Academic medicine
Academic training posts offer paediatricians the opportunity to do crucial research in child health. Find out about this area
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Great Ormond Street hospital conference 2018
23 November 2018
London
A one-day conference sharing the latest research, innovation and quality improvement being undertaken at Great Ormond Street Hospital and the Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health
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Young Epilepsy Masterclass - The Rare Epilepsies
13 December 2018
Lingfield
Hosted by Professor Helen Cross OBE, the Prince of Wales’s Chair for Childhood Epilepsy, this is the 10th Masterclass in this series. The Key Note Speech, given by Professor Alexis Arzimanoglou, Professor of Neurology and Child Neurology at College de Medecine des Hopitaux de Paris, precedes a three...
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Academic toolkit
If you're a paediatric trainee interested in pursuing an academic career pathway, explore this resource - from funding application checklists to tips on writing your PhD application and case studies from those already in research.
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UK Paediatric Services for Familial Hypercholesterolaemia workshop
14 November 2018
Liverpool
This workshop will present state-of-the-art knowledge about the genetic causes, identification and management of children with Familial Hypercholesterolaemia (FH). The workshop is aimed at paediatricians and other health care professionals with an interest in FH.
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BPSU - Annual reports
The BPSU produces a yearly annual report which reviews the surveillance undertaken for the previous year and provides information on upcoming studies.
You can view the most recent annual report (2016-17) below. BPSU annual reports for previous years can also be found in the downloads section of t...
Health Foundation - Clinician Scientist Fellowships
Provides five years of funding to enable talented clinicians to pursue academic research alongside their clinical practice.
Award programme/theme
Fellowship
Funding amount range
£250,001 to £500,000
Maximum duration
5 years
Clinician Scientist Fellowships
Provides five years of funding to enable talented clinicians to pursue academic research alongside their clinical practice.
Award programme/theme
Fellowship
Funding amount range
£250,001 to £500,000
Maximum duration
5 years
Course
Progressing Paediatrics: Childhood epilepsies
27 November 2018
London
The epilepsies of childhood are an enigma. They are the most frequently over-diagnosed but paradoxically, also under-diagnosed group of paroxysmal neurological disorders.
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Fabricated or induced illness (FII) by carers - a practical guide for paediatricians
Fabricated or induced illness by carers (FII) can cause significant harm to children. It involves a well child presented by a carer as ill or disabled, or presented with a more significant problem than he or she has in reality, and suffering harm as a consequence.
This document sets out the spec...
News
Socioeconomic inequalities in children’s weight reversed in the UK between 1953 and 2015
21 March 2018
Since the post-war period, socioeconomic inequalities in children’s weight have reversed in the UK – with disadvantaged children originally being more likely to be thinner than more advantaged children, but now typically being more likely to be overweight or obese, according to an observational stud...