Adolescent health
News
RCPCH responds to the Scottish Government's suicide prevention plan
9 August 2018
Scotland's Mental Health Minister, Clare Haughey, today announced the country's new suicide prevention plan. Dr Donald Macgregor of the RCPCH responds to this announcement.
Course
BSPAR Paediatric and Adolescent Rheumatology Conference 2018
17 October 2018
Southampton
This is the dedicated conference for paediatric and adolescent rheumatology in the UK, which provides a unique forum bringing together multidisciplinary teams managing paediatric rheumatology from around the country. Delegates attend year on year to listen to the most up to date clinical and researc...
Course
Otto Wolff Neuroscience Symposium
09 November 2018
London
The aim of the symposium is to share the current research in neuromuscular diseases.
Course
Hands on Essential Paediatric ECG (Electrocardiogram)
23 November 2018
Urmston
This one day course is aimed at paediatricians at all levels of training to improve their skills in interpreting normal and abnormal ECG in children of all ages.
Course
Masterclass in ADHD in Children and National ADHD Study Day 2018
27 September 2018
London
Two days of excellent learning experience, opportunity of presenting original papers and interacting with learned speakers from various backgrounds on all aspects of neurodevelopmental disorders in children.
Course
NeoCard (Neonatal Cardiology and Haemodynamics Conference) 2018
10 September 2018
Middlesbrough
This is an annual international conference held in the North East of England. It is aimed at neonatologists, paediatricians, paediatric cardiologists, paediatric intensivists, advanced neonatal nurse practitioners and neonatal nurses.
Course
Paediatric Emergencies Intubation
11 October 2018
Belfast
A practical course covering basic and advanced airway management with registration open to all healthcare professionals involved in the management of critically ill children and neonates.
Course
Hands on Neonatal and Paediatric Echocardiography (two days)
15 February 2019
Brighton
In this Basic Plus course, participants will learn essential theory behind safe echocardiography, including functional echocardiography. You will have opportunity to perform scanning on volunteer children and neonates with normal and/or abnormal hearts.
News
RCPCH responds to rollout of HPV for boys
24 July 2018
The Government has announced that adolescent boys will be offered the human papilloma virus (HPV) vaccine to protect them from cancer.
Resource
Child Protection Evidence - Teenage neglect
Child Protection Evidence is a resource available for clinicians across the UK and internationally to inform clinical practice and child protection procedures and to provide professional and expert opinion on the legal system. This systematic review evaluates the literature on teenage neglect.