Intensive care medicine

The paediatric intensive care physician resuscitates, stabilises, transfers and treats critically ill and injured children - find out about this sub-specialty.

Course

Kings Mill PECSIG Annual Conference, Nottingham (face to face)

28 June 2024

Nottingham

This is an annual Conference organised by the PECSIG to facilitate the learning and safe practice of paediatric cardiology in the primary and secondary care.
Area of medicine
Academic medicine
Anaesthesia
Cardiovascular
Child and adolescent mortality
Clinical genetics
Community child health
Emergency medicine
General paediatrics
Inherited metabolic medicine
Intensive care medicine
Neonatal medicine
Care setting
Ambulance services
Emergency Department
Community services
Primary care
Secondary care
Conditions
Chronic illness
Epilepsy
Rare disease
Course

RIPE (Rapid Interpretation of Paediatric ECG) Course

01 July 2024
This course is for those who are interested to learn interpreting paediatric ECGs. This course aims to instil confidence to interpret from basic ECGs to complex ECGs with top tips to interpret most ECGs within two minutes. This course will be delivered virtually via Zoom.
Area of medicine
Cardiovascular
Community child health
Drugs and medicines
Emergency medicine
General paediatrics
Intensive care medicine
Neonatal medicine
Care setting
Ambulance services
Emergency Department
Community services
Primary care
Secondary care
Tertiary care
Conditions
Chronic illness
Epilepsy
Rare disease
Course

Point of Care Ultrasound – lung & lines, heart & brain (Hands on) - course

13 July 2024

Brighton

This Course will benefit Paediatric and Neonatal consultants & trainees, and advanced nurse practitioners, and researchers in the diagnostic use of ultrasound as per POCUS guidance. The course aims to deliver the essential theoretical knowledge and practical experience with helpful tips relevant to ...
Academic medicine
Anaesthesia
Cardiovascular
Child and adolescent mortality
Clinical genetics
Emergency medicine
General paediatrics
Inherited metabolic medicine
Intensive care medicine
Neonatal medicine
Ambulance services
Emergency Department
Secondary care
Tertiary care
Rare disease
Resource

Diagnosis of death using neurological criteria - guidance regarding not performing the Apnoea Test in the context of evidence of high cervical spinal cord injury

In 2022 a diagnosis of death using neurological criteria was made in a child which had to be reversed later when the patient had return of spontaneous albeit abnormal breathing. An expert group reviewed this case in detail. This guidance summarises the essential immediate implications arising from t...
Intensive care medicine
Neonatal medicine
Palliative care
Clinical guidelines and standards