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Membership
Your membership benefit of the monthAs a member, you'll get a discount on registration for RCPCH Conference and exhibition, which returns to Birmingham on 13-15 May this year. We hope to meet you there!
Help set the vision for our specialty's futureWe are recruiting members at all career stages and across the UK to act as commissioners on this two-year project, which will set out a compelling and credible vision for the future of paediatrics in the UK. -
Education and careers
Write questions for the theory examsIf you're a UK member with MRCPCH, why not join us to develop your skills and support the next generation of paediatricians. -
Work we do
Auditing emergency care standardsAs a service lead, how well does your children's emergency service align with Facing the Future standards? Our audit will provide a better understanding of care and enable teams to plan improvements.
Epilepsy12 organisational auditEpilepsy affects 112,000 children and young people in the UK. Our new report describes the organisation of paediatric epilepsy services in England and Wales as of April 2018. -
Resources
Screen timeOur new guide summarises research on the health effects of screen time on children and young people, and gives recommendations for health professionals and families.
Effective education supervision coursesWe run essential training sessions for Educational Supervisors in London, Glasgow, Liverpool or Birmingham from February to June 2019.
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Key topics
Challenges for winterOur members told us that winter pressures are not just confined to children's Emergency Departments; they are part of a whole system problem.
Innovators in paediatricsNew for 2019 RCPCH Conference and exhibition, short presentations will showcase the latest ideas and discoveries in child health. -
News and events
Workforce briefing - winter 2018This highlights some of the key findings from the College's workforce census 2017 and provides recommendations which we believe are crucial for the future of the paediatric and child health workforce.
How to manage: Paediatric sepsisLearn how to recognise and effectively manage life-threatening sepsis, and look at current evidence for antibiotic choices, fluid management and use of inotropes.
RCPCH programmes
Other organisations' programmes
Sepsis is still the most common cause of avoidable death in children. NICE and current evidence recommend delivering a sepsis bundle of care in 60 minutes. Could you do this in practice?
Our upcoming courses
Course
Paediatric Clinical Leadership Development Programme: Module 2 - Managing upwards - making change happen
09 April 2019
London
This is the second module of a five-part course aimed specifically at clinical leads and clinical directors.
Course
How to Manage: Common cardiac problems
26 April 2019
London
This one-day course explores the common cardiac problems encountered by clinicians involved in the care of children. Sessions will explore the sick baby in the emergency department, genetic heart disease, syncope in childhood, ECG, heart murmurs, palpitations and echocardiography.
Course
How to Manage: Gastroenterology
30 April 2019
Sheffield
This course provides delegates with an overview of the investigation and management of common GI presentations in children and young people. Delegates will have the opportunity to discuss management and investigation of chronic diarrhoea, managing eating disorders and difficult constipation and how ...
Courses for those who support junior doctors, including interactive workshops on career advice, supporting doctors in difficulty, managing the able trainee and giving constructive feedback.
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Online learning
Resource
MRCPCH Theory & Science Exam Preparation: online lectures
These 15 video lectures are designed specifically to help candidates for the TAS exam tackle the areas that previous candidates have found the most difficult. You will get continued access to the online content for the following two sittings of TAS.
Resource
Improving the recognition, diagnosis and management of bacterial meningitis in young infants
Eight interactive eLearning modules based around the clinical features of disease, clinical decision making, investigations, best practice management and appropriate follow up using anonymised case studies from a UK study on bacterial meningitis in infants undertaken between September 2010 and June ...
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Bacterial meningitis and meningococcal septicaemia in children - eLearning
This course helps healthcare professionals assess and manage children who present with possible bacterial meningitis and/or meningococcal septicaemia.