and practicalities of Home Parenteral Nutrition
7.Feeding difficulties in infancy and role of a feeding clinic
8.Nutritional problems in a neonate
9.RCPCH standards and guidelines for Vitamin D, breastfeeding and obesity

Fees

RCPCH trainees and SSASGs: £135

RCPCH consultants: £175

Non-members: £225

How to book

Please complete the registration form (ms doc, 352 KB) and return to the events team via email or post.

Contact

For further information please contact the events team

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